Yet another of the things I had never done whilst living here was to visit The Faraday Centre in Napier. In 1979 The Hawke’s Bay Museum of Technology was formed to foster the preservation of regional technology of significance. In 1995 it amalgamated the Hawke’s Bay Cultural Trust and the centre was renamed The Faraday Centre. It is now part of the Hawkes Bay Museum and Art Gallery. It is fascinating and yet another place I will re-visit.
Perhaps the most impressive, or perhaps the most spectacular would be a better description, of the many exhibits is a Tesla Coil shown being demonstrated (very noisily) in the last three photos.
This will not be the last you will hear about the Centre although you might have to wait a while for the next installment.
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dat is mooi,daar kan je wel een dag doorbrengen.
ReplyDeleteIt's not very large but there is a lot to see Nic.
DeleteLooks like an interesting place to visit.
ReplyDeleteI have no problem waiting on your next installment...since good things come to those who wait.
The mouse trap looks like an electric chair for rodents.
Yes, Virginia, the mouse trap looked as if it would be as much of a hazard to the house and its inhabitants as to a mouse though.
DeleteIt looks a fascinating place.
ReplyDeleteIt helped that I went round with a friend who's a physicist.
DeleteOooh! Playing with light sabres! Now, where have I seen that before...?
ReplyDeleteI wonder, Meike, if that's where they got the idea?
DeleteI'm always impressed when people manage to capture lightning on photos. I suppose I should be impressed even if the source is man-made... This post reminds me that we have some kind of science centre here as well that I've never got round to visiting.
ReplyDeleteI've only twice managed to get lightning on a photo: in France not long, I think, after I started blogging.
DeleteThis would be an interesting place to visit. There's so much to learn.
ReplyDeleteThere certainly is Red.
DeleteGood to see that you appreciated our efforts.
ReplyDeleteDave Prebensen.
Chief Volunteer for the Faraday Centre. (the bloke with the light sabre.)
Thanks for the comment and the demonstration Dave. I'm in Scotland for the next 5 months but I will be back in Napier in the spring and will certainly be visiting again.
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