Submitted by jugglefire t3_121uwg4 in boston
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AStickFigures t1_jdo9hft wrote
Same. I also haven’t seen an aquarium that stacks up anywhere else.
sapphireswan t1_jdom8f0 wrote
I’ve only been to the Georgia Aquarium and the NEAQ and the Georgia one straight up ruined the NEAQ for me. I would not go back to NEAQ unless it was free lmao it is tiny and so cramped
Iamsjj t1_jdoue2x wrote
Georgia Aquarium absolutely superior. That one giant tank with the enormous glass wall? Crazy
Lala_G t1_jdq3hsc wrote
Y’all, as another New Englander who lived in Georgia: if you haven’t been in the GA aquarium ballroom, it’s a MUST! Huge walls looking into the salt water and the beluga whale tanks with almost nobody to be in the way even at a full party. Best. I did love the penguin habitat at NE aquarium more but otherwise, eh.
TheDeltaLambda t1_jdpi4g6 wrote
If you're ever in California, the Monterey Bay aquarium and the Aquarium of the Pacific are also incredible.
The Georgia aquarium is definitely impossible to beat, though.
jbray90 t1_jdohvhl wrote
Heresy, I know, but I find Mystic Aquarium in CT to be a much better experience than the one in Boston. I’ve always chalked it up to the fact that they have more square footage so can do more.
Ilikereddit15 t1_jdp494q wrote
NEAQ does a good job for a tiny place but it’s not the greatest
HP-DocLady t1_jdov1ge wrote
Oh no. Please visit Atlanta, Miami or the Chicago ones, you wouldn't want to visit NEAQ
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herzogzwei931 t1_jdonsdu wrote
My favorite memory was going with my daughter and we would always do the science challenge together. And we would always win.
AmnesiaInnocent t1_jdnh44t wrote
I can't tell from the photo---what is the approximate diameter?
jugglefire OP t1_jdnjike wrote
It’s big, I’m going to guess 25 feet in diameter.
Sometimes_cleaver t1_jdobqtp wrote
6779 km approximately
The_Pip t1_jdnrb7k wrote
With that many players, this game of Terraforming Mars is going to last forever.
MattyMoo728 t1_jdr2xxa wrote
It’s okay, I hit on Search for Life round 1 so everyone conceded
Stronkowski t1_jdnzfli wrote
They beat Draper to the punch!
olbeefy t1_jdpkk54 wrote
To be fair, the moon at Draper is pretty amazing.
Stronkowski t1_jdppmz3 wrote
They're adding a matching Mars of the same style.
frala t1_jdnoxe7 wrote
So the Earth globe is gone?
karantza t1_jdnpapj wrote
They've replaced it with a 1:1 scale model. It's beneath the building.
ThatRailsGuy t1_jdnqotj wrote
Brilliant!
BalognaSandwiches t1_jdohxxz wrote
Huh, must be a big basement
karantza t1_jdoieha wrote
The MOS's basement is apparently a sphere 92 billion light years wide. Who'd have guessed?
Lurchie_ t1_jdojz90 wrote
With Boston as the center of it all!
herzogzwei931 t1_jdonbuc wrote
The “Hub” as it were
sacajawea610 t1_jdr0lly wrote
Word from an insider is that when they took it down they were singing “it’s the end of the world as we know it”
Mermaid_La_Reine t1_jdo1vtc wrote
It looks like the same planet/moon that was hanging with the Naboo fighter ship.🤔
snozzcumbersoup t1_jdpa4jt wrote
That's the moon, it's much smaller and it's still there. I was just at the mos yesterday.
Pokedude1110 t1_jdp4q84 wrote
Oh my god, that image brings back memories of when I was a toddler that I didn't realize I still had
bostonvikinguc t1_jdnj4qw wrote
That’s why they didn’t fix the elevators in the parking garage!
dyslexda t1_jdnqsm1 wrote
The elevators aren't fixed yet because it requires rebuilding the entire elevator. It isn't just repairing them - they fundamentally have to be rebuilt from scratch.
pyl_time t1_jdoso5k wrote
It’s like Carl Sagan said - to rebuild an elevator from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
papalemingway t1_jdo1342 wrote
This is so bizarre!
dyslexda t1_jdo1dz1 wrote
What I was told was that the existing elevator didn't use a standard counterweight system like every other elevator you know of. Instead, it used a hydraulic piston system that was fundamentally unreliable. They can't reasonably repair the hydraulic system anymore and need to gut the thing.
bostonvikinguc t1_jdo2nrm wrote
Been close to a year o think. That excuse isn’t acceptable anymore
dyslexda t1_jdo3hz1 wrote
It hasn't been anywhere near a year, no. Less than half a year since it was permanently closed, rather than just under constant repairs.
That said, I'd be really curious to know your estimates for how long it should take to rebuild an entire elevator shaft in a space constrained area.
frankybling t1_jdod8nf wrote
That’s super cool! I wish I had anything else to add… but I can’t wait to see it in person.
tjean5377 t1_jdovpsr wrote
Coolbeans. This is on my summer to do list with my daughter before she starts high school. We haven't been since 2019.
Viivusvine t1_jdoxji0 wrote
It’s only a model…
clacks on with coconuts
JMe_HiD t1_jdp26ma wrote
I was there today too! Had to zoom in and double check my group wasn’t in the photo haha
jugglefire OP t1_jdp6h5o wrote
Did you get to see the Amazing Nano Brothers?
Sloth_are_great t1_jdoytph wrote
Very cool!
Z0idberg_MD t1_jdqdm2s wrote
Are they done with renovations yet? I’m kind of waiting to take my daughter back for when they’re finished.
jugglefire OP t1_jdqlx34 wrote
They’re constantly innovating and creating new exhibits and experiences. Currently the parking garage elevator is out of order and won’t be up and running until fall. Other than that, all the infrastructure of the MOS is functioning. The most recent renovation to the entrance hall and lobby was completed a couple years ago. You should visit the museum with your daughter.
Ravensinger777 t1_jdqxfhb wrote
Mos Eisley must be on the other side. 😉
AllMightyImagination t1_jdut4re wrote
Nah mars doesnt look like that. I know
Steltek t1_jdrzjhs wrote
We're overdue for a Globe article about a middle schooler "discovering" the faulty proof in the Mathematic exhibit, aren't we?
spellbadgrammargood t1_jdpsdo5 wrote
you know how the science museum has a hatchery? i recently found out that those chicks are used as food for other animals
assuming what they do at the chicago museum of science is the same as boston of course, https://old.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/11r7p8q/til_that_chicagos_museum_of_science_and_industry/
jugglefire OP t1_jdqmcqr wrote
The link you shared goes to an article published 7 years ago about the museum of science and industry in Chicago.
spellbadgrammargood t1_jdqn3uo wrote
"assuming what they do at the chicago museum of science is the same as boston"
cranberrydarkmatter t1_jdqfowe wrote
They haven't had the hatchery for a few years
dunnyvan t1_jdo8443 wrote
Museum of science is so cool. I moved away from Boston as an adult to a city that doesn't invest in itself in any way shape or form. The MOS had such an enormous impact on me as a kid I'm sad my city doesn't have one.