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.

The_Pip t1_jdnrb7k wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:55 PM

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With that many players, this game of Terraforming Mars is going to last forever.

Stronkowski t1_jdnzfli wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:55 PM

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They beat Draper to the punch!

papalemingway t1_jdo1342 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:07 PM

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Replying to dyslexda (#2,358,109)

This is so bizarre!

dyslexda t1_jdo1dz1 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:09 PM

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Replying to papalemingway (#2,359,235)

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.

Mermaid_La_Reine t1_jdo1vtc wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:13 PM

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It looks like the same planet/moon that was hanging with the Naboo fighter ship.🤔

bostonvikinguc t1_jdo2nrm wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:19 PM

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Replying to dyslexda (#2,359,269)

Been close to a year o think. That excuse isn’t acceptable anymore

dyslexda t1_jdo3hz1 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:25 PM

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Replying to bostonvikinguc (#2,359,385)

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.

dunnyvan t1_jdo8443 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:00 PM

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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.

AStickFigures t1_jdo9hft wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:10 PM

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Replying to dunnyvan (#2,359,925)

Same. I also haven’t seen an aquarium that stacks up anywhere else.

Sometimes_cleaver t1_jdobqtp wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:28 PM

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Replying to AmnesiaInnocent (#2,357,086)

6779 km approximately

frankybling t1_jdod8nf wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:39 PM

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That’s super cool! I wish I had anything else to add… but I can’t wait to see it in person.

jbray90 t1_jdohvhl wrote on March 25, 2023 at 11:14 PM

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Replying to AStickFigures (#2,360,067)

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.

BalognaSandwiches t1_jdohxxz wrote on March 25, 2023 at 11:15 PM

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Replying to karantza (#2,357,959)

Huh, must be a big basement

karantza t1_jdoieha wrote on March 25, 2023 at 11:18 PM

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Replying to BalognaSandwiches (#2,360,895)

The MOS's basement is apparently a sphere 92 billion light years wide. Who'd have guessed?

Lurchie_ t1_jdojz90 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 11:30 PM

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Replying to karantza (#2,360,945)

With Boston as the center of it all!

sapphireswan t1_jdom8f0 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 11:47 PM

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Replying to AStickFigures (#2,360,067)

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

herzogzwei931 t1_jdonbuc wrote on March 25, 2023 at 11:55 PM

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Replying to Lurchie_ (#2,361,114)

The “Hub” as it were

herzogzwei931 t1_jdonsdu wrote on March 25, 2023 at 11:59 PM

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Replying to dunnyvan (#2,359,925)

My favorite memory was going with my daughter and we would always do the science challenge together. And we would always win.

pyl_time t1_jdoso5k wrote on March 26, 2023 at 12:35 AM

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Replying to dyslexda (#2,358,109)

It’s like Carl Sagan said - to rebuild an elevator from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

Iamsjj t1_jdoue2x wrote on March 26, 2023 at 12:49 AM

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Replying to sapphireswan (#2,361,329)

Georgia Aquarium absolutely superior. That one giant tank with the enormous glass wall? Crazy

HP-DocLady t1_jdov1ge wrote on March 26, 2023 at 12:54 AM

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Replying to AStickFigures (#2,360,067)

Oh no. Please visit Atlanta, Miami or the Chicago ones, you wouldn't want to visit NEAQ

tjean5377 t1_jdovpsr wrote on March 26, 2023 at 12:59 AM

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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 on March 26, 2023 at 1:13 AM

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It’s only a model…

clacks on with coconuts

Sloth_are_great t1_jdoytph wrote on March 26, 2023 at 1:24 AM

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Very cool!

JMe_HiD t1_jdp26ma wrote on March 26, 2023 at 1:47 AM

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I was there today too! Had to zoom in and double check my group wasn’t in the photo haha

Ilikereddit15 t1_jdp494q wrote on March 26, 2023 at 2:04 AM

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Replying to jbray90 (#2,360,885)

NEAQ does a good job for a tiny place but it’s not the greatest

Pokedude1110 t1_jdp4q84 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 2:08 AM

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Replying to Mermaid_La_Reine (#2,359,316)

Oh my god, that image brings back memories of when I was a toddler that I didn't realize I still had

jugglefire OP t1_jdp6h5o wrote on March 26, 2023 at 2:22 AM

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Replying to JMe_HiD (#2,363,066)

Did you get to see the Amazing Nano Brothers?

snozzcumbersoup t1_jdpa4jt wrote on March 26, 2023 at 2:53 AM

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Replying to Mermaid_La_Reine (#2,359,316)

That's the moon, it's much smaller and it's still there. I was just at the mos yesterday.

TheDeltaLambda t1_jdpi4g6 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 4:06 AM

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Replying to sapphireswan (#2,361,329)

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.

olbeefy t1_jdpkk54 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 4:31 AM

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Replying to Stronkowski (#2,359,062)

To be fair, the moon at Draper is pretty amazing.

Stronkowski t1_jdppmz3 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 5:27 AM

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Replying to olbeefy (#2,364,998)

They're adding a matching Mars of the same style.

spellbadgrammargood t1_jdpsdo5 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 6:01 AM

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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/

Lala_G t1_jdq3hsc wrote on March 26, 2023 at 8:39 AM

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Replying to Iamsjj (#2,362,175)

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.

Z0idberg_MD t1_jdqdm2s wrote on March 26, 2023 at 11:07 AM

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Are they done with renovations yet? I’m kind of waiting to take my daughter back for when they’re finished.

cranberrydarkmatter t1_jdqfowe wrote on March 26, 2023 at 11:33 AM

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Replying to spellbadgrammargood (#2,365,819)

They haven't had the hatchery for a few years

jugglefire OP t1_jdqlx34 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 12:42 PM

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Replying to Z0idberg_MD (#2,367,837)

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.