Science & Engineering festival in Washington, DC this weekend

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Okay, so it's not Amiga-related, but wanted to share this here since it's basically my favorite thing in the entire world:

https://usasciencefestival.org/

If anyone from the forum local to this area would like to meet up, I'll be the guy there in the Amiga shirt, trying to push my way past all the kids to get to the front of the robotics table or the NASA booth.    Cheers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouB7_JuIf0E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFu-pQPBuYg

[blakespot]

Dammit. I work in DC and live 15 mins outside by car (Alexandria, VA). But this weekend is slammed with the completion of a science project my daughter has been working on for months. Seems unlikely could make it.

I'd never even heard of this. Thanks for making me aware.


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[blakespot]

We will be there, afterall! Heading in now. Trying to avoid that 10K race. Wearing red short sleeve shirt and jeans. With wife and 11yo daughter.

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[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Nice! I'm on my way, also. Had a great time yesterday, plan for today is to try the helicopter flight simulator downstairs first. If that's too crowded then the Mars Curiosity VR experience (also downstairs). And if that's too crowded, maybe the Mars tour bus. Also Jason Latimer science/magic show upstairs stage at 1:50 (just past the NASA booth). We have a plan, just depends on the crowds, lol. :lol:

Wearing a dark gray Amiga sweatshirt and carrying a camera, girl has on a long burgundy jacket.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Stop by and visit the SpaceX photo booth with your family, too. Here's us from yesterday.

[blakespot]

Great! Actually I’m wearing a white NeXT t-shirt and have a PocketCHIP hanging out of my pocket. Still on the drive.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Aaah, they told us the helicopter flight simulator is for kids only today. Man, kids get to have all the fun.  Waiting for the Mars VR thing now.

[giZmo350]

Get any pics or vids to share yet Mike?

[blakespot]

Right now my twitter timeline is full of tweets today sent while we were at the #SciFest in DC. If anyone's interested. Will be putting up some more photos via Flickr tonite also, I think.

https://twitter.com/blakespot



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[blakespot]

I’ve uploaded a small gallery of photos and a few short videos of today’s visit to the USA Science & Engineering Festival 2018 in DC.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/sets/72157667589682478/

Cheers!



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[motrucker]

Great time for me to finally run across this thread. Oh well, maybe next year.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Hi Blake!  I think I have a photo of the back of your head!  We were in line at the Mars VR exhibit and saw you and the fam walking towards the "blimp".  Tried calling toward you but there was too many people, and we were too close to the front of the line to jump out, haha.    Hope you had fun!

I have a few photos also but we were mostly doing "rides" and shows today.  Here's a pic of me and my gf doing the VR stuff.  Also, the machines crunched some numbers and decided my future career should be a pilot.  I better start building my flight simulator.  Don't think my experience shooting at the EA headquarters in F/A-18 Interceptor counts for much, though.  

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I’ve uploaded a small gallery of photos and a few short videos of today’s visit to the USA Science & Engineering Festival 2018 in DC.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/sets/72157667589682478/

Looks familiar!  Your photos of the F-16, Erector Set table, "GEEK" sign, the NASA guy giving the demonstration of the solar system software, those are exactly where we were this weekend, too.  

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Great time for me to finally run across this thread. Oh well, maybe next year.

It's every two years.  Plan for 2020.  

[blakespot]

Hi Blake!  I think I have a photo of the back of your head!  We were in line at the Mars VR exhibit and saw you and the fam walking towards the "blimp".  Tried calling toward you but there was too many people, and we were too close to the front of the line to jump out, haha.    Hope you had fun!

I have a few photos also but we were mostly doing "rides" and shows today.  Here's a pic of me and my gf doing the VR stuff.  Also, the machines crunched some numbers and decided my future career should be a pilot.  I better start building my flight simulator.  Don't think my experience shooting at the EA headquarters in F/A-18 Interceptor counts for much, though.  

Hah nice! Sorry I didn't hear. We had fun tho -- looks like you did, too! I couldn't find the Tesla booth tho.

If you still have that back of the head photo, I'd enjoy seeing it. :-) Cheers!



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