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I actually got a chance to tour the LIGO facility in Louisiana recently. They have an open house "Science Saturday" that, while somewhat kid oriented, is pretty
by rghn 12y ago
I actually got a chance to tour the LIGO facility in Louisiana recently. They have an open house "Science Saturday" that, while somewhat kid oriented, is pretty well put together. The control room was particularly fun to look around in and I'd recommend a visit if in the area.
- mdturnerphys 12y agoHanford (Washington state) tours: http://www.ligo-wa.caltech.edu/informal.html http://www.ligo-wa.caltech.edu/informal.html Livingston (Louisiana) tours: http://www.ligo-la.caltech.edu/SEC.html http://www.ligo-la.caltech.edu/SEC.html
- muaddirac 12y agoI went there in college (went for the physics, stayed for the fun science room) - what I remember most was an exceptionally well-built Chladni plate that you could control.
- ISL 12y agoWhoa; hadn't heard of a Chladni plate before. Here's a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRFysSAxWxI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRFysSAxWxI Can't find one of anything at Livingston or Hanford, though. At Hanford, they have one of Weber's original bar detectors in the visitor's center lobby... So cool. http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/LIGO_web/0312news/0312one.html http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/LIGO_web/0312news/0312one.html