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So this is the Telus World of Science, more commonly known as Science World. BC Place is shown to the left (the one with the white roof).

The only reason they added the “Telus” and flipped around the “Science” and “World” is because Telus donated a whole whack of money to them a whole bunch of years ago. The name of the building is now “Telus World of Science”, but everyone still calls it “Science World”.

Science World is actually a not-for-profit organization that features lots of displays and interactive exhibits. Oftentimes, there will be featured topics on random things. There was a supposedly really cool one last year or the year before called Body Worlds, which showed dead people’s internal organs and whatnot. I found it kinda boring.

In Science World, way up by the dome, there’s an OMNIMAX Theatre. It’s like a regular theatre except for the fact that what you see makes you feel like you’re actually there. The many speakers are behind the screen and the visuals extend way up to the ceiling, as if there’s no real end to the screen. The realistic feel can sometimes make people feel dizzy.

Now, before I answer the question from my last post, I’ll ramble about the different things I saw first. I have to say that I actually never expected to see any real animals at Science World. Granted, I don’t go there very much (maybe once in a blue moon), and all I really knew was that there were all kinds of puzzles and an OMNIMAX Theatre.

This is the entrance to one of the exhibits. Already, I’ve forgotten what was in there. Most likely puzzles and fun interactive games and such. Eureka!

No, it’s not a real beaver. At least, not a living one. I would’ve flipped out if it was. I believe the whole beaver topic was a feature as they were showing a film called “Beavers” in the OMNIMAX Theatre. Apparently, it was the first OMNIMAX film they ever showed, which was 20 years ago.

I actually didn’t see Beavers when I went to watch an OMNIMAX film. Instead, I saw one called “Roving Mars”, which talked about the two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, going to Mars in search of water and dig into rocks and whatnot. It was really good to say the least.

An absolutely adorable guinea pig! The fluffy stuff in the foreground is the second guinea pig, all snuggled up in his little glass box of a home.

Hm. I saw a snake too. I do believe it was just the one, all curled up inside his precious hollow rock/cave.

And here’s Mr. Turtle, slowly making his way through his log tunnel.

Ah, and the tarantula. I just had to get a close-up of him. Except that he’s dead. I know this for a fact because he was in a little glass case that could only fit him and he didn’t move a millimetre the entire time I stared at him.

And here’s the skeleton. The frog skeleton. Cool much? My jaw dropped when I saw it because it looked so COOL!! So delicate, so fragile. I’ve never seen a skeleton like this before. Have you?

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Not a great picture (although perfect for the question), but do you know what I was riding on?

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