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Why are all these people driving to Providence at 1 AM on a Monday?

Who are these people, and why are they all driving from Boston to Providence at 1 AM on a Monday?


The Boston Science Museum


This kid stared me down for ten minutes, so I took a picture of him.

On the subway to the science museum, this kid stared me down for ten minutes, so I took a picture of him.

The blur over his left shoulder is the result of Kibo's SUPER MAGNETIC AURA!


GIANT PULSATING SPACE LOBSTER FROM MARS!

This giant pulsating space lobster was collected on Mars, as you can see.


mathematical things of math

This collection of mathematical things of math demonstrates that math is the study of a bunch of disconnected icons.


Van de Graaff generator makes pretty sparks

The Boston Science Museum has a really big Van de Graaff generator.


A kite is hit by LIGHTNING from the Van de Graaff generater.

This part of the show demonstrated that Ben Franklin was an idiot.


Van de Graaff generator makes more pretty sparks

Zap!


a baby tesla coil the same baby tesla coil

In addition to the Van de Graaff generator they had a couple of little tesla coils.


A big ol' Tesla coil.  Woot! The same Tesla coil.  Woot!

Plus some really big ones.


The Boston Children's Museum


The Boston Children Musuem Server Room

The line to buy tickets for the Boston Children's Museum goes by the lovely and alluring Boston Children's Museum server room. There's also a vax in there I didn't get a picture of. Wah!


Mimi and Anna control the giant lobster

Here, Mimi and Anna learn that lobsters are controlled by levers.


Anna does a little 'rock climbing' at the Children's Museum. Sean Smith's daughter Shalyn does some "rock climbing"

Rocks, rocks, rocks, rocks...

The people climbing in these two pictures are Anna and Shalyn.


spinning golfball vortex of DQQM!

Oh no, it's the giant spinning golf ball vortex of DQQM!

This was one of the most popular exhibits with the Kibologists.


Jarai, Plorkwort, and Anna dress up at the Boston Children's Museum

Here, Anna dresses up in the "Grandma and Grandpa's House" exhibit at the Children's Museum, while Jarai and Plorkwort contemplate a naugahyde Vietnamese bridesmaid outfit, just like the kind you'd find in your own grandparent's attic.


upside-down public art

After leaving the Children's Museum, we passed by these children's paintings, used to decorate the Big Dig. One of the paintings has been hung upside-down. (Hint: clouds aren't supposed to have beaks.)

Kibo has a photo essay that includes a bigger picture of the painting in question.


Near the New England Aquarium


Zixia, Paula, Mimi, and Talysman kick back

A group shot of Zixia, Paula, Mimi, and Talysman.


MA DEP FILE NO 006 0 10

But of course.


Canadian sawhorses get EVERYWHERE!!@

This Canadian sawhorse was on an American battleship. A MITE SUSPICIOUS IF YOU ASK ME!!@!


Cones on some battleship or other.

Some traffic cones signify that you should not drive your car on the battleship.


It's a houseboat for ducks! It's another houseboat for ducks!

Little houseboats for ducks! Yay!


Plimoth Plantation


semi-accurate world map

Continental drift works FAST!


Mimi inspects corn at Plimoth Plantation.

Mimi inspects some cornmeal.


Mimi spreads the good word of Kibo to the Pilgrims Anna speaks of Kibology.

Mimi and Anna spread the word of Kibology to the Pilgrims.