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ADRENALINE RUSH: THE SCIENCE OF RISK
Now Showing through Oct. 22, 2010
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to parachute from a plane – or a building, bridge or cliff? Do you have what it takes to even try it? Find out when Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk returns to the Omni Theater, an IMAX dome, on May 22, 2010.
While providing breathtaking views of skydiving over the Florida Keys, the Mojave Desert and in the magnificent Fjords of Norway, Adrenaline Rush explores the psychological and physiological forces behind risk-taking, and the physics involved in these activities. In doing so, it also shows us how risk-taking is part of everyday life.
The storyline focuses on two risk-takers, Adrian Nicholas and Katarina Ollikainen. Nicholas, a veteran skydiver who has performed thousands of jumps, is the record holder for the longest unassisted human flight, a 4-minute 55-second flight at speeds of up to 200 kilometers/hour that took place in 1999. Adrenaline Rush follows these two experts as they prepare to undertake a unique scientific experiment: trying to fly the parachute imagined in 1485 by Leonardo da Vinci, the very first parachute design ever recorded in the world. Originally opened at the Omni Theater in 2006, the film offers a great complement to the Museum of Science and History’s summer 2010 special exhibit, Leonardo daVinci: Man, Inventor, Genius.
Written and directed by Marc Fafard, Adrenaline Rush even allows spectators to directly experience a base jump. Thanks to a camera strapped to one of the professional jumpers that took part in the film, you can live through a 1 300-meter (4150 feet) jump from a legendary cliff in Norway, the Katthammaren Wall. Your heart should skip at least a beat as you take this giant step!
Tickets for Adrenaline Rush are $7 for adults and $6 for children (3-12) and seniors (60+). Museum members receive a $3 discount per ticket. Tickets can be purchased in advance online, by calling (817) 255-9540, or in person at any Museum ticket office.
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