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Stop 21: Innisfail, Alberta

          The town of Innisfail sits right between the cities of Edmonton and Calgary, just south of Red Deer city.  This was a quick stop for us with two days of the exhibit and presentation before we tore down and headed to Edmonton.  

          We were one team member short in this city as well. Ashley flew back to Windsor, Ontario for her university convocation (Congratulations Ashley!).  But even without the extra hand, this was a smooth venue with great weather, easy access to the school and a large open space for presentations.

            Jeff explaining the optics and focal point of our concave Spaghettification mirror.  

          We had visitors who were fascinated by one of our exhibits, not only for the interesting effect but also the science behind it.  The Spaghettification mirror is used to simulate what would happen if someone fell into a black hole.  Now, imagine this.  You’re floating around in space, minding your own business when all of a sudden you get sucked into a black hole, an area with some of the strongest gravity in the universe!  As you fall in feet first, the pull on your feet being closer to the black hole will be that much stronger then on your head, your body will be stretched out into an incredibly thin strand… like spaghetti!  A wild concept to think about and fun to imagine with our huge curved mirror. Jeff and these visitors got into the science as well as the optics of the mirror.  Notice how Jeff’s image is flipped upside down while the visitors who are standing closer are still right side up.