Energy Exhibits Dallas | Perot Museum of Nature and Science

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Energy

Venture deep into the past, present, and future of energy!

Each time you take a ride in a car, flip a light switch, or take a hot shower, you’re seeing energy in action. Come dive into the possibilities of energy and learn how we harness natural resources like oil, natural gas, and alternative energies. Experience what it’s like to turn the valves of a full-size wellhead, or use 3D technologies to map likely underground energy deposits. You’ll even have the chance to explore a drilling rig from the inside out as you take a virtual trip deep underground.

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Take a ride deep into the Earth

Shrink down to the size of a golf ball and travel 6,500 feet into Earth's crust to explore a Barnett Shale drilling rig from the inside out.

Get up close with a modern-day roadster

Discover how modern off-road race cars are built with combustion engines, hydrogen fuel cells, electricity, and more.

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Feel the magnetic pull

Manipulate ring magnets of a tokamak and observe their effect on a stream of plasma.

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Explore the reservoir

Feeling lucky? See if you can pick out the most productive oil well. Maybe you'll strike it rich or maybe you'll lose your shirt.

Take a ride deep into the Earth

Get up close with a modern-day roadster

Feel the magnetic pull

Explore the reservoir

Energy Hall Scavenger Hunt

Find the gigantic drill bit — it's 10 times the size of a real one!
Follow the story of energy — from its formation to its future.
See if you can find out how much electricity the Perot Museum has used today.

Amazing Fact No. 70

The North Pole has one sunrise each year.

The sun rises at the North Pole on the Spring Equinox around March 21st. For the next six months, the sun is always visible in the sky. Its maximum height, similar to our “noon,” occurs at the Summer Solstice around June 21st. The sun sets at the North Pole on the Fall Equinox around September 21st. Although the sun is below the horizon for the next six months, the area is not in total darkness. The pole experiences periods of twilight before and after the lights go out. The South Pole follows a similar pattern, but in reverse! When the sun rises at the North Pole, it sets at the South Pole.

Amaze Me Again!

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Collectors prize minerals for their beautiful natural crystals. Those in the oil and natural gas industry know some of the same minerals for other reasons. Discover the aesthetic side of minerals in the Lyda Hill Gems and Minerals Hall.

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Venture deep into the past, present, and future of energy!

Take a ride deep into the Earth

Get up close with a modern-day roadster

Feel the magnetic pull

Explore the reservoir

Take a ride deep into the Earth

Get up close with a modern-day roadster

Feel the magnetic pull

Explore the reservoir

Energy Hall Scavenger Hunt

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