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oday’s theme, I believe, was the magic of silence. This strongly coincides with the fact that not only did we watch Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, but we visited an anechoic chamber as well. The experience of watching the movie was very… unique. I was used to waiting in line for a mid-night screening, but not with a horrible cold, and the wind outside feeling terribly cold as well. We had to wait a few corners away from the theatre, as a horde of Harry Potter fans collected around the theatre. After what seemed years of waiting, we were finally able to enter the movie theatre. The movie itself was extremely disappointing. What made the day much more entertaining and unique was the true “magic of silence”, the anechoic chamber. In this chamber, the sounds are blocked by walls, and all sunlight is prevented from entering which gives a sort of creepy experience. The first few moments our group went in and we were shut, we couldn’t stop laughing. It felt somewhat awkward, and nerve-wracking to not be able to see each other. I even waved my hands in front of me, unable to see anything. However, after we became quiet, the hairs in my ears began to buzz extremely loud, and I thought I would go insane if I stayed in the chamber for a few hours. What really got to me in the anechoic chamber was the light the tapes emitted. The first time I slowly peeled off the tape, I thought I was hallucinating. But then I realized that there must be some scientific explana
tion behind it all. Overall, the anechoic chamber was a sort of once-in-a-lifetime experience that was very nerve-wracking, entertaining, and somber.
http://www.audiojunkies.com/blog/503/the-worlds-largest-anechoic-chamber
http://www.oobject.com/category/anechoic-chamber-architecture/
http://www.roger-russell.com/cham2pg.htm
http://www.productwiki.com/light-tape/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harry_potter_and_the_half_blood_prince/
project is done and completed. All we need to do is present to the crowd. I am kinda excited for this. It took a lot of hard work in mostly all one day. There was a lot of disagreement in my group so it was liek rawr… but.. we managed to get it all done eventually so its all good I suppose. I learned a lot of this program now that i think back and try to reflect on it.
was such an unforgettable experience. Upon arrival at the program, I had no idea what to expect. The thing that really attracted me to UCLA was having an interest in both science and art. In this program we saw how artists are using science to create their work and how scientist must many times think creatively like an artist to carry out their experiments and research. I really enjoyed going to the labs and seeing all of the amazing things that were going on. I had no idea that such advanced technology coming out.
This may come off as me saying that I did not think the program was interesting or that it did not stimulate me enough, but it really just pointed me in the right direction. It is better that I find out this field is not for me now instead of 5 years and thousands of dollars in college tuition down the road.
