Technopark Celje – Bocai Vlad
With the occasion of our mobility in Slovenia, on 29th of September, me and my colleagues from Romania visited Tehnopark in Celje.
Technopark is located in the iconic city building of Celje, in the former department store Tehno Merkator, which was opened in 1971. At that time it was the first modern department store in Celje that already had an escalator and air conditioning. This time, the renovated building has opened its doors as the first park for promoting science, technology and innovation. Visitors of the park will receive direct experience in science and technology. They want to create awareness of the importance of technology development for our lives and for the environment we live in.
The main things that you can explore there are Human Body, Ecology, Energy, Renewable Energy, Natural Science, Illusions, The Future, Physic, Math, Astronomy and a lot of challenges.
When we arrived there we split into two groups. The first group visited the first floor in the first hour and the second floor in the second hour. The other group did the opposite. The first thing they presented to us was an electricity sphere that you had to touch and see what happens. We were all so curious about what was going to happen and a colleague volunteered to be the first one. He touched the sphere and his hair went upright due to the electrostatic voltage of 10,000 volts. Moreover, they let us explore the second and first floor on our own, and we learned a lot about technology and how we can use it in our day to day lives.
The most impressive thing that I’ve seen there was the Flight Simulator. Using virtual reality, Technopark managed to develop a machine that you enter and it simulates the POV of a pilot. After I finished “flying the plane”, I realized that piloting isn’t just a hard job, but it’s also very exciting and interesting. I also asked my colleagues what they liked the most and the response was the same.
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