I’m a Scientist is like school science lessons meet the X Factor! School students choose which scientist gets a prize of $1000 to communicate their work.
Scientists and students talk on this website. They both break down barriers, have fun and learn. But only the students get to vote.
This zone is the Organs Zone. It has scientists studying health and disease in various parts of our bodies. Who gets the prize? YOU decide!
Ick. I hate that feeling. Do you know that if you’re in space, you have that feeling constantly??? I’d be a terrible astronaut. The answer is that it’s because you’re in a sort of free fall, so you’re temporarily weightless. Without gravity pulling your insides down, they are floating around inside of you, producing that dropped stomach feeling.
Yuck.
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Oh, I love that feeling, and even more I love the feeling of being upside down!
Did you know that the roller coaster concept was first thought up in Russia during the 1500’s. Then they became popular in Europe in the 17th century! During the 1800’s, abandoned coal mines and railroad tracks were used in a way similar to today’s roller coasters.
Guess people have been chasing the feeling of their mid-air intestines for more than 500 years!! 🙂
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If you’re racing down a roller coaster your body’s “fight or flight” response kicks in. This is your nervous system sending lots of signals around your body which makes you either very excited or very scared. one of those reactions is to feel to tingly stomach, which can also make you feel nauseous or need to go to the toilet. That’s usually why it a good idea not to eat a bunch of hot dogs before going on a roller coaster!
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Adrenaline. It’s a hormone secreted when your faced with what’s affectionately known as your fight/flight response; it comes naturally to everyone. Adrenaline acts differently on different parts of your body. And people love adrenaline/ things that give them goosebumps; hence the term “adrenaline junkies”.
Like Melina mentioned 😀
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I recently went on the tower of terror at dreamworld on the Gold Coast. So so much adrenaline. After the 3 second drop I wanted to line up and do it all over again but no one in my group of friends was keen. I think I might be an adrenaline junkie?
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