Dripping water turns into stone
Earth & Planet · Interactive
- DimensionsSubject to on-site plan
- PresentationInteractive
- PricingQuoted by manufacture spec
Dripping water turns into stone is a hands-on, mechanical & electromechanical interactive exhibit manufactured by Hefei Panda for science centers, children’s museums, discovery centers, STEM learning centers and family entertainment centers. Engineered for durable, robust, low-maintenance, high-traffic gallery installation, it turns abstract scientific concepts into direct, interactive visitor exploration. Hefei Panda is a global exhibit manufacturer exporting hands-on science displays to 50+ countries, with in-house engineering, fabrication, installation and commissioning.
Exhibit Summary
Dripping water turns into stone is a Interactive interactive exhibit in the Earth & Planet category, designed for science centers, children’s museums, discovery centers, STEM learning centers and family entertainment centers. Built as a hands-on, mechanical & electromechanical display, it turns an abstract scientific concept into direct, interactive visitor exploration, and is engineered for durable, low-maintenance, high-traffic gallery use.
Scientific Principle
The displays show the concept of carbonate deposition to form rocks via modeling scenes and electromechanical hands-on devices, allowing the audience to personally experience and grasp the process and principles of rock formation, and discover about the process of carbon storage and carbon sequestration in karst carbon sinks.
Operation
The deposition of stalagmites and stalactites is caused by the dissolution of soluble rock by rainwater. It flows to the cave with the water. Due to the change of conditions during the migration of saturated or supersaturated karst water, part of the carbon dioxide in the water body overflows and turns into calcium carbonate for deposition. The formation of stalactites often takes tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years. Due to their long formation time, stalactites have important research value for ancient geological investigations. The main component of stalactites is calcium carbonate, which reacts with water and carbon dioxide under certain conditions to form calcium bicarbonate that is soluble in water. When the water with dissolved calcium bicarbonate flows or drips, the temperature changes, and the soluble calcium bicarbonate decomposes to form insoluble calcium carbonate. As a result, stalagmites and stalactites of different shapes appear. They are accumulated over millions of years and are not formed in an instant. The displays mainly take the form of carbonate scenery boxes and hands-on installations of dripping water, allowing the audience to experience and grasp the process of rock formation.
Export-Ready Features
- Durable, robust construction for high-traffic gallery environments
- Low-maintenance electromechanical design with reliable, safe components
- Custom sizing, theming & multilingual labeling available
- OEM & turnkey exhibit solutions with full project management
- Overseas shipping, export documentation & on-site installation supported
- Shipped to science centers and museums in 50+ countries