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Sports Quest

Test your athletic ability and discover the science of sport in Sports Quest.

See if you can you walk, balance, jump, pedal, throw or drive better than a sports champion in the exhibition's eight full-body, interactive exhibits.

Sports Quest was opened in Gallery 1 on 28 February, 2006.

Exhibit Descriptions

Exhibit background notes are also available to download and print (pdf, 184 kB).

• Balance Box: how gymnasts hold their arms out to maintain balance.
• Jump Up: how high can you jump into the air from a standing position?
• Pace Yourself: how fast can you walk and does it make any difference to swing your arms and hips?
• Pedal to Power: the amount of energy used by cyclists.
• Questo: pneumatic pistons representing how muscles such as hamstrings and quadriceps contract and lengthen to move a leg.
• Speedball: uses a radar speed gun to measure how fast you can throw a ball in km/h.
• Trivia Track: drive through a simulated race track, answering quiz questions about car racing.
• Tune In: compare how well you can skateboard on a simulator while tuning a radio or concentrating on skateboarding.