12.8 Siphon An interactive exhibit to Use of siphoning in demonstrate siphoning of automatic water flushing in 虹吸 water and how it can be some toilet systems, and used to regularly creating flushing action transferring water from with slow and constant one tank to another flow of water 12.9 Lifting Action Using Demonstrating that water Water can be a strong lifting force when a relatively 水提力 smaller force is applied for a larger volume 12.10 Connected Tubes Demonstrating potential Example of incident of contamination of water household wrongly use of 連接水管 when two different water fresh water supply with sources are connected salt water supply together, in particular when there is change in water pressure 12.11 Noisy Pipes & Dripping Listening to the sound Certain kind of noise may Water created by running water be due to leakage and on pipes as well as unwelcoming 水管和滴水噪音 dripping water, and how such noise may be minimized 12.12 Shape of Water Employing scintillating Dripping water from pipe Droplets scope light to “frozen” may look small but can falling water droplets to add up to large volume of 水滴形狀 see their shape water loss Zone 13: An area for visitors to have This zone is particularly placed 13.1 Water Usage Per Interactive exhibit Highlighting the Water hands-on experience to next to the 2/F restroom and Person demonstrating typical Government efforts in HK Consumption understand how much water may look like an extension of water usage per person in history and that we should 人均用水量 they are using and how the hand-washing area of the HK (also in history) and in not take a steady supply of water usage can be washroom. other parts of the world water for granted 水用量
12.8 Siphon 虹吸 An interactive exhibit to demonstrate siphoning of water and how it can be used to regularly transferring water from one tank to another Use of siphoning in automatic water flushing in some toilet systems, and creating flushing action with slow and constant flow of water 12.9 Lifting Action Using Water 水提力 Demonstrating that water can be a strong lifting force when a relatively smaller force is applied for a larger volume 12.10 Connected Tubes 連接水管 Demonstrating potential contamination of water when two different water sources are connected together, in particular when there is change in water pressure Example of incident of household wrongly use of fresh water supply with salt water supply 12.11 Noisy Pipes & Dripping Water 水管和滴水噪音 Listening to the sound created by running water on pipes as well as dripping water, and how such noise may be minimized Certain kind of noise may be due to leakage and unwelcoming 12.12 Shape of Water Droplets 水滴形狀 Employing scintillating scope light to “frozen” falling water droplets to see their shape Dripping water from pipe may look small but can add up to large volume of water loss Zone 13: Water Consumption 水用量 An area for visitors to have hands-on experience to understand how much water they are using and how water usage can be This zone is particularly placed next to the 2/F restroom and may look like an extension of the hand-washing area of the washroom. 13.1 Water Usage Per Person 人均用水量 Interactive exhibit demonstrating typical water usage per person in HK (also in history) and in other parts of the world Highlighting the Government efforts in HK history and that we should not take a steady supply of water for granted