Stratavator - Benedum Hall of Geology - Carnegie Museum of Natural History - Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA

This is a unique experience at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. In the geology hall, they have this fake elevator (but with a convincing cab) with the only buttons inside to start the program. Through the "window" (really a TV screen), you're guided by a posed miner named "Rocky," where he takes you over 3 miles down through the Earth where you get to learn about various different sub-terranean geological features. I've always loved this through-out my child-hood experiences and figured I had to get a video of it.
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[@5keeper7ful]

I'm so glad I found this!! It brings back memories of my visit there in 1997/8. I was five years old. Haven't been to this museum since then. I was born in Pittsburgh, but have lived in SoCal since about 1993. I've gotten back there a few times. Most recent trip was in 2010, when I visited the Carnegie Science museum again.

[@EWPA14]

It brings memories to me too!

[@brandonj8542]

i remember i used to go there when i was younger and in cub scouts. we used to sleep over night....

[@thexavier456]

I’m gonna make the first NO COMMENTARY version when I go back to Pittsburgh this weekend!

[@EWPA14]

I wished I did more minimal commentary on this video to begin with.

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

They should continue the video to go through the middle of the Earth and then flip the room upside down as it passes.

[@EWPA14]

I would LOVE that!! Lol!

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

@@EWPA14 Maybe even have the room go to another part of the museum where everything is written in Chinese at the end of the trip!

[@EWPA14]

Then this would be a masterpiece!

[@NathanCE]

When I went here some kid was crying inside it and he pryed the doors open and ran away from the stratavator LOL

[@EWPA14]

They must have been scared then. That must be how the doors get messed up sometimes.

[@zThinquinox]

@@EWPA14Im very late but I don’t think those doors work anymore they did in 2022 but since i was just there they wouldn’t open or close snd had to be operated manually

[@EWPA14]

Yeah I noticed that. The doors aren't even operated in anyway, you just press close to start.

[@zThinquinox]

@@EWPA14 I had to manually shut the doors because of people complaining its not as immersive

[@EWPA14]

I didn't think that was possible. I tried to force close them but I had no luck. And besides a staff member could go by & wonder why the doors are closed.

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

I used to believe it was real!

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

They should put a really strong heater in there to make it even more realistic.

[@EWPA14]

I'm sure quite a few young kids thought it was real. & yeah, I agree about the heater!