when: 31 May 2025 - 01 February 2026 | venue: Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre | cost: See event for details | address: King Edward Terrace Parkes 2600 | website: https://questacon.edu.au | tickets: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx%3Fsh%3DQUESTACO20//?q=eyJ0eXBlIjoiYm9va2luZyIsImRlc3RpbmF0aW9uIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcmVtaW
published: 03 Jun 2025, 5 min read
Uncover the unexpected and spark your curiosity with mesmerising magnets, machines and motion in Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!
With 17 exhibits across three zones and a trio of delightful characters, Questacon Presents explores electricity – ZAP! - simple machines – CLANK! - and fundamental forces – POW!
In Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW! you can become a battery, lift herculean loads with levers and use mechanisms to make mechanical music. Feel charged up as you watch 15,000 volts of electricity force its way through the air as an arc of plasma. Discover how simple machines make work easier by lifting your own body weight into the air with the help of pulleys. Create a flying contraption and let it fly on a wind table, experimenting with airflow and aerodynamics.
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Uncover the unexpected and spark your curiosity with mesmerising magnets, machines and motion in Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!
With 17 exhibits across three zones and a trio of delightful characters, Questacon Presents explores electricity – ZAP! - simple machines – CLANK! - and fundamental forces – POW!
In Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW! you can become a battery, lift herculean loads with levers and use mechanisms to make mechanical music. Feel charged up as you watch 15,000 volts of electricity force its way through the air as an arc of plasma. Discover how simple machines make work easier by lifting your own body weight into the air with the help of pulleys. Create a flying contraption and let it fly on a wind table, experimenting with airflow and aerodynamics.
Go see Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW! 2025.

Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW! 2025 is on 31 May 2025 - 01 February 2026. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Parkes. Call 02 6270 2800 for details. Visit their website at https://questacon.edu.au.
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Uncover the unexpected and spark your curiosity with mesmerising magnets, machines and motion in Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!With 17 exhibits across three zones and a trio of delightful characters, Questacon Presents explores electricity – ZAP! - simple machines – CLANK! - and fundamental forces – POW! In Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW! you can become a battery, lift herculean loads with levers and use mechanisms to make mechanical music