All living things—including you!—contain remarkable feats of engineering. Investigate nature’s mechanical marvels in The Machine Inside: Biomechanics. You’ll uncover surprising strengths and hidden talents: jaws that can crush over 8,000 pounds in one bite, ears that act as air conditioners, and a spring-like body that sprints at 80 miles per hour. All ages can try out interactive experiences that show how mechanics like wings and fins, pumps and pipes, and claws and jaws work in nature.
The exhibition is presented in both English and Spanish. La exhibición está presentada en inglés y español.
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Acknowledgments
The Machine Inside: Biomechanics is sponsored by NASCAR
The Field Museum gratefully acknowledges the generous support provided by ITW and Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust for The Machine Inside: Biomechanics exhibition from 2014 through 2021.