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Article: Exhibit at New York's Museum of Natural History looks at world of water
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- AP Worldstream
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- November 1, 2007
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Water falls slowly, drop by drop onto a surface below. Plink. Plink. Plink.
Elsewhere, a lever is lifted on a display model to demonstrate what happens when a dam is opened, water rushing forth to carry away and reshape the sediment below. A sculpture in another room displays water in all its states _ solid, liquid and vapor _ while a giant sphere representing the Earth shows where water is distributed around the world.
A new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History is all about this most precious resource, its impact on the earth's environment, its impact on human beings, how it is used (wisely and not so wisely) and what can be done to ensure that supplies do ...