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Ripley's Aquarium

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We created a smart wearable to track kid’s

LAUGHTER + EXCITEMENT

SELECT AN AGE RANGE to explore the laugh tracker results:

All Kids:
at Ripley's Aquarium experienced:
Laughter 2 - Excitement 4

a little
laughter

tons of
excitement

33
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
164
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
Kids 2-4:
at Ripley's Aquarium experienced:
Laughter 2 - Excitement 4

a little
laughter

tons of
excitement

30.7
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
192
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
Kids 5-7:
at Ripley's Aquarium experienced:
Laughter 2 - Excitement 4

a little
laughter

tons of
excitement

20.4
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
169
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
Kids 8-10:
at Ripley's Aquarium experienced:
Laughter 3 - Excitement 3

lots of
laughter

lots of
excitement

66
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
75
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
Laughter 2 - Excitement 4

a little
laughter

tons of
excitement

15.2
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
182
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
What the kids are saying:

it smells like the beach in here

Emma
age 5

one of the fish looked like my grandpa

Silas
age 8

the stingrays wag their tails like dogs

Brandon
age 6

you get to see the sharks bellies when you're downstairs

Hayden
age 9

i couldn't find nemo

Cassius
age 5

i got to touch stingrays!

Keegan
age 11
Soundtrack of laughter
Because laughter is music to a parent's ears.
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Kid Wisdom

We learned a ton from the data we collected.
Here are some nuggets you don't want to miss.

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