In keeping with a long tradition of innovative educational programs, the Pacific Science Center today unveiled an interactive exhibit that invites curious children to explore the current state of the Amazon Rainforest with an industrial blowtorch.
“We’ve invited our budding Bolsonaros to experience the flaming majesty of the world’s most robust ecosystem with all the tragedy and smoke inhalation of the real Amazon Rainforest,” said Peggy Smith, spokesperson for the Pacific Science Center. “It’s really quite challenging to spread fire of this magnitude to a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest at the scale of the Amazon, so you really have to be creative in your wanton destruction.”
Children are invited to experiment with remote controlled bulldozers and various fire hazards to find the most effective way to devastate the 2 million square-mile biome, which houses 10 percent of the world’s biodiversity and produces 20 percent of the planet’s oxygen.
“My kids just love playing ‘Dictators and Dignitaries’ at home so this was right up their alley,” said local parent Hank Clarkson, beaming with pride as he watched his kids douse the exhibit with kerosene. “It’s never too early to expose our children to the reality of our world, and that reality is one of utter destruction of our irreplaceable natural gifts.”
Tickets are on sale now, and Smith urges parents to bring their children soon before both the exhibit and the beloved rainforest are completely incinerated.
