Art Gallery of Children's Art for the Science of Tomorrow

Road that Stretches and Contracts during Earthquakes

Road that Stretches and Contracts during Earthquakes
NAME Honami Hiro
AGE 7
PRIZE The Asahi Chugakusei Weekly Prize
COMMENTARY This road is made from shape memory asphalt. If an earthquake strikes, it doesn't break or crumble, but instead stretches out. Afterwards, it returns to its original state.