Day 5: 24 days of Thinktank exhibits. Meet the Railton Mobil Special. Designed by British engineer Reid Railton and driven by John Cobb, this car didn’t just break the land-speed record… it obliterated it. Powered by two Napier Lion aero engines, it roared to: 350 mph (1938) ➡️ 370 mph (1939) ➡️ 394 mph (1947). On the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1947, it set a world land-speed record of 394.19 mph (634.39 km/h) - and to this day, it remains the fastest piston-engined, wheel-driven car ever official

Day 4: 24 days of Thinktank exhibits. Today we share this tin-foil chocolate-wrapping machine, manufactured in Birmingham and used at Cadbury’s Bournville factory after 1918. It represents a significant step in automating chocolate production. Prior to its introduction, chocolates were wrapped entirely by hand. This machine operated at 60 wraps per minute; any guesses as to how many chocolates are wrapped per minute on the current machines? You can see this machine in person, in the 'We Made It

Come and meet a WW2 pilot reenactor in Thinktank, Birmingham’s award-winning science museum, today - as we celebrate 90 years of the Hawker Hurricane. | Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum

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Visit Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum for amazing family days out! Located in Birmingham city centre, Thinktank is the perfect day out for all ages. Explore MiniBrum – the new child-sized mini city filled with shops, a construction site, a doctor’s surgery, a park, baby sensory zones plus lots more. Visit the new 4K Planetarium where you can journey to the stars, and explore the outer reaches of space! Discover the wonderful world of science in the fun and interactive outdoor Science Garden