How do you move a dinosaur bone that weighs hundreds of pounds?
In short: Aki Watanabe, a doctoral student at the American Museum of Natural History, uses Google Glass to document a behind-the-scenes tour of the Big Bone Room. Collections manager Carl Mehling demonstrates the specialized techniques required to handle and move the massive fossils stored away from public view.
The American Museum of Natural History holds over 3 million paleontology specimens, yet only a tiny fraction are ever exhibited to the public. The vast majority reside in storage facilities like the Big Bone Room, which houses the collection's most substantial items.
In this video, collections manager Carl Mehling provides a rare look at the logistics of managing these oversized fossils. He demonstrates the physical methods used to transport extremely heavy bones when researchers require them for study, highlighting the hidden labor necessary to maintain such an immense scientific archive.
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