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"Science Geek" Featured At Bettendorf Family Museum

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America's favorite science geek, The Kinetic King, is at the Family Museum.
    
His act was a hit on "America's Got Talent".

Tim Fort does elaborate chain reactions using tongue depressors, ping pong balls, plastic cups and lots more. He's showing off "daily detonations" at the Bettendorf Family Museum.

"It's very rewarding that's the big payoff for me is when people really get a kick out of my gadgets and go "who-hoo" and stuff like that," Fort said.

It took him about 6 hours to get everything set up. Patrons can see the display go off in person March 22nd and 23rd at 4:00 p.m.