{"id":23075,"date":"2021-02-24T17:15:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T01:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/?p=23075"},"modified":"2021-04-16T17:25:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T00:25:18","slug":"planet-word-where-the-world-of-words-rule-the-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/planet-word-where-the-world-of-words-rule-the-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Planet Word: Where the World of Words Rule the Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m a travel writer. Words are what I do. My stories may not always sing but I usually can put one word in front of another succinctly enough to craft a quasi-well-written article.\u00a0 But when I heard about the newly opened Planet Word in <a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/washington-dc-americas-monumental-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, I was so excited, I had no words. But I knew I couldn\u2019t get there fast enough to see all the magical ways in which words \u2013 the entire focus of the museum \u201cwhere language comes to life\u201d \u2013 can be employed in their myriad maneuverings to explain, entertain and elucidate. Interactive exhibits that talk, teach, train and titillate.<\/p>\n<p>Words are everywhere. The floor you walk upon reveals the development of language from cave dwellings to hieroglyphics to alphabets from around the world. Elevators resemble libraries. No admonishments to use your inside voices here; but definitely use your words. The museum is divided into the foundations of language; all the cool things you can do with words, and ultimately why words matter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23069\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23069\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deceptive-Words.jpg\" alt=\"deceptive words\" width=\"850\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deceptive-Words.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deceptive-Words-600x534.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deceptive-Words-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Deceptive-Words-768x683.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF VICTOR BLOCK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So first, you see how babies acquire language skills. We initially babble a lot of sounds, but only retain those that find a home in our native tongue. A massive word wall houses over 1000 words that visitors call out to see how they were developed, relate to each other or integrate with other languages. The explanations of the visuals are enchanting. Everything is interactive; everything is entertaining; everything is fun.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23070\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23070\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23070\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Magic-Word-Wall.jpg\" alt=\"magic word wall\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Magic-Word-Wall.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Magic-Word-Wall-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Magic-Word-Wall-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Magic-Word-Wall-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF VICTOR BLOCK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The many side experiences in every gallery are fascinating in themselves but so easy to overlook. You might miss the signs above the entrance to the Joking Around Room: \u201cOutside of a dog, a book is a man\u2019s best friend. Inside of a dog, it\u2019s too dark to read.\u201d Bada boom.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23072\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23072\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Puns.jpg\" alt=\"Puns\" width=\"850\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Puns.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Puns-600x275.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Puns-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Puns-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF VICTOR BLOCK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the Visual Puns exhibit, check out the large picture, among many, of two suitcases, one laughing and one crying. The tag line? Emotional Baggage. Move on to a table with two computers where you and a friend get to read jokes to each other and try to make each other laugh \u2013 or not. Yes, they\u2019re corny but you\u2019ll laugh out loud anyway. What\u2019s the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? One\u2019s heavy and the other is a little lighter\u2026.\u00a0 See? Very hard to keep a straight face.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23085\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23085\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Using-Words-to-Amuse.jpg\" alt=\"using words to amuse others\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Using-Words-to-Amuse.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Using-Words-to-Amuse-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Using-Words-to-Amuse-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Using-Words-to-Amuse-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF DUHON PHOTOGRAPHY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Word World offers word paintings using adjectives. Pick up the Hibernal brush and snow appears over the nature scene on the wall; the Nocturnal brush brings darkness, Tempestuous, rain and wind. Ah, but the Magical brush elicits great whimsy. Paint the deer on the wall and it becomes a unicorn; splash it across the airplane and it turns into a magic carpet. Are you smiling yet?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23071\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23071\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Painting-with-Adjectives.jpg\" alt=\"painting with adjectives\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Painting-with-Adjectives.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Painting-with-Adjectives-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Painting-with-Adjectives-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Painting-with-Adjectives-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF DUHON PHOTOGRAPHY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the Magical Library, people appear to walk on the ceiling. Read a descriptive plaque to a wall mirror and a 3-D diorama pops up before you \u2013 open the drawer below to find the book from which the scene is taken. I shook my head in further disbelief when I opened a random book to a designated page and the book lit up as a narrator read the story and relevant images kept re-appearing next to the book. Who thinks of these things????\u00a0 It all feels very surreal.\u00a0 Always a good word\u2026.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23074\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23074\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Storybook-Diaramas-on-Wall.jpg\" alt=\"storybook diaramas on wall\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Storybook-Diaramas-on-Wall.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Storybook-Diaramas-on-Wall-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Storybook-Diaramas-on-Wall-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Storybook-Diaramas-on-Wall-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF DUHON PHOTOGRAPHY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Feeling a little overwhelmed? Find the secret room \u2013 no help from me here \u2013 that takes you to the poetry nook \u2013 a quiet space in a very sensory-overload environment in which you get to sit back, relax, breathe out and let a sonorous voice reciting poetry re-vitalize you.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23073\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23073\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Song-Lyrics.jpg\" alt=\"song lyrics\" width=\"500\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Song-Lyrics.jpg 500w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Song-Lyrics-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF VICTOR BLOCK<\/span><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Want some tips on public speaking? Head to the Lend Me Your Ears Auditory Gallery. Learn when to effectively pause in your remarks. When repetition reinforces your message. Or how the use of metaphor may better convey your meaning. Then you can go into a private recording booth and deliver your own speech. Fortunately, I presume, without any hecklers in the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Beware of the I\u2019m Sold Gallery where you may have to come to terms with how susceptible you are to advertising. Here you\u2019ll encounter how words are used to persuade and change people\u2019s minds through ads, videos and social media. Subtle but very effective to the easily gullible. That would probably be all of us. With, of course, deference paid to those slogans that have become part of the English lexicon: Where\u2019s the Beef? What\u2019s in your Wallet? Melts in your Mouth\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23068\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23068\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Words-to-Sell-Products.jpg\" alt=\"words to sell products\" width=\"850\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Words-to-Sell-Products.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Words-to-Sell-Products-600x416.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Words-to-Sell-Products-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Words-to-Sell-Products-768x533.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">PHOTO COURTESY OF VICTOR BLOCK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And think about this. What do you say when you drink something refreshing? Ahhh, yes?\u00a0 So it\u2019s no accident that three major bottled water companies are named Evian, Aquafina and Dasani. All have the Ahhh sound. Coincidence?<\/p>\n<p>The final gallery is devoted to How Words matter. People, known and unknown, talk about how words have changed their lives, how the power of certain words, expressions, stories significantly impacted them.<\/p>\n<p>Well, maybe not the final gallery should you choose to go to the bathroom before you leave. Not surprisingly, more relevant words that\u2019s not your usual bathroom graffiti\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 Heed the call of nature. See a man about a horse. Take a whiz. Tinkle. Gives whole new meaning to potty humor.<\/p>\n<p>I left the museum with a smile on my face, thinking to myself: What a wonderful place! Four little words. One declarative sentence. And yet it says so much. Words are funny that way\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The museum is free though donations are encouraged. 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