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Child looking up at a Shark at the Tennessee Aquarium

We created a smart wearable to track kid’s

LAUGHTER + EXCITEMENT

All Kids
at Tennessee Aquarium experienced:
Laughter 2 - Excitement 4

a little
laughter

tons of
excitement

31
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
136.5
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
What the kids are saying

PENGUINS LOOK LIKE RICH PEOPLE.

Hillary
age 4

THE TURTLE LOOKED LIKE A MONSTER TO THE OTHER FISH.

Miles
age 7

I WANT TO BE A SCUBA DIVER SO I CAN SWIM WITH THE SHARKS.

Alexandria
age 12

A BUTTERFLY LANDED ON MY HAND!

Sash
age 12

MY FAVORITE FISH IS A GREAT WHITE BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE THERE.

Tim
age 11

ARE JELLYFISH MADE OF GRAPE JELLY OR STWABERRY?

Lainey
age 5

THE STINGRAY FELT SCRATCHY LIKE PEPPERCORNS.

Olivia
age 5

THE CRABS WERE WILD! AND THE STINGRAY WERE SLIMY AND VEINY.

Camden
age 12

WE GOT TO SEE THE FISH BEING FED. IT WAS SO COOL!

Ella
age 10

I WISH THEY HAD HORSES THERE.

Miles
age 7
Soundtrack of laughter
Because laughter is music to a parent's ears.
Tennessee Aquarium
26,460
Avg. Laughs
Per Day
31
Avg. Laughs
Per Hour Per Kid
Kid Wisdom

We learned a ton from the data we collected.
Here are some nuggets you don't want to miss.

Fishes respond well to fish faces.
It's all fun and laughs until a shark swims by.
Butterflies have giggle superpowers.
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Photographic proof of fun

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