With summer just around the corner, carnivals and amusement parks are back in full swing. But did you ever wonder what makes your favorite rides, like the Tilt-a-Whirl or the Merry-Go-Round, spin round and round?

Everyone can give it a whirl at the newest exhibit at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. "Spin: The Science of Rotation" explores how spinning impacts sports, toys, and even space travel. Visitors can take a spin on the human centrifuge and feel the effects of inertia, find out how weight and size affect spinning on the "Let It Roll" ball racetrack, or even create their own mini laser shows with new technology. There's so much to learn from this hands-on exhibit, it's dizzying!

The exhibit was developed by the Health Adventure and Catawba Science Center, both in North Carolina, as part of the Traveling Exhibits at Museums of Science (TEAMS) Collaborative, which brings colorful, interactive exhibits to seven museums across the country. Earlier this year, RMSC teamed up with the Science Center of Ithaca to create "From Here to There," an exhibit about air, land, and sea travel, as part of the initiative.

The exhibit, which opened last week, will run through September 28 in the Riedman Gallery of the museum. The RMSC is located at 657 East Avenue. Admission for the exhibit is $11 for adults, $10 for seniors and college students, $9 for children 3-18, $1 for RMSC members, and free for children under 3. The museum is open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday noon-5 p.m. For more information visit rmsc.org.