episode 32 : school / museum

why is it that it seems that every other large city has a better museum then seattle. went to see The Art Institute of Chicago and it was amazing. i could have spent the whole day there - i couldn't film much of the exhibits as they forbid filming in the museums.

one of the highlights (which there is no footage sadly) was when i saw a saber (sword) with a pistol attached to it! i asked an expert there to see if this was real and he stated that he was. they had come up with this way of winding up wheel - which when triggered would act like a lighter and create a spark. this would fire two shots from the saber. he joked that he didn't know if the owner was such a bad swordsman that he needed the pistol or if the pistol was so faulty that he needed the sword.