Well, hello everybody. Welcome. Today I was driving down interstate 10.
I saw a bunch of billboards that said The Thing The Thing The Thing
over and over and over. The Mystery of the Desert.
Have you ever driven by and wondered about this? Well, if you ever have, today is your day.
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Alrighty. I've masked up. About to head on into the Thing.
Let's go check it out.
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Alright, Amy and I have come here for one thing and one thing only.
Get it? Amy's not laughing. She doesn't find that funny.
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Oh my god. [Laughter]
This is awesome already. How can you go wrong?
Aliens riding a dinosaur.
Aliens versus dinosaurs. [deeper voice] Aliens versus dinosaurs.
[electronic voice] Aliens versus dinosaurs. [higher and lower voices] Aliens versus dinosaurs.
[distorted voices] Aliens versus dinosaurs. Aliens versus dinosaurs. Yeah.
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So I've seen video of this. Other YouTubers visiting here.
This is my first time since they've redone the museum.
I've actually been here back in the classic days before they redid all this.
I think it's a lot cheaper back then if I remember. We just paid $10.61 for two adults.
Now not complaining because already the quality here...
Like, look at that... It's amazing.
So well worth the price of admission already. I think back in the day it was, like, a buck
and you kind of just walked through these like sheds with old vehicles
and of course to see The Thing, the Mystery of the Desert at the end
which is still here, by the way,
but so far... wow.
So there actually is a story if you read all the signs here.
Apparently our friends, the RAH'thians had to go find a new planet to live on
because theirs was dying and thousands of scout ships set out
across the universe looking for a habitable planet
and they landed on Earth during the age of the dinosaurs
and I assume crazy crap is about to go down.
RAH'thians.
It looks like the aliens devised ways to ride the dinosaurs
and so apparently, yeah, that's how the dinosaurs gained intelligence
is through the mind control device because they were wired into the aliens minds.
It made them smarter until they wouldn't take it anymore.
The sign here says the bones in front of me
were thought to be discovered in the mines of southern Arizona.
Notice the strange markings they have.
Do you guys see strange markings on those?
But what they're suggesting is what if the strange markings, that i don't quite see,
were evidence of advanced technology.
You can see stuff gets real now.
The dinosaurs, according to the sign, with their newfound intelligence
get a little bit mad... a little bit crazy... and things ensue.
You can see right here depicted on the wall
with this giant T-Rex coming right at ya.
Aliens vs dinosaurs. Yes.
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And not only aliens versus dinosaurs... Aliens riding dinosaurs versus dinosaurs.
How do you like that?
I will say one thing right off the bat, this is creative and crazy. I love this.
This is just completely off the wall.
I feel like we just started but definitely worth the price of admission.
Now one thing I kind of glanced over... There were a couple different factions of aliens.
The Mylzerath clan, I guess, sent an asteroid to Earth,
is that what it says, to destroy Earth
and they push the button and you guys know the rest.
the extinction of the dinosaurs and I assume too the other alien clan.
We're now transitioning to a new area it looks like. And human history as you know it... is it a lie?
[deep voice] What if?
I mean this is a really deep story to be honest.
I mean you can really take your time in here if you want to take it all in.
It's kind of hard to film and do all this but apparently the Ammattria,
right here is the other clan, they tried to stay on Earth after this
to help other species survive but I don't think it went so well.
I mean they have some really deep questions in here.
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I'm kind of an impatient guy usually and I just kind of blow through things and
just kind of skim read.
Amy is the... is definitely documenting every nook and cranny in here
and she's probably gonna tell me the whole story tonight at bedtime.
[high pitched laughing]
I love it too because as they step you through
history here, like the Roman Empire, they're interweaving
the story of the alien factions, the RAH'thian factions, here.
Now there's a strategy to this too. I'm kind of getting ahead because
as you guys know by now Amy does not like to be on film
so I'm trying to get ahead so I don't catch her in the frame
and oh wow check this out.
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So this is more of what I remember from my first visit here at the Thing.
I'm gonna say a good decade ago easily before they really redid it.
Like all of this stuff, that you see in this room here,
I'm pretty sure a lot of this was on display.
Like old tractors. This old buggy. Really cool stuff.
The building is definitely a lot newer. This thing just used to be like a shed.
A lot of these vehicles in here look like the real deal.
I vaguely remember weird stuff like that. It's actually very creepy.
Like very abstract kind of looking stuff but just, like, kind of weird
and, like, sick and twisted at the same time. I love it.
It's really awesome too. You walk through this whole history of
aliens versus dinosaurs and the evolution of man and then you come
in this room and you see historic vehicles.
I mean you gotta love these kind of roadside attractions.
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It's kind of strange too. It's like a progression through time
and we're in the more modern era now but, yeah, it's just kind of like a contrast.
You just go from dinosaurs and aliens with laser guns fighting to this.
The OG fascist club.
This is just... it's wacky cool. It's historic. It's uh...
Yeah it's just a lot to take in.
What if humans descended from ancient cosmic beings?
Okay, that one I totally believe actually. Some days...
I mean come on. [Music]
Okay and I was pretty convinced of this one
for a very long time so that's not a new thought for me.
How about you guys?
Scars from abductees.
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I'm telling you, man. It's real. It wasn't shingles after all. I knew it.
So as you've been going through here, Amy...
I've been kind of just like... It's so much eye candy so much to take in.
Have you been reading everything?
[Amy] No. [Glenn] No? You kind of gave up on that, huh?
[Amy] No. It's hard to focus. [Glenn] Yeah.
I mean, guys, seriously. What do you think about that?
Of course we haven't seen the grand finale yet so hang tight
because we come here to see the Thing. The actual thing that makes this place famous.
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So just a quick disclaimer. I don't want to spoil anything for anybody so
if you don't want to actually know what the Thing is, you might want to skip ahead or turn this off.
Alright, this is the best part.
what we've come here for deep inside the mine.
Where they discovered the remains of the Thing.
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[whispers] The Thing. The Thing. The Thing!
The mummified remains of who the heck knows what.
So what do you guys think that is? Leave me a comment down below.
I've never quite figured it out. To me... I almost wonder...
It might be a complete fabrication, I don't know,
or maybe it's the bones of, like, some kind of primate from, like, a monkey or something.
I've always been skeptical that it's actually human remains but it does look like it.
I don't know if you notice too there's like a little baby there too.
Something. I don't know. It's kind of creepy and weird.
Alright. get your last looks, folks, because now we're about to go to the gift shop.
It's going down. I'm buying a t-shirt today. How could I not?
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I am Jose from RAH'thian Prime. I know all. I see all.
You are a very wise Earthling. You seek your fortune from me, Jose.
I see you going through our alien versus dinosaur museum to learn of your past.
I see you eating a delicious Blizzard from our Dairy Queen
and I see you reading your alien fortune from me, Jose!
Have a wonderful day Earthling and remember me,
Jose the alien, from RAH'thian Prime.
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So there's the fortune I received.
Also that made me realize I was mispronouncing RAH'thian.
I was saying "rah-theon" so... There you go. You've heard it from Jose.
It's "ray-theon".
I mean I don't even know where to start. I know I want a Thing t-shirt for sure.
There are so many choices in here. I mean look at this.
I mean that is really cool.
How much is that? That's $15.99.
This is so cool and this stuff is actually really cheap too.
10 bucks for that. It's actually got some weight to it.
I mean this stuff is really creative. I love that.
I mean this stuff...
I don't know if Amy saw this but this is right up her alley here.
In time for Halloween.
It's not just the Thing paraphernalia. There's lots of, like, cool stuff here.
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There's just, like... There's just too much to look at.
I can spend a good hour in here.
Like, I'm a fan of this kind of classic yellow design.
It's reminiscent of the billboards that have been around for so long.
Of course, you need a flask too.
For me this is the classic simple look here.
So, Amy, what do you think? The darker yellow or the lighter yellow?
I think it needs to be yellow.
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So there you have it, folks. The Thing. Definitely worth the price of admission.
Amy and I had a blast. $13 t-shirt. Classic. Awesome.
Make a stop if you're ever driving down Interstate 10 past this thing.
It's well worth the price of admission.
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The Thing!
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