>>>
>>> ONE
>>> ONE OF THE WORLD'S WONDERS, THE BEGIN HE IS WORLD RECORDS
QUIETEST ROOM IS LOCATED IN
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS. YOU CAN READ ABOUT IT IN THE
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER,
ATLAS OBSCURA, IT HAS A GUIDE
AND A FOLD OUT MAP FOR THE
EXPLORING OF THE WORLD AND
WONDERFUL.
WONDERFUL. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
>> WE HAD THE FIRST VERSION AND
MY SON AND I LOVE TO READ IT.
WE WENT TO THE WORLD'S QUIETIST
ROOM WHICH YOU AND I WERE
DISGUSTING, IT WAS BONKERS
BEING IN THERE.
>> FULL SIT IN THERE FOR YOUR
EARS TO ATTENUATE AND GET USED
TO THE SILENCE, YOU START
LISTENING TO YOURSELF.
YOU HEAR THE SOUNDS OF YOUR OWN
BODY MAGNIFIED.
BODY MAGNIFIED. MY COFOUNDER AND I SAT IN THERE
FOR A WHILE.
BY THE END I FEEL I COULD HEAR
MY EYEBROWS MOVE.
>> I COULD HEAR MY HEART
BEATING LOUDLY.
BEATING LOUDLY. >> MY STOMACH GIGGLING.
>> WHAT'S THE SECOND VERSION OF
ATLAS OBSCURA?
ATLAS OBSCURA? >> WE ADDED THE WORLD'S
QUIETEST ROOM IN MINNESOTA AND
THE QUESTIONABLE MEDICAL
DEVICELES AT THE SCIENCE
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM. WE ADDING PLACES WE'VE
DISCOVERED SINCE PUBLISHING THE
FIRST BOOK.
FIRST BOOK. ONE PLACE I FIND TOTALLY
SPECTACULAR IS A PLACE OFF THE
HORN OF AFRICA CALLED THE MILKY
SEAS.
SEAS.
SEAS. THEY WERE DISCUSSING WHETHER
COULD YOU SEE BIOLUMINESCENCE.
THEY FOUND A SATELLITE PHOTO
THEY COULD SEE A PATCH THE SIZE
OF CONNECTICUT WHICH THEY
DIDN'T BELIEVE WAS POSSIBLE
PREVIOUSL . THIS IS ONE OF THE
PLACES.
PLACES.
PLACES. >> WE'RE LOOKING AT IT RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. IT'S AN ENORMOUS AREA.
>> WHAT'S THE QUESTIONABLE
MEDICAL DEVICES.
MEDICAL DEVICES. >> FRAUDULENT.
>> FRAUDULENT. >> WHAT ARE THESE THINGS?
>> YOU CAN SEE THEM AT THE
SCIENCE MUSEUM.
SCIENCE MUSEUM. BACK IN THE 1930s AND 40s, IF
YOU WENT TO GET NEW SHOES,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A KID.
YOU COULD PUT YOUR FOOT IN THIS
DEVICE AND THEY WOULD X-RAY
YOUR FOOT AT A BUNCH AND YOUR
BONES ARE ALIGNED, THIS IS A
BETTER SHOE.
BETTER SHOE. OF COURSE, THESE SHOWERS WERE
LEAKING RADIATION ALL OVER THE
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. THEY WEREN'T GREAT.
THAT'S AN EXAMPLE, BELTS THAT
WOULD HELP YOU DIGEST FOOD,
THINGS THAT WOULD ZAP YOUR
MUSCLES AND PROMISE TO MAKE YOU
SUPERSTRONG, ALL OF THIS STUFF.
>> HOW FAR WE'VE COME.
>> NOT THAT FAR.
THOSE THINGS ARE STILL THIS.
>>> TELL US ABOUT THE NUCLEAR
REACTOR AT REID COLLEGE IN
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. YOU COULD GO TO A COLLEGE AND A
NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES THERE, A
NUCLEAR REACTOR?
NUCLEAR REACTOR? >> I SHOULD SAY, IT'S
CONSIDERED A 0 RISK, IT CAN'T
MELT DOWN AND EXPLODE.
ALL OF THESE STUDENTS WHO MIGHT
BE HISTORY STUDENTS OR
LITERATURE STUDENTS CAN LEARN
TO USE THIS REACTOR.
THEY CAN BE TRAINED, MORE WOMEN
ARE TRAINED ON THIS REACTOR
THAN ANY OTHER REACTOR IN THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. AND SO IF YOU'RE A STUDENT YOU
CAN BE IN CHARGE OF CERAMICS,
THEY USED TO HAVE RUBBER
DUCKIES FLOATING ON TOP OF THE
WATER, WHEN THEY GOT INSPECTED,
THEY HAD TO TAKE THEM OUT.
>> I LOVE THAT THE DUCKS.
>> NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH.
>> THE NUCLEAR REACTOR IS OKAY,
NO DUCKS TOO MUCH.
>>> TELL ME ABOUT THE MERRY GO
ROUND.
ROUND.
ROUND. >>
ROUND. >> IN SPRING GREEN, WISCONSIN.
I VISITED THIS PLACE WHEN I WAS
12 ON A ROAD TRIP WITH MY
PARENTS.
PARENTS.
PARENTS. THAT'S LOCATION CALLED THE
HOUSE ON THE ROCK.
IT'S A CRAZY ASSEMBLAGE.
THEY WANTED TO WORK WITH
FRANKLIN WRIGHT.
FRANKLIN WRIGHT. I WOULDN'T HIRE YOU TO BUILD A
CHEESE CRATE OR A CHICKEN COUP.
ONE OF THE LARGEST THINGS IN
THE HOUSE IS A WORLD'S LARGEST
INDOOR CAROUSEL AND IF THIS IS
IN THE WOODS OF WISCONSIN, WHAT
IS IN THE WORLD?
WHAT IS THIS TO FIND.
>> IT'S NOT TOO FAR OF A DRIVE
FROM HERE.
FROM HERE. >> IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST
PLACES.
PLACES.
PLACES. YOU CAN VISIT IT ON A SHORT
TRIP FROM MINNEAPOLIS.
>>> THERE'S A RANDOM HOUSE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. THAN DOESN'T
GET MAIL.
GET MAIL.
GET MAIL. IT'S A F.B.I.
SPY HOUSE.
SPY HOUSE. >> IT'S EXTREMELY CONSPICUOUS.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT BROUGHT A
HOUSE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE
RUSSIAN EMBASSY.
RUSSIAN EMBASSY. NEVER MAIL DELIVERED, CURTAINS
WERE DRAWN AND CAMERAS ARE
VISIBLE IN THE WINDOWS, THIS
WAS A PLACE TO WATCH THE
COMINGS AND GOINGS FROM THE
RUSSIANS AND THERE WAS A TUNNEL
BUILT UNDERNEATH THE EMBASSY TO
TRY AND LISTEN.
YOU CAN WALK AROUND AND TAKE A
GANDER.
GANDER.
GANDER. >>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M EXCITED TO DIG INTO THIS.
>> WE'RE RUNNING A TRIVIA EVENT
AT THE BREWERY AT 6:00.
THAT WILL BE A FUN CHANCE TO
EXPLORE THESE PLACES.
>> YOU'LL BE THERE?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> THAT'S FOR A FUN TRIVIA
NIGHT, SUNDAY