Embark on an exhilarating journey through Southern California as we ride the Metrolink from Orange County to Oceanside, then transfer to the NCTD Coaster bound for San Diego. Our day is packed with excitement as we delve into The Worst-Case Scenario: Survival Experience at the Fleet Science Center, immerse ourselves in the captivating Animation Academy: From Pencils to Pixels exhibit at the Comic-Con Museum, and step back in time aboard the magnificent HMS Surprise at the San Diego Maritime Museum. Join us as we traverse stunning coastal landscapes, engage with interactive exhibits, and explore maritime history, capturing the essence of this unforgettable adventure in one action-packed ride.
00:00 Intro 00:06 Metrolink 00:40 Coaster 01:00 San Diego MTS 01:15 Fleet Science Center 06:14 Comic-Con Museum 08:37 Maritime Museum of San Diego
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Hello Bloggineers, we are at Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center and today
we're taking the Metrolink down to San Diego.
Metrolink is only $10 for a weekend day pass and kids ride free.
This is Oceanside. Right now we're in Oceanside and we're going to take the
coaster down to San Diego. Kids ride free with a Pronto Youth
Account. We just arrived at Santa Fe Depot in
San Diego and we're going to transfer to the 215 bus to take us to Balboa Park.
After two trains and a bus we have arrived at Balboa Park and we're going
to visit some museums. Our first stop is the Fleet Science
Center and we're going to check out the Worst Case Scenario exhibit.
This says, what do you do when an animal attacks? Spin the wheel to find out.
Oh is that a bull? That's a bull. That's a cowboy.
You hop on the bull. Oh what happens? Throw your shirt or hat
away from you. So the reason why is because then they'll end up following
the shirt or hat instead of you. Okay so this one is about if a train's
about to hit you. What does it say? Then jump and roll. So
jump between the platforms.
This one says when you're upside down brace yourself before unbuckling.
Okay now lean back in an upside down position.
Okay now you have to play three O's in a row. Oh that's easy.
Hello? This is how you pick your lock. So I think you have to shape your paper
clip in a way that when you put it in.
So I have to keep going and pretend like this is flooded.
This is easy right? Ready? Oh I have to start here and go.
Oh I could start here. Ow. This is hard.
Okay this is easier I guess because I can jam my finger. It's not
ow. Yeah I'm not gonna do this. Plus it's not gonna happen in California.
So the goal of it for this is to climb to the other end.
Okay that's not fair there. Now he oh you have to be tall. That's not
fair. Survival of the fittest. This is like at the at the carnival when
you have to hang on for like two minutes.
This is the germ exhibit so we have to walk through the tunnel and avoid glowing
germs. Whatever that means. So what's the glowing germs? I'm in the
bathroom and these are all the things that can be dirty.
Toilet seat cover. Oh I'm trapped already. Oh man my head touched the toilet seat
cover. Oh no.
I don't know if I'm supposed to be dodging these things too.
Okay this is no. This one is impossible. Dealing with body functions discreetly
and privately can be a useful social skill
including spitting, nose blowing, booger picking,
spinach removal from teeth, and nail clipping. Put your hands and feet on the
ground and your butt in the air. Now what? I mean that would have this
exhibit would be more helpful if I needed to fart.
This escaping quicksand.
Quicksand it goes to your waist. This is my entire body.
That is the worst case scenario exhibit. This exhibit is really good. I don't have
a favorite because it was all very fun. I like how there were challenging stuff
even for me like climbing to avoid the flood and taking the walk
which I still wasn't able to get. We have a short time in San Diego so we're going
to get to move on to the next place but you should check out Fleet Science
Center. It's the 50th anniversary. Our next stop is the Comic-Con Museum.
First we're going to check out the Animation Academy.
Gertie the Dinosaur is the first film to use animation technique.
So in my 11 frame animation first the cow is standing
and he wants to eat the flying chicken for dinner but then the chicken ends up
attacking the cow and the chicken's about to eat the cow
for dinner. It's a reverse.
That's actually not too bad for like a two-minute creation.
I'm going to recreate some animation to always keep a place.
This exhibit is Excelsior, the life and legacy of Stan Lee.
He's the one that created all the Marvel characters like Spider-Man, Iron Man,
Captain America. Here's a Spider-Man edition from 1963
and this is the first issue of X-Men. These are the Funko Pop action figures
and that is the Comic-Con Museum. I really like this new exhibit but of
course the Pac-Man is super fun. Yeah they had
the Pac-Man last time we were here but they're still outside.
I liked creating my own animation in two minutes. That was my very first
stop-motion animation. On to our next stop.
Our final stop is the Maritime Museum of San Diego.
We're gonna board the HMS Surprise and we, well brother didn't but I watched
Master and Commander like last month which is this movie about
Napoleon's time and they're on a ship exploring the Galapagos
Islands or something like that. Actually I forgot the exact plot but anyways
this ship was in there. Okay so in the movie the British ship
that's the Surprise over there and they were battling the French ship.
The movie was filmed in Rosarito, Mexico. It was built in Nova Scotia which is in
Canada. Why are there so many ropes on this boat?
Why are there so many ropes on this boat? So yeah I said that many years ago when
we visited the HMS Surprise but at that time I had no idea what the
significance of this boat was. If you turn around over here see all
those ropes in the movie they were climbing that.
All the men were on this because I think once
after a battle with the French ship most of the ship got destroyed so they had to
climb and rebuild it. In the movie the people were taking care
of that statue in front. Yep these are the cabins. So it says
that on the ship they brought a lot of children into battle and we
could see that in the film too. They were called powder monkeys
and there were also orphans and homeless. These are the hammocks that they would
have slept on. Here's the great cabin. Oh there's a
violin but that's just the prop and this is where the captain would play
the violin at night and he would eat over here. I'm already
seasick from being down here for like two minutes. I don't know how they could
stand months upon months of this.
Feeling seasick? Visit the surgeon. This is the doctor's
quarters and once when someone was hunting
he accidentally shot the doctor instead of a bird so they almost lost the doctor.
Okay this way. We're going to the USS Dolphin.
Does this look like a dolphin?
Here are the bunks. I wouldn't want to sleep on the top because if I roll off
that would not be good. And I'm trying out the bunk bed. And now
it's brother's turn. And here's the sonar room. It says it's
separate from the main control room so they minimize sound
from identifying a contact. That way they don't confuse themselves.
This is the dining area. And that's the San Diego Maritime Museum.
Since we were trying to go to many different places today
we only get to be here at each museum for
for like an hour or so. I was really impressed by the HMS Surprise and
it's better after seeing the movie of course. I was
But yeah I would want to come back here to see the other ships and I think next
time we take the train down here we'll just spend a night or something.
I really like the submarine because it's very long and I get to see the
inside. See you in the next video. Bye!
