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I grew up in DC in the 70s, and used to go to the Air and Space Museum all the time. I'm surprised I don't remember having seen this video as a kid. I love how

I grew up in DC in the 70s, and used to go to the Air and Space Museum all the time. I'm surprised I don't remember having seen this video as a kid. I love how she uses her well-worn chef's knife as a pointer.

DonHopkins 6y ago
Me too! (You might also appreciate the FX show "The Americans" that's set in that era and area. One of the kids on that show had the exact same Star Wars blanket as I did!) https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-STAR-WARS-Blanket-Throw-1977-Approx-4-5X6-5FT-EXTREMELY-RARE-/164050327261 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-STAR-WARS-Blanket-Throw-197... The "Life in the Universe" exhibit was on the first floor of the West wing, from July 1, 1976 through March 1, 1979: https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/life-universe-event-exhib-3464 https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/life-universe-event-exhib-346... It also featured the original "Powers of Ten" movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0 And they had a cool interactive "Pick-a-Star" display that let you press buttons to select hypothetical planetary systems and extraterrestrial life forms: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-13 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... Did you ever see the "Person to Person" Telephone Exhibit in the History and Technology museum? My mom was a docent at the Electricity Discovery Corner, right next to that. So we'd go to the museums every Saturday! https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_955 https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_955 More photos of the "Life in the Universe" exhibit (it was cool and dark and really great place to hang out if you were stoned): https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-0 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-1 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-2 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-3 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-4 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-5 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-6 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-7 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-8 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-9 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-10 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-11 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-12 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-13 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-14 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-15 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths...

DonHopkins 6y ago

Me too! (You might also appreciate the FX show "The Americans" that's set in that era and area. One of the kids on that show had the exact same Star Wars blanket as I did!) https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-STAR-WARS-Blanket-Throw-1977-Approx-4-5X6-5FT-EXTREMELY-RARE-/164050327261 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-STAR-WARS-Blanket-Throw-197... The "Life in the Universe" exhibit was on the first floor of the West wing, from July 1, 1976 through March 1, 1979: https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/life-universe-event-exhib-3464 https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/life-universe-event-exhib-346... It also featured the original "Powers of Ten" movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0 And they had a cool interactive "Pick-a-Star" display that let you press buttons to select hypothetical planetary systems and extraterrestrial life forms: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-13 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... Did you ever see the "Person to Person" Telephone Exhibit in the History and Technology museum? My mom was a docent at the Electricity Discovery Corner, right next to that. So we'd go to the museums every Saturday! https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_955 https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_955 More photos of the "Life in the Universe" exhibit (it was cool and dark and really great place to hang out if you were stoned): https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-0 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-1 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-2 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-3 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-4 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-5 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-6 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-7 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-8 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-1976-9 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-10 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-11 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-12 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-13 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-14 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smithsonian-institution-si-exhibits-nasm-life-universe-gallery-107-15 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/museums-smiths...