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I'M CARTER OOSTERHOUSE AND THIS...
IS A MILLION DOLLAR ROOM.
(Carter) WE'RE GETTING AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK
INSIDE THE MOST SPECTACULAR MILLION DOLLAR ROOMS
AROUND THE GLOBE
FROM A DALLAS, TEXAS, BASEMENT
THAT HOUSES AN OVER-THE-TOP TURKISH BATH...
PEOPLE ARE PRETTY BLOWN AWAY WHEN THEY SEE THIS ROOM.
TO A CALIFORNIA HOME OFFICE
THAT WAGES A COSTLY WAR ON CONVENTIONAL WALL COVERINGS...
SEEING THESE LEATHER PANELS UP HERE
WITH THE ENDCAPS OF AN ACTUAL BULLET,
THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
AND AN INCREDIBLE FLORIDA STARGAZING ROOM
THAT HAS LUXURY DOWN TO A SCIENCE.
(Carter chuckling) OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S HUGE! IT'S AN OBSERVATORY!
IT'S AN ALL-ACCESS PASS TO THE MOST LUXURIOUS
AND EXPENSIVE ROOMS IN THE WORLD.
THE FIRST STOP ON OUR MILLION DOLLAR ADVENTURE
IS BRADBURY, CALIFORNIA,
WHERE REAL ESTATE AGENT BOB HURWITZ
SHOWS US AN OVER-THE-TOP BACHELOR PALACE
THAT WOULD MAKE ANY SPORTSMAN PROUD.
HEY, GOOD. CARTER, WELCOME.
ABSOLUTELY.
COME ON IN AND CHECK OUT THE BRADBURY ESTATE.
THE BRADBURY ESTATE
IS AN 8-ACRE LESSON IN NEOCLASSICAL ELEGANCE.
NOT ONLY DOES IT HAVE
A 10,000-SQUARE-FOOT MAIN HOUSE,
IT ALSO HAS A POOL HOUSE, A GUESTHOUSE,
A 350,000-GALLON POOL,
AND A 1 MILLION-GALLON MAN-MADE TROUT POND.
(Carter) WHEN PEOPLE WALK INTO THIS ROOM
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME,
WHAT DO THEY SAY WHEN THEY COME INTO THIS SPACE?
I MEAN, THIS IS THE ROTUNDA. YOU CAN SEE THE OUTSIDE.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THESE LITTLE HALLWAYS,
STAIRS THAT GO OFF TO DIFFERENT SPACES.
WHAT'S--WHAT'S THE FEELING?
YEAH. YEAH.
THIS IS REALLY A UNIQUE ROOM. IT'S PRETTY ASTONISHING.
IT HAS 40-FOOT CEILINGS.
IT'S VERY BRIGHT,
BECAUSE YOU HAVE THESE HUGE TWO-STORY WINDOWS
AND DOORS THAT LEAD TO THE OUTSIDE.
AND IT KIND OF
TIES THE MAIN AREAS OF THE HOUSE TOGETHER.
THE MAGNIFICENT ROTUNDA
ACHIEVES THE LUXURIOUS FEELING OF NEW ENGLAND WARMTH
BY BALANCING THE SPACE'S EXPANSIVE
TOP-OF-THE-LINE LIMESTONE FEATURES
WITH RICH HIGH-END WOODWORK
AND COZY OVERSTUFFED CUSTOM FURNITURE.
IMPORTED FRENCH LIMESTONE EVERYWHERE.
JEEZ. THAT'S AMAZING.
I-IN FACT, THE PROPERTY HAS OVER AN ACRE OF FRENCH LIMESTONE.
AMAZING.
IT'S ONLY THE BEST.
FOR THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY,
MM-HMM. RIGHT.
RIGHT.
MM-HMM.
RIGHT.
SURE. SURE.
EVEN THE WAY THE PAINTINGS ARE HUNG...
THEY'RE--THEY'RE MUSEUM-QUALITY.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND NAILS IN THE WALLS.
THIS WAS ALL DONE BY, YOU KNOW, MUSEUM CURATORS.
WELL, I THINK WHAT HE DID WELL HERE
IS, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE PLUSH SEATING
TO THE FABRICS AND THE DRAPERY ON THE WALLS.
YOU KNOW, THIS--WITH ALL THE LIMESTONE THAT'S IN HERE,
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S GOT THESE KIND OF HARD ELEMENTS
RIGHT. RIGHT.
MM-HMM.
WHICH WERE ALL DONE BY A CLASSICALLY TRAINED CRAFTSMAN,
SO THE HOME IS 30,000 SQUARE FEET,
THERE'S A LOT OF HOME TO SEE.
SOUNDS GREAT.
ALL RIGHT, PERFECT.
YEAH, I CAN SEE WHY.
IT'S THE LIBRARY/OFFICE.
EVERY INCH OF THIS BEAUTIFUL
1,500-SQUARE-FOOT, 2-STORY LIBRARY/OFFICE
EXUDES MASCULINE LUXURY.
FROM THE RICH MAHOGANY SHELVING
AND CUSTOM LEATHER FURNITURE
TO THE INTRICATE COFFERED CEILING,
NO EXPENSE WAS SPARED
IN THIS EXQUISITE HOME OFFICE.
THIS ROOM IS INCREDIBLE, AND IT HAS FEATURES
THAT YOU WOULD NOT FIND IN ANY OTHER LIBRARY.
YOU HAVE A-AN ENORMOUS, UH, LIMESTONE FIREPLACE OVER HERE.
YEAH.
UM, THIS COULD BE THE LARGEST ONE.
AND EVERY TIME, I THINK, I SAY THAT ONE IS BIGGER...
YEAH.
NO.
NO.
AND AGAIN, IT'S ALL FRENCH LIMESTONE.
NOW I LOVE THIS WALL RIGHT OVER THERE,
LEATHER PANELS WITH-- WHAT'S THAT ON THERE?
IT'S INSET WITH 45-CALIBER SHELL CASING.
IT EXTENDS ALL THE WAY TO THE CEILING
AND THEN THEY CONTINUED IT AROUND UP TOP
UNDER THOSE ARCHES IN THE WINDOWS,
SO IT--IT JUST DOESN'T LIVE RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT. EXACTLY.
IT ISN'T JUST SOME KIND OF, YOU KNOW,
RIGHT.
MM-HMM.
OKAY.
AND YOU'LL SEE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THAT TYPE OF MENTALITY
SURE.
YEAH.
BUT SEEING THESE LEATHER PANELS UP HERE
WITH THE ENDCAPS OF AN ACTUAL BULLET...
THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
WHAT I REALLY LOVE IS JUST LOOKING UP AT THE CEILING.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE THE COFFERED CEILING,
UH, WITH THE TONGUE AND GROOVES,
AND THEN ALL THAT LITTLE DENTIL MOLDING,
AND, OF COURSE, THE WINDOWS.
(chuckling) I MEAN, THE--THE--THOSE--THOSE--
YEAH, THOSE ARE LEADED WINDOWS.
AND YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, THE WOOD PARQUET CEILING.
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST THE-- I MEAN, THE DETAIL WORK,
THE MOLDINGS, EVERYTHING ELSE,
RIGHT.
WHY DID THE HOMEOWNER CREATE THIS ROOM?
WELL, THIS IS A ROOM THAT HE REALLY LIVES IN.
MM-HMM.
MM-HMM.
SURE. SURE.
MM-HMM.
RIGHT. RIGHT.
MM-HMM.
YEAH.
(chuckles) YEAH.
EXACTLY.
SO WHAT WOULD YOU SAY, COST-WISE, IN A ROOM LIKE THIS?
(Bob) WHEN YOU'VE GOT ARTISTS COMING IN
MM-HMM. MM-HMM.
SURE.
MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, PLACED PERFECTLY, YOU KNOW,
JEEZ.
YEAH.
UP NEXT, WE'LL SHOW YOU AN OUT-OF-CONTROL WATER FEATURE
THAT COSTS MORE THAN 40 FERRARIS.
WOW.
IT COST OVER $8 MILLION TO CREATE.
AND LATER, AN OVER-THE-TOP TURKISH-INSPIRED SPA
THAT YOU HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE.
(woman) I THINK THAT THIS ROOM REPRESENTS THE HEIGHT OF LUXURY.
YOU'RE JUST ENVELOPED BY THE--THE HUMIDITY
AND--AND THE BEAUTIFUL SOFT AIR.
CONTINUING OUR TOUR OF THIS AMAZING BRADBURY ESTATE,
WE HEAD OUTSIDE TO SEE TWO OUTRAGEOUS WATER FEATURES
THAT TOGETHER COST OVER $10 MILLION,
STARTING WITH THE NEOCLASSICAL-INSPIRED,
LIMESTONE-LINED POOL AREA.
THIS IS AN AREA TO ENTERTAIN.
YEAH, THIS IS LITERALLY, KIND OF THE FOCAL POINT
OF WHAT IS AN 8-ACRE ESTATE.
THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING
YOU WOULD SEE IN A HOTEL OR A RESORT.
YEAH, YOU WON'T SEE ANYTHING LIKE THIS OUTSIDE OF VEGAS.
IT'S A 350,000-GALLON POOL.
OH, IT'S COMPLETELY FUNCTIONAL.
IT'S 14 FEET DEEP.
THERE'S ACTUALLY AN OLYMPIC-TYPE DIVING BOARD...
OBVIOUSLY INFINITY EDGE.
(chuckling) I MEAN, THIS IS A SERIOUS POOL.
THIS IS ENORMOUS.
I MEAN, WHAT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS ON THIS SHAPE?
WHY--WHY THE BIG “T”?
WELL, IT--IT PERFECTLY BISECTS THE POOL HOUSE HERE...
WHICH IS AN AMAZING STRUCTURE IN ITSELF...
THE GUESTHOUSE OR GENTLEMEN'S RETREAT...
ON THE OTHER SIDE,
SO THIS IS PRETTY PRICY.
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CREATE.
WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THE AREA UP THERE, WHAT IS THAT?
THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT YOU WILL FIND IN NO OTHER PROPERTY THAT I'VE EVER SEEN.
IT IS A MILLION-GALLON CAPACITY,
WOW.
IT COST OVER $8 MILLION TO CREATE.
OH, YEAH.
NO EXPENSE WAS SPARED
IN MAKING THIS MAN-MADE POND FEEL LIKE THE REAL THING.
WITH AUTHENTIC WETLAND PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE,
THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A GORGEOUS BACKYARD OASIS,
IT'S ALSO A DELICATELY CRAFTED ECOSYSTEM.
I MEAN, THIS IS, LIKE,
THIS IS A REAL POND IN THE BACKYARD,
YES, THERE WAS NOTHING HERE.
UH-HUH.
AND IT REQUIRES
A PUMPING AND COOLING STATION SO LARGE AND SO COMPLEX
OH, I CAN IMAGINE,
OH, ABSOLUTELY.
RIGHT, AND THE--
IT'S SPECIFICALLY COOLED TO EXACTLY THE TEMPERATURE
RIGHT.
WHY RAINBOW TROUT?
THAT'S FOR FLY-- FLY-FISHING?
UH-HUH.
OH, YEAH, SEE HIM RIGHT THERE.
OH, THAT'S SO COOL. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE RIGHT THERE.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY FISH ARE ACTUALLY...
WOW.
LET'S FACE IT,
OH, ABSOLUTELY.
MM-HMM.
WOW.
YEAH?
GREAT, LET'S GO.
STEPS FROM THE POOL
IS WHAT THE OWNER CALLS THE GENTLEMEN'S RETREAT,
A 5,700-SQUARE-FOOT GUEST MANSION
WITH EVERY AMENITY YOU CAN THINK OF.
YEAH.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE ALL OF THIS SPACE IN HERE.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A POOL TABLE TO HANG OUT,
AND THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER LITTLE SITTING AREA
WITH A GREAT BIG FIREPLACE.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
YOU GOT A LIMESTONE FIREPLACE.
WHEN YOU HAVE--WHEN YOU BRING IN AN ACRE OF LIMESTONE,
YOU PUT IT EVERYWHERE.
AND I CAN DEFINITELY SEE THE DESIGN STYLES AND TASTES--
THAT THE OWNER HAS VERY SPECIFIC WANTS AND NEEDS
EXACTLY.
MM-HMM.
MM-HMM.
WOW.
I DO LOVE HOW RUSTIC THIS ROOM IS.
I MEAN, YOU CAN TELL THE MASCULINE FEATURES,
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
UH-HUH.
MM-HMM.
AND THIS NEXT ROOM YOU'RE GONNA SEE
GREAT.
LOVE TO SEE THIS.
AND RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS
IS THE PERFECT HOBBY ROOM FOR AN EX-MILITARY MAN.
(chuckles)
IT'S SO CLEAN.
YEAH, IT'S PRISTINE, LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.
EVEN THOUGH IT IS USED EXTENSIVELY,
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW IT.
MM-HMM.
IT'S THE ONLY RANGE I'VE EVER SEEN
REALLY?
JEEZ.
THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.
YEAH, A GUN RANGE LIKE THIS,
WHAT DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS COST?
WOW.
WHATEVER THIS HOMEOWNER DOES,
ABSOLUTELY.
THERE'S SO MANY COOL FEATURES ABOUT THIS HOME.
I DON'T SEE WHY ANYBODY WOULD EVER BE BORED WHILE--
YEAH, IT IS AN AMAZING RETREAT.
IT'S ACTUALLY LIKE A RESORT.
IT'S AVAILABLE FOR $78.8 MILLION,
OKAY.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY YET, BUT MAYBE SOMEDAY.
MY PLEASURE.
THANK YOU. TAKE CARE.
COMING UP, WE'LL SHOW YOU AN INCREDIBLE TURKISH BATH
THAT BRINGS SUBTERRANEAN LUXURY TO CRAZY NEW HEIGHTS.
THE SPECIAL THING ABOUT IT IS IT'S ALL IN THE BASEMENT,
WHICH IS HARD TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU'RE HERE.
AND LATER, YOU WON'T BELIEVE
WHAT ONE FLORIDA FAMILY SPENT A MILLION BUCKS ON.
THIS HAS GOT TO BE, LIKE,
THE BIGGEST RESIDENTIAL TELESCOPE IN THE U.S.
THE NEXT STOP ON OUR EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF THE MOST AMAZING
MILLION DOLLAR ROOMS IN THE WORLD
NOW TAKES US TO DALLAS, TEXAS, WHERE ONE FAMILY
BUILT AN OUTRAGEOUS MILLION DOLLAR ROOM
IN THEIR BASEMENT PURELY FOR RELAXATION.
SISTERS AND DESIGNING DUO
KELLI FORD AND KIRSTEN FITZGIBBONS
TURNED THE BASEMENT FLOOR OF KELLI AND HER HUSBAND'S
MAGNIFICENT 25,000-SQUARE-FOOT MEGA-MANSION
INTO A REFUGE
THAT IS THE ULTIMATE IN SUBTERRANEAN LUXURY.
THIS INCREDIBLE SPACE FEATURES A DELUXE WINE ROOM
AND A GORGEOUS HOME THEATER,
BUT THE BASEMENT'S REAL SHOWSTOPPER
IS THE LUXURIOUS TURKISH BATH.
(woman) WELCOME TO OUR PERSONAL SPA.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ASPECTS OF OUR HOME.
PEOPLE ARE PRETTY BLOWN AWAY WHEN THEY SEE THIS ROOM.
AND IT'S UNEXPECTED. IT'S IN A BASEMENT.
AND IT'S BEHIND THIS BIG DOOR, AND WHEN WE OPEN IT,
IT JUST--EVERYBODY ALWAYS SAYS, “WOW.”
THE CENTERPIECE
OF THIS INCREDIBLE 2,000-SQUARE-FOOT TURKISH BATH
IS THE ROOM'S DAZZLING POOL
COMPLETELY CUSTOMIZED TO BE THE ULTIMATE
IN VICTORIAN-INSPIRED RELAXATION AND STYLE.
WE DESIGNED THE POOL WITH THE STEPS
ENTERING RIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE INSTEAD OF ON EITHER END.
IT'S NOT REALLY A POOL TO JUMP IN AND DO LAPS,
IT'S A POOL TO RELAX IN AND HANG OUT IN.
AND WE HAVE BENCHES ON THIS SIDE AND THE OTHER SIDE.
AND IT'S ALWAYS HEATED TO 92 DEGREES.
SO IT'S--IT'S WARM AND ENVELOPING,
ALMOST AS HOT AS A JACUZZI.
ONE OF THE DEFINING FEATURES IN THIS LUXURIOUS SPA
IS THE INTRICATE MOSAIC TILE DESIGNS,
CUSTOM MADE JUST FOR THIS ROOM.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGING AND FUN ASPECTS OF BUILDING THIS POOL
WAS ACTUALLY DESIGNING THE WALLS,
WHICH WE DID WITH THE ARCHITECT.
AND THEY CREATED THESE BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS,
WHICH ARE ACTUALLY, UH, VERY SYMMETRICAL THROUGHOUT THE POOL.
UH, AND IT WAS DONE MATHEMATICALLY,
SO IT--IT ALL WORKED PUT TOGETHER AS A PUZZLE.
(Kelli) THE SPECIAL THING ABOUT IT IS IT'S ALL IN THE BASEMENT,
WHICH IS HARD TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU'RE HERE.
WE HAVE 16-FOOT CEILINGS.
WE HAVE ABOUT 2,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE POOL ROOM ITSELF.
WHEN IT CAME TIME TO PICK THE PERFECT FLOORING
FOR THE SPECTACULAR SPACE, THIS PROUD TEXAN
LOOKED NO FARTHER THAN HER OWN BACKYARD.
(Kelli) THE FLOORS ARE TEXAS LIMESTONE, OF COURSE.
AND THEY GO UP INTO THE PILASTERS
AND ALSO THE COLUMNS OVER THERE,
WHICH IS A NICE CONTRAST TO THE BLUE TILE WALL.
IT JUST KIND OF ADDS
A NEW DIMENSION AND TEXTURE TO THE ROOM.
THESE CHANDELIERS, UH,
WHICH WE FOUND AND DESIGNED, WERE MADE IN SYRIA.
AND IT WAS QUITE A CHALLENGE TO HANG THESE CHANDELIERS,
AS ONE CAN IMAGINE, OVER THE POOL.
AND IT'S AN EVEN GREATER CHALLENGE TO CHANGE THE BULBS.
I THINK THAT THIS ROOM
REPRESENTS THE HEIGHT OF LUXURY.
YOU'RE JUST ENVELOPED BY THE--THE HUMIDITY
AND--AND THE BEAUTIFUL SOFT AIR.
YOU--YOU JUST LITERALLY FEEL AS IF YOU WANT
TO DIVE INTO THE POOL AND INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.
WHAT TURKISH BATH WOULD BE COMPLETE
WITHOUT A GORGEOUS THEMED RESTROOM?
IN KEEPING WITH THE SPA THEME,
WE CREATED THIS WONDERFUL BATHROOM AREA.
COMPLETE WITH A WATER CLOSET AND A DELUGE SHOWER
THAT--THAT IS WHAT TRULY WHAT WILL DROWN YOU
IF YOU... (chuckles) GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY.
WE HAVE KEPT WITH THE GRECIAN THEME
WITH A GREEK KEY DESIGN IN THE SINKS AND--
AND THE BLUE UP ABOVE AND THE BLUE IN THE SHOWER
JUST TO CARRY THE THEME THROUGHOUT.
AND RIGHT NEXT DOOR
IS THE CUSTOM, 12-PERSON CEDAR SAUNA.
THE HEAT IN THE SAUNA
CAN SOMETIMES GET TO BE 180 DEGREES,
BUT WHEN IT GETS TOO HOT, YOU JUST OPEN THE DOOR
AND GO RIGHT BACK OUT TO THE POOL.
WE USE THIS ROOM QUITE OFTEN.
WE GET MASSAGES IN IT.
WE USE THE SAUNA AFTER A WORKOUT.
ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER, IT'S WONDERFUL TO COME IN
AND JUST RELAX AND GET A LITTLE DOSE OF WARMTH.
I THINK THE SPA IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE HOUSE.
AND WHENEVER WE HAVE FRIENDS COME OVER
WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT BEFORE,
THEY ALL SAY THE SPA IS THEIR FAVORITE.
UP NEXT, WE VISIT AN OUTRAGEOUS
MILLION DOLLAR STARGAZING PARADISE.
THIS IS IT? (chuckling) THIS IS WHAT I CAME TO SEE?
WELL, ACTUALLY, I'M JUST MESSING WITH YOU.
(chuckling) OH, MY GOSH. THAT'S HUGE!
OUR EXCLUSIVE TOUR
OF THE WORLD'S MOST AMAZING ROOMS CONTINUES
AS WE HEAD TO CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA,
AND MEDICAL DEVICE INVENTOR DR. TOM BALES'
20,000-SQUARE-FOOT, 8-BEDROOM MANSION
THAT TRULY HAS LUXURY DOWN TO A SCIENCE.
HEY, TOM. HOW ARE YOU?
JUST FINE, COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
AVID SCIENCE FANS, DR. BALES,
ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO SONS,
HAVE DEDICATED AN INCREDIBLE MILLION DOLLAR ROOM
IN THEIR MASSIVE ESTATE
TO THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.
WELL, THESE ARE PATENTS.
UH, A HUNDRED.
YOU HAVE A HUNDRED PATENTS? WOW, LOOK AT ALL OF THESE.
YOU WERE THE INVENTOR
OF THE ENDOSCOPIC SUCTION INSTRUMENT
HOW COULD YOU BEAT THAT?
(laughs)
JUST IN CASE YOU NEED ONE OF THOSE.
WITH OVER 100 PATENTS,
TOM IS SURELY AN ACCOMPLISHED MEDICAL DEVICE INVENTOR,
BUT IT'S HIS PASSION FOR OUTER SPACE EXPLORATION
THAT DROVE HIM TO SPEND A MILLION DOLLARS
JUST SO HE COULD SEE THE STARS FROM HIS HOME.
THIS IS IT?
WELL, ACTUALLY, I'M JUST MESSING WITH YOU.
THAT'S THE TELESCOPE.
(chuckling) OH, MY GOSH.
THAT'S AN OBSERVATORY!
(chuckles) OH, WOW.
THAT'S HUGE!
THIS IS A FULL-ON OBSERVATORY.
EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU ON THE BLOCK, DON'T THEY?
PRETTY MUCH.
OH, MY GOSH. TOM, THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.
THIS IS A HUGE TELESCOPE.
THIS HAS GOT TO BE, LIKE,
THE BIGGEST RESIDENTIAL TELESCOPE IN THE U.S.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE WHOLE U.S.,
SOUTHEAST WORKS FOR ME. (chuckles)
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TELESCOPE THIS LARGE BEFORE.
YEP. THIS IS ALL DONE
BY PROFESSIONAL TELESCOPE MAKERS.
FIRST OFF, ASTRONOMY-- HOW DID YOU GET INTO THAT?
UH-HUH.
HUGE, HEAVY INTEREST.
RIGHT.
HOW MUCH DOES A TELESCOPE LIKE THIS COST?
WELL, IT'S A TRICKY QUESTION.
THE TELESCOPE IS PROBABLY AROUND 100,000 BUCKS.
OH, WOW. OKAY. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MORE.
OKAY.
MM-HMM.
YOU CAN'T PUT A ROOF UP
WHICH ISN'T MADE OUT OF EITHER TILE OR COPPER,
UH-HUH.
WOW.
AND WHAT WAS THAT?
UH, IT WAS PROBABLY...
WAS IT REALLY?
SO TELL ME, HOW DOES THIS WORK?
(clears throat)
WELL, LET'S IMAGINE WE WANT TO WATCH--ALL RIGHT--
UH-HUH.
SO WE PROGRAM IT UP FOR JUPITER.
FIRST THING IT'S GONNA DO IS TO FLIP ALL AROUND
‘CAUSE JUPITER IS THAT WAY.
SO EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY ON A COMPUTER SYSTEM
YEAH.
WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE DON'T ASK ME WHERE JUPITER IS.
THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, TOM.
SO NOW, QUESTION--
HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY SEE THROUGH THE TELESCOPE?
YOU GOTTA CLIMB UP TO WHEREVER THE TELESCOPE IS.
(Carter) WOW.
WHOA, IT'S BRIGHT UP THERE. (chuckles)
HOW DID EVERYTHING BASICALLY COME IN?
HOW DID THE TELESCOPE COME IN? WAS THAT FIRST?
UH-HUH.
UH-HUH.
WITH THE BIG CRANE.
AND THEN WE ASSEMBLED THE TELESCOPE
OH, WOW.
DID YOU REALLY?
SO HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THIS WHOLE THING--
WHAT IS, LIKE, THE COST ON THIS ENTIRE AREA?
WELL, THIS HAD TO BE BUILT
MM-HMM. MM-HMM.
SO IT HAS ITS OWN PILINGS.
MM-HMM.
AND ARCHITECTURE AND, UH, SO PROBABLY--
I COULD IMAGINE.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TELESCOPE, YOU HAVE THE DOME,
MM-HMM.
I MEAN, IT'S A PRETTY-- PRETTY SPECIAL PLACE, THOUGH.
THANK YOU, CARTER.
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