Tuesday Travel With Vice Magazine: Drunk History; Ben Franklin

So usually I use this feature to shed light on some of the darker places in our world. But I decided to lighten things up this week with something I personally can't stop laughing at. I have always been a history buff and have probably had conversations like this on numerous occasions after whatever escape was made from a noisy bar. I have never really been into the bar or clubbing scene anyway, if I wanted to yell in order to be heard, I'd go visit my grandma. She usually has better liquor anyway...

But getting back to the subject at hand, this micro series in the VBS archives is one of the most genius ideas I have ever seen fo a show. They take a knowledgeable person on the subject of American history, get them as fit shaced as possible, and then ask them about a certain event. This is then dramatized by actors who follow the narration of the inebriated expert perfectly. The episode I am posting this week is the subject of that famous lightning storm experiment performed by Ben Franklin. Jack Black plays a hilarious, yet strangely convincing Franklin.

All under the narration of eight (yikes!) vodka and cranberries...Enjoy!!