Meanwhile...

... back at Emperor Ming's Palace...

Science!

A's class participated in a science fair.  His exhibit was about making records harder to scratch.  He wanted to see how chocolate would protect records, but got talked into using aluminum foil and plastic wrap instead.  

He was a little shy for a video, but stood still long enough for this photo.

His old phonograph (shown here playing Enrico Caruso) was a hit.  Kids also got to scratch a sample record on purpose.