Okay, this summer school wouldn't be so bad

As a kid, I would've thought this was the most awesome thing ever. Oh, heck, as an adult I still think it's pretty awesome:

In its weekend-entertainment roundup, The Houston Chronicle spotlights Space Center Houston's "Superhero Summer," where "Kids can scale a 24-foot wall, lift a two-ton truck and learn to fly." The "Superhero Summer" website doesn't go into much detail, but its Superhero School promises "awesome activities" (see?): "Use your super strength to lift a real truck! Develop incredible night vision! Experience the magic of flight! Develop catlike agility and reflexes! Climb a giant wall like a spider!"

Given that insurance for radioactive spiders, gamma rays and cannisters of chemical waste is probably sky-high, I figure everything is done with cables, harnesses and night-vision goggles. But still ...

"Superhero Summer" also promises occasional appearances by Marvel heroes like Spider-Man, Captain America, the Fantastic Four (the Human Torch is curiously referred to as "Flame"), the Incredible Hulk and the X-Men. There's even a performance, of sorts:

The newest Marvel Show storms into Space Center Houston some of Marvel's hottest characters -- Wolverine, Storm, Beast, Professor X and the evil Magneto. This show focuses on the pursuit of the evil Magneto who has stolen a machine that turns mutants (like the X-Men) into normal humans. Unfortunately the machine also can turn regular people into mutants. This action packed interactive show runs 45 minutes. The show concludes with all of the kids taking the Super Hero Oath and being sworn in as Junior Super Heroes.

But forty-five minutes? That better be one heck of a show.