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Hey, Wowzer fans, Mindy here.
And before we start the show, I gotta let you know that this November, with a special new episode featuring our friends at Circle Round and Terrestrials on Radiolab for Kids,
And don't miss when Elmo from Sesame Street stops by Wow in the World to make us all belly laugh on November 24th.
Oh, but that's not all, Reg.
On December 1st, we are sharing our 250th episode of Wow in the World with all of you.
We think this one is going to be music to your ears.
Literally.
Did I mention it's a musical?
And if you're a member of the World Organization of Wowzers...
Oh boy, do I have a surprise for you.
You can listen to our 250th episode early with me and other members from around the world on Saturday, November 22nd, at 7 pm.
Eastern.
That's right, we are throwing another listening party.
Join us as we dance along to our new songs.
React to the episode with other members in the chat and more.
Grownups.
If you want your wowzer to join this members-only listening party, you can sign up to become a member today at Tinkercastcom.
Slash wow.
Already a member?
Well, you can find the link and password to join the event when you sign in at Tinkercastcom.
Slash wow.
That's it.
It's going to be a November to remember.
But for now, let's get on with the show.
Woo!
I am late, Mindy.
Oh, hey, Guy Ross.
Oh, love your outfit.
It's not an outfit, Mindy.
This is scuba gear.
I ran out of my scuba lesson to make it here on time for the game show.
You know, if you were an aquatic beetle, you wouldn't even need all that heavy equipment.
Well, I'm not an aquatic beetle.
I'm just saying, if you were, you would be able to breathe out of your, you know.
My, my what, Mindy?
You know, you're back there.
My what?
Your butt!
If you were an aquatic beetle, you would be able to breathe out of your butt, Guy Raz.
Uh... See, some aquatic beetles trap oxygen bubbles and make them cling to their butts.
And they breathe through these bubbles when they're underwater.
Mindy, are you suggesting I create a butt bubble to breathe out of?
I'm just saying.
It seems a lot more efficient than carrying around all that scuba gear.
Okay, enough about bubble butts.
Up its butt.
Right.
Enough about butt bubbles, Mindy.
Uh, well, let's start the game show.
Oh, good.
Uh, all right.
Let's cue the garden hose.
And power the lights in three, two, one.
And now for everyone's second favorite game show after flossing your toes.
It's Two What's and a What.
Taking round of Two What's and a Wow.
Two What's and a Wow.
The scientific game show that separates the wows from the what's.
Now before we begin today's round, let's review where we left off on Friday.
We gave you three scientific statements about tears and challenged you to guess which one was the one true, wow.
Was it A, some moths drink the tears of sleeping birds and horses?
Or was it B, Elephants are the only other animals that cry tears of emotion.
Or was it Z?
All human tears have the same chemical makeup.
And to answer yesterday's question, joining us by phone, it's Oliver from North Carolina.
Oliver, what's the wow?
Hi, I'm Oliver, and I live in Durham, North Carolina, and here's my wow in the world.
Some tropical moths have very unusual diets.
They drink... usually from animals such as horses, pigs, and deer.
But they will also pick on unhappy humans.
Say, hydrogy for me.
Winner, winner, cry juice for dinner.
And there you have it, Wowzers.
If you guessed the answer A, that moths drink the tears of sleeping birds and horses, you found the winning wow.
Congratulations, Wowzers.
Some moth species drink tears to help with their nutrition.
Tears are packed with salt and even a little protein, and they're always ripe for the slurping.
Now, if you guessed B or C, you weren't that far off.
Elephants do not cry at all.
They have liquids that seep from the corners of their eyes, but they don't have tear ducts to drain them.
So, with nowhere to go, the moisture just streams down their faces, making elephants look like they're crying, even though they're definitely not.
And if you guessed C...
It turns out that not all tears are created equally.
In fact, there are three different types of tears, each made of different chemicals.
There are basal tears, which are the kind of tears that keep our eyes nice and wet.
There are also reflex tears, which are the tears that happen when you're around something that bothers your eyes like raw onions.
And finally...
There are emotional tears, the kind that shoot from your eyeballs and run down your face when you're really sad, or sometimes really happy.
Now, Guy Raz, why don't you tell our winning wowsers what they won?
Well Mindy, all of our winning contestants today will be taking home their very own invisible pool of tears.
Summer is right around the corner corner, and so we're celebrating with a little gift from our corneas.
A giant kiddie pool filled with donated tears.
Donated tears?
That's right.
You'd be surprised how many people send me jars of their tears.
Now I finally have a use for them.
Okay, well, I guess congratulations to all of our winning wowsers.
We're going to take a quick break so I can take out this really heavy oxygen tank, but when we come back it's another round of Two What's and a Wow.
Two What's and a Wow will be right back.
Grownups, this message is for you.
That's it.
Now back to the show.
And we're back for another round of Two What's and a Wow.
And the category for today is...
Mindy, why don't you refresh our contestants on how the game works?
You know it.
Wowzers, we are going to present you with three scientific statements about breathing.
But, and this is a big but, only one of those statements will be a true wow.
The other two, just a couple of made up what?
Okay, let's get started.
Which of the following statements about breathing is the true scientific wow.
Is it A, a gorilla learned how to use an inhaler to help with its asthma?
Or is it B, some turtles can breathe out of their butts?
Or is it C, there's a type of fish that doesn't need to breathe oxygen to live?
One more time, is it A, A gorilla learned how to use an inhaler to help with its asthma.
Or is it B. Some turtles can breathe out of their butts.
Or is it C. There is a type of fish that doesn't need to breathe oxygen to live.
When you think you have the correct answer, write it down on a sheet of paper.
And then scream that answer without opening your mouth.
And be sure to check back tomorrow to see if your wow is the winning wow.
But before we go, we have a little scientific challenge for you.
We call it Operation Condensation.
While you're not able to see it, your breath contains water.
Well, water vapor, that is.
When this water vapor hits a colder surface like a mirror, some of your breath becomes a liquid.
These thousands of tiny water droplets that form on the mirror... are called condensation.
We challenge you to try breathing on cold surfaces around your home to see which ones fog up with condensation.
Try mirrors, glasses, water bottles, and compare them with warmer surfaces.
Does the condensation still occur?
And be sure to clean those surfaces after breathing on them, please.
And don't forget to take a photo or video Grownups.
You can upload pictures to us at tinkercastcom.
Slash share.
And check back tomorrow for the answer to today's game, when we'll play another round of Two What's and a Wow was produced by Mindy Thomas and me, Guy Raz.
Anna Zagorski writes the words, and Jason Rabinowitz...
Adds the wows as our audio producer.
Jessica Bodie keeps our facts straight.
Jacob Stein rounds out our creative team.
And Meredith Halpern-Ranzer powers the wow at Tinkercast.
Special thanks to Jed Anderson and also Anya Grunman and the team at NPR.
Our theme song was written and composed by The Pop-Ups.
For more on their three-time Grammy-nominated all-ages music, find them at thepopups.com.
Also to what's in a wow is now The Two.
What's in a Wow Think and Tinker Playbook is available for pre-order now.
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Our email address is hello at wowintheworld.com.
And if you're a kid with a big wow to share, that could be used on an upcoming episode of Two.
What's in a Wow?
Call us at 1-888-7.
Wow Wow.
Thanks again for listening.
That's all for now.
Until next time, keep on wowing!
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