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Hey Grownups, Midi here, and I got some big news to share.
Reggie, drumroll please.
Okay, Wow in the World now has toys!
We've partnered with our friends at Wondery Kids to create hands -on STEM toys that connect learning to playing and playing to tinkering.
These toys bring a fun wow twist to the classic STEM toys you loved growing up.
Did your paper mache volcano melt when it erupted?
Will our wowified volcano can erupt again and again with color changing slime?
Or maybe you launched toy rockets up into the air when you were a kid?
Well now we've wowified the classic air rocket toy with a special fart nozzle to bring your wowzers rocket to infinity and beyond.
And for the dino fans, check out our wow in the world dino buckets.
We have buckets full of dinos!
Our baby dino bucket is full of soft squeezeable baby dino figures and amazing dino facts.
And our dino bucket is packed with your favorite dino figurines and prehistoric wow -rific facts.
Plus rocks and plants to make your own dino scenes.
And we keep our prehistoric fun rolling with the build -em -up dino board game filled with fun fossil facts that will wow the whole family.
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Grownups you can find our Wow in the World toys at amazon .com slash wow.
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That's it and now let's get back to the show.
And now for everyone's second favorite game show after Where Are My Keys?
No I mean seriously, where are they?
Where are they? It's Two What's and the Wow.
With your hosts, Mindy and Guy Lewis.
Hello and welcome back to Two What's in a Wow.
The scientific game show that separates the wows from the what's and the category or theme for today is farm animals.
Mindy, why don't you refresh our contestants on how the game works?
You know it, wowsers in each of our three rounds today Guy, Roz and I will present you with three scientific statements about farm animals.
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.
Now in each round if you guess correctly congratulations you win a point.
But if you guess incorrectly you must stop drop and do a redonkulous physical challenge.
Okay everyone ready to start the game?
Great then let's get to it.
Round one which of the following statements is a true scientific wow?
Is it A, chickens have more bones in their necks than giraffes?
Or is it B, pigs cannot swim?
Or is it C, alpacas are expert tractor drivers?
When you think you have the correct answer yell Old MacDonald had an organic agricultural co -op.
Reggie how about some thinking music?
And time is up let's now reveal the winning wow.
And to do just that it's Kaya from Quebec, Canada.
Kaya tell us what's the winning wow?
I'm Indiana guy. Chickens have more bones in their necks than giraffes.
Winner winner neck bones for dinner.
Thank you Kaya contestants if you guessed the answer A, that chickens have more bones in their necks than giraffes.
Well congratulations you found the winning wow.
A giraffe has seven large bones in its neck while a chicken typically has 14 small bones.
Having that many neck bones allows chickens to peck food off the ground.
They also act as a shock absorber to keep the chickens head safe when it jumps.
Chicken bones are incredibly light and some of them are hollow which are called pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic bones are actually a part of the system that helps chickens breathe.
Now if you did not get that answer correct you must stop drop and go round two which of the following statements is a true scientific wow?
Is it A, a group of sheep is called a shoop.
Or is it B? Horses communicate with their ears.
Or is it C? Donkeys have only existed for about 3000 years.
When you think you have the correct answer yell don't have a cow man.
Thinking music please.
And time is up and joining us by phone it's Jack and Josh from Georgia.
Jack and Josh please reveal the winning wow.
Hi Mindy and Dairon.
Our wow in the world is that horses communicate with their ears.
Winner winner ear signals for dinner.
That's right Jack and Josh Wowsers if you guessed B that horses communicate with their ears well congratulations you found the winning wow.
You can often tell a horse's mood by its ears.
Horses ears stand upright when they're alert droop when they're sleepy or relaxed and flick back and forth when they're feeling worried.
Horses can also rotate their ears 180 degrees which comes in handy for angling their ears towards sounds around them.
Their ears can also move independently meaning they can point them in different directions.
Now if you did not get that answer correct you must stop drop and gallop into the sunset.
Okay time for round three.
Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow?
Is it A farm -raised bees have a higher pitched buzz than bees that live in the wild?
Or is it B a hybrid between a cow and a buffalo is called a beefalo?
Or is it C? Goats rectangular pupils make everything look like a rectangle to them.
When you think you have the correct answer yell I feel farm -tastic.
Hey Reggie! Can we get some thinking music please?
And time is up and joining us by phone it's Abigail from California.
Abigail please reveal the winning wow.
I'm Indian Guy Ross my round the world is that a cow slash buffalo hybrid is called a beefalo.
Winner winner beef -a -roni for dinner!
Abigail that is correct.
Wowsers if you guessed E that a hybrid between a cow and a buffalo is called a beefalo congratulations you found the winning wow.
A beefalo is a hybrid animal.
Hybrid animals are born when two animals of different species reproduce like how a lion and a tiger can make a liger or a zebra in a horse can make a zorse.
Animals sometimes hybridize in the wild and sometimes humans breed them in captivity.
Beefalo are about three eights bison and five eights cow and their meat is believed to have more protein and less fat than conventional beef.
They have calm temperaments like cows but live longer and can endure hotter and colder temperatures like bison.
Now if you did not get that answer correct you must stop drop and graze in an invisible field.
And now it's time to take a moment to thank our sponsors.
Today's show is brought to you in part by Ant Farms.
Every day millions of ant farmers get on their tiny tractors and tend to their itty -bitty crops.
They tirelessly work inches of land growing baby corn and microgreens.
Watch as they hop on their horse flies.
Uh Mindy? What? That's not really what ant farms are.
They're more like glass enclosures where you can keep ants as pets.
Oh yeah then explain this.
Huh! Is that ant operating a tiny wheat thresher?
It sure is. Ant Farms the backbone, I mean exoskeleton of this great nation.
Okay well um why don't we take a quick break and hear some other important messages for grown -ups.
Two watts and a wow we'll be right back.
Grown -ups this message is for you.
Hey grown -ups Mindy here from Wow in the World and let me tell you Carly Q and I are so excited to make it wow in New York City, I mean New York and San Francisco with our new live show Make It Wow presented by Audible.
There's more to imagine would you listen?
And apparently you're excited too because our San Francisco performance is filling up and our New York City performance is almost sold out.
So we're adding even more wow with a second show for New York City.
Grown -ups get your tickets today at tinkercast .com slash events.
That's tinkercast .com slash events.
That's it. We'll see you there.
That's it. Now back to the show!
Welcome back to two watts and a wow.
Two watts and a wow.
The scientific game show that separates the wow's from the whoops.
What was that? Oh Guy Roz that sound can mean only one thing.
The sun is rising? No it's time for today's Bonker balls bonus question.
If you listen to our wow in the world episode titled so you want to be an astronaut you'll know the answer to this one.
And if you haven't go back and give it a listen.
And the Bonker balls bonus question is calling all astronauts.
NASA is recruiting the next generation of astronauts to fly to the International Space Station, the moon and eventually Mars.
But it's not as simple as you might think.
NASA has a very strict guidelines for who they consider for their astronaut program including ideal height weight and eyesight.
What's one other factor that NASA uses to try and find the best and brightest recruits around?
Is it a their taste in music?
No one wants to listen to a bad playlist on their way to the stars.
Or is it b their brains?
Each candidate needs at least a master's degree in a scientific field in order to be considered for the space program.
Or is it c their perspiration or sweat?
It can get pretty hot in a spacesuit and candidates who don't sweat much are considered more favorably than those with sweaty armpits.
And with the answer to today's Bonker balls bonus question it's Reggie.
Reggie tell us what's the winning wow?
If you answered B you are correct.
In order to become an astronaut you first need to have an advanced degree in either engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science, or mathematics.
Congratulations to all of our winning wowzers Mindy what's today's prize?
Guy Ross today's winning wowzers will all receive a lifetime supply of corn.
Oh well I can't imagine a more beautiful thing.
I know hey Reggie fire the prize cannon.
Yay get that corn. It has the juice.
Make cornbread, corn chowder, or eat it right off the cob.
Corn. Well that's about all the time we have for today but if you want to keep the fun going then become a member of the world organization of wowzers and unlock hundreds of activities.
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with collaboration from our head writer Kenny Curtis sound production and design is by Marion Lozano with help from Jed Anderson and Tyler Tholl special thanks to Rebecca Caban Dr Natasha Crandall Lizzie Fralick Kristen Yang Twee Mack Erica Medina Henry Moskle Jodi Nussbaum Ali Paxima Linda Rothenberg
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