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Hey, Wowser fams, it's Guy Raz and Mindy here.
And Wowsers, if your family has some summer road trips coming up, take a pit stop to find some WOW.
We've teamed up with our friends at Geocaching HQ, the Aspen Institute, and the Nature Conservancy to create Planet Wow, an epic geocaching eco -adventure that shares the wows of places on our Earth and encourages curious kids like you to become the next generation of climate crusaders.
We've sent out Planet Wow trading cards to members of our World Organization of Wowzers to plant in a geocache near them.
And you can check and see if one of those cards are in a geocache near you at Tinkercast .com slash Planet Wow.
There, you can also find the location of our official Planet Wow geocaches.
And if there aren't any trading cards nearby your route, print yours at home and plant them in a geocache along the ride.
We have printable cards available on our website, Tinkercast .com slash Planet Wow.
We can't wait to hear what you find on your eco -adventures this summer.
Leave us a video or audio message about places in your world that wow you for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode of Wow in the World.
That's it, and now let's get back to the show.
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And now, for everyone's second favorite game show after Finding a Spider in Your Kitchen, it's Two What's and the WoW!
With your hosts, Mindy and Guy Lyle!
Two what's. Two what's.
Two what's. Two what's.
Two what's. Two what's.
And a wow! Hello and welcome to Two What's and a Wow!
Two What's and a Wow!
The scientific game show that separates the wows from the what's.
And the category or theme for today is spiders.
Spiders! Now that we know the theme, Indy, why don't you refresh our contestants on how the game works?
You know it, Guy Raz.
Wowzers, in each of our three rounds today, Guy Raz and I will present you with three scientific statements about spiders.
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?
What? In each round, if you guess correctly, congratulations, you win a point.
But if you guess incorrectly, you must stop, drop, and do a oridongilous physical challenge.
Alright, everyone ready to get this show going?
Great, then let's get to it.
Okay, round one. Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow?
Wow. Is it A, spiderwebs have been used to make violin strings?
Or is it B, Grandma G -Force has a pet spider named Charlotte?
Or is it C, all spiders can swim.
When you think you have the correct answer, blink with your eight eyes.
Let's give you a few seconds to think on it.
Reggie, cue the thinking music.
and time is up let's now reveal the winning wow and to do just that it's adeline from colorado adeline tell us what's the winning wow hi my wow in the world is that people used to make make violin strings with spiderwebs.
Winner, winner, violin strings for dinner!
Thank you, Adeline.
Contestants, if you guessed the answer A, that spiderwebs have been used to make violin strings, well, congratulations, you found the winning well.
Oh, that's music to my ears, Guy Raz.
It's true. A researcher from Japan named Dr. Osaki twisted thousands of spider silk threads together, creating very tightly packed strings with virtually no space in between them.
Not only were these spider strings creating music, apparently some professional violinists actually preferred the tone or sound of the strings made from spider silk to the traditional violin strings.
Now, if you did not get that answer correct, you must stop, drop, and play us some air violin.
OK. Time for round two.
Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow?
Is it A, jumping spiders could jump over the length of a pickup truck?
Or is it B, most spiders have excellent night vision?
Or is it C, a slingshot spider accelerates 100 times faster than a cheetah?
Hmm, lots to think about here When you think you have the correct answer Try saying cheetah 100 times fast And time is up And joining us by phone It's Joaquin from Maryland With our winning wow I'm a Neon Guy, Roz.
My wow is the slingshot spider could accelerate 100 times faster than a cheetah.
Winner, winner, slingshots for dinner.
Thank you, Joaquin.
Wowzers, if you guessed C, that a slingshot spider accelerates 100 times faster than a cheetah, congratulations, you found the winning wow.
Those speedy spiders.
That's right, Guy Raz.
Slingshot spiders have enough energy to accelerate over 3 ,000 feet per second squared!
Not only does that mean that they can accelerate a hundred times faster than a cheetah, but these rapid arachnids can also withstand g -forces of about 130, whereas fighter pilots can only withstand 9 g's.
I bet Grandma G -Force can withstand a little more than that, Guy Raz!
Now, if you did not get that answer correct, you must stop, drop, and clear out the cobwebs.
And now it's time to take a moment to thank our sponsors.
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Making the web designing process as smooth as silk, you will be caught up in how much you love your new website.
Well, thank you, spider space.
Now let's take a quick break and hear some other important messages for grown -ups.
To What's in Alal, we'll be right back.
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That's it. Now back to the show.
Welcome back to Two What's and a Wow.
Two What's and a Wow.
The scientific game show that separates the wows from the what's.
And now on to our final round of questions, round three.
Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow?
Is it A, there is a peacock spider species called Sparkle Muffin?
Or is it B, the longest living spider lived for 93 years?
Or is it C, spiders love to sing?
Take a second to think this over, and when you think you have the correct answer, sing Itsy Bitsy Spider backwards.
And time is up. And joining us by phone with the answer, it's Cormac from Idaho.
Cormac, please tell us the winning wow.
Hello, Mindy and Kairos.
My wow was that there's a new species of peacock spider in South Australia.
And the name of the species is Sparkle Muffin.
Winner, winner, Sparkle Muffins for dinner!
That's right, Cormac.
Wowzers, if you guessed A, that there's a peacock spider species called Sparkle Muffin, congratulations, you found the winning wow.
I couldn't have named it better myself.
This peacock spider species is tiny but adorable.
At just a quarter of an inch long, Sparkle Muffin spiders are known for their bright striped colors.
And the male Sparkle Muffins used some flashy dance moves to help them find their mates.
Now, if you did not get that answer correct, you must stop, drop, and add some sparkles to the nearest muffin.
What was that? Oh, Guy Raz, that sound can mean only one thing.
Either a spaceship has landed or Dennis is trying to play the kazoo again.
It really does sound like a spaceship, huh?
Anywho, I think that sound means it's time for today's Winning Wowzers prize.
All of our Winning Wowzers today will receive their very own corn on the cobwebs.
Wait, what? Just like the side dish you know and love, now spun with a little extra silk and a dash of crawling critters.
Fire away! 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 And if you're a teacher out there listening Make sure you join Tinker Class It's our free, project -based learning program For more, just visit Tinkercast .com Slash membership membership that's tinkercast .com membership to bring tinker class into your classroom and be sure to come back on monday for a brand new episode of wow in the world and again on friday for a new episode of two what's in a wow and don't
forget we wow on the weekend with dennis until then keep on I'm wowing!
Two outs, two outs, two outs, two outs, two outs, two outs, and a wow!
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Two What's and a Wow is executive produced by Meredith Halpern -Ranzer, Mindy Thomas, and me, Guy Raz.
These episodes are written by our Tinkercast head writer, Kenny Curtis, and Anna Zagorski.
Sound production and design is by Marion Lozano and Henry Moskal, with help from Jed Anderson and Tyler Tholl.
And special thanks to our Tinkercast team, including Rebecca Caban, Dr. Natasha Crandall, Kristen Yang, Twee Mack, Erica Medina, Jodi Nussbaum, Ali Paxima, Linda Rothenberg, Steph Sosa, and all of the other Tinkerers at Tinkercast HQ.
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.
Thanks again for listening and for playing along with us.
Meet us back here every Friday for more episodes of Two What's in a Wow, Saturday and Sunday for We Wow on the Weekend with Dennis, and Mondays for Wow in the World.
It's all right here on the Wow in the World podcast feed.
Until then, keep on...
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