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Hey, parents. Lace -Up for Adventure with Sneaks, the new animated movie that's made for sneakerheads of all ages.
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It's not only gonna be fun for kids but looks cool for grown -ups too.
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We need to help the earth cause it's super cool.
Well conservation and recycling too.
The earth has plants and lakes and trees and pigeons and frogs and chimpanzees and lakes and lemurs and honeybees and snails and rocks and sugar peas and dogs and cats and fish and mangoes, and dandelions, and great!
Reggie, why did you turn off the drum machine?
I'm almost finished.
A five, six, seven, eight!
Earth week, week, wow!
Earth week, week, wow!
Gonna have the whole earth long.
Week, wow! Earth week, week, wow!
Hello and welcome to another day of week wow Earth week!
I'm your host Dennis And this is Reggie, my co -host. This is the week where we talk about being super cool to the Earth and listen to eco -friendly episodes of Wow in the World.
Now, as you know, I am the most environmentally conscious person in the entire neighborhood.
Reggie, yes I am. Well, I'll have you know that I spent the entire day cleaning up our entire neighborhood.
Yes, I did! I vacuumed the grass, dusted the bushes, and sprayed air freshener on all the air.
Yes, Reggie! Air freshener!
I used my favorite scent, bubblegum mountain mist!
What? Did I pick up wayward garbage?
Ew! Recycling is one thing, but I'm not touching other people's trash!
Of course, Reggie, I clean up my trash.
I would never leave trash lying around.
Besides, I don't even make that much trash.
I recycle everything.
Yeah, huh, I'll prove it.
Here, listen to this episode of WOW in the World.
In it, I saved the neighborhood from single -use plastics by becoming a human spider.
It's WOW in the World season seven episode 17 called Spider -Dennis to the rescue.
What? What do you mean that wasn't me?
Mindy? Mindy's not Spider -Dennis, I'm Spider -Dennis.
Spider -Mindy? Reggie, no. I specifically remember swinging from rooftop to rooftop dressed as a spider pooping out clear plastic rope and then crashing into Guy Raz's micr -— Wait, no, you're right.
That was Mindy. Well, I'm sorry, I forgot.
There are a lot of these episodes and I can't be expected to remember every single one of them.
But it's okay, because now it'll be like I'm listening to it for the first time.
I know, I'm so excited.
Ok, here we go. And...play.
Wee -wow, we'll be right back!
Grownups, this message is for you!
That's it. Now back to the show!
Wow. I can see the whole world from up here on the roof of my gingerbread mansion, Reg!
I mean, just look. There's Guy Raz's micro house, and Thomas Fingerling's knuckle hut over there, and...
Is that Grandma G -Force's pepper -wrestling patch?
Ah, those poor peppers.
Oh, yeah. And what?
Oh, that over there is just Dennis's industrial sized dumpster filled to the brim with single use plastic takeout containers that he's planning to throw away.
Okay, dumpster, this will be our little secret.
Don't tell anyone about all this plastic waste I'm making, especially Guy Raz, or Mindy, or Reggie, or the children of the world.
There we go! That takes care of that!
Rrrrrr. I know! So wasteful!
Rrrrrr. Well, anywho, I've got a solution that might put a stop to that problem.
But first, I need to get into this costume!
Rrrrr. Okay, Reg, I've got the head, the eyes, and the abdomen!
Rrrrr. Now, I just need the legs.
Rrrrrr. Think you could give me a wing and help me attach them?
Rrrrrr. Thanks, buddy.
One leg. Two legs. Three legs.
Four legs. Five legs.
Six legs. Seven legs.
Eight legs. And one more leg, because I just like to be a little extra.
Hey, Reg, how do I look?
Whoa, Reggie. Mindy, is that you up there?
guy Roxy. Why are you on the roof of your gingerbread mansion, dressed up like a nine legged spider?
I don't know. Why not?
I mean, I mean, is there some kind of costume parade I'm not aware of or...?
Or am I just dressed up like this for science?
Huh, why would you be dressed up like a nine legged spider for science, I mean?
Morning guy. Oh, morning Spider Mindy.
Wow! You look terrifying.
I like the extra leg.
Mindy, why don't you come down here so you can explain what's going on?
Oh, happy to, guy Roz.
But I've got some work to do on my way down.
What? Reggie. The spinnerets.
Brr! Brr! Brr! Brr!
Here, just attach them to my abdomen here.
Brr! Brr! Thank you.
Brr! Hey, spider Mindy.
What didn't Reggie put on you?
It looks like... six belly buttons!
What, Dennis? Oh, I think I see it.
Yeah, what? I don't think those are belly buttons, Dennis.
Oh. Well, what are they?
Those appear to be her Spinnerets.
They're what spiders use to spin silk threads and...
What? They're Raisinets?
No! Give me a countdown, Reg!
Brrr, brrrr, brrrr...
Brrrrrr... What in the...
Woooooow... Guy, did you see that?
Ah... Spider -Mendy jumped off her roof and landed on my roof.
Mendy?! And she pooped out a clear plastic rope and made a bridge between our houses.
A bridge? Hey, Guy Raz!
Dennis! Watch this!
OK! Ooh! Go, Spider Mindy!
Go! What is she doing?
Is she leaping between her house and yours, Dennis?
Yeah, she's pooping out more of that strange, plastic rope.
Uh... It looks like she's making...a net?
No. No way! Spider Mindy is building a spider web!
Hard core, hard core!
Woo -hoo! What in the wow?
Uh, Spider Mindy, do the little webby spiral in the middle.
Gotcha, Dennis. Spiraling, spiraling, spiraling, spiraling, Oh yeah, that's nice.
spiraling, spiraling, spiraling.
Mindy, Mindy, can you please come down from that web and explain to all of us what it is you're doing?
All right. Woo -hoo!
Oh, heavens! Whoa! Mindy!
Oh, that's not good.
I'm okay! Yikes. My microhouse!
My beautiful sustainable microhouse!
Ah, got a real mess in there to clean up, Guy Raz.
Uh... Ew, what's all the racket out here?
I can't hardly hear myself think about nothing.
What? Grandma G -Force, hugs!
Where's that nine -legged tarantula talking?
Oh no, Grandma G -Force, it's me.
Who? What in the world wide web would ya look at that, a web?
That's some expert craftsmanship right there, too.
Looks to be made out of some kind of soy protein isolate.
Wait, say that again, Thomas Fingerling.
Huh? I said, what in the world wide web.
It's kind of my catch phrase.
No, no, not that part.
The last part. Oh, you mean it looks to be made out of some kind of soy protein isolate?
Soy protein isolate?
Aha, yes. Now this is all starting to make sense.
Yay! So does that mean that you're cool with me crashing through the window of your micro house, Guy Ross?
No, it definitely does not mean that.
but what it does mean is that I now understand what you were doing building that human sized spider web, Mindy.
You do? Yes, yes, you were doing it...
for science. Oh god.
I'm so sorry to make it stop.
No, no, no groaning now.
Please allow me to explain.
No. Huh. Brr, brr, brr.
You see, spider silk is one of the strongest and most durable materials on Earth.
Oh. And, if we could supersize a spider web to human size, it would be five times stronger than steel.
Oh, snap. Kairos is right, everyone.
A human -sized spider web would be strong enough to trap a, you know what?
Why tell you when I could just show you?
What's she going to do now?
OK, Dennis? Dennis?
Yeah, what? Here are the keys to my ice cream truck.
I need you to pull it around the front here OK?
Aye, aye, captain. I mean, Spider Mindy.
I mean, Captain Spider Mindy.
And Thomas Fingerling.
Present. Remember that time you threatened to blast Grandma G -Force out of a cannon if she didn't quit eating your deodorant sticks?
Oh, yeah. Gotta keep my deodorant away from both G -Force and my cat!
What? You don't like the taste of mountain braise, boy?
Ugh... So what, you want my deodorant too, Mendy?
What, no! I want the cannon!
Go get the cannon! Oh, gotcha.
Alright. Come on, G -Force.
I'ma gonna need some muscle.
Well, I guess. Mindy, does all of this spider web stuff have anything to do with that recent study that came out of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom?
Oh, you mean the one published in the scientific journal Nature Communications?
Yeah, that's the one.
You know that study?
Well, yeah, I was just reading about how these researchers used plant proteins to replicate or copy the silk that spiders create to spin their webs.
Yes, plant proteins, specifically one called soy protein isolate, which is really Is that really just a fancy way of saying the protein taken out of soy beans?
In fact, you'd find these in things like veggie burgers and fake meat.
And from what I read in this study it sounds like they researched how the molecules in spider silks are structured or arranged so they could do the same with these plant proteins.
Exactly. Kind of like recreating a puzzle using different materials that could act the same way.
Yes. So once this team of researchers unlocked the secret to how spider silks are formed?
Kind of like getting a sneak peek at the picture on the puzzle box?
Yeah. Once they did that, they had all the information they needed to essentially create spider silks of their own.
Yes, but they did not create spider silks for spiderwebs.
Instead, they created something that looked a little different, something called a polymer film, which looks like a thin sheet of plastic, but it's not.
Nope, it's 100 % genuine vegan or plant -based spider silk.
But instead of looking like a spider web, it looks more like the plastic wrap that you use to wrap up your leftovers.
Hunk -Hunk, I'm back.
Oh, hey, Dennis. You're just in time.
And time to roll. Hey, Mindy, we got the cannon you asked for.
Uh. Oh, thanks, Thomas Fingerling.
You can leave it right there in front of my giant spider web.
Okey -doke. Ah! So wait a minute.
Is that what you've done here, Mindy?
Did you create this spider web out of your own plant -based vegan spider silk?
And crap. by yours truly in my very own laboratory of bad ideas.
Wow, that's incredible.
Oh, and that's not even the most incredible part.
It's not? No, remember how we were saying how strong spiderwebs are?
Yeah, and how if we were to supersize them to human size, kind of like you did here, it would be five times stronger than steel.
Yep. Now is the time to test it out and see for ourselves.
Uh, does this have anything to do with Dennis behind the wheel of your ice cream truck and Grandma G -Force climbing into that cannon?
Uh, G -Force, I don't think you're gonna fit.
Give the old tush a push.
Heh. It has everything to do with that guy, Roz.
Dennis? Yep? I want you to back that truck up, And when I say three, I want you to rev up the engine and gun it into my spiderweb, OK?
You got it, Spider Mindy.
Are you sure this is a good idea, Mindy?
Yes, of course I'm not sure this is a good idea, Guy Rawes.
But anything for science, right?
There are exceptions to that rule.
OK, Dennis, get ready to slam on the gas.
Ready? In three, two, one!
Ah, oops... Oops, oops, oops, oops.
Oh, Dennis! I got it, I got it.
You know how to drive.
I know how to drive, Tommy.
Come on. Try it again, Dennis!
I am trying it again, Mindy!
But this piece of junk won't...
Oh, wait, that's the clutch!
That's the brake. Alright, I got it now.
I just... Ahhhhhhhh!!!!
Save me! Save me! Save me!
Ahhhhh! Move! Move!
Move! Ow. Ha ha! Success!
I knew it would work!
You did?! No, I had no idea.
This was a really risky experiment.
But look, it paid off!
and now my human -made spider web is holding both Dennis and my ice cream truck.
Look how strong it is!
OK! I did it! I'm stuck now!
You know, this is actually pretty incredible, Mindy.
If scientists are able to create a material that's as strong and as durable as a spider silk, they could essentially use the same process to create materials that work the same way plastic does.
Did someone say plastic?
Because I don't use plastic.
I've never even heard of plastic before!
And it sounds really bad for the environment to me!
Yes, but they can make a plastic -like material that doesn't harm the Earth the same way real plastic does.
Especially the plastics that we use once and then just throw away.
What?! Single use plastic?!
Oh, who would do such a thing?
Not me, that's for sure.
And I definitely wouldn't have a whole dumpster full because that would just be awful.
That boy never stopped talking.
Who said that? Was it a ghost?
Him. Oh yeah, Chief Horace is in the canon.
I forgot. I mean, just imagine, with a discovery like this, we could be on our way to getting rid of those single use plastics all together.
Yeah, I mean, this plant -based vegan spider silk is compostable meaning that it can break down in a way that's helpful to the planet instead of hurtful.
And creating it doesn't require anything from animals.
Well, other than the inspiration behind it.
Yay, Spiderman day.
Dennis. And it can be an environmentally good alternative to all the plastic we humans use and waste every single day.
And it also makes a great spider web for holding your ice cream truck.
And your friend, Dennis.
Are we ever going to get him down from there?
Huh. I don't know. Well, maybe we could shoot him down with this here cannon.
Oh! Tommy! No! Well, we ought to test how strong that web is.
Brr. Sorry, Thomas Fingerling.
But we've already proved just how strong the web is.
I mean, look at Dennis and the ice cream truck just stuck up inside of it.
Yeah, just look. So you're not gonna shoot me out of the can.
No, I don't think we need to.
Well, hope. But you know, Gyrozz, scientists do have to test their experiments more than once to make sure that their findings are consistent.
Yeah, boy, science.
Mindy, you're going to shoot your own grandmother out of a cannon into a giant spider web?
Of course I'm not going to do that, Guy -Raz!
Thomas Fingirling is!
Fire in the hole! What!?
Oh hey there, Granny G!
Welcome to my web! Fangalang, you get me outta this thing, I'm stuck.
Alright, alright, hold your horses.
Let me just climb up here, and I'll just...
Uh, uh, uh. Uh -oh. Huh.
Oh, now I'm stuck. Somebody wanna give me a hand?
He's looking at you, Guy Raz.
Get in there and help him out.
Me? Why do I have to do it?
It's your web. Ah, fine.
I'll do it. Coming!
Hurry it up, young lady.
You know, Reggie, that really is an impressive web she's woven.
I mean, who knew that spider silk could inspire something strong enough to hold all of our friends in one ice cream truck?
Uh, ha ha, Guy Oz? Oh, no. I think I might be stuck.
Uh? You think you could, uh, come and rescue us?
Save me, Guy! All right, here I come.
Climb, climb. Oh, no, oh, no!
Oh! Oh, Guy, I think I must be...
stuck! Oh, you think?
Oh, hush, Pappy. Don't worry, everyone.
I know what to do. What?
Just stay here forever, together!
Woven in an intricate tapestry of friendship and psi protein isolate.
Oh, snap! Ahh! Piggy!
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