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Hey, Grown -ups! Mindy here, and I got some big news to share!
Reggie? Drumroll please!
Okay, WoWin' the World now has toys!
Hee hee! 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, squeezable 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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That's it! And now let's get back to the show.
And now for everyone's second favorite game show after Milky Way All Stars, it's Two Watts and the Wild!
With your hosts Mindy and Guy Wild!
Hello and welcome to Two Watts and a Wow!
The scientific game show that separates the wow's from the what's.
And the category or theme for today is black holes.
Mindy, why don't you refresh our contestants on how the game works?
You know it! Wowzers in each of our three rounds today Guy, Roz and I will present you with three scientific statements about black holes.
But 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!
In each round if you guess correctly well 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 do it!
Okay, round one. Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow?
Is it A, black holes stay perfectly still in space?
Or is it B, a black hole's gravity is so strong that it can warp space and time?
Or is it C, black holes can even be found on white gym socks?
When you think you have the correct answer, yell it into the void of space!
Hey! Reggie! Cue the thinking music.
And time is up! Let's now reveal the winning wow.
And to do just that, it's Cole from California!
Cole from California, tell us, what's the winning wow?
My wow is that black hole's gravity is so strong that it can warp space and time.
Winner winner gravity for dinner!
Thank you Cole! Contestants if you guessed the answer, A, that a black hole's gravity is so strong it can warp space and time, well congratulations you found the winning wow!
Black holes are objects in space with extremely strong gravity.
This means that anything near a black hole will be sucked into its center.
Even light, which is basically the fastest thing in the universe, can't escape a black hole.
Black holes can create curved fields of gravity, and things around it can stretch like spaghetti or squish like pancakes, even space itself.
Time also ticks slower around a black hole, which is called time dilation.
Now if you did not get that answer correct, you must stop, drop, and try to run in extreme gravity.
Ok, time for round 2.
Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow?
Is it A, some black holes are actually blue?
Or is it B, black holes are also called cosmic toilets?
Or is it C, the smallest black hole is as small as an atom and weighs as much as a mountain?
When you think you have the correct answer, yell, my brain is super massive!
Hey Reggie, cue the thinking music!
And time is up! And joining us by phone is Jessie from California.
Jessie, please reveal the winning wow.
Hi, my name is Jessie, and my wow in the world is that the smallest black hole is as small as an atom and weighs as much as a mountain.
Winner winner, Adams for dinner!
That's right Jessie, Wowsers, if you guessed C, that the smallest black hole is as small as an atom and weighs as much as a mountain, you found the winning wow.
Congratulations! The reason that black holes have such strong gravity is because they are incredibly dense.
This means that black holes have a huge amount of mass or stuff packed into a pretty small amount of space.
Scientists believe that the smallest kinds of black holes are the size of a single atom, so small they're microscopic, but because they're so dense, these atom -sized black holes weigh as much as a mountain.
Now if you did not get that answer correct, you must stop, drop, and squeeze all your mass into the size of an atom.
Ok, time for round 3.
Which of the following statements is a true scientific wow?
Is it A? Scientists used 8 telescopes around the world to take the first picture of a black hole.
Or is it B? The closest black hole to Earth is about 400 light years away.
Or is it C? Objects that are sucked into black holes come out of other black holes somewhere else in the universe.
When you think you have the correct answer, scream, Holy Black Holy, I'm on a rolly!
Ah, thinking music please.
And time is up! And joining us by phone, it's Oliver from Kansas to reveal the winning wow.
Oliver, give us the answer.
Hi Mindy and Guy Ross.
My wow in the world is that scientists used 8 telescopes working together around the world to take a first picture of a black hole.
Winner winner, telescopes for dinner!
That's right Oliver.
Wowzers, if you guessed A, that scientists used 8 telescopes around the world to take the first picture of a black hole, well congratulations, you found the winning wow.
We can't actually see black holes because no light can escape from them, but we can send radio waves into space to gather information about them.
Scientists from NASA worked for over 10 years on creating the Event Horizon Telescope, which is a network of 8 radio telescopes around the world.
These telescopes gathered images which were pieced together and fed into a computer program.
And in 2019, we got to see the first ever picture of a black hole.
Now, if you did not get that answer correct, you must stop, drop, and wiggle like a radio wave.
And now it's time to take a moment to thank our sponsors.
Today's show is brought to you in part by the Black Hole Spaghetti Factory.
Here at the Black Hole Spaghetti Factory, we believe that anything can be spaghetti.
Try our Comet Carbonara or our Planet Putanesca.
And if you finish a spaghettified neutron star in under an hour, it's free.
The Black Hole Spaghetti Factory, when you're here, you're spaghetti.
Alright, thank you Black Hole Spaghetti Factory.
Now, let's take a quick break and hear some other important messages for grownups.
Two watts in a row, we'll be right back.
Grownups, this message is for you.
Hey Grownups, Mindy here from Wow in the World.
And let me tell you, Carly Q and I are so excited to make it wow in you, Newark 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.
Grownups, 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 Wats and a Wow.
Two Wats and a Wow.
The scientific game show that separates the Wow's from the What's!
What was that? Oh, Guy Raz, that sound can mean only one thing!
You're about to play laser tag?
Nope! It's time for today's Bonker Ballz bonus round.
If you listen to our Wow in the World episode titled Rocket Dreams and Artemis Adventure, you'll know the answer to this one.
And the Bonker Ballz bonus question is...
The Artemis Base Camp will be located on the southernmost point of the moon.
But why? Is it A. It's where astronauts can find moon water.
Or is it B. It's not as crowded as the rest of the moon.
Or is it C. No one from Earth can look up and snoop on you.
And joining us with today's answer, it's Reggie.
Reggie, tell us. What's the winning wow?
Winner winner, both water for dinner.
And the answer is A.
The Artemis Camp will be located on the lunar South Pole near the dark side of the moon.
This area provides enough sunlight to power the base, while providing enough darkness near the dark side of the moon, offering easy access to frozen water.
Moon water. Well, congratulations to all of our winning Wowzers.
Mindy, what's today's prize?
Well, Gai -Raas, today's winning Wowzers will all be receiving their very own space junk short stack from the Intergalactic House of Pancakes.
Wow, Mindy. That actually sounds like a pretty great prize.
Do they have blueberries?
No, but they do explode.
What? Cue the prize cannon!
Fire away! Hey! My ears!
Experience black hole detonation like never before.
Eat them up before they're crushed out of existence.
And don't forget the syrup.
No more restaurant chains for you, Mindy.
Man, I was just about to franchise.
Ah, 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 for any teachers in our listening audience, consider joining Tinkerclass, our free brand new learning platform that helps get kids wild about science.
Just visit Tinkercast .com -slash -membership.
That's Tinkercast .com -slash -membership.
And be sure to come back on Monday for a brand new episode of Wow in the World this weekend for some wee wow in the weekend with Dennis.
And again on Friday for a new episode of Two What's in a Wow.
Until then, keep on wowing!
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Two What's in a Wow is executive produced by Meredith Halpern.
And Ranser, Minnie Thomas, and me, Guy Roz.
Our writers are Ruth Morrison and Anna Zagorski 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 Freilich, Kristen Yang, Tuy Mack, Erica Medina, Henry Moskal, Jodie Nussbaum, Ali Paxima, Linda Rothenberg, Steph Sosa, Joanna Weber, Anna Zagorski, and all of the other tinkerers at Tinkercast HQ.
Our theme song was written and composed by The Popups.
For more on their three -time Grammy -nominated all -ages music, find them at thepopups .com.
And to keep The Wow rolling after you finish this episode, you can visit us at tinkercast .com.
There you can become a member of the World Organization of Wowsers to get year -round mailings and weekly activities.
Shop our wow shop, get tickets for upcoming events, find our best -selling books, and learn all about the other amazing podcasts from Tinkercast.
Grownups, you can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at wowintheworld, and our email address is hello at tinkercast .com.
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