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Earth! Wake! On! We wow!
We need to help the Earth cause it's super cool.
Conservation and Recycling too.
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 kite.
Reggie, why'd you turn off the drum machine?
Hee -hee! Argh! I'm almost finished!
Argh! A five, six, seven, eight!
Earth week, week, wow, earth week, week, wow!
Come have a hold on the week, wow!
WeWOW! Eh! Hello, and welcome to another day of WeWOW Earth Week!
I'm your host, Dennis.
And this is Reggie, my co -host. This is the week where we talk about the earth and all the things we can do to help it.
I personally do lots of things to help the earth.
Such as recently I've been working really hard to save water.
Yeah, I've been saving water.
Look at these. Look at these buckets of water I saved, Reggie.
Aren't they great? I filled up this bucket from the kitchen sink, this one from the garden hose.
Oh, and I filled up this one from the bathtub, which is why it has a little toy boat floating in it.
Hooray. I rescued the water.
Reggie, what do you mean I didn't rescue the water?
Of course I did. The water was trapped in the pipes and the walls.
and I put it in these buckets and saved it!
Vroom -vroom, vroom!
Oh... Oh, oh, oh, oh, saving water doesn't mean rescuing water.
Vroom -vroom, vroom!
Saving water means using less water.
Vroom -vroom, vroom!
Meaning I'm supposed to be running the faucets less.
Vroom -vroom! And I've been running the faucets more.
Vroom -vroom, vroom!
Oh. Whoops! Well, maybe let's just move on.
Vroom -vroom, vroom -vroom!
Yeah, I've got a great episode of Wow in the World that I want everyone to listen to.
Rrrrrrr! OK, hold on.
Hold on. Here we go.
This one's from season six episode three called painting the town cool.
Rrrrr! Yeah, it's the one about the paint that reflects light.
So it helps building save energy.
Rrr! Or wait, is it rescue energy?
Rrr! No, no, no, no, no, no. Save energy, save energy.
Rrrrr! Oomph! Right, in this episode, Mindy and Guy Roz and Reggie.
Rrrrr! Yes, yes. Everyone's very impressed that you're in this episode.
Mindy and Guy, Roz, and Reggie go to a fancy art gallery to see this amazing new light reflecting paint for themselves.
Brr! I know! It's so exciting.
Let's play the episode.
Brr! Brr! OK. Here we go.
And play. WeeWow, we'll be right back.
Grown -ups, this message is for you.
Hey, parents. Lace Up for Adventure with Sneaks, the new animated movie that's made for sneakerheads of all ages.
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I can't wait to put on my best parent sneakers and run to the theater to see this.
It's not only gonna be fun for kids, but looks cool for grownups, too.
Watch Sneaks, exclusively in theaters April 18th.
That's it! Now back to the show.
Wow! Got it? Just got to get my head through this hole here and uh.
That's better. Hey, Red.
You almost ready? Well, you better shake a tail feather.
Guy Ross is going to be here any second.
Coming. Wark, wark, wark, wark, wark, wark.
Hey, Mindy. Hey, Guy Rozzie.
Ready to go? Whoa. What in the wow are you wearing?
Oh, thank you for noticing.
It's just my fanciest coat.
Your fanciest coat?
Uh -huh. Mindy, is that coat made entirely out of booboo baby beanie boppers?
Sure is. And I made it myself, sewed them all together using my Ryder sewing machine.
Wait, is that how you made this bow tie I'm wearing, too?
Oh yeah, you're wearing the voice activated one.
Voice activated? Yeah.
Watch this. Bow tie spin.
Uh. Millie, I'm taking off!
Uh -oh. Help! Bow tie stop!
OK, stop, stop it, stop OK.
Let's put that gyro rods down right now.
Ugh! Huh! Any who, I think we're just about all ready to go.
Hey Reggie, you done cleaning yourself up in that bird bath?
Well, you'd better hurry up, Mindy.
We don't want to be late to the fine art and refined technology museum's annual gala you mean the FART gala uh yeah Wow look at you Reggie so fancy so refined look at this we've got a top hat White tie tails?
Wait, no. That's just your regular tail.
Well, are we all ready to go?
I think so. Brrr -brrr.
Great. I've got the banana scooter parked just down the street.
All right. Let's kick it.
Everybody out. Closing the door.
Locking the door. Pulling up the drawbridge.
... OOOOH Excited for this art exhibition, Mindy?
It's been so long since I've been to a fancy event like this.
I know. And you know that a museum party is going to be wild.
Am I right, Reg? Oh yeah.
Huh? You know what they say, ain't no party like an F -A -R -T party.
Say, what was the name of that exhibition they were opening up again?
It's called Keeping Cool.
The highlight is a new type of paint, a team of scientists from Purdue University have invented to help fight climate change.
Well, that's good news because I'm really starting to cook in this boo boo beany bopper coat of mine.
And here we are. Check it out, Mindy.
My brand new banana scooter.
Oh, nice ride, Guy Raz.
It's really appealing.
You get it? Thanks, Mindy.
It's actually a rescue.
A rescue banana scooter?
Yeah, someone had just thrown it in the trash.
Can you believe that?
Yeah. I mean, no, no, no. I can't believe that.
Can we just hop on and go?
Just a minute, Mindy.
I need to do some safety checks first. I thought you said we were in a hurry.
You can't rush safety, Mindy.
Here, you and Reggie can put on these helmets.
Wait, are these just hollowed -out watermelons?
Oh. Oh, yeah. I'm trying to go zero waste this year.
Okay. Um. Side mirrors.
Check. Ignition. Check.
No brown spots. Check.
Alright, I think we're good to go.
Hop on, you two. Okay.
And here. Wee! Woo!
Uh, Guy -Roz? Yes? What are you doing?
Oh, just put on my turn signal just to, you know, make sure everyone knows I'm ready to pull out.
Ah, Guy -Roz, I'm starving!
Come on, let's make this banana split.
All right. And here we go!
Ah! Made it! Mindy?
Mindy! W -w -what? Are we here?
What year is it? Mindy, you slobbered all over my tuxedo...
Sorry, it was just a...
...such a smooth and calming ride.
Good evening, sir. Welcome to the fine art and refined technology museum.
May I park your uh, um banana?
Motorbike banana scooter.
Oh my apologies, sir.
May I park the banana scooter?
valet service Okie -dokie.
Here you go. But if I see one mushy spot on it when I get back not to worry, sir I shall hang the banana scooter a safe distance from the avocado dune the party's inside!
Oh, look at this! Everyone who's anyone in the art world is here!
Yeah, there's, Bob Ross's hologram and - Hello everyone.
Just a happy little holographic cloud.
And there's that gorilla that does those abstract paintings on ZooTube!
And look, it's Pablo Picasso's nephew's sister's roommate!
Yo, sup. And the most important individual of them all.
Who's that? The caterer.
Portiaurs, madam. Oh.
Why thank you. I've got my eye set on you.
Oh, I'm sorry. Are you talking to me or the smoked shrimp?
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme.
That's it! That's done!
Wow, yippee! Oh, my goodness.
Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm.
Mm, good as bread this year.
Mindy, you know it's called finger food, not fistfuls of food.
It's not called pocket food either.
And yet I was still able to fit three whole shrimp cocktails in my pocket.
See? You want some?
No thanks, Mindy. So you said that this year's exhibition was on some new paint invented by a team of scientists.
That's right, Mindy.
I don't get it. Why would scientists want to invent a new kind of paint?
What's wrong with the old kind?
Well, there are a whole bunch of reasons, but most of the time, scientists invent paint to either reflect or absorb light.
Sort of like the highlight of last year's Gala, Vantablack!
Ooh, Vantablack! Is that the name of the new super -villain in the latest Revengers movie?
No, Mindy, it's not a super villain.
It's a type of material coating.
Oh, and a material coating is kind of like paint, right?
That's right, and it's used to cover the surface of an object and this coating - Vantablack.
Yeah, vantablack is used to help objects absorb light.
In fact, this coating is able to absorb 99 .96 of all the light that touches it.
Whoa, that coding sounds like a light -eating super villain.
Yeah. Actually, I'm pretty sure that exhibition over there in the corner is covered in Vantablack.
Whoa, yeah. What is that exhibition over there?
Is that a satellite?
Well, it looks like it.
And that would make sense because in 2015, the European Space Agency sent up a microsatellite covered in Vantablack.
Microsatellite, that's like one of those satellites that's smaller than a mini fridge, right?
Exactly. And on the microsatellite the European Space Agency sent up, the scientists coated the area around the telescope's lens in Vantablack to stop light from bouncing off the metal surface and distorting the images the telescope was taking.
Oh, I get it. So the van to black coating was used on the micro satellite to help absorb all of the excess light that might mess up the pictures that it was taking of outer space.
Ooh, must get pretty warm though.
What do you mean, Mindy?
Well, most of the time, things like rockets and space shuttles and satellites are painted white because it reflects light and heat off the machine and back out into space.
Huh! But if this super dark black coating absorbs almost all of the light that touches it, well, it would get pretty hot pretty quick.
I guess you're right, Mindy.
And I guess that's why the scientists who sent up the satellite only coated the area around the telescope's lens in vantablack and not the whole thing.
Oh, so they could make sure that it wouldn't overheat.
Exactly. Well, speaking of overheating, this booboo -beanie -bopper coat of mine is really starting to seal in my juices, if you know what I mean.
Ew. Here, help me take it off.
OK. OK, just hold this sleeve here.
OK. And let me just. And OK.
And game number three, pee.
OK? What? One, two.
Oh, no. Three. Oh, there we go.
What in the? What? Bbb.
What's on your t -shirt, Mindy?
Thanks for noticing.
My t -shirt says, help, I'm having an art attack.
You get it? Because we're in an art museum.
Oh, where can I hang my boo -boo beanie bopper coat?
Um, oh look, a coat rack.
Mindy, I think that's an art installation.
Oh, sure it is, Guy Raz, and that blank white canvas over there must be modern art.
I'm just gonna hang this up right here.
And you don't go anywhere coat.
... Excuse me! Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all so much for attending the F .A .R .T.
Gala. We here at FART applaud you!
I got lost. You know what I just realized about the acronym F .A .R .T...
Sorry, sorry! Today, we celebrate the breathtaking world of color science.
Only a few years ago the world was introduced to the darkest of black colors, Vantablack and this year the Fine Arts and Refined Technologies Museum in collaboration with Purdue University proudly present the brightest of white colors.
Now before we unveil, put on the protective eyewear you were given upon please be your rival.
What? Protective eyewear?
I wasn't given any eyewear.
Protective eyewear?
How white can it be?
Everyone ready? And vwah!
Quick, Guy Tomas! Here, try my black -out sunglasses.
Mindy, these sunglasses are so dark, I can't see a thing.
Well, you're also not burning out your eyeballs.
You can thank me later.
Able to reflect 95 .5 % of all sunlight that touches it, this paint made from acrylic will be a revolution in how we keep buildings cool, now and into the future.
Wow, that's pretty incredible, Mindy.
You're telling me. Want to get a closer look?
Uh, you're going to have to guide the way.
All right, let me just make my way through this gaggle of art critics here.
Um, excuse me, excuse me, sorry, I'm getting through.
Watch your back. Oh, yes, yes, yes.
Sorry, I'm just gonna squeeze in here, thank you, thank you, ahah.
Sorry, sorry. Ah, here we are guy Ros, lift your blackout sunglasses and take a peek.
All right, let's see here, huh?
Brr, brr, brr. Are you sure this is it, Mindy?
It just looks like a blank canvas to me.
Brr. But it's actually a canvas that has been painted with this brand new ultra white paint.
Let's have a look at the artist description here.
Ahem. There are more than 500 shades of white currently circulating in the art world.
Off -white, egg -shell white, crisp white, Betty white.
Get to the part where they talk about the science, Mindy.
OK, OK, OK. Oh, here we go.
This paint was created by Xulin Ruan, a medical engineer from Purdue University.
Wow. This is an original Ruan?
Looks like it. It says here that the paint was tested over two days by painting an entire building in this super white paint.
And what do they find out?
Well, it says here, Guy Raz, that during the hottest part of the day, the surface covered in this paint was cooler than the surrounding air by a whole 3 .06 degrees Fahrenheit or 1 .7 degrees Celsius.
Wow. And that's not all, Guy Raz.
It also says that at night, the surface covered in this reflective white paint was whole 18 degrees Fahrenheit, or 10 degrees Celsius cooler than the surrounding air.
That's incredible, Mindy!
But didn't he, or maybe it was you, say that this paint was going to help fight climate change?
Yeah, well, think about it for a second.
A building covered in this paint would reflect more light and light often creates heat, which means that the building would also reflect more heat.
And with all of that heat being kicked off of the building, the inside of the building would be cooler.
Exactly, which in turn would reduce the amount of air conditioning you would need to cool the building.
Wow. Well, I guess now I can see why all of these art aficionados are so excited about this new paint.
Yeah. Hey, what's going on over there?
I don't know. It looks like everyone's crowding around some sort of new art installation, Mindy.
You want to go check it out?
Do I? Oh, it really is a de -cred -able piece.
I completely agree.
The irony. The parody.
Oh, yeah. And not to mention the expression of class struggle in an age of social upheaval.
Yeah, no. I was about to say that.
I can't see anything, Guy Roz.
How about you? Nothing, Mindy.
There's too many people.
Oh, there's a gap. Excuse me, excuse me, sorry, sorry.
What is it, Mindy? Excuse me, pardon me.
Just trying to get to my friend over there.
Mindy, is that? It's my boo -boo beanie bopper coat guy, Ross.
These people think it's art.
Reggie, look. It's my coat!
Reggie? Reggie? Hey, Kai -Raz, where'd Reggie go?
Why, it's Reginald, you dirty bird. Is this one of your finds?
What in the... Everyone, let me introduce you to Reginald, one of Fart's talented curators.
Oh, what? Uh -huh. And while this certainly is an unscheduled surprise installation, I will say, my dear Reginald, you have a fantastic eye for spotting new talent.
Bravo! Bravo! You're so OK.
Whoo! Brr! Brr! You're the boss of a new challenge.
In our team, a master.
Oh, boy. Reggie, you've created a monster.
Hi -ho! Oh! Thank you!
Thank you! Wait a minute.
Are you the lady who took all the shrimp?
Oh. And all the mini pizzas.
Oh! Ah, nope. Ah. Oh my God.
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