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Hello, Wowzers! It's me, Dennis!
And Reggie's here too.
Before we start the show, I want to hear from my devoted listeners with a quick little Q &A segment!
Ahem. The Q &A segment!
And time. All right, let's just get the old answering machine pulled up here.
Okay, here we go. Hi, you've reached Dennis from WeWow on the weekend.
Leave me a message.
Hi, Dennis. It's me.
Dentist. Yeah, dentist. Hi, dentist. Reggie, shush.
Dentist does not sound familiar.
I have a question. What's a place on our planet that wows you?
Oh, great question, Dennis.
I mean dentist. Let's see.
A place on our planet that wows me.
Oh, I know. Mr. Dentist, have you ever been to the Griffith Observatory?
The Griffith Observatory, Reggie.
It's in Los Angeles, California.
And it's the ultimate snoop spot.
You can snoop on the stars in Hollywood.
No, Reggie! I'm not talking about celebrities!
I'm talking about the stars and the planets in the sky!
Yeah, at the Griffith Observatory, there's, like, telescopes and stuff, and you can snoop up into outer space!
Oh, sorry. Wowzers, we want to hear about the places on our planet that wow you!
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Hello and welcome to Wee -wow on the weekend!
I'm your host, Dennis.
And that's Reggie, my co -host. This is the show where we chit -chat and answer questions from our fans and listen to TinkerCast podcasts.
Hey, Reggie, check out all the stuff I got for Goldy Bob, the goldfish's goldfish bowl.
Look, I got her a water filter so her bowl stays nice and clean.
And some cool, groovy, colorful pebbles.
And I even got her a little pirate ship.
Yeah, look at her in there.
She's a little buccaneer.
Captain Goldy Bob, setting sail on the seven seas.
Or in the seven seas, I guess.
Okay, fine. In the one sea that's not really a sea because it's a fishbowl.
Reggie, we're using our imaginations.
Hey, Goldie Bob. Say, egg.
Yay. Wow. All this fishbowl talk is making me thirsty.
No, I'm not going to drink the fish water, Reggie.
That's Goldie Bob's water.
I feel thirsty for a new drink that I want to invent.
That's right, it's time for a cooking segment!
Dish it up on a dish, anything that you wish.
Take a bite, that's delish!
Dishing It Up with Dennis and Reggie.
Today on Dishing It Up with Dennis, we're going to be making a never -been -drank -before refreshing beverage that will quench my thirst. First, let's start with this glass that has a little bit of lemon -lime soda left in it.
Right, the soda's been in there for a while So there's no more bubbles left in it Next, I'll add in some of this Raz Cherry Skateray Yeah, it's a sports drink for when I'm rollerblading It has electrolytes And now I'll take the tea bag from my mug of tea And give my drink an Earl Grape Infusion No, Reggie, not Earl Gray Earl Grape It's grape -flavored tea It's not gross It's grape Then lastly, I'll top it off with some of this chocolate banana peanut butter smoothie I had for breakfast. Yeah, it's a little warm and melted, but it's still good.
Okay, there we go. Oops, I spilled a little.
Reggie, I know I need to clean up down here.
Sheesh Louise. All right, give that a stir.
And now all we need is a straw.
No, not that one. We need a crazy straw with the loop -de -loops.
Yeah, like that one.
Perfect. And there.
I call this drink Dennis Punch. Want the first sip of Dennis Punch, Reggie?
No? Are you sure? Okay.
Suit yourself. I'll try the Dennis Punch. No it tastes horrible!
How is that possible?
All of the ingredients taste good on their own!
Why do they taste so nasty when I mix 'em all together!
Oh you're right, maybe the next sip will taste better...
No, it didn't taste any better.
OK, I'm going to rename Dennis Punch to nobody drink this punch. It's a bad, bad punch. OK, next up is a little segment I like to call Inside Tinkercast Studios.
Inside Tinkercast Studios.
Studios! This is the part where we revisit an episode of one of my favorite Tinkercast shows.
And today we're listening to Wow in the World Season 3, Episode 24, called A Sunbrella for the Planet.
Oh, this was the one where it was really, really hot out and we all went to the beach. Yeah, I love the beach too.
As long as I don't get wet or get sand on me or touch any kind seaweed or get pinched by a crab or get my sandwich stolen by a seagull or get...
Right, right, right, right.
Let's just listen to the episode.
Okay. Here we go. And play.
We Wow will be right back.
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You're listening to Bungo and the 2 in the morning on Wobble FM.
wobbling your way through the work week.
Whoa -ho -ho -ho! I tell you what, folks, it's a hot one out here today!
Yeah, totally. I saw a kid trying to cool off his Hot Pocket by sticking it in lava.
Ow! Ha -ha, I just saw a chicken laying an omelet!
Ha -ha! Oh, but seriously, folks, stay safe out there, find some shade, drink plenty of water.
Yeah, ha -ha, because hydration is cool!
Wee -oo wee -oo wee -oo, ha -ha!
Yeah! Okay, don't go anywhere, folks.
All your favorite summer tunes Coming up right after these messages.
Swimmer Heat got you down?
Well, then head on over to the Spit Tank restaurant.
Moist, bitter, and...
Oh, Mindy, you really picked a hot day to go to the beach. I'm sweating through my elbow patches.
Still can't believe you were able to get a full -body tweed swimsuit tailor -made.
Man, does this ice cream truck of yours have air conditioning?
I'm going to need to turn it on.
It is on. It is? Uh -huh.
See, check out the dial on the dashboard. Mindy, this is set to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
And... Mindy, why in the wow do you have the heater on?
Because I wanted to set it to a temperature that would help us to get in the mood for the beach. Well, I'm gonna have to bring this down to a comfortable and climate -friendly 77 degrees Fahrenheit, or 25 degrees Celsius.
But careful, the button's only held on by gum.
So much better We're here Come on, let's get out Before everyone else eats all the sand Mindy, my door isn't opening Oh yeah, sorry Here, I can help you with that See, I had to re -jig up this door After I converted this ice cream truck Into a food truck And then I had to turn the food truck Into a portable ball pit truck and then I had to turn the ball pit back into the ice cream truck and...
Man, it's not working.
So, how do I get out?
Well, like this. How do you do that every day, Mindy?
Steel -toed flip -flops.
Now, let's go hit the beach. Mindy, it must be 100 degrees out here.
I'm going to need my parasol.
Hold on one second.
Alright, let me just grab the steering wheel There we go Mindy, did you just pull the steering wheel off the dashboard of your ice cream truck?
Uh -huh Why in the world would you do that?
So nobody drives away with the truck Now come on, let's kick it Must be like a billion degrees out here Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk Man, this beach is packed, Mindy Tell me about it.
Looks like the whole neighborhood is here.
Hey, look, there's Thomas Fingerling.
Cowabunga. Let's go about that epic surf, bro.
Toss me my board, I'm going to hit the lip and then just hang ten.
And look, there's Grandma G -Force.
Hang ten. Fingerling, you'd be lucky if you could still hang five.
No way, dude. I could never hang five.
And is that Dennis?
Hey, Mindy. Hi, guy.
Check it out. I got a new full body nylon blend swim master bathing suit.
Yep, that's Dennis all right.
Whoa. I'm fully protected from the sun's harmful rays.
The hydrophobic material is as slippery as a dolphin's nose.
What is he talking about?
Nothing can stop me except for maybe a jellyfish or a shark or seaweed or a wayward vessel.
Thanks, Dennis. Boy, all we're missing is...
Reggie! Wee! Reggie, what are you doing here?
I thought you were meeting your friends in the park.
He says that the birdbath was too crowded.
Okay, Reg, see you later.
All right, let's see here.
Oh, this looks like a good place to set up.
Okay, well, let me just set up the parasol here.
Okey -doke. Stand back, Mindy.
Three, two, one. Wow!
Ah, there we go. Okay, let me just get out my beach bag.
Okay, let's see. What do we have here?
I got some beach towels, some sunscreen.
SPF 350. UV protective sombrero, microscope.
Microscope? Kale chips, some caviar for you, Mindy.
Aw, you remembered.
Yep. Did you bring the buns so I could make a caviar sandwich?
Here you go. Thank you very much. Sunglasses.
sunglasses, sun gloves, zinc cream, sun neck protector.
Guy Raz, do you think that maybe you're just taking this whole sun -safe thing just a teensy bit too far?
Oh, no, there's no such thing as being too sun -safe, Mindy.
Now pass me my sunderwear.
Ah, I don't want to handle your sunderwear.
Okay, Ross, is there anything in this sun safety bag of yours that's actually going to help us with this heat?
Well, I'm afraid not, Mindy.
And with the changing climate, these heat waves are just going to become much more common. You mean because of global warming?
Well, technically, Mindy, many scientists prefer the term climate change nowadays because although the global temperature is rising overall, this increase in temperature is messing with the planet's climate.
And just to be clear, climate is not the same thing as weather, right?
That's right. Weather is what happens in our atmosphere week to week.
The climate, on the other hand, specifically refers to larger patterns in our atmosphere that occur over several decades.
Ah, so when we say climate change, we mean that long term, the atmosphere is changing because of the higher temperatures.
Exactly. And a changing climate means more extreme weather, like this heat wave. King wave!
Whoa, gnarly. Thomas Fingerling?
What's up? Is that an ironing board?
Well, it depends on how you look at it, I guess.
Well, why did you bring an ironing board to the beach?
Whoa, don't be so aggro, dude.
Dude, this is just my fun board. I use it for new -schooling the party waves, you dig?
Uh... You newbies gonna drop in?
It's tubular out there.
Well, well actually, Minnie and I were just discussing how this heat wave may in fact be the result of climate change.
The heat wave is from climate change?
Well, if it means more beach days, sign me up for climate change.
Sorry, Thomas Fingerling, but that is not how climate change works.
It isn't? No, just because it's warmer here doesn't mean it's a perfect beach day everywhere on the planet.
Oh, but I thought it was global warming.
Well, technically yes, but now some scientists are preferring the term climate change because the increasing temperature of the planet is actually changing our climate.
Which may mean more heat waves like this one here.
Or it could mean more hurricanes or more extreme snowstorms. Snowstorms?
I don't think my fun board will make it through that gnarly pow -pow.
The fact is, our climate is a very delicate thing.
And if we let the temperature of the planet increase by even one and a half degrees, it could throw our whole weather system out of whack.
Out of whack. That's the name of mine and Chief Forge's hip -hop album.
Want to buy a copy?
Huh? Huh? Ah, never mind.
It's too cool for you Quimby's.
Mind if I set up my beanbag here in your shade?
Ah, I can feel the top of my head frying.
Of course, Thomas Fingerling.
Come, take a seat. Yeah, there's plenty of room.
Oh, thank goodness.
Say, this is a cool little umbrella you got here, Mr. Razzy.
Well, actually, it's not an umbrella.
It's a parasol. This one is actually really super special to me.
It's based on a design from the Edo period in Japan.
It's super handy on hot days like this.
Here, look. Hot. Cool.
Hot. Cool. If only it was this easy to cool down the planet.
Uh, say that again?
It's based off a design from the Edo period in Japan.
No, no, the other thing you said, right after that.
Oh, if only it was this easy to cool down the planet.
it yes well what about it mindy well maybe it is what are you talking about i'm talking about throwing shade throwing shade you mean that new tv show where two people sit down and insult each other in front of a live studio audience i said your fashion sense is little more than that of a with her waffling saddle goose.
Huh? Why would you say that?
Ah, let's throw chairs.
I'm not talking about the TV show Throwing Shade, Guy Raz.
I'm talking about the Olympic event where you hurl umbrellas like javelins.
Really? No. I'm talking about a brand -new research project from Harvard University where these scientists plan to basically create a great big parasol for the Earth.
Wow, for real? Yeah, but instead of using fabric like your parasol here, these scientists are going to be using antacid to help control the temperatures down here on Earth.
Antacid? You mean like the kind of medicine you might take if you have an upset tummy?
Yep, same stuff. Oh, yeah, that's what I use to control my toots.
Huh? Uh... Gesundheit!
Pardon? So Mindy, how in the world are these scientists going to use stomach medication to help cool down the planet?
Well, Gairaz, the technical name for this stomach medication is calcium carbonate.
And it's the same stuff found in snail shells and limestone.
And what these scientists are hoping to do is to release particles of this shiny and reflective chemical into our atmosphere to reflect some of the sunlight back out into space and bring temperatures under control here on Earth.
Kind of like how this parasol is blocking out some of the sunlight on us and keeping us cool.
Exact -a -ritos! It's a process called geosolar engineering, which is basically just a fancy way of saying altering the atmosphere.
Geosolar engineering, huh?
I think I've heard about this before, Mindy.
Oh, yeah? Yeah, what you're talking about is humans purposely altering the atmosphere to try and lower the global temperature.
Uh -huh. But you know, this kind of geosolar engineering happens from time to time in the natural world.
It does? Yeah, especially after volcanic eruptions.
Volcanic eruptions?
Yeah, after a volcano erupts, it spews tons and tons of dirt and sulfur way up into our atmosphere.
And it blocks out the sunlight and creates a sort of giant parasol around the planet.
Just like what these scientists are trying to do.
Exactly. In fact, there was a famous case of this in 1963.
A volcano in Indonesia erupted and it lowered the Earth's average temperature by 0 .7 degrees Fahrenheit that year.
Wow. Was it because the ash from the volcano threw shade over that part of the planet?
Well, that's what the scientists concluded.
Whoa, that's so wow.
Balloons here, get your balloons here.
I'm gonna get me some raccoons.
Where's my pocketbook?
Grandma G -Force, where'd you come from?
I've been here this whole time.
You didn't recognize me on account of Fingerling made me into a sand mermaid.
I got flippers. Huh?
They don't work. Oh!
Balloons here! Get your balloons!
Oh, I want one! Excuse me, sir?
Sir? Yes, hello, ma 'am.
Hi! Yes. I would like one of your finest balloons, please.
Well, these are all the finest. I've got gas, hopper, cluster, water, solar, fire, observation, decoy, weather, and if you're looking to spend the big bucks, I've got a hot air balloon back in my van.
Um, I will take one weather balloon please and thank you.
Uh... That's the type of balloon that they're planning to use to spread the calcium carbonate into our atmosphere to make that giant chemical parasol.
Okie dokie, here you go.
One eight -foot diameter weather balloon.
It's filled with helium, so if you let it go, you're probably not going to see it again.
Whoops, I let it go.
Sorry. Okay, here's another one.
Make sure to hold tight this time.
Will that be all? No, actually, that's not all.
You wouldn't happen to have a couple of pounds of calcium carbonate on you, would you?
Nope, sorry. Just sold my last bucket full to that lady down there.
Ugh, this ain't no sherbert.
Are you licking fingerlings?
No way, dude. Ooh, is she eating the calcium carbonate?
Grandma G -Force, don't eat the calcium carbonate.
Yeah, don't eat it.
I'll do what I want.
That's true, she does.
Okay, so what does this balloon have to do with climate change, Mindy?
What? Oh, right. Yeah, so those scientists from Harvard University are going to get that calcium carbonate up into the atmosphere.
With a weather balloon?
Well, with a custom -made weather balloon, so it might look a little different from this one.
Right, right. So how would it work?
Okay, so later this year, these scientists plan to send this specialized weather balloon 12 miles up into our atmosphere where it would then use a propeller to stir the calcium carbonate into clouds.
Which hopefully will then reflect some sunlight back out into space.
And cool the planet.
Right. So why calcium carbonate, Mindy?
I mean, I know it's super reflective, but why not something else?
Well, I mean, you can't just go around putting anything you want into the atmosphere.
That is true. I mean, putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is what got us into this climate change conundrum in the first place.
Right. So the scientists did a bunch of testing with a bunch of different chemicals and found that heavy metals like chlorine, for example, would be bad and toxic for the environment.
And what about sulfur?
Because that's the primary chemical that's found in all those volcanic eruptions.
Well, they tested that too and found that calcium carbonate is even less harmful than that and it could even help heal some of the damage that has already been done.
That's amazing! But, and this is a big but...
I get it. This is not a solution to climate change.
But Mindy, I thought you said this was going to reduce temperatures here on Earth.
Well, that's the idea, but it won't last forever.
So, this is just a temporary plan?
Exactly. Think of it like putting tape over your leaky nose.
It's going to hold your snot in for a while, but eventually you're going to have to get a new nose.
Uh... But if this works, it will definitely buy us more time.
And boy, do we need all the time we can get.
But by the way, did you ever read that IPCC report I sent you?
Uh, the ICUPP report?
No, Mindy, the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Oh, right, the ICMEPP report.
Uh, yes. No, I did not see that.
What did it say? The IPCC, or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is a group of scientists from all over the world who've gotten together to try and figure out how we can stop and hopefully reverse climate change.
And what did they figure out?
Well, in a report they released in 2018, they said that we have just 12 years to turn this ship around and start reducing our impact on the climate.
Oh man, so even though solar geoengineering might not be a permanent solution to climate change, it could help buy us some more time to figure out how to do that.
Well, that's the idea.
Incoming! It's raining volleyballs!
Climate change is here!
Run! Mr. Fingerling, are you all right?
Oh yeah, sorry. I just had a bad dream is all.
Now who's hitting volleyballs at my noggin?
Reggie did it. Dennis?
Mindy? Guy? A little help?
I don't suppose you guys want to play doubles.
Mindy, do you want to play?
I'm in. I was a volleyball champ in 1932.
Back then, we called it lofty smash.
What about teams of three and we all use Dennis for the ball?
Oh, ha ha. Fine. Teams of three, but we're playing by European standardized rules and I will be enforcing them.
Now, when it comes to the utilization of the so -called 5 -in -1 system, I think it goes without saying that we should only be allowed...
Wow, that was so cool!
I didn't remember all that stuff about using calcium carbonate to shade the planet.
Because, Reggie, I was busy being really great at beach volleyball.
What? I did not cheat!
If anyone cheated, it was you.
you. When you served the ball, your toe was over the line.
What? I did not touch the net.
Okay, fine. I demand a rematch. Right.
Let's wrap up the show and then it is on, Reggie.
Ahem. Thanks to all you listeners out there for tuning in to WeeWow on the weekend.
if you have a question for me call and leave me a message at 1 -888 -7 -WOW -WOW that's 1 -888 -7 -WOW -WOW I just might answer your question on WeeWOW on the weekend okay it's go time come on oh your tail is so toast Reggie and don't forget the volleyball and my sunscreen and my sunglasses and my full body swim master swimsuit And my sand -repelling pop -up cabana.
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