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Grown Ups power up your family's

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play time with the Nintendo Switch

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Friends jump into the unexpected with

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now for everyone second

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favorite game show after

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license right words to

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once Hello

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and welcome

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back to 2, 1,

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and a Wow! The

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scientific game show that separates

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the Wows from the What!

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And the category for today is... Space!

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Mindy, why don't you refresh our contestants

2:24

on how the game works? You

2:26

know, it's Wowsers, in each of

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our three rounds today, Guy Roz

2:30

and I will present you with

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three scientific statements about space.

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But... And this is

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a big spot. Only

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one of those statements will be a

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true wow. The other two? Just

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a couple of made-up. Whoooo! But

2:48

if you get incorrectly, you must stop the game. Drop into

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a rhodontalous physical challenge. Whoooo! Okay, everyone ready to start the

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game? Then let's do it. Round one. Or

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is it B? B? B? B?

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B? B? B? B?

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B? B? B?

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B? B? B?

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B? B? B?

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B? B? B?

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B? B? B?

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B? Or is it

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B? If you shoot for the moon by

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launching yourself in a giant catapult, you'll land

3:26

among the stars. Or

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is it C? It

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takes roughly 50 years to

3:32

travel from Earth to Pluto.

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When you think you have the correct answer, count

3:38

your fingers with your toes. Uh,

3:41

singing music, please. And

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time is up! Let's now reveal

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the winning wow! And

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to do just that, joining us

4:03

by phone, it's Louie from

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Arizona. Louie from

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Arizona, please reveal the winning

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wow. Hi, my name is

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Louie and my wow in the world is

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our planet has more trees compared to stars

4:17

in the solar system. Winner

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winner, it's Louie Mark for dinner.

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Thank you, Louie. Contestants,

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if you get the answer,

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A, that there are more

4:29

trees on Earth than stars

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in our solar system, well,

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congratulations, you found the winning wow. While you

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might see a lot of stars in the night sky,

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those are from our Milky Way galaxy.

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There's only one star in our

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solar system. And that star, of

4:44

course, is named Dennis?

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Dennis, stop messing with the cue cards.

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That star, of course, is the

4:54

sun. It's the only star in

4:56

our solar system, but Earth has

4:58

over 3 trillion

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trees. That's over

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400 trees for every

5:05

person. Now, if you did not

5:07

get that answer correct, you must

5:09

stop, drop and do your

5:11

best tree impression. All

5:15

right, time for round two. Which

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of the following statements is

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a true scientific wow? Is

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it A, astronauts are

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shorter in space? Or

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is it B, the cow who

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jumped over the moon received an honorary

5:32

award from NASA in 1983? Or

5:36

is it C, the

5:38

planet Mercury is slowly

5:40

shrinking over time? When

5:43

you think you have the correct answer, say

5:45

your guess without opening your mouth. Hey,

5:48

Reggie, can we get some thinking

5:50

music, please? And

6:03

time is up to reveal

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the winning wow. It's

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Presley from Florida. Presley,

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tell us what's the winning

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wow? I'm a new guy,

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Roz. My wow in the world is that

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Mercury is slowly shrinking over time.

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Winning winner, winning Mercury for

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dinner. Thank you,

6:24

Presley. Contestants, if you get

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the S.E.R.E.V.E. That's Mercury

6:28

is slowly shrinking over time.

6:30

Well, congratulations. You found the

6:32

winning wow. Mercury formed

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about four and a half billion

6:38

years ago. And since

6:40

then, Mercury's molten hot core

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has been cooling down. So

6:45

much so that the planet has lost

6:47

about 8.6 miles from its diameter. So

6:51

in other words, this planet is

6:53

literally taking up less space. Now,

6:57

if you did not get that

6:59

answer correct, you must stop, drop,

7:01

and roll to the nearest bathroom.

7:04

And now for the final

7:06

round, round three. Which

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of the following statements is a

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true scientific wow? Is

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it A, M&Ms have

7:15

been on all space shuttle missions

7:17

since 1981? Or

7:21

is it B? If you were to

7:23

walk the distance to the

7:25

moon nonstop 24-7, it

7:27

would take you approximately 20 years. Or

7:31

is it C? The

7:33

moon isn't made of

7:35

cheese, but astronauts report

7:37

that it actually smells

7:40

like parmesan. Hey, Reggie.

7:42

Cue the singing music. And

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now to reveal that winning wow. Welcome,

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headphone! Hi!

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Hello! Hi!

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What's the winning law? Hi,

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Mandate and Guy Ross. My name is

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Charlie. And my well, the M&Ms were

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on all space shuttle missions after

8:16

1981. I still have scottles

8:18

of them up like tachino and six photos

8:20

in the craft. Winner,

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winner! M&Ms for dinner!

8:25

Thank you, Charlie. Contestants, if

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you guessed the answer, hey,

8:30

that M&Ms have been on all

8:32

space shuttle missions since 1981, well,

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congratulations! You've found the winning wow!

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That's right, Guy Ross. M&Ms

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actually joined massive astronauts

8:42

in over 130 space

8:44

shuttle missions. In

8:46

fact, some of these M&Ms were

8:48

actually personalized for the astronauts themselves.

8:51

And speaking of personalized candy, I'll

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have a little surprise for you.

8:56

Here's out of my adventure school

8:58

kit here. Hi, Guy. Ta-da! I'm

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a similarly made-as-personalized candy. Oh,

9:05

wow, that's so nice. Let's

9:08

see what they say. Wendy

9:11

and some guy named

9:13

Ross? Close enough. Now,

9:15

if you did not get that answer

9:18

correct, you must stop, drop, and sing

9:20

your favorite song backwards.

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And now, let's take a moment

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take a quick break and hear some

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other important messages for grown-ups. Two-what's-in-a-wow

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it! Now back to the show! Welcome

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back to Two What's in a Wow!

11:36

Two What's in a Wow! The scientific

11:38

game show that separates the whales from

11:41

the what? What

11:47

was that? Oh, Guy Roz, that

11:49

sound can mean only one thing! You

11:52

illegally parked your ice cream truck

11:54

again? I did, but that is

11:56

the sound of the Bocker Ball

11:59

Bonus Wrong! If you

12:01

listen to our Wow in the World episode

12:03

titled Sponge City, you'll know the answer to

12:05

this one. And if not, go back and

12:07

give it a listen. It's a fun one. And

12:10

the Bonker Ball's bonus question for today

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is... What makes

12:15

a sponge city a sponge

12:17

city? Is it, hey,

12:19

a pineapple under the sea? Or

12:22

is it beef? Enough bacteria

12:25

in a single sponge to

12:27

infect the entire city with

12:29

jerks? Or is it

12:32

sea? Using materials found

12:34

in nature to turn a city

12:36

into a big sponge that can absorb

12:38

rain and water and even save it

12:40

for later? And joining

12:43

us with today's answer, it's

12:45

Reggie! Reggie, tell us, it's

12:48

the winning wow! And

12:51

the answer is C! Sponge

12:54

cities use materials found in nature

12:57

to mimic or copy the natural

12:59

walls. Materials that can absorb rain

13:02

and water, just like a sponge.

13:04

The goal of making sponge

13:06

cities is to prevent floods where

13:08

much of the natural water and

13:11

water-absorbing materials have been destroyed to

13:13

build buildings and homes and roads.

13:16

Well, congratulations to all of

13:18

our winning wowsers! Mindy, what

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today's prize? Guy Rods, today's

13:23

winning wowsers will all be receiving their

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very own... ...MIS-FORTION

13:28

COOKIE! Uh... Here,

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try one, Guy Rods. Well, my misfortune

13:32

cookie says... What does it say?

13:35

You are destined to have a

13:37

popcorn... ...curl most stuck in

13:39

the back of your teeth this week! Oh, that's

13:42

just the way the cookie crumbles!

13:44

Okay, Reggie, cue the prize, Danny!

13:47

Oh, no. Hurray! Whoo!

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me, Guy Roz. Our writers are Ruth

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Morrison and Anna Zegorski with collaboration

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