Mindy Thomas

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Dennis

Wee wow on the weekend. Wee wow on the weekend. We wow on the weekend. Cause this is what we do on the weekend. Talking, laughing, me and Reggie singing, laughing.

Guy Raz

And then we.

Dennis

Oh, wait, no, I said laughing twice. Whatever. We wow on the weekend. Yeah, we wow on the weekend.

Reggie

Laugh.

Dennis

Wah. We wow on the weekend. Cause this is what we do on the weekend. Hello and welcome to Wee Wow on the Weekend. I'm your host, Dennis, and that's Reggie, my sidekick. I mean, co host. I mean, what'd you get up to last night, Reggie? Really? And then what? Where'd a walrus learn how to dj50 frogs with glow sticks? Wow, what a wild night. Oh, me? I stayed in, built a fort out of the couch cushions, wrote a gossip blog called Denising and made confetti. Yeah, I made confetti. Two whole bags.

Mindy Thomas

How?

Dennis

With a confetti maker, Reggie. What's a confetti maker, Reggie? Are we even friends? Oh, right, right, right, right, right. We should move on and answer some questions from my adoring fans. It's time for the Q and A segment. The Q and A segment. Alright, let's just get the old Answering machine pulled up here. Okay, here we go. Hi, you've reached Dennis from WEW on the Weeknd. That's me. Do you have a question? Well, I do too. Lots of them. And who's gonna answer all my questions?

Reggie

You?

Dennis

Probably not. But I guess I can answer yours. Leave me a message.

Reggie

Hi, Dennis, it's Lucy. I'm nine from Venice, California. I have a riddle for you. One night, a king and a queen walked into a castle. No one was in there. It was completely empty. Who else was in the castle with the king and the queen? I hope you can answer it.

Dennis

Oh, a riddle. I love riddles. Okay, one night, a king and a queen walked into an empty castle. But there was someone else in there. But also, no one was in there. Huh? Oh. Oh, I know. It's, it's. It's. No, wait, no, nevermind. Um. This is hard. Okay, Dennis, you can do this. Just be logical. Think back. What did Lucy say exactly? Okay, I pushed the button, there was a beep, and then. Hi, Dennis, it's Lucy from Venice, California. I have a riddle for you. And then she said. Reggie, be quiet. I'm trying to remember what Lucy said after. Hi, Dennis. Well, Lucy said my name, and then I got distracted because my name is so melodious. All right. One night, a king and a queen walked into an empty castle with no one else in there. Who else was in there? Um, I don't know. A mouse or something.

Reggie

And the answer is the knight. Huh? Don't you get it? One night, a king and a queen walked into a castle. Bye.

Dennis

One night, like a knight in shining armor. Wow. That was a good one. And I almost had it. Next question or riddle?

Reggie

Hey, Dennis. My name is Claire, I live in Georgia and I am 11 years old. My question is, how did you and Reggie meet? Thanks. Bye.

Dennis

How did me and Reggie meet? Wow. Thanks for your question, Claire. Reggie. Do you remember how we met, Reggie? No, I met you way before that. Yeah.

Guy Raz

Huh.

Dennis

Remember it was season three, episode three, An Elevator to the Stars. I saw you from my driveway. You were gonna fly Mindy and Guy Raz to the Elevates concert.

Reggie

Yeah.

Dennis

Now you remember. I was very concerned for your safety and I told you I was a card carrying member of an activist group for imaginary animal rights. Yeah, that was a good episode. Next question.

Reggie

Hi, Dennis, my name is June and I have a question for you. What is the funniest joke you've learned in your whole entire life? And why? Say hi to Reggie for me. Bye.

Dennis

Wow, June, the funniest joke of my whole entire life. Oh, yeah. Reggie. June says hi. Okay, funniest joke. Funniest joke. Oh, I know. This is a good one. Okay, so an elephant, a giraffe, and a lizard get on an airplane and they. Wait, no, it's not an airplane. It was a helicopter. Or actually, no, they were on an airplane because they were at the airport. And then the lizard said. Wait, no. Was it a chameleon or a lizard? Are chameleons lizards? Whatever. It was definitely a chameleon because the punchline is that it changes color. Wait, wait, wait. Pretend I didn't say that. Okay, so the giraffe, the elephant, and the chameleon are going through security at the airport. And the security guard tells the elephant to take off her hat. I forgot to say that the elephant is wearing a hat. Okay, and then. Hang on, Reggie, I'm trying to remember the next part. And then. Oh, I remember. And then the chameleon says, I've been here the whole time. That's a good one. Thanks for your calls, everyone. If you've got a question for me, call and leave me a message. The number is 1-888-7-WWOW. I just might answer your question on Wee Wow on the weekend. Okay, that takes care of that. All right, next up is a little segment I like to call Inside Tinkercast Studios. Inside Tinkercast Studios. This is the part where we revisit an episode of one favorite Tinkercast shows. And this weekend, we're revisiting episodes from the very first season of wow in the world. Today we're doing a story from episode seven called the Velocity of Poop. Reggie. Ew, Is this a gross one? Well, did Guy Raz think it was gross? Oh, he didn't. Okay, I'll give it a shot. Here we go. And Plank

Mindy Thomas

Wee Wow will be right back. Grown Ups, this message is for you. Hey, grownups. Mindy here. And it should come as no surprise that I love talking to people. I do it every Friday on two. What's in a People who Wow Edition? And I've got to tell you about something else designed to bring the joy of conversation back to kids. It's called Pinwheel Home, and it's a modern take on the landline phone. The Pinwheel Home is just like the phones you remember, except it connects using your WI fi and plugs into a regular wall outlet. Plus, adults approve all contacts, so you don't get strangers or spam calls. And calls to other Pinwheel homes are free, so you can talk to all your friends Pinwheel Home lets kids safely connect with their friends and family. Plus, it builds conversation skills and promotes independence. Visit pinwheel.com wow. To learn more. That's P-I N W H E-E-L.com wow to learn more. Hey, Wowzer fams, It's me, Mindy. Did you know that you can listen to your favorite songs from wow. In the World all summer long? That's right, Reg. Whether you can't stop singing Oops, I Slipped on a Penguin or you can't stop dancing to the scientifically most danceable song in the world, you can now listen again and again and again on your favorite music player. Just search wow. In the World in your music app. Oh, good point, Reg. And if you're looking for more summer jams from your favorite Tinkercast podcasts, you can find songs from Flippin Mosey and Once Upon a Beat. Wherever you get your music, that's it. And now a quick ad break, and then back to the show. That's it. Now back to the show.

Dennis

What in the world?

Guy Raz

Animals, take your starling positions.

Dennis

Out the gate.

Mindy Thomas

Hey, Guy Raz, come over here. It looks like there's a race about to happen.

Guy Raz

Hey, Mindy.

Dennis

Yeah.

Guy Raz

I'm the official timekeeper.

Mindy Thomas

Wait, is that an elephant and a tiger at the starting line? What is this?

Guy Raz

Yeah, yeah. Can you hold my jacket for a second? I gotta get this stopwatch ready. On your mark, get set, go. Manure. Muppet takes the lead, followed closely behind

Mindy Thomas

by Conservation of Fetal Manor.

Guy Raz

And here comes Uncle Grumpy, passing ice soil with Deuces Are Wild following close behind.

Dennis

And I'll be your number to bring up the rage.

Mindy Thomas

Guy Raz, they're not moving. And I'm pretty sure that elephant just went poop.

Guy Raz

Let's see here. Five seconds.

Mindy Thomas

Yeah. So this race didn't appear to actually begin or move anywhere.

Reggie

Oh, boy.

Mindy Thomas

That tiger just pooped. Oh, man. What is happening? Guy Raz, it stinks out here.

Guy Raz

Oh, no. Mindy, the race went exactly to plan.

Mindy Thomas

What are you talking about? The elephant just stood there and pooped.

Guy Raz

Yeah, I know. Wasn't that great?

Mindy Thomas

What could be. Guy Raz, have you gone bonker balls? You're standing here on a track with an elephant and a tiger holding a stopwatch. You got a sweatband on your head. And neither one of these animals seem interested in running. And, oh, boy, they just pooped again.

Guy Raz

Well, who said this was a running race?

Mindy Thomas

Mindy, what is happening?

Guy Raz

Well, I'm trying to recreate an experiment carried out by two researchers at The Georgia Institute of Technology. David Hu and Patricia Yang.

Mindy Thomas

Right, so let me. Let me just make sure I got this straight. You are standing on this running track, holding a stopwatch, watching an elephant and a tiger poop in the name of science?

Guy Raz

Well, probably not exactly like this, Mindy, but yeah. These two scientists basically timed how fast certain animals poop.

Mindy Thomas

Okay, so you're telling me that two scientists from one of the finest universities in the world timed how fast animals poop?

Guy Raz

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm telling you, Mindy.

Mindy Thomas

Oh, boy, there they go again. Guy Raz. Why would they do that? I wouldn't even do something that crazy.

Guy Raz

Well, Mindy, it has to do with something called scatomancy or copromancy.

Mindy Thomas

Scat. Copra.

Dennis

What?

Guy Raz

Well, these were methods used by ancient doctors a long, long, long time ago in places like China and ancient Greece and Egypt and Rome.

Mindy Thomas

Okay, and this has what to do with animal poop?

Guy Raz

Well, actually, a lot. Mindy, in ancient times, if you were sick, doctors would examine your poop. They would look at the size and the shape and the color and try and figure out if they could identify clues that would help them understand why you were sick.

Mindy Thomas

Uh, hold the phone, Guy Raz. I've got some science business to take care of. I'll be right back.

Dennis

Occupied.

Mindy Thomas

Sorry, I'm back. My science lavatory was occupied. So you're saying, Guy Raz, that we can find out all of that stuff just by examining our poop? Which I would never, ever actually do, by the way.

Guy Raz

Well, yeah. And in fact, Mindy, even modern day doctors sometimes do the same thing. Because our poop is simply what our body produces from our food after it takes in the vitamins and nutrients from the food.

Mindy Thomas

Okay, so let me just make sure I've got this straight. These two researchers, David Hu and Patricia Yang, did this experiment just to find out if these animals were healthy?

Guy Raz

Well, in this case, not exactly. They were actually more interested in finding out how fast different mammals poop.

Mindy Thomas

Oh, now this is getting interesting.

Guy Raz

And, Mindy, what they wanted to find out is why poop comes out in different shapes and sizes in different mammals, including us humans.

Mindy Thomas

Wow. Yeah, I'm still having trouble wrapping my brain around this one. So what did they do?

Guy Raz

What they did was they videotaped 34 different mammals at the Atlanta Zoo. So elephants, lions, gorillas, bears. And then they watched videos of the animals pooping.

Dennis

Ah.

Mindy Thomas

Well, I guess science does happen in all kinds of ways. So what did they find out?

Guy Raz

Well, the first thing they found out was about poop size and the size of the animal.

Mindy Thomas

So the bigger the animal, the bigger the poop.

Guy Raz

Yes. Which sounds kind of obvious, right?

Mindy Thomas

Yeah, I'd say that's pretty obvious.

Guy Raz

But here's another interesting thing these scientists observed.

Mindy Thomas

There's more?

Guy Raz

Yeah. They found out that bigger animals poop faster than smaller animals. Okay, so an elephant, for example, takes about five seconds to poop, But a dog can take up to 20 seconds to poop.

Mindy Thomas

Oh, please tell me they were wearing nose plugs during this experiment.

Guy Raz

Well, as far as I understand, there were some stinky situations. But you said butt. But what they found is that most mammals take between five and 20 seconds to go poop.

Mindy Thomas

Wow. Okay, so this is gross and fascinating, but I have to ask Guy Raz, why is this even important?

Guy Raz

I'll get there, Mindy. But before I do that, can you guess why bigger animals poop out faster than smaller ones? Why does an elephant poop faster than a monkey?

Mindy Thomas

Because they're in a bigger herd. Hurry. Or maybe their poop's just so heavy, it just falls out really fast.

Guy Raz

Well, actually, the scientists discovered that the bigger the animal, the more likely their poop is covered in a thicker layer of a slippery coating. And the smaller the animal, the thinner the layer of that slippery coating.

Mindy Thomas

So how is this information going to help make the world a better place, Guy Raz?

Guy Raz

Aha. Well, as you know, Mindy, science is about curiosity and discovery, and it doesn't always have to have a point. But in this case, David Hu's research might actually help people and other animals who have trouble going to the bathroom.

Mindy Thomas

Huh, that's interesting.

Guy Raz

Yeah, this research might lead to new medicines that could make life a little more comfortable for lots of people who have pain when they go to the bathroom. And that could be an incredibly important initiative.

Mindy Thomas

Well, this is all starting to sound like a pooper duper idea.

Guy Raz

And it gets better, Mindy. In 2015, this scientist, David Hu, won a famous award known as the IG Nobel Prize for another study he wrote about.

Mindy Thomas

He won the Nobel Prize, the most famous prize in all of science. The same prize that Albert Einstein won.

Guy Raz

Uh, well, actually, it was the IG Nobel Prize. It's an award given to a scientist whose research makes people.

Mindy Thomas

I thought science had to be serious. There's laughing aloud in science. Okay, wait a minute. So what was the research?

Guy Raz

Well, he won that award for studying how fast mammals go pee.

Mindy Thomas

Of course he did. So what did he discover?

Guy Raz

Well, he discovered that, on average, we mammals take about 20 seconds to empty out our Bladders, which is where we store our pee inside our bodies.

Mindy Thomas

Oh, check it out. I think that elephant tiger that you were observing on the racetrack might be

Dennis

a animals to your starting positions who will prove to be number one at number one.

Mindy Thomas

On your mark, get set, go.

Dennis

If you know what I mean.

Mindy Thomas

They might be doing that pee experiment on their own. Ugh.

Guy Raz

I guess it's time to clean it up.

Mindy Thomas

Oh, would you look at the time? Gotta run.

Dennis

Not it. Reggie, care to explain? You said it wasn't a gross one. Reggie, there was pooping and tooting and peeing. Yes, I know poop is important for science, but that's not the point. The point is now I have to go wash my ears out. Oh, well, thanks everyone for listening to this episode of Wee Wow on the Weekend. Be sure to give our phone lines a call to ask me, Dennis, a question. The number is 1-888-7-WOW WOW. That's 1-888-7-NWOW WOW. I just might answer your question on Wee Wow on the Weekend. Reggie. No, I told you already. I have to go wash my ears out because I think there's animal toots stuck in there and I need to get it out. No, Reggie, I'm not going to use shampoo.

Mindy Thomas

Thanks for joining us for this edition of We Wow on the Weeknd. Our show is written by Ruth Morrison and Jed Anderson. Original sound design and production is done by Henry Moskal and Marian Lozano with help from Jed Anderson and Tyler Thol. Original music for Wewow on the Weeknd is composed and performed by Tyler Thol.

Guy Raz

Special thanks to Steph Sosa, Rebecca Caban and all of the other tinkerers at Tinkercast hq.

Mindy Thomas

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Guy Raz

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Mindy Thomas

Thanks again for thinking tinkering, experimenting and exploring with us this week. Meet us back here on Monday for Wow in the World. And remember who wows We Wow.

Dennis

Wow in the world. Wow in the world. Wow in the world. Wow in the world. Wow in the world.

Mindy Thomas

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