Hello, Wowsers.
Gladness?
Reggie, now, not basketball tournament stuff. March Gladness tournaments stuff.
“Yeah, exactly. March Gladness is where I think of all the things that made me the Gladness”
this month, and then I put him head to head and a tournament style bracket. Oh, so you do know what I'm talking about. Well, then as you know, the winner of my much Gladness tournament was my new haircut. Do you love it? What do you mean? Don't worry, it'll grow back. Whatever, Wowsers fans, you too can fill out your very own March Gladness bracket by going to ticacast.com/march. There, you can print your very own free March Gladness
bracket, then fill it out to see what made you the Gladness this month. Put your favorite things head to head in a tournament of Gladness. One more time, that's tinkercast.com/march. Now, let's get on with the show.
And now, for every one second favorite game show after Milky Way All Stars, this, two
once and a while. Hello and welcome to two once and a round. The scientific game show that separates the Wows from low watts 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, Wowsers, in each of our three rounds today, Guy Ros and I will present you with three scientific statements about Black Holes. But, and this is a big one. Only one of those statements will
be true. The other two, just a couple of made-up. Any choice, if you guess correctly,
“congratulations, you win a point. But, if you guess incorrectly, you must stop, drop, and”
do a ridiculous physical challenge. Okay, everyone ready to start the game? Great, then let's do it. 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 Holes gravity is so strong that
it can warp space in time? Or, is it C? Black Holes can even be found on white gym socks. Anya, think you have the correct answer, yell it into the void of space. Hey, Eddie, cue the thinking music. And time is up. Let's now reveal the winning wow. To do just that, it's Cole from California. Cole from California. Tell us, what's
the winning wow? My wow is a Black Holes gravity is so strong that it can warp space in time. Winner winner, gravity for dinner. Thank you Cole, contestants if you guess the answer A, that a Black Holes gravity is so strong, it can warp space in 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 takes 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.
A, time for round two, which of the following statements is a true scientific...
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 ways as much as a mountain.”
When you think you have the correct answer, y'all, my brain is super massive! Hey, Pledgey, cue the thinking music. And time is up, and joining us by phone is Jesse from California. Jesse, please reveal the winning wow! Time to mean I was minus Jesse, my world is that the smallest black hole is as small as an atom
and ways as much as a mountain. Whitter winner Adam Sperdinner! That's right, Jesse. Wowsers, if you guessed C, that the smallest black hole is as small as an atom and ways 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. Okay, time for round three, which of the following statements is a true scientific wow.
Is it A? Scientists used eight 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 four hundred 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 hole! I'm on a hole! I think in music, please. And time is up. In joining us by phone, it's Oliver from Kansas to reveal the winning wow.
Oliver, give us the answer. I'm Mendie and Die Ross. My wow, the world is that science has used eight telescopes, working together
around the world to take a first picture of a black hole.
Winner winner, tell us, go for dinner! That's right Oliver. Wowsers, if you get A, that scientists use eight telescopes around the world to take the first picture of a black hole, well, congratulations! You found the winning wow. You can't actually see black holes because no light can escape from them, but we can send radio waves into space together information about them.
Scientists from NASA worked for over 10 years on creating the event horizon telescope, which is a network of eight 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 in with all 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 holes spaghetti factory. Here at the black holes spaghetti factory, we believe that anything can be spaghetti. Try our comment, Carbonara, or our planet, who tinesca. And if you finish this spaghetti by a new tron star and under an hour, it's free. The black holes spaghetti factory,
when you're here, you're spaghetti. All right, thank you black holes spaghetti factory. Now, let's take a quick break and hear some other important messages for grown-ups.
Do what's in a while, we'll be right back.
You're listening boggling in the big tube. In the morning on KWOW.
Hey, boggling, yes, what time it is. Looks to be about 7.40 a.m. Now, it's time for big, teach, big, famous. Oh, yeah, the part of the show in you. Big, too. Hit us with your favorite new song! What you got for us today? All right, today's big favorite is a song from a new artist called "Wow in the World." Well, what's the song? It's called.
The scientifically most danceable song in the whole wide world. Wow, that's a big title. Yeah, let me spin you up a clip.
“Wow, that was totally rocking. Where can we listen to the rest of the song?”
Anywhere you get your tunes, Bongo. They're out on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you like to spin your tracks. Well, thanks for tuning in to Big Two's Big Favorite here on Bongo in the Big Two. In the morning on K.W.L.W. Bye-bye now, later, Bongo. That's it. Now, back to the show.
Welcome back to two What's and a wow. The scientific game show that separates the walls from the world. What was that? Oh, guy, Ross, that sound can mean only one thing. You're back to play laser tag? No, it's time for today's Bunker Ball's Bonus Round. If you listen to our wow in the world episode titled "Rock It Dreams," an Artemis adventure,
you'll know the answer to this one. And the Bunker Ball's bonus question is...
“The Artemis base camp will be located on the southernmost point of the moon. But why?”
Is it a? It's for 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 most 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. And well, congratulations to all of our winning wowsers, Minnie, what's today's prize? Well, guys, today's winning wowsers will all be receiving their very own space, junk,
short stack from the intergalactic house of pancakes. Wow, Minnie, that actually sounds like a pretty great prize. Do they have blueberries? No, but they do explode. What? You're the prize cannon! Fire away! Ah, like ears!
Oh, experience, black hole detonation like never before. Eat them up before their crush out of
existence and don't forget the syrup. No more restaurant chains for you, Minnie. Man, I was just about to franchise. Well, that's about all the time we have before today,
“but if you want to keep the fun going, then become a member of the world organization of wowsers”
and unlock hundreds of activities. And for any teachers in our listening audience, consider joining Tinker Class. Our free brand new learning platform that helps get kids wild about science. Just visit tinkercast.com/membership. That's tinkercast.com/membership. And be sure to come back on Monday for a brand new episode of "Wow in the World" this weekend for some "We Wow" in the weekend with Dennis. And again, on Friday for a new episode of "To What's in a Wow."
Until then, keep on!
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and Need, Gibras. Our writers are Ruth Morrison and Anna Zagorsky,
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“Special thanks to Rebecca Cabon, Dr. Natasha Krandell,”
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