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Bigger Than Bacon

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

History, Science, Documentary, Natural Sciences, Society & Culture

4.6 • 44.5K Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 10 May 2016

ā±ļø 37 minutes

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Summary

Today's story is a mystery, shockingly hot, and vanishingly tiny. It starts with a sound, rising like a mist from the marsh, around a dock in South Carolina. But where it goes next - from submarines to superheroes (and yes, Keanu Reeves!); from the surface of the sun to the middle of the brain - is far from expected. Producer Molly Webster brings her family along for the ride. Enjoy the adventure, before it...implodes.Ā  Produced by Molly Webster and Annie McEwen. Reported by Molly Webster. Guest sound designer, Jeremy Bloom. Special thanks toĀ Kullervo Hynynen,Ā James Bird, andĀ Lawrence Crum.Ā  After you listen to the episode (spoiler alerts): Wanna see the shrimp bubble in super slowmo? Check it out hereĀ (and note, of the 1,400 views on this video, producer Molly Webster probably comprises 752). If you want to see cavitation bubbles form, and think you might enjoy watching it happen in French, check this outĀ - the high frame rateĀ makes theseĀ shots divine.Ā  Bigger Better BubblesĀ  Before Dave Stein, soap bubbles were round, smallish, and collapsed with a pop. Now, they are anything but.Ā  Today we explore the story of one man, who - in an instant, changed the art of bubble blowing and what it means to be a bubble forever.Ā  Produced by Simon Adler Special thanks to Megan Colby Parker, Gary Pearlman, David Erk, Rick Findley and everyone who came out to blow giant bubbles with us in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.Ā  You can hearĀ Jad's bubble dance party song here

Transcript

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0:00.0

Wait, you're listening.

0:03.1

Okay.

0:04.4

All right.

0:05.6

Okay.

0:07.0

All right.

0:08.5

You're listening to Radio Lab.

0:11.4

Radio Lab.

0:11.9

From W. N.Y.

0:13.9

See?

0:14.9

Yeah.

0:18.7

Hey, I'm Jan Abumrad.

0:20.3

I'm Robert Krollowich.

0:21.4

This is Radio Lab.

0:22.3

Today, we have a mystery that is vanishingly tiny, shockingly hot, and manages to combine submarines,

0:29.0

Keanu Reeves, Red Lobster, and Game of Thrones.

0:31.7

And, of course, our producer, Molly Webster, and many members of her family.

0:35.7

Hello, hello, hello, hello?

0:39.6

Where are the children?

0:40.8

So you want to begin in the beautiful state of South Carolina?

0:45.1

South Carolina.

0:47.5

It's on a pier.

0:49.0

Yeah.

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