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Wow in the World

Eyes On The Behind: The Science of Optical Illusions and Ambush Predators (Encore - 5/30/22)

Wow in the World

Tinkercast | Wondery

Education, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.629.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Just when you thought the world of wow couldn't get any weirder, Mindy and Dennis are painting eyes on cows' butts...for science! But WHY? Join Guy Raz, Mindy, and the gang as they uncover the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Wow in the World of optical illusions and ambush predators! (Originally aired 11/23/20)

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0:00.0

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0:06.7

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0:36.7

Okay everyone, single file please, single file. Yes, we will have plenty of time to get

0:51.2

to everyone. Yep, just line up right there. Thank you. Next. And your name is...

1:00.7

Okay, I'm going to go with Mauricio. Okay, now if you'll just head on over to Dennis,

1:09.4

he's waiting for you by the Gingerbread Mansion. Yes, hello, Mr. Cow over here.

1:15.4

He will paint some eyes on your butt for you. Have fun! Come on over. Okay, I'm thinking maybe a

1:23.7

smoky eye kind of thing, maybe with jewel tones. Next. Nindi? Kyrazi? Nindi, what are you doing?

1:32.3

Where did all these cows come from? Well, mostly farms and one zoo, Grandma G. Forza's

1:40.0

Basement. Oh, and that one over there, she escaped from the vet. Escape from the vet?

1:46.4

Well, I mean to be fair, I helped her. And then she gave me a ride home. Guess I'm a cow

1:53.3

cow now. Nindi, there must be a hundred cows out here. I know, isn't it exciting? But this is a

2:01.3

residential neighborhood, you need to get them back to where they belong. Hey, who let these cows

2:08.0

out? Who, who, who, who? Thomas Bangerling! What? Who? Were you able to get all the googly eyes I

2:15.9

needed? Oh, there you are young lady. Googly eyes? You bet I did. Here, got you a whole box of them.

2:24.8

That looks like a box of macaroni. What? Like a runny? Dang it. You're telling me I ate googly eyes

2:32.8

and cheese for lunch. Can someone please explain to me what is going on here? Hey, don't have a cow,

2:40.7

man. Guy Ross, isn't it obvious? Whoa, easy there, messy. I need to fix these eyelashes to your

2:50.4

petuny. Bendy, where's the eyelash curler? They're painting eyes on the butts of all these cows.

2:58.6

Yeah, I can see that with my own eyes, but why? We're saving lives here, guy. That's why. Although now they

3:09.1

could get conjunctivitis of the butt. Huh? Guy Ross, I just read the most fascinating new scientific

3:17.1

study in the journal Communications Biology. Wait a minute, is that what happened to my copy?

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