Lava vs Quicksand

Smash Boom Best: A funny, smart debate show for kids and family

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.6 • 15.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Two natural phenomena go head-to-head in our final match-up of the season. It's ooey, gooey molten lava versus tricky, shifty, fast-acting quicksand. Both are dangerous, both are fascinating, only one can win. Which side are you: Team Lava or Team Quicksand? Tune in to hear both sides and then cast your vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/m5ndQTmN1ZXW7B8r2

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0:00.0	Stop and think for a moment. What is lava? It's hot rocks. Yes. It's a bolt-in rocks.
0:04.8	Molten goo. I love the work of it. Quick sand is like stacked particles that shouldn't exist the way they do.
0:11.6	It's magic!
0:15.0	From the brains behind brains on it's smash boom best. The show for people with big opinions
0:23.7	Hi, I'm Molly Bloom and this is Smash Boom Best. The show where we take two things,
0:27.7	smash them together and ask you to decide which one is best. In today's matchup to fear some natural phenomena are going head to head.
0:35.7	It's quick sand versus lava.
0:38.7	Lava is cooler because it produces good soil for plants. I think lava is like cool like fire but more liquidy and it like goes
0:51.1	down the volcano. One reason what quick sand is better than lava is because it's more interesting. As it makes you sink faster I don't know how that happens.
1:02.7	I like lava because it has lots of different cool colors. It's like bright and glowy and super super really super hot.
1:13.7	Which one will be crowned the smash boom best fast acting liquefied soil or hot bubbling molten rock?
1:21.7	Our judge today will decide which of the two is the most fascinating phenomenon. She's here from St. Paul to preside over this debate. Welcome to the show Kate Wexler. Hello!
1:31.7	What comes to mind when you think of quick sand?
1:34.7	I kind of think of that kind of cheesy movie when sometimes it's the dumb character just like falls on and they're just flailing like their arms and they just sink.
1:43.7	And what about lava? What comes to mind?
1:46.7	Well, I think volcanoes kind of destruction and it's beautiful. I've seen pictures on the internet just like of like rivers of lava and stuff.
1:58.7	It is beautiful. Before we get started I want to hear more about your debate experience. So do you ever get into debates with your family or friends?
2:06.7	Oh yeah definitely. Just about stupid stuff sometimes but we just keep going.
2:12.7	So what is your debate tactics when you find yourself in that kind of situation?
2:16.7	I kind of reason kind of try to find the most flaws in their logic.
2:23.7	To try to poke holes in the other person's arguments.
2:26.7	Well let's meet our debaters here to share a love of lava with its fiery hot molten flows is Tom Weber.
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