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Wow in the World

Two-Headed Space Worms (Encore - 2/19/18)

Wow in the World

Tinkercast | Wondery

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

4.629.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

What in the world are Planarian Flatworms? Why in the world did scientists send them on a mission to outer space? And where in the world are their mouths if not on their heads?! Join Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas for a tale of two worms....in one body. It's the latest who, what, when, where, why, how, and WOW in the world of WORMSTRONAUTS! Originally aired August 24th, 2017. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

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0:06.6

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0:36.6

Hi, I'm in the morning, guys! Are you ready to attack this day with Vim and Vigor? Or yes?

0:56.1

I just had the longest, craziest, most confusing dream.

1:02.3

Uh, did you say, Dream? Yeah, I've got to tell you all about this dream.

1:09.0

Bad connection! Can't hear you talk about your crazy long dream.

1:14.7

That's weird. Everything sounds fine on my end. You know what, Mindy?

1:19.5

I'll just come over and tell you all about my dream in person. It's too long to share over the phone anyway. I'll be right over.

1:25.8

Bad connection! Mindy, open the door! I know you're in there! Good morning, guys! You're looking bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this morning.

1:38.1

Okay, now back to my long, crazy dream! This is gonna take all day!

1:43.9

So I was in outer space, but it didn't look like regular outer space. It just stumbled upon the International Space Station.

1:49.7

It only looked like a gas station that was mixed with shooting stars and it was spraying from the pumps and then there was a slug lord that ruled all over the astronauts.

1:57.3

But the astronauts were actually perfect crabs and they were dressed in pink flamingos space suits and there was space jump flying everywhere.

2:05.1

And then a robot spaceworm lost its head and looked like it turned around two heads and rolled back in its place.

2:10.8

Wait, what did you just say?

2:12.7

I went outer space, I saw a worm lose its head, and then I saw that same worm grow two heads back in the same place.

2:21.5

Okay, guys, what if I told you that at least part of your dream came true?

2:27.0

Astronaut Hermit crabs and flamingos space suits?

2:29.5

Oh, going to outer space and coming back with two heads!

2:32.6

Mindy, what are you talking about?

2:34.6

So you've heard of flatworms before, haven't you?

2:37.8

Uh, yeah. Okay, so there's this one type of flatworm called the planarion flatworm.

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