Joy and Anna are amped to go on a fun road trip! And with a garage full of transportation options nothing is gonna stop them from hitting the road. Grab your smarty pass to see what they use for their ragin road trip!
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ANNOUNCER: Now entering Brains On! Headquarters.
[BEEP]
[DOOR OPENING]
[ZIPPING]
JOY DOLO: Hi, smarty pals. You've caught us packing for our Forever Ago road trip! Producer Anna Weggel and I are going to hit the road, sky, and rails for a super fun trip.
ANNA WEGGEL: Wait, wait. Did you say road, sky, and rails? Where are we going?
JOY DOLO: We're going to the best place on Earth, Anna. We're headed to Boy George Gorge!
ANNA WEGGEL: Ooh! Because you love spelunking?
JOY DOLO: No. We're going to catch some karma chameleons for my Culture Club.
ANNA WEGGEL: Is the karma chameleon hard to get?
JOY DOLO: Oh, no. Karma chameleon is very catchy.
(SINGING) Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma, chameleon
But everyone knows Boy George Gorge is only 150 miles away. So we won't really need to fly. We can just drive.
ANNA WEGGEL: Wait. Drive 150 miles? No, no, no. Let's fly there.
JOY DOLO: But I want to drive!
ANNA WEGGEL: I want to fly!
JOY DOLO: Wow. I didn't realize we were automotive antagonists.
[DOOR OPENS]
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What's going on with you guys?
JOY DOLO: Smash Boom Best producer Aron Woldeslassie, what are you doing here?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: I'm headed to the Brains On! Garage to pick up my camel, Gary. We're headed to the movies.
JOY DOLO: Why are you riding a camel to the movies?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: You didn't hear? Sanden and Marc are using all the vehicles in the Brains On! Garage for their race across the US.
ANNA WEGGEL: All the vehicles are gone? Even my Lambo?
JOY DOLO: And my scooter?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Yeah, they took everything except for the submarine, the biplane, and the dog sled.
ANNA WEGGEL: What are we going to do? How are we going to get to Boy George Gorge now?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: I don't know. But I really got to get going or I'm going to be late for this movie.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
ANNA WEGGEL: Sorry, Joy. It looks like we got to cancel that trip.
JOY DOLO: What? No, we can still go.
ANNA WEGGEL: But how? All the vehicles are gone. And even if they weren't, it's not like we can agree on how to travel.
JOY DOLO: Wait. We can still get there with what we have in the garage. And, to help decide, we can play a quick game of--
(SINGING) First Things First!
JOY DOLO: If you figure out what came first-- the submarine, the biplane and the dog sled-- we'll bail on the trip. But if you don't, we go and experience the joy of that gorge.
ANNA WEGGEL: Wow. You really want to catch that karma chameleon.
JOY DOLO: It's delicious. Now, let's play. Anna, we have three modes of transportation in the garage. We have a submarine that's a special ship that goes underwater.
We have a biplane, and that's a special type of plane that has two wings stacked one on top of the other. And a dog sled. That's a big sled that is pulled by a team of dogs. Please tell me which mode of transportation came first, second, and third.
ANNA WEGGEL: Wow. OK. OK. OK. I'm asking my heart what it thinks.
JOY DOLO: Yes, break it down for me.
ANNA WEGGEL: I'm having a conversation with my heart. Immediately, I feel like dog sled came first, because dogs have been around for a long time.
JOY DOLO: They used to be wolves.
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh, OK. There we go. Next, I'm going to say submarine. And then biplane is the latest invention.
JOY DOLO: OK. So why submarine and then biplane?
ANNA WEGGEL: I just feel like it's easier to go underwater than in the air. And maybe that came first because we had canoes and bodysurfing and ducks in the water. And it just like, it feels less scary to try it out, to go underwater rather than go on the air.
JOY DOLO: And also, I feel like if you're looking at a duck going underwater, you're like, I wonder if people can do that.
ANNA WEGGEL: Right!
JOY DOLO: It just seems like it's part of the natural order of things.
ANNA WEGGEL: Thank you. Yes, yes.
JOY DOLO: Yeah, I hear you. I hear you. And we shall find out--
(SINGING) --together what the answer was, is our doing
OK. So, unfortunately, Anna--
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh, no.
JOY DOLO: --you did so great. You got them all right.
ANNA WEGGEL: [SCREAMS] Amazing.
JOY DOLO: That was the perfect order. You're the smarty Smarty Pass. We got to get you some smarty pants for your Smarty Pass.
ANNA WEGGEL: Well, I am wearing two pairs of pants right now, so I'd love a third.
JOY DOLO: Perfect. I'll get you my JNCOs from 1990.
[LAUGHTER]
So first up, you were right, dog sled. So humans and dogs have been working together for centuries. So getting an exact date on when dog sleds were invented is a little tricky. However, thanks to genome testing, scientists believe sled dogs emerged 9,500 years ago in Siberia.
ANNA WEGGEL: Wow!
JOY DOLO: Siberian sled dogs. That sounds so floofy, just like floofy little white dogs. That's what I see. Next up, we have submarine. It is agreed that the first submarine was invented in 1620 by Dutch inventor Cornelis Drebbel.
The sub, named "The Drebbel," was used to dive 15 feet beneath the River Thames during a demonstration witnessed by King James and thousands of other witnesses. Unfortunately, none of Drebbel's plans or engineering drawings have survived, so historians can only guess about how his diving boat, or submarine, actually operated. That's nuts.
I'm guessing it just went underwater and then buoyed a few times, like just that boingy thing. And then finally, they just like, yeah, they poked a hole in it and then it just sunk and they're like, "Eureka!"
[LAUGHTER]
And then last, but certainly not least, is the biplane. So this one is a lot easier to pin down because the first planes ever to be invented were biplanes. So the biplane was famously invented by the Wright brothers in 1903. Their biplane, the "Wright Flyer," took flight and shocked the world when it flew for 12 seconds, covering a distance of 120 feet.
And funny enough, monoplanes, which are planes with one long wing, would be invented in 1906. And the first monoplane covered an impressive distance of 40 feet. Wow! I think I could probably run for 40 feet.
ANNA WEGGEL: And I just can't get over the courage of people that would try this for the first time. Like fearless, I mean, maybe they had fear, but overcome their fears to do it and trust that their invention worked enough for them to survive.
JOY DOLO: Yeah, just the curiosity of like, "All right, everybody, I got a bunch of dogs and this chair. Who wants to go first?"
ANNA WEGGEL: Yeah. It'll probably be fine. Yeah.
JOY DOLO: Yeah. "I've got this little blinking machine that's going to go underwater. There might be air inside. I don't know. Would you like to find out?"
ANNA WEGGEL: Maybe, maybe not. Time will tell.
JOY DOLO: Time will tell. I wonder if they paid them in sandwiches or something like that.
ANNA WEGGEL: I do love a good sandwich.
JOY DOLO: All right. First things first is the best. Wasn't that so much fun?
ANNA WEGGEL: It really was! And, honestly, after playing, I can say I'm really excited to go on this trip now.
JOY DOLO: You changed your mind?
ANNA WEGGEL: Yup, I did. Let's get to Boy George Gorge!
JOY DOLO: Hooray!
(SINGING) Boy George Gorge
Boy George Gorge
We're going to catch a chameleon
ANNA WEGGEL: (SINGING) And then eat it
[THEME MUSIC]
JOY DOLO: That's it for this Smarty Pass episode. It was written by Aron Woldeslassie and Anna Goldfield. Our executive producer is Beth Pearlman, and the APM Studios executives in charge are Chandra Kavati and Joanne Griffith. Brains On! is a nonprofit radio program. Thanks, Smarty Pass friends. See you next time.
ANNA WEGGEL: Bye!
[BEEP]
[DOOR OPENING]
[ZIPPING]
JOY DOLO: Hi, smarty pals. You've caught us packing for our Forever Ago road trip! Producer Anna Weggel and I are going to hit the road, sky, and rails for a super fun trip.
ANNA WEGGEL: Wait, wait. Did you say road, sky, and rails? Where are we going?
JOY DOLO: We're going to the best place on Earth, Anna. We're headed to Boy George Gorge!
ANNA WEGGEL: Ooh! Because you love spelunking?
JOY DOLO: No. We're going to catch some karma chameleons for my Culture Club.
ANNA WEGGEL: Is the karma chameleon hard to get?
JOY DOLO: Oh, no. Karma chameleon is very catchy.
(SINGING) Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma, chameleon
But everyone knows Boy George Gorge is only 150 miles away. So we won't really need to fly. We can just drive.
ANNA WEGGEL: Wait. Drive 150 miles? No, no, no. Let's fly there.
JOY DOLO: But I want to drive!
ANNA WEGGEL: I want to fly!
JOY DOLO: Wow. I didn't realize we were automotive antagonists.
[DOOR OPENS]
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: What's going on with you guys?
JOY DOLO: Smash Boom Best producer Aron Woldeslassie, what are you doing here?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: I'm headed to the Brains On! Garage to pick up my camel, Gary. We're headed to the movies.
JOY DOLO: Why are you riding a camel to the movies?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: You didn't hear? Sanden and Marc are using all the vehicles in the Brains On! Garage for their race across the US.
ANNA WEGGEL: All the vehicles are gone? Even my Lambo?
JOY DOLO: And my scooter?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: Yeah, they took everything except for the submarine, the biplane, and the dog sled.
ANNA WEGGEL: What are we going to do? How are we going to get to Boy George Gorge now?
ARON WOLDESLASSIE: I don't know. But I really got to get going or I'm going to be late for this movie.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
ANNA WEGGEL: Sorry, Joy. It looks like we got to cancel that trip.
JOY DOLO: What? No, we can still go.
ANNA WEGGEL: But how? All the vehicles are gone. And even if they weren't, it's not like we can agree on how to travel.
JOY DOLO: Wait. We can still get there with what we have in the garage. And, to help decide, we can play a quick game of--
(SINGING) First Things First!
JOY DOLO: If you figure out what came first-- the submarine, the biplane and the dog sled-- we'll bail on the trip. But if you don't, we go and experience the joy of that gorge.
ANNA WEGGEL: Wow. You really want to catch that karma chameleon.
JOY DOLO: It's delicious. Now, let's play. Anna, we have three modes of transportation in the garage. We have a submarine that's a special ship that goes underwater.
We have a biplane, and that's a special type of plane that has two wings stacked one on top of the other. And a dog sled. That's a big sled that is pulled by a team of dogs. Please tell me which mode of transportation came first, second, and third.
ANNA WEGGEL: Wow. OK. OK. OK. I'm asking my heart what it thinks.
JOY DOLO: Yes, break it down for me.
ANNA WEGGEL: I'm having a conversation with my heart. Immediately, I feel like dog sled came first, because dogs have been around for a long time.
JOY DOLO: They used to be wolves.
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh, OK. There we go. Next, I'm going to say submarine. And then biplane is the latest invention.
JOY DOLO: OK. So why submarine and then biplane?
ANNA WEGGEL: I just feel like it's easier to go underwater than in the air. And maybe that came first because we had canoes and bodysurfing and ducks in the water. And it just like, it feels less scary to try it out, to go underwater rather than go on the air.
JOY DOLO: And also, I feel like if you're looking at a duck going underwater, you're like, I wonder if people can do that.
ANNA WEGGEL: Right!
JOY DOLO: It just seems like it's part of the natural order of things.
ANNA WEGGEL: Thank you. Yes, yes.
JOY DOLO: Yeah, I hear you. I hear you. And we shall find out--
(SINGING) --together what the answer was, is our doing
OK. So, unfortunately, Anna--
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh, no.
JOY DOLO: --you did so great. You got them all right.
ANNA WEGGEL: [SCREAMS] Amazing.
JOY DOLO: That was the perfect order. You're the smarty Smarty Pass. We got to get you some smarty pants for your Smarty Pass.
ANNA WEGGEL: Well, I am wearing two pairs of pants right now, so I'd love a third.
JOY DOLO: Perfect. I'll get you my JNCOs from 1990.
[LAUGHTER]
So first up, you were right, dog sled. So humans and dogs have been working together for centuries. So getting an exact date on when dog sleds were invented is a little tricky. However, thanks to genome testing, scientists believe sled dogs emerged 9,500 years ago in Siberia.
ANNA WEGGEL: Wow!
JOY DOLO: Siberian sled dogs. That sounds so floofy, just like floofy little white dogs. That's what I see. Next up, we have submarine. It is agreed that the first submarine was invented in 1620 by Dutch inventor Cornelis Drebbel.
The sub, named "The Drebbel," was used to dive 15 feet beneath the River Thames during a demonstration witnessed by King James and thousands of other witnesses. Unfortunately, none of Drebbel's plans or engineering drawings have survived, so historians can only guess about how his diving boat, or submarine, actually operated. That's nuts.
I'm guessing it just went underwater and then buoyed a few times, like just that boingy thing. And then finally, they just like, yeah, they poked a hole in it and then it just sunk and they're like, "Eureka!"
[LAUGHTER]
And then last, but certainly not least, is the biplane. So this one is a lot easier to pin down because the first planes ever to be invented were biplanes. So the biplane was famously invented by the Wright brothers in 1903. Their biplane, the "Wright Flyer," took flight and shocked the world when it flew for 12 seconds, covering a distance of 120 feet.
And funny enough, monoplanes, which are planes with one long wing, would be invented in 1906. And the first monoplane covered an impressive distance of 40 feet. Wow! I think I could probably run for 40 feet.
ANNA WEGGEL: And I just can't get over the courage of people that would try this for the first time. Like fearless, I mean, maybe they had fear, but overcome their fears to do it and trust that their invention worked enough for them to survive.
JOY DOLO: Yeah, just the curiosity of like, "All right, everybody, I got a bunch of dogs and this chair. Who wants to go first?"
ANNA WEGGEL: Yeah. It'll probably be fine. Yeah.
JOY DOLO: Yeah. "I've got this little blinking machine that's going to go underwater. There might be air inside. I don't know. Would you like to find out?"
ANNA WEGGEL: Maybe, maybe not. Time will tell.
JOY DOLO: Time will tell. I wonder if they paid them in sandwiches or something like that.
ANNA WEGGEL: I do love a good sandwich.
JOY DOLO: All right. First things first is the best. Wasn't that so much fun?
ANNA WEGGEL: It really was! And, honestly, after playing, I can say I'm really excited to go on this trip now.
JOY DOLO: You changed your mind?
ANNA WEGGEL: Yup, I did. Let's get to Boy George Gorge!
JOY DOLO: Hooray!
(SINGING) Boy George Gorge
Boy George Gorge
We're going to catch a chameleon
ANNA WEGGEL: (SINGING) And then eat it
[THEME MUSIC]
JOY DOLO: That's it for this Smarty Pass episode. It was written by Aron Woldeslassie and Anna Goldfield. Our executive producer is Beth Pearlman, and the APM Studios executives in charge are Chandra Kavati and Joanne Griffith. Brains On! is a nonprofit radio program. Thanks, Smarty Pass friends. See you next time.
ANNA WEGGEL: Bye!
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