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[all] Ta-da!
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[eyebrows squeak]
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[hydraulics whirring]
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[beeping]
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[rock music plays]
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-♪ Answer Time ♪
-♪ Answer Time! ♪
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-♪ It's StoryBots: Answer Time ♪
-♪ Answer Time! ♪
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♪ They live in your computer
And they got a job to do ♪
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♪ They're all about learning
They make it fun too ♪
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♪ When you have a question
They answer it for you ♪
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♪ It's StoryBots: Answer Time ♪
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♪ Answer Time! ♪
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[clock ticking]
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[beeps and rings]
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-[all speaking]
-[Bing] Hi, how's it going?
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Hey, Bing. What is
the strongest animal in the world?
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-Great question! Let's see.
-[keyboard clacks]
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-[whirs]
-Ah! Got it.
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The dung beetle can pull
over 1,100 times its own weight.
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That would be like a human
moving 150,000 pounds!
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Whoa!
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-[giggling]
-Is that guy pushing a giant ball of--
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Wow, thanks for calling in!
That was a great question.
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[chuckles and sighs]
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[laughs]
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Hey, StoryBots. What's the fastest car
in the whole world?
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-Oh! Let me check.
-[keyboard clacks]
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Wow!
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The fastest car in the world
can go 508 kilometers per hour.
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Whoa, that's super fast!
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-[bot] Bet I could go faster!
Huh?
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-Watch this!
-[powers up, blasts]
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Yeah!
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-[rockets sputter]
-Oh! Whoa!
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-[blasts]
-[screams]
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[bot screams and groans]
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I am okay!
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[Boop] Boop.
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[alarm blaring]
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Ooh, everybody, a Level Three question!
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[static crackles]
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Uh… Like, hello?
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-Is that a mushroom?
-I think so.
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StoryBots! Ah,
I'm so glad to get through to you.
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Oh, hello, Ms. Mushroom.
What can we do for you today?
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[sighs sadly] I don't know, Bo.
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I've just been feeling really sad lately.
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Is it because you spend
all that time growin' in the dark?
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[sobs] I guess I do, but-- That's not it.
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Is it because the dirt
you grow in is all stinky and slimy?
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No, that's not it either.
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The dirt I grow in might be stinky,
but it's full of nutrients.
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So, what is the problem, Ms. Mushroom?
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[whimpers] Well, StoryBots,
I'm calling today because--
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[sobs] Because--
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Because kids don't like me!
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Kids don't like me! They think I'm yucky!
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They think I'm stinky!
They think I'm gross, StoryBots!
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[wailing]
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Oh, Ms. Mushroom.
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I'm sure kids would love you
if they got to know you.
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[wailing] No!
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They think I'm a stinky mushroom,
and they always will!
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[sobbing]
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Well, on the bright side,
Ms. Mushroom, dude, it's not just you.
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A lot of kids don't like
any kinds of vegetables.
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[weeps] Hey!
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I'm not a vegetable, Bang.
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I'm a fungus.
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A fungus? What's that?
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It's a classification of organisms
that includes yeasts, mildews, and molds.
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Oh, I don't think that's a selling point.
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Boop.
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Anyway, I just want kids to love me.
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Love me the way they love
pizza, ice cream, candy,
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and all that other good stuff.
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Oh, man. You'd have to be super tasty
to get that kind of love.
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That's why I called!
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I need to learn how taste works
so I can make myself taste better.
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[gasps] Then I'll be loved
by kids everywhere.
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Okay, gang. Do any of us
know any taste experts?
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[gasps] Chef Pierre is
the most famous chef there is.
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He's gotta know something
about how taste works.
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-Chef Pierre! That's a great idea!
-[all agree]
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Please hurry, StoryBots!
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I'm so sick of having
to slather myself in butter and salt
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just to get people to like me.
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Don't worry, Ms. Mushroom.
We are on the job.
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[whirring and suctioning]
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♪ Answer Time! ♪
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[whirring and clanking]
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Hey, StoryBots. What is a hiccup?
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[whirring]
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What is a hiccup?
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Well, it's quite simple, really.
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Inside every person
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is a muscle called the diaphragm.
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It sits between the stomach area
and the chest.
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Sometimes, for reasons
still unknown, it twitches,
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resulting in a loud noise
that sounds-- [hiccups]
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Well, kind of like that, actually.
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[hiccups] Oh! And like that too.
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[hiccups repeatedly] Oh! Oh my.
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-[hiccups repeatedly]
-[crashing and clattering]
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[hiccups]
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[whirring]
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Hi, StoryBots. Can you tell me a fun fact?
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[whirring]
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[automated voice] Fun Fact
number 314,159,265.
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Did you know that ancient Egyptians
slept on pillows made of stone?
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[ancient music plays]
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Psst. Are you awake?
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Yeah. I can't sleep.
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Me neither. Wanna have a pillow fight?
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Yeah, you're on!
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[both grunting and straining]
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[rocks scraping]
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[screams]
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[shattering]
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Bad idea.
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-[whooshing]
-[screaming]
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[automated voice] Next stop,
Chez Pierre's fancy restaurant.
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[Pierre] No, no, no, no!
Wrong, wrong, wrong!
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Put the ingredients in the bowl
and then mix!
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Use flour, not flowers!
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The biggest band in the world
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has decided to eat Pierre's food,
so it must be perfect!
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-[screaming]
-Hmm?
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[rumbling]
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Whoo-hoo-hoo! [laughs]
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What is the meaning of this? [groans]
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Are you kidding--
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-[clangs]
-[groans]
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This is unacceptable!
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-[clangs]
-[groans]
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[gasps] Chef Pierre! He's out cold!
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Does this go in the fridge or the toaster?
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A pinch of salt, or a cup?
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Who will be head chef now?
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[slide whistle plays rising note]
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Um, excuse me. Can anyone-- Huh?
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[eyebrows squeak]
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[all gasp]
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This is missing something, no?
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Oh, I know what it needs.
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Gumdrops-- [screams]
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[exclaims]
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[yelps]
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-Got them.
-I forgot about the stove!
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[classical can-can music plays]
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-[grunts]
-[extinguishing]
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Phew.
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Ugh!
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I know how to fix this!
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-[glistens]
-Perfect.
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[bell rings]
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Ah, the beef bourguignon?
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No, it's my special spaghetti
with maple syrup and hot dogs.
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[bell rings]
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Huh?
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[screams]
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[splattering]
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[bell rings]
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[splatters]
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[bell rings]
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[bell rings]
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[whirring]
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[Bo exclaims]
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-Got it!
-[Bo screams]
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-[sous chef exclaims]
-Ahh! My eyes!
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[Bo screams]
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[all exclaim]
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[clangs and splashes]
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Huh?
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[gasps] Huh?
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[humming melodically]
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Huh?
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[gasps]
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[kettle whistling]
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What is the meaning of this?!
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Who are you?
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Huh? [yelps]
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-I'm sorry. I'm Bo, and--
-What are you doing to my restaurant?
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Oh, I was just trying to help.
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I actually only came here
to find out how taste works.
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Well, Miss Bo. [grunts]
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I don't know how people taste food,
I just know how to make it delicious,
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which you clearly know nothing about.
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-[doors slam open]
-[bots gasp]
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Okay, who made that wild meal?
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It was her! Bo!
She made everything you ate.
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Chef Bo?
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Yes, but I can explain.
See, I rushed in and--
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[customer] Fantastic food!
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-[record scratches]
-Huh?
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I'm the manager
of the hit rock band The Taste Buds.
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My clients had to get ready
for their concert tonight,
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but they wanted to give
their compliments to the chef
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and tell them that the food rocked!
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Here's a backstage pass
for our show tonight to say thanks.
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Oh, wow! Thank you.
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Keep on rockin' in the food world.
Hope to see ya later!
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The Taste Buds, huh?
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Well, they have "taste" in their name.
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Maybe they'll know something
about how taste works.
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Sorry about your kitchen, Chef Pierre,
but I got a concert to go to.
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Bye-bye! Bye-bye now!
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Hmm.
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We need more gumdrops!
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And where are the smiling faces
on these dishes?
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[whirring]
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Hi, StoryBots!
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What is poison, and what is venom?
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[whirring]
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[announcer] We now return to…
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-[audience cheers]
-Dr. Bill!
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Please welcome my next guest,
Ms. Rattlesnake.
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[applauding]
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Thanksss for having me on, Dr. Bill.
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Now, let's get down to brass tacks here.
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Are you or are you not poisonous?
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[chuckles] I am not poisonousss.
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[all gasp]
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I find that really hard to believe.
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We are not poisonousss,
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but we are venomousss.
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Oh, now, now, now,
how is that different from poisonous?
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'Cause I tell you what, that sure as heck
sounds like the same thing.
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[cheering]
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Well, I'll--
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You're telling me these aren't
two peas from the same pod?
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Well, you see--
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That sounds to me
like they're from the same area code.
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-They are different, because--
-We're waiting. Explain it to us then.
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Okay. Poison--
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Well, Ms. Rattlesnake, we're still waiting
to hear this incredible difference.
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I am trying to--
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'Cause an aardvark with lipstick
is still an aardvark. Am I right?
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[cheering wildly]
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[yells] Silence!
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[rattling]
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I'm trying to tell you.
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"Poisonous" is a word used for organisms
that release poisons when you eat them,
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like poisonous berries.
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And "venomous" is a word used
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for organisms that inject their venom
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when they bite or sting,
which is what I do,
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along with other animals like bees.
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[eyebrows squeak]
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Actually, that does make
a lotta dolgarn sense.
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Stay tuned for my next guest,
an ape who claims he's not a monkey.
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[chuckles] What is this world comin' to?
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-[cheering]
-[theme music plays]
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♪ I'm a sleek and scaly slithering snake ♪
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♪ I've got a bad, bad bite
Make no mistake ♪
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♪ Some say it's full of poison
But really it's not ♪
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♪ 'Cause "venom" is the word
For the stuff I've got ♪
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♪ There's a difference
In the way that the two get in ♪
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♪ You see, poison is swallowed
Or absorbed through the skin ♪
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♪ There are poisonous berries
And mushrooms too ♪
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♪ Don't play in poison ivy
Whatever you do ♪
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♪ But venom like mine
Isn't quite the same thing ♪
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♪ It's injected in a bite or a sting ♪
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♪ There's venom in the stinger
Of a wasp or bee ♪
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♪ And the fangs
Of a dangerous snake like me ♪
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♪ That's venom ♪
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[hisses]
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♪ Not poison, but venom ♪
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[hisses]
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-[whooshing]
-[screaming]
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[automated voice] Next stop,
StoryBots Amphitheater.
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[crowd cheering]
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Taste Buds. Manager speaking.
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-[warming up]
-Mm-hmm. Oh, yeah?
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Looks like we're rockin' tonight, Buds.
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[approaching screaming]
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[groans] Oh! [giggles]
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-Chef Bo! Glad you made it.
-[band members gasp]
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Did you say "Chef Bo?"
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Bud, how'd you get your food
to taste so wild?
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Oh, I don't know anything about taste.
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I actually came here
to find out how taste works.
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Well, you've come to the right place.
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Buds, wanna tell our chef here
about how you represent the five flavors
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known to rock a person's taste buds?
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Gladly.
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[lights switching]
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-[heavy metal music plays]
-I'm salty, like French fries!
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Sour, like a lemon!
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I'm bitter, like grapefruit
and Brussels sprouts!
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Sweet, like fruits and ice cream!
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And I'm umami, the band's newest member.
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It's the savory flavor
of meat or tomatoes.
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And we are…
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[all] The Taste Buds!
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[guitars ring]
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So cool!
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But wait! How do those five flavors
tie into how people taste things?
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-[lights click]
-[crowd cheers]
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Stay and rock out,
and I think you'll find your answer.
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StoryBots, are you ready to rock?
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[cheering wildly]
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One, two, three, four!
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[hard rock music plays]
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♪ When you bite into a sandwich
Or a pizza pie ♪
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♪ You're tasting something yummy
There are reasons why ♪
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♪ You've got taste buds!
Those are bundles of cells ♪
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♪ On your tongue and in your throat
And other places as well ♪
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♪ When you chew your food
And saliva mixes in ♪
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♪ It washes over your taste buds
And they begin ♪
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♪ To analyze what chemicals
The food contains ♪
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♪ Then they send
The information to your brain ♪
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♪ There are a few tastes
That your taste buds recognize ♪
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♪ We know at least five ♪
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♪ They're salty, sour, bitter, sweet ♪
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♪ And umami
That's a savory taste like meat ♪
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♪ Tastes combine in different ways
Like sweet and sour in lemonade ♪
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♪ Or salty and umami in a hearty stew ♪
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♪ That's a part of the way
That you taste your food ♪
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♪ Taste your food! ♪
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♪ Taste your food! ♪
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[crowd cheering]
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♪ Oh, that's some of the story
But there's more to tell ♪
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♪ Another part of tasting
Is your sense of smell ♪
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♪ Your food releases chemicals
While you chew ♪
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♪ They flow into your nose
And when they do ♪
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♪ They meet with special cells
Up in your nose ♪
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♪ Olfactory receptors
Is the name of those ♪
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♪ And like your taste buds
Signal to your brain ♪
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♪ Your olfactory receptors do the same ♪
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♪ Your brain puts together
All the signals that come through ♪
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♪ From your nose and your taste buds too ♪
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♪ Then figures out the tastes
That you've had before ♪
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♪ And knows what you're eating
And if you want more ♪
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[plays drum solo]
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♪ Like a taco or spaghetti or barbecue ♪
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♪ That's the awesome way
That you taste your food ♪
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-♪ Taste your… ♪
-[screams]
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♪ I said that's the awesome way
That you taste your food, yeah ♪
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♪ Taste your… ♪
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♪ I said that's the awesome way
That you taste your food ♪
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-♪ Taste your… ♪
-♪ Hey! Hey! Hey! ♪
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♪ I said that's the awesome way
That you taste your food ♪
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-[crowd cheers]
-[fireworks explode]
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00:15:26,541 --> 00:15:28,833
Oh, that really rocked!
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Thank you for teaching me
about how taste works!
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00:15:32,291 --> 00:15:34,916
Don't mention it. See you later, Bo.
348
00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,875
-[all say goodbye]
-Thanks for coming to our show!
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00:15:37,958 --> 00:15:40,083
Bye! Goodbye-- Oh, wait.
350
00:15:40,166 --> 00:15:43,583
I'm actually going that way,
so if you could all just--
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-Yes. Thank you. Goodbye!
-[crowd cheers]
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[in sing-song] Goodbye, now! Bye-bye!
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[whirring]
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[school bell rings]
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[stately music plays]
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Welcome, class.
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Today, we will demonstrate how taste works
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with the TasteTron 5000.
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[hums proudly]
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As we see here,
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humans have special cells
in places like their mouths and noses
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that help them taste food.
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Observe what happens
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when my assistant Gopher
feeds the TasteTron 5000 some food.
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[chimes]
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[Gopher yells]
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When people chew,
their teeth break up the food
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and saliva washes it over taste buds.
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00:16:24,125 --> 00:16:28,291
These taste buds
then analyze the chemicals in the food.
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00:16:28,375 --> 00:16:31,208
-And send signals about them to the brain.
-[Gopher banging]
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These signals typically
fall into five tastes,
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salty, sour, bitter, sweet, and umami.
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[beeping]
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Taste buds in the mouth
don't do all the work alone.
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00:16:44,708 --> 00:16:49,166
Olfactory receptors in the nose
also send signals to the brain.
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The brain relies on these signals
to decide whether to keep chewing
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or to spit the food out…
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and opt for something else.
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No! Gopher, stop this! Ow!
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-And that's how taste works.
-Ow! Ow! Ooh!
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Just stop. Stop!
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[exclaiming]
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[whooshing]
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-[keyboard clacks]
-Hello! Ms. Mushroom?
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00:17:13,458 --> 00:17:14,583
Can you hear me?
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00:17:14,666 --> 00:17:16,958
[gasps] Bo! I'm so glad you're back.
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00:17:17,041 --> 00:17:19,500
Did you find out how people taste food?
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00:17:19,583 --> 00:17:24,458
I sure did,
but I'm not sure it's gonna help.
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00:17:25,041 --> 00:17:28,750
Don't worry, Bo. I'm tougher than I look.
I promise I can handle it.
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00:17:28,833 --> 00:17:30,291
What do you got for me?
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00:17:30,375 --> 00:17:34,041
Well, people have special cells
in their mouths and noses
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that analyze the chemicals
released from food.
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00:17:37,333 --> 00:17:41,958
Those cells send signals to the brain
to figure out the flavor of the food.
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00:17:42,041 --> 00:17:43,833
So, to taste better,
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00:17:43,916 --> 00:17:47,375
I need to change the chemicals
that are released when I'm chewed?
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00:17:47,458 --> 00:17:50,125
What? How am I supposed to do that?
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00:17:50,625 --> 00:17:53,125
Oh, I don't know if you can.
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00:17:53,208 --> 00:17:56,333
But, like, why change yourself
at all, dude?
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00:17:56,416 --> 00:17:59,750
Yeah! You can learn
to love yourself for who you are.
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And how you taste.
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00:18:01,041 --> 00:18:05,083
And don't forget,
people's tastes are changing all the time.
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00:18:05,166 --> 00:18:07,458
Yeah! That kid that doesn't like
mushrooms today
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00:18:07,541 --> 00:18:09,791
may love you next month, or next year!
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00:18:09,875 --> 00:18:10,875
Boop.
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00:18:10,958 --> 00:18:14,541
There's, like, tons of adults
that love mushrooms.
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00:18:14,625 --> 00:18:17,291
Oh! And kids grow into adults!
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00:18:17,375 --> 00:18:19,875
-Yeah! Ha, right.
-[all laugh and agree]
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00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,041
You're right, StoryBots.
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00:18:23,125 --> 00:18:25,916
I guess I never really thought
about it like that.
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00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:29,333
I'm a stinky little mushroom,
and I'm proud!
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00:18:29,416 --> 00:18:31,416
That's the spirit!
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00:18:31,500 --> 00:18:34,583
Thank you, StoryBots!
I feel so much better.
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00:18:34,666 --> 00:18:37,791
I'm ready to show the world
who I really am!
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♪ I'm a stinky mushroom ♪
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00:18:39,708 --> 00:18:41,541
♪ I'm a stinky mushroom ♪
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00:18:41,625 --> 00:18:43,208
♪ I'm a stinky mushroom ♪
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♪ I'm a stinky mushroom! ♪
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-[static crackles]
-[theme music playing]