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Read the storyFrom the BBN segment “The world's largest coral reef system lies off which country?”, cut down to under a minute.
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Hank LedgerThe question. The world's largest coral reef system lies off which country? A, Australia. B, Brazil. C, Indonesia. D, Mexico.
Chip DarnellOh, I love a reef question! My gut is screaming shrimp, and I trust my gut, it has never once been full.
Hank LedgerChat, play along. You have ten seconds. Chip, the clock is running.
Chip DarnellOkay, okay, I'm picturing this enormous reef, and all I can think is how many shrimp live in there. Does Australia have good cocktail sauce? That's the real question.
Hank LedgerThe shrimp tower.
Chip DarnellBiggest tower, biggest reef, that's just math. A reef that size needs a lot of cocktail sauce. I'm locking in D, Mexico!
Hank LedgerThe answer is A, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is so big it can be seen from outer space, per Wikipedia.
Chip DarnellFrom space! So I was right about the size. I've just been looking at the wrong salad bar.
Hank LedgerTwenty-eight years at this desk, and that is the first time I have heard that sentence.
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