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Saturn Floats: Pool Noodle Logic Aces Science Quiz
From the BBN segment “Which planet is less dense than water?”, cut down to under a minute.
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Transcript of the segment
What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: Wikipedia.
Hank LedgerWhich planet is less dense than water? A, Saturn. B, Mars. C, Neptune. D, Mercury.
Chip DarnellOh, I'm going Mars, Hank. Great name, real strong energy, I can feel it.
Hank LedgerChat, play along. Ten seconds, starting now. Chip, try to think.
Chip DarnellOkay, so less dense than water means it floats, right? Like the pool noodles in my minivan.
Chip DarnellAnd nobody keeps a noodle in the back unless it's got a ring shape, and one of these has rings.
Chip DarnellFloaties! Saturn has floaties! Final answer, A.
Hank LedgerThe answer is A, Saturn. Per Wikipedia, its average density is lower than water's, the only planet in our solar system like that.
Chip DarnellFloaties! I was right! The ring is a floatie!
Hank LedgerIt counts, and I hate that it counts. Give me a minute.
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