Dec. 11, 2023
Belly Flop Physics, Crocodile Defeaters, the Naked Cleaner
Prepare for a wild adventure as we bring you a fascinating mix of stories, from the intense to the whimsical.
Ever wondered about the physics of belly flops? You're in for a treat as we unravel how researchers at the University of Brown are...
Prepare for a wild adventure as we bring you a fascinating mix of stories, from the intense to the whimsical.
Ever wondered about the physics of belly flops? You're in for a treat as we unravel how researchers at the University of Brown are dissecting this widespread phenomenon. Dive into the heart-stopping tale of Colin Devereaux, who managed to escape a crocodile's grip in the most unconventional way. Just when you think we're done, we reveal the secret room housing unseen sketches by Michelangelo, concealed from the world since 1530. And brace yourself, cat lovers. We're busting feline stereotypes with a study revealing that cats may have more than 276 facial expressions!
To top it all off, we introduce you to Lottie, earning her keep as a naked cleaner. Buckle up and get ready for a roller coaster ride of upbeat stories.
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Calaroga Shark Media. Hi, I'm
johnny Man with five good news stories.
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00:00:11.679 --> 00:00:15.240
Hey, good news if you tend
to do a belly flop. Scientists are
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00:00:15.320 --> 00:00:20.079
trying to solve the problem. Researchers
at the University of Brown set up a
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00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:24.879
belly flop like water experiment using a
blunt cylinder. You see, the larger
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00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:28.559
the surface area of an object hitting
the water, the more resistance there will
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00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:31.800
be. Yes, scientists, I
think we understood this already. Scientists began
7
00:00:31.920 --> 00:00:36.520
studying diving birds like kingfishers and destrike
the stress on their bodies. Kingfishers are
8
00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:40.240
able to dive again and again without
injuries, thanks in part to their tapered
9
00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:44.520
cone shake beaks. Did we really
need science to do this? More information
10
00:00:44.719 --> 00:00:49.679
in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
Good news for Colin Devereaux. He has
11
00:00:49.679 --> 00:00:53.600
spent a month in the hospital after
being bit by a crocodile. That doesn't
12
00:00:53.600 --> 00:00:56.840
sound like good news, John,
Stay with me. Devereaux was hanging out
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00:00:56.840 --> 00:00:59.240
by a lake and he was watching
some fish scramble away, and then all
14
00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:02.920
of a sudden, a crocodile latched
onto his right foot, shaking him like
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00:01:02.960 --> 00:01:06.840
a rag doll. That sounds horrible. Devrero tried kicking the crocodile. That
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00:01:06.959 --> 00:01:10.319
didn't work, so he bit the
crocodile. He said, I was in
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00:01:10.359 --> 00:01:12.120
such an awkward position, but by
accident, my teeth caught his eyelid.
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00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:15.680
It was pretty thick, like holding
on the leather. But I jerked back
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on his eyelid and he let go. I leaped away and took off to
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where my car was. He chased
me for a bit but then stopped.
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That sounds terrifying. The walls of
eight secrets underground room, discovered in nineteen
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00:01:26.680 --> 00:01:30.719
seventy five covered in sketches by Michelangelo, were now being unveiled to the public
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00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:34.640
for the first time. Seems Michelangelo
hid in this tiny chamber for about two
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00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:38.280
months in fifteen thirty while evading a
death sentence ordered by Pope Clement the Seventh.
25
00:01:38.599 --> 00:01:42.120
Fifty years ago, museum officials were
working to create a new exit for
26
00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:47.319
tourists visiting the Medici Chapel, and
they found this room. Stripping two layers
27
00:01:47.319 --> 00:01:52.760
of plaster from the walls revealed the
existence of drawings by Michelangelo using charcoal wooden
28
00:01:52.799 --> 00:01:57.400
sticks. Paula Dagostino is the director
of Bargello Museums and said Michelangelo drew things
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00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:00.760
from the past as if he was
taking a trip to memory lane. It
30
00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:04.239
was like having an album of his
works. Public access will be allowed on
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00:02:04.280 --> 00:02:07.280
an experimental basis until March of twenty
twenty four, with only four people at
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00:02:07.319 --> 00:02:10.759
a time being able to view the
room. They are concerned about conservation,
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00:02:12.039 --> 00:02:15.560
so there will be alternating periods of
led lights and prolonged periods of darkness.
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00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:21.240
The room had been used as a
charcoal deposit until nineteen fifty five and then
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00:02:21.319 --> 00:02:23.759
unused for decades. Wow. Hey, good news if you're a cat owner.
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They might be friendlier than their reputation. Brittany Flerkowitch is a researcher and
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00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:34.479
began studying cats to learn more about
how they communicate and express themselves. After
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00:02:34.560 --> 00:02:38.159
videotaping and reviewing cats facial expressions at
a cat cafe for nearly a year,
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00:02:38.560 --> 00:02:44.120
she found that cats displayed at least
two hundred and seventy six different facial expressions.
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00:02:44.479 --> 00:02:46.960
She said, I fell prey to
the stereotype of oh, cats are
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00:02:46.960 --> 00:02:50.919
aloof they don't really express themselves as
much as dogs. About once a week,
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00:02:51.159 --> 00:02:54.280
the researchers housed about thirty cats that
were up for adoption. The researchers
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00:02:54.360 --> 00:02:58.479
arranged a room in a patio for
the cats to room around that included food,
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00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:00.719
water, litter boxes, scratching posts, wooden perches, and toys.
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00:03:01.199 --> 00:03:06.400
They recorded one hundred and fifty hours
of cat interactions. They studied how the
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00:03:06.400 --> 00:03:08.280
cats moved their ears, wrinkled their
noses, parted their lips, and licked
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00:03:08.280 --> 00:03:13.439
their faces. They labeled each face
either a friendly or unfriendly expression. When
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the cats were happy or having fun, they typically moved their ears and whiskers
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00:03:15.199 --> 00:03:19.960
forward and outward and sometimes close their
eyes. When the cats felt unhappy,
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00:03:20.280 --> 00:03:23.240
they typically moved their ears backwards and
flattened them, licked their lips, and
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00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:27.680
constricted their pupils. Of the two
hundred and seventy six facial expressions, researchers
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00:03:27.680 --> 00:03:30.360
found out that about forty six percent
were friendly, thirty seven percent were aggressive,
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00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:36.919
and seventeen percent were ambiguous. And
one more story today. This one's
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a touch naughty. If you're listening
with kids, it's not too bad,
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00:03:39.199 --> 00:03:44.479
but I'll warn you it's a touch
naughty. A woman as they earned thousands
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of dollars working as a naked cleaner
Lottie is thirty two and she was trying
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to figure out how to make extra
money now. She warns there's a few
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people who are creepy. Some of
the guys think something else is gonna happen.
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She says, I'm clear, I'm
just there to clean. She says,
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I didn't even who are gloves half
the time, even though I know
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I should. Well, yeah,
naked cleaner. Yeah. One guy joined
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in. He's a newdist. She
said. He was already naked when I
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showed up. So we had some
coffee and I played with his dog and
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then we got to work. He's
not the only client that got naked,
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00:04:13.719 --> 00:04:15.040
she said, a few of them
are quite nervous at first and keep their
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clothes on until they're confident enough to
take them all off and then the clean
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place. That's your five good news
stories for today. If you enjoy the
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00:04:21.720 --> 00:04:25.360
podcast, tell somebody about it maybe
they'll like it too, and you can
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follow it for free on Apple Podcasts
or Spotify or wherever you get your shows.
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You have a great day.
1
00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:11.679
Calaroga Shark Media. Hi, I'm
johnny Man with five good news stories.
2
00:00:11.679 --> 00:00:15.240
Hey, good news if you tend
to do a belly flop. Scientists are
3
00:00:15.320 --> 00:00:20.079
trying to solve the problem. Researchers
at the University of Brown set up a
4
00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:24.879
belly flop like water experiment using a
blunt cylinder. You see, the larger
5
00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:28.559
the surface area of an object hitting
the water, the more resistance there will
6
00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:31.800
be. Yes, scientists, I
think we understood this already. Scientists began
7
00:00:31.920 --> 00:00:36.520
studying diving birds like kingfishers and destrike
the stress on their bodies. Kingfishers are
8
00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:40.240
able to dive again and again without
injuries, thanks in part to their tapered
9
00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:44.520
cone shake beaks. Did we really
need science to do this? More information
10
00:00:44.719 --> 00:00:49.679
in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
Good news for Colin Devereaux. He has
11
00:00:49.679 --> 00:00:53.600
spent a month in the hospital after
being bit by a crocodile. That doesn't
12
00:00:53.600 --> 00:00:56.840
sound like good news, John,
Stay with me. Devereaux was hanging out
13
00:00:56.840 --> 00:00:59.240
by a lake and he was watching
some fish scramble away, and then all
14
00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:02.920
of a sudden, a crocodile latched
onto his right foot, shaking him like
15
00:01:02.960 --> 00:01:06.840
a rag doll. That sounds horrible. Devrero tried kicking the crocodile. That
16
00:01:06.959 --> 00:01:10.319
didn't work, so he bit the
crocodile. He said, I was in
17
00:01:10.359 --> 00:01:12.120
such an awkward position, but by
accident, my teeth caught his eyelid.
18
00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:15.680
It was pretty thick, like holding
on the leather. But I jerked back
19
00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:18.840
on his eyelid and he let go. I leaped away and took off to
20
00:01:18.879 --> 00:01:21.599
where my car was. He chased
me for a bit but then stopped.
21
00:01:21.920 --> 00:01:26.640
That sounds terrifying. The walls of
eight secrets underground room, discovered in nineteen
22
00:01:26.680 --> 00:01:30.719
seventy five covered in sketches by Michelangelo, were now being unveiled to the public
23
00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:34.640
for the first time. Seems Michelangelo
hid in this tiny chamber for about two
24
00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:38.280
months in fifteen thirty while evading a
death sentence ordered by Pope Clement the Seventh.
25
00:01:38.599 --> 00:01:42.120
Fifty years ago, museum officials were
working to create a new exit for
26
00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:47.319
tourists visiting the Medici Chapel, and
they found this room. Stripping two layers
27
00:01:47.319 --> 00:01:52.760
of plaster from the walls revealed the
existence of drawings by Michelangelo using charcoal wooden
28
00:01:52.799 --> 00:01:57.400
sticks. Paula Dagostino is the director
of Bargello Museums and said Michelangelo drew things
29
00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:00.760
from the past as if he was
taking a trip to memory lane. It
30
00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:04.239
was like having an album of his
works. Public access will be allowed on
31
00:02:04.280 --> 00:02:07.280
an experimental basis until March of twenty
twenty four, with only four people at
32
00:02:07.319 --> 00:02:10.759
a time being able to view the
room. They are concerned about conservation,
33
00:02:12.039 --> 00:02:15.560
so there will be alternating periods of
led lights and prolonged periods of darkness.
34
00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:21.240
The room had been used as a
charcoal deposit until nineteen fifty five and then
35
00:02:21.319 --> 00:02:23.759
unused for decades. Wow. Hey, good news if you're a cat owner.
36
00:02:24.000 --> 00:02:30.360
They might be friendlier than their reputation. Brittany Flerkowitch is a researcher and
37
00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:34.479
began studying cats to learn more about
how they communicate and express themselves. After
38
00:02:34.560 --> 00:02:38.159
videotaping and reviewing cats facial expressions at
a cat cafe for nearly a year,
39
00:02:38.560 --> 00:02:44.120
she found that cats displayed at least
two hundred and seventy six different facial expressions.
40
00:02:44.479 --> 00:02:46.960
She said, I fell prey to
the stereotype of oh, cats are
41
00:02:46.960 --> 00:02:50.919
aloof they don't really express themselves as
much as dogs. About once a week,
42
00:02:51.159 --> 00:02:54.280
the researchers housed about thirty cats that
were up for adoption. The researchers
43
00:02:54.360 --> 00:02:58.479
arranged a room in a patio for
the cats to room around that included food,
44
00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:00.719
water, litter boxes, scratching posts, wooden perches, and toys.
45
00:03:01.199 --> 00:03:06.400
They recorded one hundred and fifty hours
of cat interactions. They studied how the
46
00:03:06.400 --> 00:03:08.280
cats moved their ears, wrinkled their
noses, parted their lips, and licked
47
00:03:08.280 --> 00:03:13.439
their faces. They labeled each face
either a friendly or unfriendly expression. When
48
00:03:13.439 --> 00:03:15.199
the cats were happy or having fun, they typically moved their ears and whiskers
49
00:03:15.199 --> 00:03:19.960
forward and outward and sometimes close their
eyes. When the cats felt unhappy,
50
00:03:20.280 --> 00:03:23.240
they typically moved their ears backwards and
flattened them, licked their lips, and
51
00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:27.680
constricted their pupils. Of the two
hundred and seventy six facial expressions, researchers
52
00:03:27.680 --> 00:03:30.360
found out that about forty six percent
were friendly, thirty seven percent were aggressive,
53
00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:36.919
and seventeen percent were ambiguous. And
one more story today. This one's
54
00:03:37.039 --> 00:03:39.159
a touch naughty. If you're listening
with kids, it's not too bad,
55
00:03:39.199 --> 00:03:44.479
but I'll warn you it's a touch
naughty. A woman as they earned thousands
56
00:03:44.520 --> 00:03:49.199
of dollars working as a naked cleaner
Lottie is thirty two and she was trying
57
00:03:49.199 --> 00:03:52.280
to figure out how to make extra
money now. She warns there's a few
58
00:03:52.280 --> 00:03:55.280
people who are creepy. Some of
the guys think something else is gonna happen.
59
00:03:55.360 --> 00:03:59.360
She says, I'm clear, I'm
just there to clean. She says,
60
00:03:59.439 --> 00:04:00.639
I didn't even who are gloves half
the time, even though I know
61
00:04:00.680 --> 00:04:04.439
I should. Well, yeah,
naked cleaner. Yeah. One guy joined
62
00:04:04.479 --> 00:04:08.639
in. He's a newdist. She
said. He was already naked when I
63
00:04:08.639 --> 00:04:11.000
showed up. So we had some
coffee and I played with his dog and
64
00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:13.680
then we got to work. He's
not the only client that got naked,
65
00:04:13.719 --> 00:04:15.040
she said, a few of them
are quite nervous at first and keep their
66
00:04:15.040 --> 00:04:18.480
clothes on until they're confident enough to
take them all off and then the clean
67
00:04:18.560 --> 00:04:21.600
place. That's your five good news
stories for today. If you enjoy the
68
00:04:21.720 --> 00:04:25.360
podcast, tell somebody about it maybe
they'll like it too, and you can
69
00:04:25.360 --> 00:04:29.160
follow it for free on Apple Podcasts
or Spotify or wherever you get your shows.
70
00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:30.240
You have a great day.