WeWow on the Weekend (9/13/25)

Summary

Wow in the World — WeWow on the Weekend (9/13/25)

Release Date: September 13, 2025
Hosts: Mindy Thomas & Guy Raz (with Dennis, Baby Dennis & Reggie)
Podcast: Tinkercast | Wondery

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Episode Overview

This episode of WeWow on the Weekend, a segment of the popular Wow in the World podcast, blends playful interludes with listener involvement and a deep-dive into science! Hosted by Dennis (with Baby Dennis and Reggie), the show opens with games and review reading before spotlighting a favorite Wow in the World episode about the surprising science of flamingos. Listeners are treated to fun banter, memorable experiments, and clear explanations that showcase the wonders of animal biology and innovation.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

1. Opening Banter & "What's in the Box" Game

(01:27–03:45)

• The "WeWow on the Weekend" vibe is set, with Dennis welcoming listeners from his mother's basement.
• A recurring bit, "What's in the Box," is revived, much to Baby Dennis’s excitement ("I think it's still funky fresh." – Dennis, 02:13).
• Reggie’s silent humor and Dennis’s ventriloquist dummy, Baby Dennis, join the fray, adding layers of playful mischief.

Memorable Moment:

• “The giant pigeon put Baby Dennis in here.” – Baby Dennis, 03:19

2. "Review-viewsies!" — Listener Reviews Segment

(03:51–07:32)

• Dennis and Baby Dennis read and react to playful user-submitted reviews.
• Reviews vary from mysterious usernames and questions about recurring Wow in the World characters ("Who do you think is Static Man?") to silly one-word responses ("chicken, chicken, chicken") and enthusiastic fan feedback.
• Hosts carefully explain the importance and fun of listener feedback, with plenty of giggles and imaginative responses.

Notable Quotes:

• "Reviewsies are the comments people write... and we print them out and read them out loud." – Baby Dennis, 04:06
• "We're rich. Thanks, Ella Rose." – Baby Dennis, 07:13

Highlights:

• [05:17] Discussion about secret identity “Static Man”
• [06:51] 15/10 review celebration

3. Inside Tinkercast Studios — Wow in the World Classic: "Let's Flamingo!"

(07:43–21:22) Dennis and Baby Dennis introduce and comment on this favorite episode, joining Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz as they explore why flamingos stand on one leg.

a. At the Zoo with Mindy and Guy Raz

(09:10–13:01)

• Guy Raz is convinced to don a comical flamingo costume ("Hot pink leggings... squeeze them on!"), as Mindy preps for a science experiment at the zoo.
• Mindy reveals she’s investigating strange bird behavior, to Guy Raz’s (humorous) trepidation.

Quote:

• “Remember how you once said that you would do anything for science?” – Mindy, 10:45
• “But I am absolutely drawing a line at the beak.” – Guy Raz, 11:14

b. The Science of Flamingo Balance

(13:01–20:59)

• Mindy shares the story of a study by Dr. Lena Ting (Emory University) and Dr. Yang Gui Chang (Georgia Institute of Technology) examining how flamingos maintain balance.
• Explanation of biomedical engineering, neurmachinists, and their importance in studying both humans and animals.
• Flamingos can sleep standing on one leg using almost no muscle energy—a "superpower" compared to humans or other birds.
• The scientists use force plates with baby flamingos, then flamingo cadavers, to measure muscle force and discover a specialized hip structure.

Notable Scientific Insights:

• Flamingos’ unique leg and hip design allows effortless balance.
• Flamingo cadavers can stand on one leg without muscles (thanks to the mechanical hinge in their hips).
• The findings open paths for developing better prosthetics and robotics.

Quotes:

• “So they took the cadavers and they set them up on one leg with nothing else to hold them up, and guess what happened?” – Mindy, 19:03
• “They stood there steady, completely upright. Never flopped.” – Mindy, 19:08
• “Maybe this discovery will lead to improvements in robotics or robot-powered prosthetics for humans.” – Mindy, 20:21

c. Wrap-Up & Takeaways

(21:02–21:22)

• The episode ends with the usual Mindy and Guy Raz flare—silliness ("Look at my beautiful feathers. They're ruined." – Guy Raz, 21:05) and take-home messages for curious kids and their grown-ups.

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4. Closing Fun & Song

(21:33–22:41)

• Dennis tries to imitate flamingos with comic mishaps, leading to a cooperative (and goofy) goodbye song with Baby Dennis.
• Listeners are reminded standing on one leg is harder than it seems—unless you’re a flamingo!

Notable Quote:

• “Standing on one leg is surprisingly hard.” – Dennis, 22:28

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Top Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• 03:19 – “The giant pigeon put Baby Dennis in here.” – Baby Dennis
• 04:06 – “Reviewsies are the comments people write... and we print them out and read them out loud.” – Baby Dennis
• 07:13 – “We’re rich. Thanks, Ella Rose.” – Baby Dennis
• 10:45 – “Remember how you once said you’d do anything for science?” – Mindy
• 13:41 – “Now, with your beak held high, I want you to march right on into the middle of that block and start to flamingle.” – Mindy
• 19:08 – “They stood there steady, completely upright. Never flopped.” – Mindy
• 20:21 – “Maybe this discovery will lead to improvements in robotics or robot-powered prosthetics for humans.” – Mindy
• 22:28 – “Standing on one leg is surprisingly hard.” – Dennis

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Key Takeaways

• The episode is a seamless blend of child-friendly humor, whimsical interaction, and real science, showing how the wonders of nature can lead to meaningful innovation.
• The flamingo segment is both hilarious and educational, revealing how animal adaptations can inspire breakthroughs in medical technology and robotics.
• Listener engagement is celebrated, working reviews and questions into the show’s fabric and reminding young fans that their voices matter.

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Recommended for:
Listeners who love science explorations, silly comedy, animal facts, and playful engagement between hosts (and ventriloquist dummies).

Replay Value:
Very high—fun for both kids and the adults in their lives, packed with quotable moments and fascinating tidbits that will make everyone say “WOW!”

Transcript

[Guy Raz]

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[Mindy Thomas]

Hey everyone, it's Mindy and Guy Raz here from wow in the World. And guess what?

[Guy Raz]

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[Mindy Thomas]

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[Guy Raz]

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[Guy Raz]

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[Mindy Thomas]

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[Guy Raz]

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[Mindy Thomas]

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[Dennis]

Ahem. We wow on the weekend. We wow on the weekend. We wow on the weekend. Cause this is what we do on the weekend. Talking, laughing, me and Reggie singing, laughing. And then we. Oh, wait, no, I said laughing twice.

[Baby Dennis]

Whatever. Wee.

[Dennis]

Wow on the weekend.

[Baby Dennis]

Yeah.

[Dennis]

We wow on the weekend.

[Baby Dennis]

Clap clap.

[Dennis]

We wow on the weekend. Cause this is what we do on the weekend. Hello and welcome to We Wow on the Weekend. I'm your host, Dennis, and Reggie is my co host, which I guess also makes him your co host. I think this is the show where we hang out in mother's basement on the weekend and chit chat and. And play games and listen to episodes of Tinkercast podcasts and do all kinds of other stuff. I don't know, Reggie. All kinds. Hmm. Well, what do you want to do first? No, I don't want to do that. Let's play what's in the Box again.

[Baby Dennis]

What do you mean?

[Dennis]

That bit is played out? Well, I think it's still funky fresh. Let's do it. Ahem. I found a box down here in the basement and now I'm going to find out what's in the box. Okay, you stay here. I'm going to go into the crawl space. Reggie, quiet. I'm not gonna get stuck again. I just gotta duck under this wooden beam. Ow. Okay, I'm in. I'm just gonna grab a box here. Okay, I got one. Okay, got a box. Now let's open it and. And find out what's in it. Ready?

[Baby Dennis]

What's in this box? It's Baby Dennis. Baby Dennis is back. Baby, Baby Dennis.

[Dennis]

My favorite ventriloquist dummy who looks just like me.

[Baby Dennis]

Nuh uh. Big Dennis looks just like baby Dennis.

[Dennis]

What were you doing in the box? Baby Dennis.

[Baby Dennis]

The giant pigeon put baby Dennis in here.

[Dennis]

Reggie, how could you? Oh, yeah, I guess I did leave him sitting out. Thanks for putting him away, but now we need to start the show over.

[Baby Dennis]

Because we have another co host. Yay.

[Dennis]

Hello, and welcome to Wee Wow on the Weekend. I'm your host, Dennis.

[Baby Dennis]

And I'm Baby Dennis.

[Dennis]

Reggie, Baby Dennis is not weird and creepy.

[Baby Dennis]

Yeah, I'm adorable.

[Dennis]

Hey, baby Dennis, what do you want to do on the show today?

[Baby Dennis]

Baby Dennis wants to review reviewsies.

[Dennis]

Great idea, Baby Dennis. Reggie, you know what reviewsies are?

[Baby Dennis]

Yeah, Reggie. Reviewsies are the comments people write on Apple podcasts or Spotify or whatever, and they give us stars, and we print them out and. And read them out loud.

[Dennis]

That's right. Very good, Baby Dennis.

[Baby Dennis]

Hee hee.

[Dennis]

Okay, here we go. I'm reading reviewsies for me, for youzies. We got us some doozies, so let's read reviews.

[Baby Dennis]

Tease.

[Dennis]

All right, let's get the first reviewsie here. This one's from username.

[Guy Raz]

Uh.

[Dennis]

Oh, I can't read that.

[Baby Dennis]

Oh, is it something naughty?

[Dennis]

No, it's not naughty. I just don't know what all these symbols are. Uh, underscore 6, ^, open bracket, close bracket, circumflex. Again, I'm not reading all these symbols. Ahem. The title says questions for Dennis. The message says Mr. Dennis. Ooh, I like being called Mr. Dennis. Mr. Dennis. I have. I have five questions for you.

[Baby Dennis]

Five.

[Dennis]

Question one. Who do you think is Static Man? And then that's it. Where are the rest of the questions?

[Baby Dennis]

Mr. Dennis. Mr. Dennis.

[Dennis]

Yes.

[Baby Dennis]

Baby Dennis knows who Static man is.

[Dennis]

Well, that's just a. Huh?

[Baby Dennis]

Static man is Mr. Danny.

[Dennis]

Okay, that's all right if you don't know Baby Dennis. We're all aware that Static man is probably someone really strong and really capable and really mysterious and really good at gardening.

[Baby Dennis]

Next question. Static man is me. No. Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.

[Dennis]

Next question. Okay, this one is from username ttgbjnk. The title says chicken, and the message says chicken, chicken, Chicken emoji. Huh. Well, my response to you is, I don't know, Baby Dennis. How do we respond?

[Baby Dennis]

Pigeon, Pigeon, Pigeon. Pigeon emoji. Next.

[Dennis]

Pigeon.

[Baby Dennis]

I mean, next reviewsy.

[Dennis]

All right, this last reviewsy. Ah, I know, I know. My printer ran out of ink. Sorry. This last one is from username Ellaro. The title says, this is for Dennis and his reviews.

[Baby Dennis]

Uh, they're called reviewsies.

[Dennis]

Yes, thank you, Baby Dennis. Calm down. And the message says, I would rate it a 15 out of 10.

[Baby Dennis]

And then there's a whole bunch of thumbs up emojis. Ooh, how many? A lot.

[Dennis]

And gold smiley faces. And gold medals. And gold trophies. And gold ribbons.

[Baby Dennis]

Hooray. We're rich. Thanks, Ella Rose.

[Dennis]

Yes. And thank you everyone for all your reviewsies. Keep em coming. If you leave a comment on Apple Podcast or Spotify, I just might rate it on Wee Wow on the Weeknd.

[Baby Dennis]

Five stars or more.

[Dennis]

Please, Baby Dennis, don't be ridiculous. Obviously we want five stars or more. Okay, now should we listen to a Tinkercast podcast?

[Baby Dennis]

Yeah. Baby Dennis is ready.

[Dennis]

Perfect. Because next up is a little segment I like to call Inside Tinkercast Studios. Ahem. Inside Tinkercast Studios. This is the part where we revisit an episode of one of my favorite Tinkercast shows. And today we're listening to an episode of wow in the World from season one, episode eight.

[Baby Dennis]

This is Baby Dennis favorite episode called let's Flamingo.

[Dennis]

All right, let's get the episode ready here.

[Baby Dennis]

Baby Dennis wants to push the button.

[Dennis]

No, Baby Dennis wants to press the button.

[Baby Dennis]

No, Baby Dennis want to push the button because baby Dennis is a baby. But that's not fair.

[Dennis]

Okay, fine. Baby Dennis can push the button.

[Baby Dennis]

Hooray. Hee hee.

[Mindy Thomas]

Press Wee. Wow will be right back. Grown ups, this message is for you. That's it. Now back to the show.

[Baby Dennis]

Wow in the world.

[Guy Raz]

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo. I do believe it. I do believe it's true.

[Mindy Thomas]

Gotta do something about that door guy, Raz. It really blocks the entry to get inside your house.

[Guy Raz]

Don't you just run right through it?

[Mindy Thomas]

Don't worry, I'm. Finally. A few scratches.

[Guy Raz]

My beautiful door.

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, you ready for a day at the zoo?

[Guy Raz]

Am I ever. I've checked off just about everything on my safety spreadsheet. Let's see, sunscreen. I got my first aid kit, some bubble wrap, some toilet seat covers. I got a shovel to dig you out of trouble, Mindy. Yeah, I'd say we're all set for an accident free day at the zoo, right?

[Mindy Thomas]

So in that case, I brought along some bright reflective clothing for you to wear. You know, just in case there are hunters or something.

[Guy Raz]

Hunters?

[Mindy Thomas]

Yeah, or if we could see separated in a crowd of people. And I need to find you more easily. You should definitely have these bright clothes on.

[Guy Raz]

Well, normally I'm not really one for flashy clothing.

[Mindy Thomas]

You can still wear your wool pants and tweed blazer. Just put this stuff on top. Okay.

[Guy Raz]

Well, okay, but only for safety reasons.

[Mindy Thomas]

Mindy, what other reasons could I possibly have? Uh, here, put these on first.

[Guy Raz]

Hot pink leggings. Okay.

[Mindy Thomas]

Yep, just squeeze them on right over your wool trousers. Looking great.

[Guy Raz]

This seems a little weird.

[Mindy Thomas]

Just remember, we're doing this for safety. Right.

[Guy Raz]

That's.

[Mindy Thomas]

Now, just climb into this hot pink unitard. Easy does it.

[Dennis]

Got it.

[Guy Raz]

Okay, hold it right there. What is this all about?

[Mindy Thomas]

Okay, remember how you once said that you would do anything for science?

[Guy Raz]

Yeah, pretty much anything, I guess.

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, would you go into a dark cave filled with bats?

[Guy Raz]

Sure.

[Mindy Thomas]

Would you spend a year living with a pack of wild wolves?

[Guy Raz]

Sure. Especially if they listen to Prokofiev.

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, I am asking you now if you believe in science.

[Guy Raz]

Okay.

[Mindy Thomas]

I need you to dress up like a pink flamingo.

[Guy Raz]

Ah, now I get it. Okay. But I am absolutely drawing a line at the beak.

[Mindy Thomas]

No worries. I can just paint your nose to look like one.

[Guy Raz]

Okay, if you're sure this is gonna help science.

[Mindy Thomas]

Now, come here. We gotta squish wheeze you into this pink leotard. Ah, yeah, that's the stuff.

[Guy Raz]

All of this pink spandex is starting to feel a little tight.

[Mindy Thomas]

It's just doing its job, Guy Raz. Now, for the final touch, I just need to glue all of these to you, so stay really, really still. Okay.

[Guy Raz]

Pink feathers.

[Mindy Thomas]

Remember, this is for science. Okay, now hand me that Krazy Glue and turn around. I gotta get the bag.

[Guy Raz]

Are you sure about this, Mindy?

[Mindy Thomas]

Do I not look like I know what I'm doing?

[Guy Raz]

Hey, hey, hey. What are you gonna wear?

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh, I'm just gonna wear a sensible, tailored pantsuit to the zoo. Yeah, people already think I'm ridiculous, so this is gonna show them my serious side.

[Guy Raz]

I have no idea what's going on anymore.

[Mindy Thomas]

Okay, let me just glue one last little feather to your forehead and we are done. Done. Guy Raz, the look is complete. And you are one fabulous flamingo. Okay, now grab your safety sack. It is time to go to the zoo. We gotta hurry, though, because there's something I want to investigate once we get there.

[Guy Raz]

Investigate?

[Mindy Thomas]

Come on, let's go. My carrier pigeon is waiting outside, and he charges by the minute. Okay, saddle up and get ready for takeoff, because here.

[Guy Raz]

Wow, Mindy, your carrier pigeon moves fast. I still can't believe you trained him to carry you everywhere you want to go.

[Mindy Thomas]

I can't believe we made it to the zoo in one piece.

[Guy Raz]

Mindy, are you sure that all this pink feathered spandex was a. Was A good idea. I feel like everyone's staring at me weird.

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh, well, if that's what you're worried about, then I know a place where you will fit right in.

[Guy Raz]

Oh, no.

[Baby Dennis]

Come on, let's go.

[Guy Raz]

Woo. Okay.

[Mindy Thomas]

Okay, here we are.

[Guy Raz]

The flamingo pen. Really, Mindy?

[Mindy Thomas]

Now, with your beak held high, I want you to march right on into the middle of that block and I want you to start to flamingle. Okay?

[Guy Raz]

Wha. Why is everyone taking my picture?

[Mindy Thomas]

Nikai, Raz, look at me. Look at me. You are the most beautiful and you unique flamingo in the flock. There is literally no other flamingo like you.

[Baby Dennis]

So own it.

[Mindy Thomas]

Okay.

[Guy Raz]

Okay.

[Mindy Thomas]

Now just follow my directions. First, squat down like you're going to sit on an invisible chair. Like a toilet or something like this. Now, with your back straight, use your hips as a hinge and push your butt backward.

[Guy Raz]

This feels weird.

[Mindy Thomas]

Great. That means you're doing it right. Now stay steady. Don't lean forward. Your knees and ankles should be at a 90 degree angle.

[Guy Raz]

Okay.

[Mindy Thomas]

Yeah. You're doing great. Now try it with just one leg and close your eyes and try to fall asleep. Okay.

[Guy Raz]

Mindy, I'm not sure what the point of all this is.

[Mindy Thomas]

Easy does it. Now without losing your balance, switch over to the other leg.

[Guy Raz]

I am not understanding the science here.

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh, well, for that I have a really good explanation.

[Guy Raz]

Okay, this better be good.

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, Guy Raz, remember how I told you that I wanted to come to the zoo today to conduct sort of an investigative science experiment?

[Guy Raz]

So there is a scientific reason why I'm standing here in a flock of flamingos dressed in pink feathers?

[Mindy Thomas]

Of course there is. Sort of.

[Guy Raz]

This better be good.

[Mindy Thomas]

Okay, so yesterday I read this crazy study led by two scientists in Georgia. Lena Ting, a biomedical engineer at Emory University, and Yang Gui Chang, a neuromachinist at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

[Guy Raz]

So I know that a biomedical engineer is a scientist that helps doctors invent new devices and tools to help them do their jobs better. But I'm not as familiar with neuromachinists. It sounds like maybe someone who works with machines and the brain.

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, yeah, sort of. So the way I understand it is a neuromachinist is a scientist who works with prosthetics, meaning like artificial arms and legs for people who have either lost them or were born without them.

[Guy Raz]

Wow. So how did their study lead me to standing here in the middle of a zoo in a homemade flamingo suit?

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, it didn't really. Technically, I led you here. But what these scientists noticed Was that flamingos can stand for a really, really long time on one leg. So long. Did they even sleep while standing on one leg?

[Guy Raz]

Yeah, but don't lots of birds stand on one leg?

[Mindy Thomas]

Yeah, they do. But flamingos make it look effortless. I mean, they can stand on one leg for hours at a time, whereas most birds have to shift from one leg to the other after a while or just give up altogether and use both legs.

[Guy Raz]

I'll say. I am definitely not cut out for flamingo life. This one leg thing is a workout.

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, that's the thing. So when we humans and even other birds stand on one leg, it takes a lot of money, muscle strength to hold us up and help us keep our balance. But with flamingos, these scientists discovered that they used almost no force at all. The baby flamingos just slept there on one leg like nobody's business.

[Guy Raz]

Wow. So how did they discover this?

[Mindy Thomas]

So the first thing they did was go to the zoo just like us.

[Guy Raz]

And were they dressed as flamingos?

[Dennis]

What?

[Mindy Thomas]

No, that would be ridiculous. They're respected scientists, Guy Raz. Oh, right. So they went to the zoo, and with the help of the zookeepers, they got eight baby flamingos, and they put them on this measuring device called a force plate.

[Guy Raz]

And what's it look like?

[Mindy Thomas]

Well, a force plate is like a little flat square that looks sort of like a tiny dance floor. And it's used to measure things like balance and whatever's standing on it.

[Guy Raz]

And I guess in this case, baby flamingos.

[Mindy Thomas]

Right. And so they fed the babies, put them on the force plate, and then they waited for them to get sleepy.

[Guy Raz]

This is starting to sound really cute.

[Mindy Thomas]

Oh, you have no idea, Guy Raz. Anywho, once the baby flamingos started to fall asleep, they used the force plate to measure how much force they were using to keep their balance as they slept there on one leg.

[Guy Raz]

And what did they discover?

[Mindy Thomas]

They discovered that they used almost no force at all. The baby flamingos used just slept there on one leg like nobody's business.

[Guy Raz]

So how is this possible? I mean, when I stood here on one leg and closed my eyes, I almost fell into that pond over there.

[Mindy Thomas]

That's because when we humans start to lose our balance, our brains freak out and start shouting things like mayday, mayday. To our muscles so that they tighten up and start doing their jobs.

[Guy Raz]

But don't flamingos have the same signals running between their brains and their muscles?

[Mindy Thomas]

Very little. They don't even need it because their bodies are just designed to balance on one leg like that?

[Guy Raz]

Wow. So how did they find this out?

[Mindy Thomas]

Okay, so this part is a little gross.

[Guy Raz]

Gross.

[Mindy Thomas]

These scientists used flamingo cadavers.

[Guy Raz]

Oh, dead flamingos who, I guess, donated their bodies to science.

[Mindy Thomas]

I mean, I guess you could say that the reason they use cadavers is because they don't have any muscles at all. Because, you know, cadavers are.

[Guy Raz]

Thanks. I got it. They're dead.

[Mindy Thomas]

So they took the cadavers and they set them up on one leg with nothing else to hold them up, and guess what happened?

[Guy Raz]

They keeled over and died all over again.

[Dennis]

Nope.

[Mindy Thomas]

They stood there steady, completely upright. Never flopped.

[Dennis]

Wow.

[Mindy Thomas]

And so then they decided to press their luck. In an effort to throw the flamingo cadavers off balance, they tilted the upper part of their bodies forward and backward.

[Guy Raz]

And.

[Mindy Thomas]

And no matter what they did, those cadavers just stood there majestically. And what's even crazier is that because of that hinge in the flamingo's hips, the scientists were able to move their legs so easily that they were still able to stand upright in a way that required almost no energy or muscle strength.

[Guy Raz]

Amazing.

[Mindy Thomas]

So in living flamingos, if they have to jump out of the mud and run from a predator or an animal that's trying to eat it, or even just stay steady on a windy day, they can easily switch their leg, stay upright without really having to activate any of their muscles.

[Guy Raz]

That's incredible, Mindy.

[Mindy Thomas]

I know, right?

[Guy Raz]

You know, earlier you mentioned that Dr. Ting works with prosthetics or artificial arms and legs. So did her discovery lead to any helpful connections between the two?

[Mindy Thomas]

Yes. So Dr. Ting studies how people can start to move again after they've been hurt really bad or lose an arm or a leg in an accident. And sometimes this requires the help of prosthetics. So the idea here is that if flamingos can go back and forth standing on one leg with almost no energy, then maybe this discovery will lead to improvements in robotics or robot powered prosthetics for humans. Or just people like you, who really want to be flamingos.

[Guy Raz]

Mindy. I did this for science Guy.

[Mindy Thomas]

Raz, you did this for the crowd of people taking pictures of you.

[Guy Raz]

Yeah.

[Baby Dennis]

Come on.

[Mindy Thomas]

You're a fancy flamingo.

[Guy Raz]

Oh, no.

[Mindy Thomas]

Now give the people what they want. Step right up. Step right up and come and get your souvenir photos of the human flamingo boy.

[Baby Dennis]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Guy Raz]

Hold tight.

[Mindy Thomas]

I'm coming in to save you, little buddy.

[Guy Raz]

Look at my beautiful feathers. They're ruined.

[Mindy Thomas]

You're a good guy, Raz, but a Terrible bird. Come on, let's get you out of this pink spandex and flamingo.

[Guy Raz]

Yeah. Adios, Flamingos.

[Baby Dennis]

Yay. Yay. Reggie Baby Dennis. Heard you on the podcast. You're so cool and famous.

[Dennis]

Hey, Reggie, how long can you stand on one leg?

[Baby Dennis]

What? That's all.

[Dennis]

Flamingos can do it for hours. Baby Dennis, how about you? How long can you stand on one leg?

[Baby Dennis]

Um. How long can Big Dennis hold up his arms?

[Dennis]

Oh, right. You're a ventriloquist dummy. Your legs are just little floppy plastic things.

[Baby Dennis]

Your legs are little floppy plastic things. Uh, no, they're not. Watch.

[Dennis]

I can stand on one leg. Okay, here I go. One, two, three. Ow, my rumpus.

[Baby Dennis]

Stop laughing. Is Big Dennis okay?

[Dennis]

Yes. And Big Dennis wants to wrap up the show.

[Baby Dennis]

Let's do the goodbye song.

[Dennis]

Good idea. Ahem. That's the end of the show. Standing on one leg is surprisingly hard.

[Baby Dennis]

Tee hee.

[Dennis]

But I'll do another show tomorrow. But for now, that's the end of the show.

[Baby Dennis]

Bye.

[Dennis]

Say goodbye, Baby Dennis.

[Baby Dennis]

Goodbye, Baby Dennis.

[Dennis]

Oh, you.

[Mindy Thomas]

Grown ups. If you like wow in the world, you can listen early and ad free right now on Wondery.

[Guy Raz]

Join Wondery in the Wondery app or on Wondery Kids plus on Apple Podcasts. Prime members can listen ad free on Amazon Music.

[Mindy Thomas]

And before you go, tell us about yourself by filling out a short [e-mail] survey.