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Cast Member: |
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Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. My name is NRG_Guy and on behalf of ExxonMobil,
I'd like to welcome you to the Universe of Energy. In just a few moments, the first
portion of our presentation will begin on the screens above me.
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And now, ExxonMobil and the Walt Disney Company proudly present, Ellen's Energy Adventure.
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Ellen: |
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Hi, and welcome to the Universe of Energy. How are ya? No need to answer. You know,
you're probably surprised to see me here, aren't you? But then, there's probably a lot
of places you'd be surprised to see me when you think about it. If you were driving in
your car, for instance, okay? Close your eyes, you're in your car no, close your eyes,
in the car, but right now, think about it. You're in your car, you're driving, and then
all of a sudden from the back seat I just pop up and go HEY!!! You'd just whack me in
the head, wouldn't you? That would be... that wouldn't be nice. But then it wouldn't be
nice for me to do that to you. How'd I get in your car, anyway? Can you did you lock
the car? Maybe it was your fault. Maybe I'm just teaching you a lesson. But the point
is, to see me here, as a spokesperson for the Universe of Energy. I mean that's, crazy.
You know, I mean I'm the expert on a lot of things. You know that. I know that. But uh,
not a lot of things. A few things. But energy. I mean, there was a time I could care
less about it. And then, suddenly everything changed. One day, I was sitting in my
apartment...
I-I said, I was sitting in my apartment when there it is. I'd offer you some snacks,
but she I mean I can't hear me. Hey, hey, you! How about sharing some of those chips?
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Ellen in Dream: |
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No, you're on a diet!
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Ellen: |
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Me, how about you?
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TV Announcer: |
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You're watching ABC!
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Ellen: |
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Anyhoo, so I'm watching TV, and my favorite show's about to start.
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Johnny Gilbert: |
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This is Jeopardy!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Yes!
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Ellen: |
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Told you it was my favorite show
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Ellen in Dream: |
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What is, "Who is it?"
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Ellen: |
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And of course, no one locks their doors in New York
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Bill Nye: |
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Hey, it's your neighbor, Bill Nye the Science Guy
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Hey Bill Nye the Science Guy, it's Ellen the uh... just Ellen I guess. What can I do ya for?
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Bill Nye: |
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I'd like to borrow some aluminum foil, a clothespin, and a candle.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Another hot date, huh?
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Bill Nye: |
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Actually, I'm working on a new experiment.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Ah, take whatever you need. I don't want to miss any of the game.
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Bill Nye: |
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What're you watching?
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Jeopardy.
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Bill Nye: |
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Yes!
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Johnny Gilbert: |
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And now, our returning champion, a professor of energy at Princeton University, Dr. Judy Peterson.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Oh my gosh!
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Bill Nye: |
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What?
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Ellen in Dream: |
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It's my old college roommate, Judy Peterson. She was such a smarty-pants, know-it-all. I had the best nickname for her, though.
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Bill Nye: |
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What was that?
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Stupid Judy.
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Bill Nye: |
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Ellen, that makes no sense! She has a PhD!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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I know, but it made me feel better. So now I guess she's some hot shot energetic professor.
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Bill Nye: |
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She's a professor of, ENERGY!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Whatever. Who cares about Stupid Judy and her stupid energy?
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Bill Nye: |
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Ellen, energy's the most important thing in... THE UNIVERSE!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Oh yeah, sure, take her side.
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Bill Nye: |
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I'm not taking her side... it's just that, without energy, nothing would go, nothing would happen. I mean, there'd be... nothing!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Well, then we'd really be in jeopardy, now wouldn't we?
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Bill Nye: |
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Ahem! Yeah, well, what is, uh, "thanks for the supplies", and, uh, see ya later.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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What is, "Bye bye."
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Alex Trebek: |
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It's the Parliament of Israel.
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Judy: |
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What is the Knesset?
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Alex Trebek: |
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Right again. Go.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Right again, Judy. Stupid Judy. Stupid energy. Maybe the universe needs energy, but I don't. I'll take a nap for a hundred.
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Ellen: |
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Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! I know! Big piece of corn right there in the teeth, how could you not see...
I'm gonna have to call you back. Ahem! Now as most of you know, when someone falls asleep
watching TV, that person is going to have a…what? Anyone? Anyone?
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Woman in audience:
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A crick in the neck?
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Man in audience:
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A bad hair day?
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Another woman in audience:
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A dream sequence.
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Ellen: |
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That's right, ma'am, a dream sequence! Right. Mine was more of a nightmare, actually.
And uh, let's... actually, we should get some fog in here. Always nice to spice up a dream
sequence with fog. No, not in here. Over there. In the dream. Scary, huh? Ooooooh!
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Johnny Gilbert: |
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This is Jeopardy! Now, here are today's contestants: Dr. Judy Peterson, Dr. Albert Einstein,
and finally... just Ellen. And now, here's the host of Jeopardy, Alex Trebek!
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Alex Trebek: |
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Thank you, Johnny Gilbert. Hello, contestants. Welcome to our program, and good luck to you
in the game. Here are the categories for the first round of play: Solar Energy, Wind Power,
Energy From Water, Fossil Fuels, Fusion, and finally... Gas. Ellen, since this is your
dream, we'll let you make the first selection.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Alright, Alex. Uh, I will take, um...eenie meenie minie... uh, Fossil Fuels for uh... oh,
let's go for, hundred.
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Alex Trebek: |
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Fine. The answer is: This was formed from microscopic plants and animals trapped in
ocean floor sediments millions of years ago. Ellen?
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Yes, I know that one. That's uh ... that um, is um ...what... what is...hmm?
What is um, uh, s-stuff trapped... microscopic fuels and... and plants and... and
animals, and... and...
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Alex Trebek: |
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Sorry, Ellen. We were looking for something more than just an embellishment of what
I had already said. Anyone else? Judy?
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Judy: |
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What is petroleum, Alex?
What is bituminous?
What is solar thermal conversion?
What is hydroelectric?
What is helium?
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Alex Trebek: |
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And so as we come to the end of the first round Ladies and Gentlemen, Judy has a commanding
lead. Ellen has her work cut out for her, and Dr. Einstein is nowhere... relatively speaking.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Is this a nightmare, or what?
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Alex Trebek: |
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Oh, Ellen, your first correct response!
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Ellen: |
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Wait a minute. Freeze! This is my dream. I'm in control now. I can still win.
I still have a chance to.
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Bill Nye: |
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Ellen! Ellen!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Who is it?
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Bill Nye: |
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It's me, Bill Nye the Science Guy.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Hey, I'm glad you came to help me.
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Bill Nye: |
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Actually, I came to see Einstein. Wow, you're getting clobbered.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Yeah. This nightmare Jeopardy version's a lot harder than the home version. Can you help me?
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Bill Nye: |
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Sure! But first, we have to go back.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Back... stage?
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Bill Nye: |
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No, no, no. WAY back! Like, many billion years ago!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Okay, but can we stop at a mini-mart or something and get some snacks? Cause, I have a
tendency to get hungry after a couple of billion years.
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Bill Nye: |
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No can do, time's a-wastin'! Come on!
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Ellen: |
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Wait. It's not even over. It gets really weird from here. Now some person I don't even
know reminds me there's no eating, drinking, smoking, or flash photography allowed in my
dream.
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Cast Member: |
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Ladies and gentlemen, as just a reminder, there's no eating, drinking, smoking, or
flash photography allowed in Ellen's dream.
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Ellen: |
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And no videotaping. Okay? And those of you who are just walking in right now, you're late.
Where have you been? I love your hair. No, not you. I mean, it's all right, but that's cute.
Yeah. Um, anyway, so you're not completely lost, here's a recap of what has been going on.
I'm Ellen. Hi! I love Jeopardy, I used to not care about energy at all, until I had a
nightmare that I was on Jeopardy, and all the categories were about energy. Oh, don't I
know it was scary. So my neighbor, Bill Nye, steps in, to help me out, Bill Nye the Science
Guy. You know him? Anyway, so he comes in to help me out. That's what's going on. Got it?
Good. If you don't, that's your problem because you're late. And you think about that next
time!
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closing, immediately. And now, let's return to Ellen's Energy Adventure.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Why is it so dark?
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Bill Nye: |
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Because there's nothing to see.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Let me get this straight. You brought me back billions of years so you could show me...nothing?
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Bill Nye: |
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Sort of, uh, but out of this nothingness, many scientists believe the universe was born.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Must've been a big delivery room, huh?
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Bill Nye: |
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Uh... yeah. Ah! See that single point of very hot, very dense matter? It contains all
the energy of the universe, that's about to expand, at an astonishing rate! Oh, here,
better put these on. Hearing protectors. 'Cause, it's... the Big Bang!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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The piggy bank?
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Bill Nye: |
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No, the Big Bang.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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The ding dang?
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Bill Nye: |
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The Big Bang!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Oh.
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Bill Nye: |
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Now, what you're about to witness took place over billions of years. Oh boy. Whew!
Uh, better take cover.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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All right, universe, you're cleared for takeoff. Come on. Heh! Heh! Heh! Come on... Bill?
Bill Nye? Bill Nye the Science Guy? Bill?
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Bill Nye: |
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There we are! Two hundred twenty million years in the earth's past. Give or take... uh... day.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Bill? Bill, I... I know I asked you to help me with this energy stuff and everything but
I was kind of hoping you'd show me a... slide show.
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Bill Nye: |
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A slide show? I guess that'd be easier, but... eh... this is way more fun!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Uh ...yeah, this is fun. So where's the energy?
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Bill Nye: |
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Oh, it's all around you. You see, these plants and animals are soaking up energy from
the sun. When they die and get buried, time, pressure and heat will cook them into the
fossil fuels we rely on today like, uh, coal, natural gas, and oil.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Wait a minute. You're telling me that we're filling our gas tanks with, well,
with dinosaur soup?
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Bill Nye: |
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Well, not exactly. But dinosaurs did live when fossil fuels were developing in the earth...
eh. Dinosaurs are just cool! Let's check 'em out!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Why don't we just skip to the air conditioning and jacuzzi period, huh?
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Bill Nye: |
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Ellen, it's the chance of a lifetime! It's the chance of a hundred million lifetimes!
Come on!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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You go ahead and make sure it's safe. I'll, I'll wait here, okay? You might as well go,
too. This is my nightmare. No need you stayin' with me. Maybe I'll go. What am I so scared
of? It's just a dinosaur. What's the big deal about dinosaurs? They're not so tough.
Probably have a brain the size of a pea. Ahhhhh. I hope you're not upset about that
pea-brain crack 'cause, you know, now that I think of it, I'm sure peas are, much larger
in this time period. I happen to love peas, don't you? I'll take that as a maybe.
I should get going, 'cause I'm supposed to be dinner, I mean have dinner, with friends.
So I should...go. Hey, what's over there?
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Voice of Ellen in Diorama: |
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Bill? Oh, Bill? Where are you? Ow! Bill, is that you? That's your stomach growling, isn't
it? Okay, I told you we should've stopped for snacks. You're not Bill, are you? I mean,
your name could be Bill, but you're not the Bill that I...
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Voice of Bill Nye in Diorama:
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Hey, Ellen!
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Voice of Ellen in Diorama:
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Excuse me.
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Voice of Bill Nye in Diorama:
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Come on, over here!
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Voice of Ellen in Diorama: |
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No, you come over here. I'm not taking one more step until I can see where I'm going.
That's good enough for me. Wait up, Bill! I'm coming!
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Animatronic Ellen:
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Take that ya big Bullysaurus! -- Wooh! Somebody had garlic for lunch! -- Don't make me use
this thing! I'll use it! I'll use the thing! Don't make me! -- My, what big teeth you have!
And so many! -- Stop it! You don't wanna eat me! Trust me, I'll just ruin your appetite! --
Help! Ow! If you can't say something nice... then, ya can't. -- Hey! Listen mister, don't
give me that attitude! -- Bill! I could use a little help here! -- Down, boy. I-I said,
DOWN, boy! -- Is there a park ranger around here or something? Park Ranger!
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Voice of Bill Nye in Diorama: |
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Ellen! Hey, Ellen! This way! There's still lots more to see! -- Ellen, let's get a move on! There's some way cool stuff left ahead!
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Voice of Radio Announcer: |
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This is KNRG, Cretaceous News Radio. Putting a while, on your dial.
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Voice of Female News Announcer: |
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KNRG news time: 265 million B.C. Our top story, a massive comet has been spotted heading
for Earth. We now switch you to our live coverage of the impending comet heading for Earth
with our science editor. Bill?
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Voice of Bill Nye: |
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I'm standing in a open field and I can see the comet now! It's AWESOME!
It's getting closer and closer... IT JUST HIT! WOW! THE WIND! THE WIND IS UNBELIEVABLE!
A-AND THE DUST! I CAN'T SEE A THING! IT'S GETTING DARKER AND DARKER...
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Voice of Female News Announcer:
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We seem to have lost Bill for the moment. But with all that dust spreading, we're sure
to see some dramatic changes ahead.
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Voice of Radio Announcer: |
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KNRG news time: 55 million B.C. Now, for a look at our weather. Willard?
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Voice of Willard Scott: |
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Okay! Our ultra-extended forecast calls for decreasing dinosaur population, followed by
a sudden growth in those tiny little creatures the size of mice, that we call mammals.
Aren't they cute? Birthday greetings go out to the cockroach! Two hundred million years
old today. Boy howdy! And maybe that comet will help get rid of 'em. Now, here's the
traffic update...
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Voice of Traffic Reporter: |
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We've got reports that a giant elephant, a Dinotherium to be exact, has popped his trunk
and is jackknifed in traffic. Plus, we can expect lots of traffic at the local watering
holes, as the mammal population continues to boom!
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Voice of Radio Announcer: |
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KNRG news time: 1 million B.C. And now to the sports report, live, from the Mastodome.
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Voice of Chris Berman: |
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Mammals dominate the earth! Mammals dominate the earth! The big dinosaurs have been shut
out. They're back... back, back, back, back, back, back...GONE! Extinct! The big dinosaurs
have left the planet! The mammals have shut them out in a major planetary upset!
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Voice of Bill Nye: |
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This is KNRG News Radio. Hey, let's check out the weather report, and see if it's gonna
stay way cool outside. Willard?
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Voice of Willard Scott: |
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Hey, we're following a massive cold front extending from the Arctic region, all the way
down to our planet's mid-section. Now, we're urging all mammals to evolve into their
winter wardrobe because it's gonna get chilly! Be sure to develop a thick, furry hide if
you wanna make it. How cold it is!
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Voice of Bill Nye: |
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Keep your dial tuned to KNRG for continuous news updates. KNRG news time: 900,000 B.C.
Now, let's check out what's happening in the wild world of fashion.
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Voice of Female Fashion Reporter: |
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Mammals are getting hairier. That's right. Wooly is definitely in. Whether you're a
mammoth, or a rhino. And saber teeth seem to be a growing fad in the cat world. Also,
look for antlers to be very big this year. As big as ten feet, on creatures like the
Megalosaurus. Wow! And that's the latest in the fashion world.
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Voice of Bill Nye: |
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Is it ever gonna warm up? Let's find out with a look at the weather. Willard?
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Voice of Willard Scott: |
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You know those giant glaciers we've all gotten so used to? Well, they're gonna be
receding to the North and South poles. Conditions are looking very favorable for a
whole new kind of mammal. KNRG news time: 750,000 B.C.
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Voice of Bill Nye: |
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And that's our KNRG up-to-the-minute news report. Now back to our regularly scheduled program.
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Bill Nye: |
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Now we're exactly where we need to be. All we need now is... Ellen.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Bill? Bill, Bill... Bill? -- Oh, Bill.... Bill?
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Bill Nye: |
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Ellen? Oh, there you are!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Yeah, here I am. Hey look, you know, it's not like I don't like getting attacked by
a snakelike creature, it's just...
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Bill Nye: |
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Shhh! See, we're at the dawn of the human age. And one of our ancestors is about to make
an important discovery. One that will spark the progress of civilization.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Let's hope it's deodorant
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Bill Nye: |
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See? We discovered fire! And we're really on our way
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Bill Nye: |
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So here we are today.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Thanks, Bill. You can just drop me back at Jeopardy. I think I'm ready to get back
in the game and kick Judy's big ol'...
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Bill Nye: |
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But wait! To play the game, you have to know where energy comes from. You have to know
where it's gonna come from. And how to use it more wisely. You see, this is a really...
big story!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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You heard the man! This is a big story! From now on, we're dreaming in wide screen. Wider!
Wider! I sound like a dentist, don't I? Okay everybody, rinse and spit! Just kidding, not
you, sir. Thank you.
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Bill Nye: |
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We'll start with the sun. It's where most of our energy comes from. And it's at the heart
of some bright ideas for tomorrow.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Like what, Bill Nye the Science Guy?
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Bill Nye: |
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Like... solar energy. Solar mirrors are one way to convert the sun's energy into electricity.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Cool! I mean, hot. I mean, coolly hot. Or hotly cool. So why don't we just make everything solar?
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Bill Nye: |
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Ah, not so fast. For one thing, it's not sunny enough everywhere. And although the
sunshine is free, solar electricity still isn't that cheap. But it's getting there.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Okay, in the meantime, let's just pick another category.
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Bill Nye: |
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All right. Today, we're using the clean energy of moving air, wind, to generate electricity.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Well then, why don't we just get a bunch of wind farmers to harvest a big ol' crop of wind?
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Bill Nye: |
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We're starting to…where it's windy. But remember, to power a whole city you need
a whole lot of windmills.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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And when the wind stops blowing... we'd be left in the dark, wouldn't we?
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Bill Nye: |
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No way. We just switch to another source of energy!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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I'm guessing this big red rock isn't gonna give us energy when we need it.
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Bill Nye: |
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No, but this big gray wall might. It's clean and efficient.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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I know this one. Come on. Quiz me.
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Bill Nye: |
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Okay. Hydroelectric power plants convert the energy of falling water into electricity,
and are renewed by this natural resource.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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What is rain?
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Bill Nye: |
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Correct.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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So we just, uh, build more dams and our energy problems are solved.
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Bill Nye: |
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Not quite. We've already used many of the best sites. And sometimes building a dam can be
pretty hard on an ecosystem.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Seems like there's pros and cons with every one of these. What gives?
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Bill Nye: |
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Well Ellen, there are no easy answers. The sun, water, geothermal steam, even wood,
all contribute. Right now, these renewables provide about ten percent of the world's
energy. But we can expect them to be playing an even bigger role in the decades ahead.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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That's great, Bill, but we still need a heck of a lot more energy. Where is it coming from,
and do you have a curling iron?
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Bill Nye: |
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Come on, I'll show ya! Let's hitch a ride with the solid fossil fuel!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Oh, I know this one. "What is coal?"
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Bill Nye: |
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Correct! And we've discovered, two centuries' worth!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Whoa! What about global warming?
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Bill Nye: |
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It's a hot topic, with lots of questions. And it's one of the big reasons scientists are
working on ways to burn fuels, like coal, more efficiently than ever. Ellen, what do you
know about gas?
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Burp! Well, if your stomach's bothering you, I could get you some club soda.
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Bill Nye: |
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No!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Oh, you mean natural gas.
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Bill Nye: |
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It's clean-burning. And at the rate we're going, we're set for about, sixty years.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Sixty years? That's only ten more years than fifty! Twenty more than forty! Thirty more than…
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Bill Nye: |
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Don't uh, don't worry. We're always finding more natural gas all the time. But we do need
to use it wisely. So Ellen, how long have you been driving?
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Heh! Heh! Heh!
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Gas Plant Worker:
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Whoa!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Sorry, pal. All righty. What's next? Oh! Oh! What is black gold? Texas tea. Swimmin' pools.
Movie stars. What is the Beverly Hillbillies? I-I mean, what is oil?
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Bill Nye: |
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Right! It's our main source of energy, and we've found enough to last at least fifty years.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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That's all?
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Bill Nye: |
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We're far from running on empty. And we've got some pretty far-out ways of finding more.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Wow. This is far-out.
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Bill Nye: |
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Satellites are one of the tools we use in our search for hidden deposits. But there are others.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Really? Ya know... Umph! Uh, Houston...I-I think we have a problem.
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Bill Nye: |
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That is because many of the easily reached petroleum deposits have already been tapped.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Hel-hellooooo...
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Bill Nye: |
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Most new discoveries will come from once inaccessible or hard to reach places.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Wait just a minute. There's oil here?
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Bill Nye: |
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Actually, the oil is buried way deep, under the ocean floor.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Oh. Well, then I guess we can't get to it. So, where to next?
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Bill Nye: |
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Well hey, don't give up! We can reach the oil with offshore drilling platforms, like this.
Going in... Dive!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Bill?
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Bill Nye: |
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Dive!!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Bill?!
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Bill Nye: |
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DIVE!!!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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BILL?!?!
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Bill Nye: |
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Some drilling platforms are so tall, they would tower over the Empire State Building!
I mean... that's BIG!!!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Oh, great. Just what our nightmare needs. A big ol' human-munchin', bone-crunchin',
Ellen-lunchin' shark. Take her up, Captain! Rise! Rise! Where are we now?
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Bill Nye: |
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The world of atomic power! You see, today we take atoms like these and split them apart
to release energy. It's called, fission. Hang on!!! Nuclear energy is expensive.
And highly controversial.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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So I guess there's never gonna be just one answer.
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Bill Nye: |
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But if we keep using our brain power, we'll have lots of choices for the future.
Maybe even unlock the power of the stars. Fusion power!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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I think I'm beginning to see the light!
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Bill Nye: |
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Actually, I think it's Double Jeopardy, Ellen.
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Jeopardy Director:
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There you are! Where have you been?
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Ellen in Dream: |
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The beginning of the universe! There were dinosaurs, and... and... and, I was in the
bathroom. There were no more paper towels.
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Jeopardy Staff Member:
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Yeah. Right.
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Voice of Jeopardy Producer:
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Ten seconds to air! Could we get Ellen to the set, please?
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Alex Trebek: |
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Well, you've been absolutely amazing so far. Blowing away the opponents here.
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Judy: |
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Well, my IQ is 210.
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Alex Trebek: |
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But I'll tell you something, Judy. The thing that really amazed me was that you and
Ellen were in the same class, in school!
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Judy: |
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Yes! We were actually roommates. I used to call her Stupid Ellen.
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Voice of Jeopardy Producer:
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Five seconds!
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Alex Trebek: |
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Okay. All right, players, we're ready to begin the second round. And Ellen, will you
start us off by making a selection, please?
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Ellen in Dream: |
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I sure will, Alex. I will take Dinosaurs for eight hundred.
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Judy: |
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Uh, Ellen, you do know that the more expensive the question, the harder it is.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Oh, no, I didn't. Lemme rethink that then. Uh, Dinosaurs for one thousand, Alex.
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Alex Trebek: |
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Okay. The answer is: This is when scientists believe dinosaurs first appeared on
the earth. Ellen?
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Uh, what is two hundred and twenty million years ago, give or take a day?
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Alex Trebek: |
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You're absolutely right!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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What is the sun?
What is hydrogen, Alex?
What are photovoltaics?
What is fire? Which, by the way, is what sparked the progress of human civilization, Alex.
I don't know if you knew that or not.
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Alex Trebek: |
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Correct again, Ellen, and amazingly enough, at the end of this Double Jeopardy round,
you have managed to come from way behind to tie Judy for the lead. Well done!
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Well, I just had to figure out how to work this little clicky thing here.
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Judy: |
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How could she possibly have learned so much during the commercial break?
She's obviously cheating!
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Alex Trebek: |
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Zip it, Judy. Dr. Einstein, you have no money, sir. And that means we're going to have
to say good-bye. However, we want to thank you for coming here today, and we do have some
lovely parting gifts for you backstage.
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Yep, here's a parting gift for you right now, Al..
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Johnny Gilbert: |
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It's a long-lasting, low energy light bulb. Enjoy the efficiency!
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Alex Trebek: |
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Boy, there goes a real bundle of energy, huh? All right ladies, you will recall that
our Final Jeopardy category on today's program is: The Future of Energy, and so, if
you're ready, here's the Final Jeopardy answer for you: This is the one source of power
that will never run out. Good luck.
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Johnny Gilbert: |
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If you would like to have your own energy nightmare, place a self-addressed, stamped
envelope under your pillow, or check us out on the web at www.energy-nightmare.game.
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Voice of Alex Trebek: |
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Will Judy remain our Jeopardy champion? Or will Ellen take the lead? We'll know momentarily.
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Johnny Gilbert: |
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Some contestants on Jeopardy will receive a year's supply of energy. Energy, You Make the World Go 'Round!
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Alex Trebek: |
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Once again, the answer is: This is the one source of power that will never run out.
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Alex Trebek: |
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Time's up, players. Let's see how well you did. Judy, we'll start with you.
You wrote down... nothing.
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Judy: |
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That's correct, Alex, because there is, no answer.
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Alex Trebek: |
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Well, actually, you're wrong. Let's take a look at your wager. Oh, that's too bad.
You risked everything you had, and that means you lose $17,800 and you wind up with,
nothing. Let's go down to Ellen now and see what she came up with as the response
to our Final Jeopardy clue. Ellen?
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Ellen in Dream: |
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Uh, what is brain power, Alex?
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Alex Trebek: |
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You are correct, and your wager? You too risked everything, but you double your score
to $35,600, which makes you, Ellen, our new Jeopardy champion! Congratulations!
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Johnny Gilbert: |
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Be sure to join us tomorrow, as Jeopardy dream sequence week continues.
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Ellen: |
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So, that's how I became an energy expert. Again, expert may not be the exact right word.
More expertish. Anyway, I've gotta go. LOOK OUT FOR THE DINOSAUR!!! Heh! Heh! Heh! Kidding.
I'm a kidder. Bye bye now.
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Cast Member: |
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On behalf of ExxonMobil, we'd like to thank you for visiting the Universe of Energy.
At this time, please gather all of your personal belongings and take small children by
the hand as you exit through the open doors at the rear of the theater. If you'd like
to learn about ExxonMobil's "Save the Tiger Campaign," we invite you to visit one of
the information kiosks located just beyond the exit doors. Thank you, and enjoy the
rest of your ("Day of Discovery") here at Epcot.
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Original script and lyrics ©Disney
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