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Queries & Theories

Queries and Theories is a bimonthly podcast where Ron and Ivy ask each other questions. Ron's background is in STEM, and Ivy's is in the humanities. Join us as we explore films, shows, games and more from our childhood and yours, and maybe get a gain a new perspective along the way!

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Welcome to Queries and Theories! Queries and Theories is a podcast where two friends ask each other questions based on the others' background in order to gain a new perspective on films, games, and more.

In this episode, Ivy and Ron take on the caped crusader, Batman!

This episode includes discussions about utility belts, batarangs, and whether or not Batman's money is better spent elsewhere?

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Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

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Cover art by

TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

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Episode Notes:

Ron’s Notes:

https://www.deepfocusfilmstudies.com/batman-gadgets.html

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/how-much-would-cost-batman-8853340

http://www.centives.net/S/2012/how-much-does-it-cost-to-be-batman/

https://www.looper.com/784710/how-much-is-batmans-bruce-wayne-actually-worth-in-the-dc-universe/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2019/10/01/jeff-bezos-forbes-400-photos/?sh=437d92647d18

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/04/06/forbes-billionaires-2022-elon-musk-jeff-bezos/9481302002/

https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

Ivy’s Notes:

Forbes fictional 15: https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2013/fictional-15/bruce-wayne.html

Forbes billionaires: https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

DC Comics: https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2021/11/22/batman-on-a-budget-does-the-dark-knight-need-money-to-be-effective

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: https://carnegieendowment.org/2013/03/08/limits-of-philanthropy-pub-51201

The Charitable-Industrial Complex: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/opinion/the-charitable-industrial-complex.html

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Welcome to Queries and Theories! Queries and Theories is a podcast where two friends ask each other questions based on the others' background in order to gain a new perspective on films, games, and more.

In this episode, Ivy and Ron discuss community built around the YouTube channel Vlogbrothers: Nerdfighteria!

This episode includes discussions of the past, whether or not Ron went to Nerdcon, and a potential Queries & Theories Expanded Universe?

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Music by

Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

https://soundcloud.com/arinanda-gilang

https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

Cover art by

TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

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Episode Notes:

Vlogbrothers YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers

Complexly:

https://complexly.com/

DFTBA Records:

https://store.dftba.com/

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! We are back!

In this episode, Ivy and Ron discuss the classic creepy TV show, The Twilight Zone!

This episode includes gremlins, William Shatner, the chicken gun, and whether or not the kids still say spoopy?

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Music by

Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

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https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

Cover art by

TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

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Episode Notes:

Ron’s Notes:

hts://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_gun

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_off_testing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_engine

https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/UEET/StudentSite/engines.html#:~:text=From%201903%2C%20the%20year%20of,turbo%20jet%20engine%20in%201930.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734600/trivia?tab=gf&ref_=tt_trv_gf

Ivy’s Notes:

Episode wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_at_20,000_Feet

Vulture article on episode’s legacy: https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/twilight-zone-nightmare-at-20000-feet-history-legacy.html

There’s a man out there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXHKDb0CNjA

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In this episode, Ivy and Ron DESTROY your favorite children's show with FACTS and LOGIC! ....Well, not really.

This episode includes talks about the physics of comets, agni kais, and whether or not Ozai's plan makes much sense in the long run!

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Music by

Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

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Cover art by

TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

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Episode Notes:

Ron’s Notes:

https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Wulong_Forest

https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Ba_Sing_Se

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/comets/in-depth/

https://www.space.com/3113-meteors-meteor-showers-science.html

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/601916-largest-forest-wildfire-single-fire#:~:text=The%20Chinchaga%20Fire%20started%20in,million%20acres)%20of%20boreal%20forest.

https://theweek.com/articles/824018/return-airship#:~:text=Airships%20can't%20go%20nearly,hour%2C%20to%20keep%20drag%20down.

Ivy’s Notes:

Avatar The Last Airbender on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/70142405

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Welcome to Queries and Theories! Queries and Theories is a podcast where two friends ask each other questions based on the others' background in order to gain a new perspective on films, games, and more.

In this episode, Ivy and Ron discuss the Discovery channel hit: Mythbusters!

This episode includes Kodiak cake sponsorship, science education, and our favorite routinely dismembered member of the Mythbusters team, Buster Buster!

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Music by

Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

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https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

Cover art by

TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

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Episode Notes:

Ron’s Notes:

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-humble-history-of-the-crash-test-dummy/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_test_dummy#Hybrid_I_and_II

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-5/Crash-Test-Dummy.html#:~:text=thorax%20(chest)%20impact-,The%20crash%20test%20dummy%20is%20made%20of%20metal%20parts%20consisting,and%20polyurethane%20foam%2C%20and%20vinyl.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_test_dummy

https://humanetics.humaneticsgroup.com/products/anthropomorphic-test-devices

https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/accidents-hazardous-conditions/crash-test.htm

Ivy’s Notes:

Wikipedia article, mythbusters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters#Format

Atlantic Article, Mythbusters Teaching Wonder Thru Failure: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/12/mythbusters-teaching-through-wonderand-failure/383844/

Physics Teacher, 54, 228 (2016), How the Television Show Mythbusters Communicates the Scientific Method: https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/1.4944364

Adam Savage Tested, Adam learns from STEAM educators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHUTnZUHUz0

Classic Scientific Method, Khan Academy:

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-biology-foundations/hs-biology-and-the-scientific-method/a/the-science-of-biology

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Welcome to Queries and Theories! In this episode, Ivy and Ron continue their series on Avatar: The Last Airbender with Book 2, Earth!

This episode includes big drills, short kings, gulags and maybe a couple plot holes?

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Music by

Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

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https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

Cover art by

TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

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Episode Notes:

Ron’s Notes:

Tunnel boring machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_boring_machine

How TBMs work https://www.boringcompany.com/prufrock

Slurry TBM : https://marquette.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Fact-Sheet-How-a-tunnel-boring-machine-works-04.08.2020.pdf

Great Wall of China materials: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/grocha/monument/great.html

Tunneling shield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnelling_shield#History

Martina facts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_(tunnel_boring_machine)

Explanation of the anatomy of a TBM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSwbzvtXON8&ab_channel=KarimGaber’

Ivy’s Notes:

Coup of Ba Sing Se Avatar Fandom Site: https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Coup_of_Ba_Sing_Se

Xiran Jay Zhao’s video on Cultural Inspirations in ATLA Book 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6SNxykp2MA&t=2463s

Laogai Museum Research Page: https://laogairesearch.org/museum/what-is-laogai/

Laogai Prison System: https://laogairesearch.org/laogai-system/

Business Human Rights on 83 Brands identified using forced labor of Xinjiang camp: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/china-83-major-brands-implicated-in-report-on-forced-labour-of-ethnic-minorities-from-xinjiang-assigned-to-factories-across-provinces-includes-company-responses/

Dept of Labor report on Uyghur Muslims detained in Forced Labor Camps: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/against-their-will-the-situation-in-xinjiang

King Emmanuel III of Italy and Benito Mussolini: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/fascist-king-victor-emmanuel-iii-italy

ATLA Fandom Page info on Dai Li: https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Dai_Li

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Welcome to Queries and Theories!

In this episode, Ivy and Ron are doing the first of our minisode series: Podluck! In Podluck episodes, we each bring a different topic to the show that we might not normally get to talk about.

In this episode, Ivy talks about A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle and Ron talks about Futurama! This episode includes discussions about how long it takes to get published as a fiction writer, banned books, math jokes that require a PhD to understand, and more!

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Music by

Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

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https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

Cover art by

TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

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Episode Notes:

Ron’s Notes:

Futurama Wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama

Heisenberg uncertainty principle:

https://www.britannica.com/science/uncertainty-principle

Science behind Futurama:

https://www.syfy.com/futurama/videos/the-science-behind-the-fiction

Futurama Theorem:

https://theinfosphere.org/Futurama_theorem

Futurama Theorem Mathologer Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J65GNFfL94c

Futurama Jokes:

https://gizmodo.com/10-futurama-jokes-that-will-make-you-smarter-1676659998

Lag B’Omer:

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/679300/jewish/What-Is-Lag-BaOmer.htm

Grandfather Paradox:

https://www.space.com/grandfather-paradox.html#:~:text=The%20grandfather%20paradox%20is%20a%20potential%20logical%20problem%20that%20would,make%20their%20own%20birth%20impossible

Ivy’s Notes:

Web Archive “A Special Message from Madeleine L’Engle,” Penguin Random House:

https://web.archive.org/web/20120901142030/http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/listeninglibrary/catalog/author.php?authorid=16446

Wrinkle in Time Wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wrinkle_in_Time

National Endowment for the Humanities Profile of Madeleine L’Engle:

https://www.neh.gov/about/awards/national-humanities-medals/madeleine-lengle

Mental Floss Listicle about Wrinkle in Time:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62736/12-fantastic-facts-about-wrinkle-time

Britannica Article on A Wrinkle in Time:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/A-Wrinkle-in-Time

Wrinkle in Time Banned Books Project:

https://bannedbooks.library.cmu.edu/madeleine-lengle-a-wrinkle-in-time-draft/

Books on Trial, A Wrinkle in Time:

https://www.booksontrial.com/a-wrinkle-in-time-why-its-a-frequently-challenged-book/

Wrinkle in Time Controversy:

https://www.history.com/news/wrinkle-in-time-banned-christian-controversy

Smithsonian Wrinkle in Time Legacy:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/remarkable-influence-wrinkle-in-time-180967509/

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Welcome to Queries and Theories! Queries and Theories is a podcast where two friends ask each other questions based on the others' background in order to gain a new perspective on films, games, and more.

In this episode, Ivy and Ron begin the first in our series on the beloved Nickelodeon show: Avatar: The Last Airbender!

This episode covers Book 1 of the series, and be sure to check back as we cover the rest of the seasons one by one in upcoming episodes. This episode includes discussions of flying bison logistics, expositional deep dives, and maybe Commander Zhao had a point?

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Music by

Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

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Cover art by

TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

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Episode Notes:

Ron’s Notes:

How long does the series take place over?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8M3xlNYm40&ab_channel=AntoineBandele

Size of the Earth: https://www.space.com/17638-how-big-is-earth.html#:~:text=Using%20those%20measurements%2C%20the%20equatorial,is%20called%20an%20oblate%20sphero

Pre-dreadnought ships: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-dreadnought_battleship#Propulsion

HMS Dreadnought: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dreadnought_(1906)

Ivy’s Notes:

Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: https://www.netflix.com/title/70142405

Xiran Jay Zhao's Video on ATLA Book 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8MD8U1Ilwc

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Welcome to Queries and Theories! In this episode, Ivy and Ron discuss the staple of 90s science classrooms everywhere: Bill Nye the Science Guy!

This episode includes discussions of the shows numerous experiments, the influence of public broadcasting, and more!

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Music by

Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

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https://www.instagram.com/gildanbass/?hl=en

Cover art by

TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

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Episode Notes:

Ron's Notes:

Steel Wool Combustion Experiment (real world):https://chem.washington.edu/lecture-demos/combustion-steel-wool

Combustion reaction:https://sciencing.com/are-combustion-reactions-exothermic-13710438.html

How electrolysis works:https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpxn82p/revision/1

Salt stuff:https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/544897main_PS3_Nature_of_Salt_C4_Final.pdf

Ionic structures: https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Inorganic_Chemistry/Modules_and_Websites_(Inorganic_Chemistry)/Crystal_Lattices/Lattice_Basics/Ionic_Structures#:~:text=Sodium%20chloride%20is%20taken%20as,having%20a%20giant%20ionic%20structure.&text=The%20sodium%20ion%20in%20the,touched%20by%206%20chloride%20ions.

Chemical reactions (Season 2 Episode 4):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBc1iO_ZQmQ&t=926s

DIY Science (Season 5 Episode 7):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Ha_oyw6Oo&ab_channel=willowgirl28willowgirl28

Ivy's Notes:

Bill Nye Episode Guides:https://billnye.com/the-science-guy

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Interview w Nye:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1JswaPMtPU

Iowa Tv Schooltime, Iowa State University Special Collections:https://youtu.be/tZkVoqjvzzM?t=131

Who is Don Herbert:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wJAG7GcQEI

321 Contact:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMoWO5rMSRs

Brain Child:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2IPA84oh0

Emily's Wonder Lab:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ0mrC13hZM

King, Kenneth P, Educational Television: "Let’s Explore Science,":https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1023/A:1009443617295.pdf

Long and Steinke “The Thrill of Everyday Science”:http://unix.cc.wmich.edu/~steinke/projects/publications/the_thrill_of_everyday_science.pdf

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Welcome to Queries and Theories! Queries and Theories is a podcast where two friends ask each other questions based on the others' background in order to gain a new perspective on films, games, and more.

In this episode, Ivy and Ron discuss the turn of the century handheld game phenomenon, Pokémon!

This episode includes marketing to children, LCD screens, and hacking Pokémon Crystal, and developing Pokébrain?

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Gildanbass (Gilang Soeprapto)

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Cover art by

TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

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Episode Notes:

Ron’s Notes:

Game Boy:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy

History of Pokémon Games:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_(video_game_series)#List_of_Pok%C3%A9mon_main_series_games

How Game Boy Advanced Works:https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gameboy.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_Color

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film-transistor_liquid-crystal_display

https://www.totalphase.com/blog/2019/06/behind-the-scenes-of-video-game-consoles-embedded-systems/#:~:text=Video%20game%20consoles%20rely%20on,movement%20or%20interaction%20with%20objects

How old school cartridges work:https://www.retroreversing.com/how-retro-cartridges-roms-worked

How computer memory works:https://www.explainthatstuff.com/how-computer-memory-works.html

Ivy’s Notes:

History of Pokémon:https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/History_of_Pok%C3%A9mon

Pokémon Merchandising Sales:https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/money-finance/the-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-of-all-time/#:~:text=This%20contributed%20to%20Pok%C3%A9mon%20being%20the%20highest%20grossing%20media%20in%20global%20history.&text=The%20top%2025%20highest%20grossing,Pok%C3%A9mon%20%E2%80%93%20%2492.121%20billion

Washington Post Pokémania:https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/04/25/pokemania/682d1860-8394-42f1-9469-c2abc75fdd15/

How to market to children:https://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/media-issues/marketing-consumerism/how-marketers-target-kids

Kids as collectors and children’s marketing:https://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/7928/volumes/v23/NA-23#:~:text=Children%20collect%20because%20collecting%20gives,%2C%20enhancing%20their%20self%2Didentity

Event pokemon as marketing strategy:https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Event_Pok%C3%A9mon

Brand recognition study on kids:https://abcnews.go.com/Business/kids-mcdonalds-toyota-disney/story?id=10333145

Collecting as part of childhood development:https://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/7928#:~:text=We%20suggest%20that%20children%20are,want%20to%20differentiate%20themselves%20from

Stanford study on Pokémon brain in adults:https://news.stanford.edu/2019/05/06/regular-pokemon-players-pikachu-brain/

Harvard Business Review brand relationships children v adults:https://hbr.org/2014/03/childrens-feelings-about-brands-persist-into-adulthood

Pokémon marketing strategy:https://www.constructdigital.com/insight/the-marketing-behind-pokemon-and-the-secret-to-its-recurring-hype-and-brand-longevity

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Welcome to Queries and Theories! Queries and Theories is a podcast where two friends ask each other questions based on the others' background in order to gain a new perspective on films, games, and more.

In today's episode, Ivy and Ron discuss the 2018 box office and Academy Award winning hit, Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse! Discussions include multiverse theory, developing nuanced characters, grief, and the possible existence of Cat Ron?

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Cover art by TheBettingBug (Aubrie Warner)

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Episode Notes:

Ron’s Notes:

Jones, Andrew Zimmerman. "Multiverse Definition and Theory." ThoughtCo, Aug. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/multiverse-definition-and-theory-2699273.

Travelling to parallel universes: https://futurism.com/physicists-weigh-in-could-we-ever-travel-to-a-parallel-universe

Travelling to parallel universes (video explainer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hmXrHvmwOM

Travelling to parallel universes (more explanation): https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/escapefromtheuniverse

String Theory for Dummies (parallel universes definitions)

Ivy’s Notes:

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Welcome to Queries and Theories! Queries and Theories is a podcast where two friends ask each other questions based on the others' background in order to gain a new perspective on films, games, and more.

This is the first episode of Queries and Theories, and what better way to start it off then with an old favorite: Star Wars!

Today's episode includes a brief introduction, blue milk, the hero's journey, the feasibility of space lasers, and whether or not we should start a Death Star GoFundMe?

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**Show Notes:

Ron's Notes:**Space Materials: https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast14mar_1#:~:text=Titanium%2C%20Kevlar%2C%20and%20high%2D,orbit%2C%20minimizing%20weight%20is%20crucial.

Most powerful laser: https://www.iflscience.com/technology/world-s-most-powerful-laser-2000-trillion-watts-what-s-it/

Build real death star: https://www.space.com/35020-could-we-build-a-real-death-star.html

Most powerful laser (2): https://www.coolthings.com/lfex-worlds-most-powerful-laser/

How to dig a tunnel through a planet: https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/question373.htm

Ivy's Notes:

Show notes to follow!