{"id":5480,"date":"2025-06-23T18:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/?p=5480"},"modified":"2025-06-23T18:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:21:14","slug":"the-foster-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/?p=5480","title":{"rendered":"The Foster Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part 1\/16<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Three scientists \u2014 Papaia, Banani, and Ravioli \u2014 and their assistant Igor, who work at NASAL, start getting interested in creationism. Their superiors, worried, send them to a psychologist, Professor Faggioli, a questionable character determined to get them fired by making them look crazy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are in Faggioli\u2019s office, where Papaia is undergoing a psychological evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faggioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And you? What happened?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They put us in a foster home\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FLASHBACK \u2013 FOSTER HOME, DAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social Worker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the foster home. You\u2019ll all be comfortable here, it\u2019s a protected environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple, the foster dad and foster mom, wait for them smiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foster Dad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foster Mom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would you like a snack? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia looks at the house, which looks like a small prison with toys and bunk beds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ugh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few hours later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The calm is broken by loud noises and slamming doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mino runs around twirling a broomstick over his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m Bruce Lee! No, better\u2026 a Power Ranger!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The broom hits a small cabinet full of ceramic souvenirs, smashing them all on the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foster Mom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stop, Mino! You\u2019re breaking everything! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nino, who found a rubber ball, kicks it hard and hits the TV, which crashes noisily to the floor, breaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foster Dad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh! No! The new TV! It was 33 inches! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A firecracker explodes under the foster mom\u2019s feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BOOM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foster Mom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mino! Where did you get the firecrackers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secret ammo! Ha, ha, ha!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chaos continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foster Dad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia\u2026 do something!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Am I going to be punished? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nino has gone to the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey, Mino! Come see! We\u2019ve never tried this\u2026 Minerva firecrackers on the lit stove! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeah! It goes boom! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foster Mom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NO! DON\u2019T DO IT!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Too late. The fuse is lit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foster Dad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EVERYONE OUT! NOW!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BOOM!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>End of flashback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 2\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part B. Igor and the Foster Home<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing the foster mom asks the kids is if they want a snack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the missing part where Mino answers: \u201cNo, thanks. We just had a snack. Can we go straight to destroying your house now?\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 When Mino, thinking he\u2019s Bruce Lee dressed as a Power Ranger, destroys the souvenir cabinet in the living room, the foster mom tells him he\u2019s \u201cbreaking everything\u201d&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 What does Mino reply then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 \u201cWrong! The house is still standing\u201d? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Or\u2026 \u201cI\u2019m not breaking everything. I\u2019m just violently renovating.\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 \u201cBruce Lee inside me says it\u2019s time to change the furniture.\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 When the foster dad sees the new TV shattered on the floor because of Nino\u2019s ball kick, the only thing he can say is \u201cIt was 33 inches\u201d! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 What else could he have said?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 \u201cNow the TV is \u2018ultra-flat,\u2019 just like my bank account.\u201d? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 \u201cGoal? No, that was a counterattack!\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 \u201cCongrats Nino, you scored\u2026 against technology!\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 \u201cAnd with that, you\u2019re winning: Nino one, TV zero!\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 \u201cThis is the first case in soccer history with a red card from the living room.\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 \u201cYou just won the Lead Ball Award.\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 \u201cIf you wanted to change the channel, you just had to say so, Nino!\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 \u201cIt\u2019s official: the TV was too realistic. You really believed you were at the stadium!\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 \u201cYou know how it is, some shots go straight to the heart\u2026 and to my wallet.\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Ah, ah! Imagine if this were a movie and there were subtitles too\u2026 \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Subtitles kindly provided by \u201cGoodbye TV Productions\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Scenes shot by professionals. Don\u2019t try this in your living room. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 TV destroyed under safe conditions. No remote controls were harmed. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Special effects by Nino\u2019s ball. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Coming soon to all broken screens\u2026 \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Sponsored by the Committee for the Art of Domestic Disaster. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Technical supervision: Nino, master of the wrong shot. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Filmed with zero budget and lots of recklessness. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 The foster dad asks Papaia to do something, and Papaia replies, \u201cAm I going to be punished?\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 In fact, when the brothers caused trouble, for Papaia that was a conditioned reflex! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Mino says \u201cMinervas on the lit stove,\u201d and Nino replies \u201cThey go boom!\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Hard to say! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 They really had to try it to find out! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Mino and Nino were two little geniuses! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Even if Papaia doesn\u2019t tell us, I\u2019m pretty sure they became scientists too! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 The boom? Yes\u2026 Nino, one very well-executed boom! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 They even heard it downtown! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 3\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part C. Mom Gets Out of Jail<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faggioli\u2019s office<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faggioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, did you make it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We did, just in time. But the foster dad\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faggioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terrible! It must have been scary!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a way\u2026 we got used to it. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faggioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I see. And how did it end?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FLASHBACK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside, women\u2019s prison \u2013 early morning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The metal cell door opens with a sharp creak. The corridor light floods the small space. Guard Anna, sturdy and smiling, leans on the bars holding a bunch of keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GUARD ANNA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(smiling)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you managed to do six months without chasing anyone with a baton. I\u2019m proud of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAPAIA\u2019S MOM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(with a satisfied smirk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only because they confiscated my baton. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They exchange a knowing look. The guard offers her hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GUARD ANNA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you ever pass by here\u2026 as a visitor this time\u2026 bring me one of your tarts. The lemon cream ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAPAIA\u2019S MOM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re the one who taught me how to make it, don\u2019t forget that. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They hug briefly but sincerely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside, prison gate \u2013 a few minutes later<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia\u2019s mom steps out. The crisp morning air tousles her hair. She stops just past the gate, takes a deep breath. Closes her eyes. Then opens them and looks at the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAPAIA\u2019S MOM (voice-over)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nino, Mino, Chantilly\u2026 and little Papaia. I wonder what you\u2019ve done this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She smiles faintly. Adjusts her shoulder bag and walks down the dirt road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside, foster home garden \u2013 late afternoon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia\u2019s mom walks down the path. The door still creaks like six months ago. Nothing has changed, yet everything has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She stops near the hydrangea bush, looks around carefully, then kneels and starts digging with her bare hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The earth gives way quickly. After a few seconds, a black plastic bag emerges from the ground. She opens it. Inside: a baseball bat wrapped in a pink floral cloth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She pulls it out, grips it. Weighs the handle. Her gaze hardens. Then she smiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAPAIA\u2019S MOM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Home, finally. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The camera rises as she stands up, bat resting on her shoulder, and walks toward the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fade out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sorry, sorry, sorry! Wait a minute! So, Mino blows up the house, the foster dad dies trying to save them, and the only thing Papaia can say is \u201cin a way, we got used to it\u201d? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 In which way? Are you telling me this happened more than once? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Yeah? And how many have you taken out? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Tell me you can still count them! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Papaia\u2019s mom had a baton in jail. But they confiscated it. That\u2019s why she didn\u2019t use it for six months! A true case of sincere repentance! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Mino commented: \u201cGood thing Guard Anna taught Papaia\u2019s mom how to make a decent tart! At least next year, at my birthday, there\u2019ll be one dessert that doesn\u2019t burn my tongue or taste awful!\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Mom comes home and the first thing she does is dig up the bat hidden in the garden! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Then she says: \u201cFinally home\u201d! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Are you telling me that to feel at home, Papaia\u2019s mom needs a baseball bat? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 And the neighbors were thinking she was looking for spare keys under a rock! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Mrs. Papaia, just a baseball bat isn\u2019t enough to feel at home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh no? What else do you need?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You also need someone to hit with it! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 4\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part D. Decaying Magnetic Field<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are there other proofs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is the Earth\u2019s magnetic field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field that protects living beings from solar radiation. Without it, life couldn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay. But what does that have to do with the Earth\u2019s age?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists were surprised to discover that the field is deteriorating rapidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ah, okay! I\u2019m starting to understand! It\u2019s deteriorating way too fast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exactly! At the current rate, the field \u2014 and therefore the Earth \u2014 couldn\u2019t be more than 20,000 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 5\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part E. Who\u2019s Ringing the Doorbell?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faggioli\u2019s Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 and we went from house to house, until my mom got out. And then the judge called us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flashback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interior, living room of yet another foster home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shouts, laughter, the unmistakable sound of an antique vase breaking. Nino is climbing a bookshelf. Mino jumps on the sofa holding a tennis racket. Chantilly is putting on makeup in the bathroom. Papaia sits in a corner, trying to do his homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NINO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheese puff bomb! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He throws a cheese puff that splats against the wall, along with ten others that were there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suddenly, the doorbell dings. Silence. The three freeze like statues. Nino mid-air, Mino with one foot on the overturned table, Papaia holding his notebook. Chantilly with half her mouth made up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caregiver<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here come the rescuers! Finally!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MINO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who rings at four in the afternoon? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The door opens slowly. It\u2019s the social worker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SOCIAL WORKER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pack your things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The caregiver wipes her forehead and sighs with relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NINO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Level 7 complete! On to the next house! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SOCIAL WORKER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No, no! No more houses for you! I\u2019m taking you to the judge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MINO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To the judge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAPAIA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we go\u2026 now they\u2019re sending us to reform school!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CHANTILLY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh no! What about my makeup? \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As they walk out onto the path, the social worker reassures them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SOCIAL WORKER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No! Don\u2019t worry. They\u2019re not sending you there. Come in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interior, social services minivan \u2013 shortly after<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The four siblings sit in silence, each with a guilty and offended expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NINO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least we could have finished the TV-throwing game\u2026 \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 6\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part F. User Comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nino and his \u201ccheese puff bomb\u201d! Always better than Nino\u2019s \u201cminerva on the stove\u201d explosion! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 at least the only thing exploding here is a cheese puff on the wall! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Mino asks, \u201cWho rings at four in the afternoon?\u201d Let\u2019s guess:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 here are some user suggestions\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@GrandmaWithTheKatana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the postman of emotions. Delivering trauma.\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@TakeMeAwaySadness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the ghost of the broken TV. Rings to claim revenge.\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@MetalSponge78<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously Chuck Norris. Looking for Bruce Lee. Rings only to break down the door.\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@LittleButBad92<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the couch motivational coach. Wants to know why it hasn\u2019t collapsed yet.\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@BananiCousin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a scary clown asking to come in for \u201cjust one minute.\u201d\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@RetiredGymTeacher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s daylight saving time knocking to confuse you once again.\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@HiddenCat123<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the pizza nobody ordered but everyone will eat.\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@UncleTonyTheTractor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the mother from the previous foster home. Wants back the keys, the microwave, and her honor.\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 7\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part G. Measurements of Decay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waiting Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if the Earth were billions of years old, shouldn\u2019t we have no magnetic field left to protect us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exactly! The magnetic field is slowly disappearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do they know that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several measurements confirm it. Since measurements began in 1845, the total energy stored in the Earth&#8217;s magnetic field has decreased at a rate of 5% per century.\u00b9 Archaeological measurements show the field was 40% stronger in the year 1000 A.D.\u00b2 Recent data from the International Geomagnetic Reference Field, the most precise ever recorded, show a net energy loss of 1.4% in just three decades (1970\u20132000).\u00b3 This means the field\u2019s energy halves approximately every 1,465 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So it\u2019s confirmed by measurements! And what do geologists say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters of an old Earth claim the Earth is over 4.5 billion years old, so they believe the magnetic field must be self-sustaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Self-sustaining? How?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They propose a complex theoretical process called the dynamo model, but this model contradicts some fundamental laws of physics. Also, it cannot explain the modern electric current measured on the ocean floor. Nor can it explain past magnetic field reversals despite computer simulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To save the old Earth theory and the dynamo model, some have suggested the magnetic field decay is linear rather than exponential, despite historical measurements and decades of experiments confirming exponential decay. Others proposed that the intensity of some components increases to compensate for the decay of others. This claim arises from confusion between the magnetic field\u2019s intensity and its energy and has been categorically refuted by creationist physicists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You said \u201celectric current on the ocean floor\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. Creationists have proposed that the Earth\u2019s magnetic field is caused by a freely decaying electric current in the Earth\u2019s core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does that mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It means the electric current naturally loses energy, or \u201cdecays,\u201d as it flows through the metallic core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ah, yes, the Earth\u2019s core, which is made of liquid metal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although different from the commonly accepted conventional model, this is consistent with our knowledge of the Earth\u2019s core composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And when would this current have started?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good question! Based on what we know about the conductive properties of liquid iron, this freely decaying current would have begun when the Earth\u2019s outer core formed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if the core were older than 20,000 years, the initial energy would have made the Earth too hot to be covered with water!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as Genesis 1:2 reveals! Where it says the earth was formless and empty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 8\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part H. Igor and Nino\u2019s Videogame<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026Nino thought he was in a video game where, to level up, you have to destroy a foster home\u2026 what was the title?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Family Crashers: Inheritance Edition?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the commercial?&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor shows the phone to the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoom in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfac \\[Opening shot of a grey building with a rusty plaque: \u201cFamily Home \u2013 Reeducation Section 7\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Deep, dramatic voice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt used to be a refuge\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now it\u2019s a war zone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca5 \\[Mino, wearing a headband, yells: \u201cThis is my dojo now!\u201d and kicks a cabinet.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\uddf8 \\[Nino throws a soccer ball at the new TV. A shower of glass explodes.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udce3 \\[The caretaker, voice cracking, cries: \u201cIt was thirty-three inches\u2026 and we\u2019d only had it two days\u2026\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn a juvenile care center\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>where respect moved out long ago\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>comes the game no one asked for:\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfae \\[The logo appears: \u201cFamily Crashers: Inheritance Edition\u201d, with sirens and screaming chickens in the background.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSmash the furniture. Dodge the lectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And face your trauma with the only tool you\u2019ve got: violent distraction!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc60 \\[Chantilly throws a twelve-inch heel at a glass case, shouting: \u201cI don\u2019t adapt to this foster home, I revolutionize it.\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf5d \\[Papaia stares into space as a rain of plates crashes behind him. \u201cI\u2019ll be bringing this up in my next session with Faggioli\u2026\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGet the Deluxe Pack now, with the Galactic Air Fryer and Domestic Invisibility Gloves\u2122. Just twelve bucks and you can stop taking responsibility!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc75 \\[From the wrecked TV, an automatic video call from Papaia\u2019s mom in jail starts: \u201cKids\u2026 just don\u2019t blow up the bathroom too\u2026\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFamily Crashers: Inheritance Edition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can\u2019t have a real home\u2026 at least you can destroy a fake one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa \\[Available on Console 8000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recommended age: only if your caretaker signed the form without reading it.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 9\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part I. Returned to Sender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interior \u2013 Juvenile Courtroom \u2013 Half an Hour Later<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three stand before the judge\u2019s bench. Judge , elderly but sharp, observes them with an expression somewhere between curiosity and disbelief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JUDGE&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well. I\u2019ve thought it over. It\u2019s clear you\u2019re unmanageable, impossible, and frankly\u2026 fascinating in your destruction. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(pause)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, there is one person in the world capable of containing you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He gives them a piercing look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JUDGE&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you agree, I\u2019ve decided to\u2026 return you to sender. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three look at each other. Then they all nod at once, fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The courtroom doors creak open. Papaya\u2019s mom enters\u2014elegant and smiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAPAYA\u2019S MOM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There you are, my little creative geniuses! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three run toward her and hug her full-force, nearly knocking her over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAPAYA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NINO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We missed you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The judge smiles. The social worker breathes a sigh of relief. Papaya\u2019s mom hugs her children tight, then raises her voice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAPAYA\u2019S MOM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, home. And heaven help the next one who touches another vase. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 10\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part J. Helium and the Radioactive Rocks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waiting Room<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RAVIOLI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What else is there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PACO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s helium in radioactive rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BANANI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s that about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PACO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the radioactive decay of uranium and thorium in rocks, a lot of helium is produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RAVIOLI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helium? Isn\u2019t that what\u2019s in balloons?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BANANI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeah, last year I tried to build a blimp with it&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PACO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exactly! Helium is the second lightest element and it\u2019s a noble gas \u2014 meaning it doesn\u2019t bond with other atoms. That\u2019s why it tends to spread out easily (escape) and eventually dissipate into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BANANI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like in balloons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PACO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, Banani. Helium diffuses so quickly that all of it should have escaped in less than 100,000 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RAVIOLI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then why are these rocks still full of helium atoms?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 11\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part K. Igor Comments on the Verdict<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGOR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the judge sees the four Papaia siblings, he says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s clear that you&#8217;re unmanageable, impossible, and frankly\u2026 fascinating in your devastation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026so the judge was fascinated by their devastation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026maybe, as a kid, he had tried to smash a cabinet or some expensive piece of furniture himself \u2014 but didn\u2019t quite pull it off! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We enter a flashback imagined by Igor\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INT. YOUNG JUDGE\u2019S PARENTS\u2019 HOUSE \u2013 DAY (1980s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A flawless bourgeois living room, straight out of the &#8217;80s. Silence. A clock ticks. On top of an olive green carpet, an eight-year-old boy, tidy and serious, stares at a glass cabinet with the focused gaze of someone on a mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the future judge \u2014 but today he\u2019s just a kid surrounded by too many rules and a blurry desire to rebel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BOY (quietly)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I\u2019m doing it. No one can stop me. Not even&#8230; grandma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He grabs a small croquet mallet. Hesitates. Lifts his arms. Swings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CLINK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cabinet wobbles but doesn\u2019t break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BOY (more determined)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t be indestructible forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another strike. This time, a door cracks. The boy smiles, triumphant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He grabs the handle with both hands and pulls hard. The glass shatters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CRASH!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shards fly everywhere. The boy screams \u2014 he\u2019s cut his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGOR (voice-over)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026or maybe he did manage it \u2014 and got hurt\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BOY (crying, panicked)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s\u2026 it\u2019s\u2026 art?!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MOTHER\u2019S VOICE (off-screen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh my goodness! Mario! What did you do!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGOR (voice-over)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026and maybe they rushed him to the emergency room\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INT. EMERGENCY ROOM \u2013 SHORTLY AFTER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boy sits on a gurney with a clumsy bandage while a doctor looks at him, shaking her head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOCTOR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So\u2026 you wanted to destroy furniture\u2026 as a form of self-expression?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BOY (serious)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought\u2026 it would feel liberating. Like in the movies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOCTOR (dryly)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In movies, people don\u2019t usually end up with stitches and glass in their pajamas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGOR (voice-over)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 and maybe he got scared and swore never to do it again\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MOTHER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mario, were you scared?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BOY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, a lot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MOTHER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Promise me you\u2019ll never do anything like that again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BOY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I promise! I really promise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 12\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part L. Chantilly Goes Viral<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor is imagining an alternate story with the judge and the four Papaia siblings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGOR (voice-over)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026imagine if someone had filmed the kids at work\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INT. FAMILY LIVING ROOM \u2013 AFTERNOON<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The living room is a disaster zone. Pieces of a cabinet are scattered across the carpet. A cushion smolders gently. Mino is still yelling \u201cKIAAA!\u201d as he somersaults over a destroyed couch. Nino practices kicking soccer balls at a chandelier that long gave up its purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chantilly stands amid the wreckage, fixing her hair. She\u2019s holding her phone, front camera on. She doesn\u2019t look fazed. She smiles, perfectly calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CHANTILLY (to the camera)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey followers. Today, we\u2019re giving our vintage living room a little makeover. Let me know if you prefer \u201celegant destruction\u201d or \u201cpost-apocalyptic chic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She turns, revealing the wreckage. Behind her, a vase slowly rolls and shatters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CHANTILLY (without turning around)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That one was vintage, I think. But I don\u2019t live in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGOR (voice-over)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026and maybe she posted it on social media\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EXT. A FEW HOURS LATER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a phone screen: notifications exploding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcac \u201cGenius.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcac \u201cConceptual art.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcac \u201cThis girl just redefined home decor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcac \u201cWhere can I get that burning rug?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View count: 3.7 million and rising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGOR (voice-over)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026and it went viral\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INT. KITCHEN \u2013 MINUTES LATER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mino stares at Chantilly\u2019s phone, eyes wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MINO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wait\u2026 we\u2019re famous?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CHANTILLY (without looking up)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NINO (biting into a whole apple, skin and all)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But we wrecked everything!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CHANTILLY (bored)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeah, but I wrote the caption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGOR (voice-over)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026just imagine their caretaker watching the video\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INT. CARETAKER\u2019S ROOM \u2013 SAME TIME<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The caretaker watches the video on an old tablet. His hands tremble. He slowly opens the drawer where he keeps his anxiety pills. Takes two. Then five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CARETAKER (sighing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re trending again\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 13\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part M. Helium Found During Drilling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And how do they know about the helium?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the drilling of Precambrian granite rocks (pre-Flood) in New Mexico, geologists extracted zircon crystal samples (zirconium silicate) from various depths. The crystals contained not only uranium, but also large amounts of helium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hotter the rocks, the faster the helium should escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravioli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the deeper you go, the hotter the rocks get!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exactly! And that\u2019s why the researchers were surprised to find that the deeper, hotter zircons (at 387\u00b0F or 197\u00b0C) contained much more helium than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banani<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Really? How much?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Up to 58% of the helium that the uranium could have generated was still present in the crystals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 14\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part N. Dest-royal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor is imagining an alternate story with the judge and the four Papaia siblings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 And what if they had even given themselves a stage name\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INT. KITCHEN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The four siblings are having dinner while their video plays on the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looks like\u2026 we made it big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need a name\u2026 I mean, for our group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How about \u201cThe Couch Bruce Lees\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chantilly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Awful! I\u2019ve got the name! We\u2019ll be called \u201cDest-royal\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dest-royal? I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OK. I\u2019m in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The phone rings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caretaker (from another room)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chantilly! It\u2019s the newspapers\u2026 what do I say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 And what if a fan club had been born\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INT. LIVING ROOM IN A RANDOM HOUSE \u2013 NIGHT \u2013 MONTHS LATER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of teenagers is crammed on a couch, surrounded by chips, soda cans, and a projector hooked up to YouTube. On screen: a wild compilation of Dest-royal videos \u2014 Nino smashing a door with a bicycle wheel, Mino destroying a cabinet with karate chops shouting \u201cit\u2019s conceptual art!\u201d, Chantilly giving glam influencer commentary while things burn behind her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GIRL IN FLUORESCENT SHIRT (excited):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chantilly is like the Frida Kahlo of destruction. But in heels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BOY WITH PLASTIC BRACELETS (moved):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The way Papaya stares into the void\u2026 it holds the pain of a badly assembled IKEA shelf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ANOTHER BOY (grabbing phone):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need to start a fan club. Now. Let\u2019s call it\u2026 \u201cAnonymous Smashers\u201d? No, too sad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GIRL (thrilled):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDest-royal Global\u201d! With the \u201cy\u201d and the hyphen, just like them! Let\u2019s organize the first meetup! My uncle works at a hotel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Like\u2026 T-shirts\u2026 sign-ups\u2026 conventions\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INT. CONFERENCE ROOM \u2013 THREE-STAR HOTEL \u2013 DAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge room with a makeshift stage. Badly printed banners: \u201cDest-royal: Break to Understand\u201d, balloon chairs twisted into broken shapes, kids wearing headbands like Mino. The first annual Dest-royal Fan Club meeting is in full swing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans wear T-shirts with famous quotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was 33 inches!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not breaking it. I\u2019m freeing it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis house doesn\u2019t contain me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thunderous applause as the crew steps onstage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CHANTILLY (flawless, as always):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you. You\u2019re not just fans. You\u2019re\u2026 certified emotional destroyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MINO (raising a tiny plastic hammer):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To anyone scared of breaking something\u2026 I say: break more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAPAIA (deadpan):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I just said I needed a pillow. Now I\u2019m signing autographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NINO (taking selfies with everyone):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pose with me, but make your face like an explosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group signs slippers, game controllers, wooden scraps \u2014 even a table leg. A grandma takes a picture with the team and asks Papaya to symbolically smash her old lamp \u201cto let go of the past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 15\/16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part O. The Judge, Their Fan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor is imagining an alternate story with the judge and the four Papaia siblings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGOR (voiceover)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 And what if the judge had seen the video\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INT. BEDROOM \u2013 LATE NIGHT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The room is dark, lit only by the bluish glow of a tablet. The judge is in bed, wearing fancy pajamas, holding a cup of chamomile tea, with a soothing gel mask on his forehead. Total silence, except for a click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SFX: CLICK \u2013 The video starts on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the tablet screen: a destroyed living room, Mino yelling \u201cKIAAA!\u201d, Nino throwing things, a vase exploding. Chantilly smiles into the camera with flames behind her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CHANTILLY (in the video)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tell me if you prefer \u201celegantly destroyed\u201d or \u201cpost-apocalyptic chic\u201d! \ud83d\udc85<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The judge remains still. Then&#8230; a faint smile. Eyes glistening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JUDGE (whispering)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brilliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGOR (voiceover)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 And what if he became their fan too\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He scrolls through the comments. Reads them one by one. Then opens a playlist titled: \u201cThe Original Wreckers \ud83d\udd28\ud83d\udd25\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGOR (voiceover)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 And what if he went into his garage at night, when no one could see him, to destroy some fine furniture\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INT. JUDGE\u2019S GARAGE \u2013 MOMENTS LATER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flickering light. The judge is wearing work gloves over his pajamas and a construction helmet. 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