All language subtitles for Weird.But.True.S01E14_English

CHARLIE: Hey guys, Charlie
here! You know my sister Kirby.
KIRBY: Hey guys!

CHARLIE: Today we're hanging
out underground in Virginia.

KIRBY: So grab a helmet and
strap on a headlamp.

CHARLIE: Because it's
time for Weird but True!

(theme music plays)

CHARLIE: Hey guys!
KIRBY: Welcome to HQ.

CHARLIE: We're so
glad you're here.

Alright, a few minutes
ago Kirby and I were
having a diorama duel.

KIRBY: Wait, you guys don't
know what a diorama duel is?
This might catch you up a bit.

CASEY: Are you ready to rumble?
It's time for a diorama duel!

CHARLIE (off-screen):
Two players face off in
a head to head craft duel

to make the best diorama.

The winner
receives fame, fortune,
and basically eternal glory.

The loser loses everything.

The duel, their crafting
reputation, and their dignity.

Stakes are high!

KIRBY: We don't mess
around here people!

CHARLIE: But during
today's diorama duel,
something weird happened.

We had just finished up
our pieces when it came
time to face judge Casey.

CASEY: Alright
guys let's see them.

Whoa, you guys literally
made the exact same thing.

KIRBY: What?

CHARLIE (off-screen):
Like exactly the same thing.

KIRBY (off-screen):
To the very tree.

CHARLIE: So it was a tie.

KIRBY: But you can't
have a diorama duel
and not have a winner.

CHARLIE: It was time
for a tiebreaker.

We diorama-ed
the sky, the grass,
and everything in between.

But there was one
place we hadn't touched.

CHARLIE: We're taking this
diorama duel underground!

KIRBY: And when you're
doing an underground
diorama there's only

one way to bring
home the top prize.

CHARLIE: You gotta diorama
the heck out of a cave!

KIRBY: Oh yeah!

CHARLIE: So that's
what we're doing today!

Unraveling the world of...

KIRBY (off-screen): Caves!
CHARLIE (off-screen): Caves!

CASEY: Alright crafters,
you have 30 minutes
to make your dioramas.

Starting in
three, two, one, duel!

CHARLIE: Okay uh
caves, caves uh.

KIRBY: What do we got here?

CHARLIE: You know what
I just realized Kirb?

KIRBY: What's up?
CHARLIE: I know absolutely
nothing about caves.

KIRBY: Me neither.
CHARLIE: Head over to
HQ for some research?

KIRBY: You bet.
CHARLIE: Great, let's go.

Alright, caves, caves.

Oh look at this!

There are actually a bunch
of different kinds of caves.

KIRBY: Who knew?
CHARLIE: Let's check it out.

The main difference
between all these
caves is how they form.

Lava caves form when the
outer surface of lava cools,
but the inside keeps flowing.

Then the lava inside
dries up later and boom!

You're left with a cave.

Wind caves form in the
desert when wind erodes the
sides of sandstone cliffs.

Sea caves are made the
same way except it's the
constant barrage of waves

that form the cave.

Same with the glacier caves,
except it's the glacier melt
that erodes away the ice.

Tectonic caves form from the
movement of tectonic plates.

And finally limestone solution
caves form when acidic
groundwater dissolves marble

and limestone over millions
and millions of years.

So we got a lot of options
for diorama styles here.

KIRBY: But like where
do we even start?

CHARLIE: Oh my gosh, David!

KIRBY: David!
David's Charlie's
friend from Virginia.

He's an actual cave expert.

CHARLIE: I'm calling
him right now.

(phone ringing)

CHARLIE: David!
DAVID: Charlie!

CHARLIE: How's Virginia?
DAVID: Virginia's great!
CHARLIE: Can we come caving?

DAVID: Yeah absolutely
I can take you caving!

CHARLIE: Awesome!
We'll see you in five!

This is perfect!

KIRBY: Alright
Charles, question.

What are we supposed
to pack for this thing?

CHARLIE: Uh I have no idea.

This might be a good time
for some caving bro-tips.

A little caving 101 from our
friends Brett and Sebastian.

Sup dudes? Brett here
alongside my bro Sebastian.

KIRBY: Salutations.
CHARLIE: So you wanna go caving?

KIRBY: Excellent activity.

CHARLIE: Here are
some caving bro tips to
help you cave safely.

Always cave with another bro,
cave in groups of bros, and
let somebody outside the cave

know about your bro
pack's caving plans.

That way if you get lost you
got somebody to help you out
and you got some buddies to

back up your
sweet cave stories.

KIRBY: Bro, we saw a bat
like the size of a house!

CHARLIE: Bro's not lying!
CASEY: Whoa!

KIRBY: Always carry three
light sources with you.

I like to carry four,
a flashlight, two head lamps,
and my glowing personality.

CHARLIE: Other equipment
you need on your bro person:

A helmet, to protect
your bro head.

Knee pads, to protect
your little bro knees.

And coveralls, 'cause caving
is a cold and muddy business.

CHARLIE: Perfect.
KIRBY: So we know what we need.

CHARLIE: Guys, this is great!

While caving with David
I'm gonna find exactly

what my diorama needs
to win this thing.

KIRBY: Whoa, you mean
I'll find out exactly what

my diorama needs
to win this thing.

CHARLIE: Whatever you
wanna tell yourself, Kirb.

KIRBY: Let's pack up
and then we'll head out.

CHARLIE: Sounds good.

KIRBY (off-screen):
Weird but True.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
We're heading off to
Virginia to study some caves!

Old dominion!

Eight presidents
were born in Virginia.

More importantly it's
home to thousands of caves!

Guys, check it out
that guy down there,
that's our buddy David.

KIRBY: David's
been caving for years.

CHARLIE: We don't know
anyone who knows more
about caves than he does.

KIRBY: Let's go say hi.

David is a marine scientist
and a caving guide who
loves exploring underground.

He's gonna take
us to some sweet caves
with really cool features.

His favorite
Weird but True fact is.

It's home to 20 million bats.

CHARLIE: Hey David!
How's it going man?

DAVID: Hey Charlie.
KIRBY: Hey David.
DAVID: Hey Kirby.

CHARLIE: Aw man we're
so excited for our
caving adventure today.

DAVID (off-screen):
Yeah you guys have
come to the right place.

CHARLIE: This is the
cave we're going into today?
What kind of cave is this?

DAVID: This is a
limestone solution cave.

CHARLIE: Oh okay. Limestone
solution cave guys, that means
this ancient limestone had

cracks in it, acidic water got
into those cracks, dissolving
the rock, forming the cave,

and all the rock
formations inside.

Should be pretty awesome.

So this is gonna be
pretty cool right?

DAVID: Yeah this is my
favorite kind of cave.

CHARLIE: Sounds great,
so uh we're heading on in.

DAVID: Oh hold on! First
we gotta get you suited up.
KIRBY: Alrighty let's do it.

CHARLIE: Check it out.
One of the coolest things
about caves, like this one,

is that it took millions
and millions and millions
of years for them to form!

KIRBY: It's not like an animal
just dug a hole or anything.

It took a lot of time!

CHARLIE: A lot of time!

There's a limestone solution
cave in Wisconsin that's been

dated to
400 million years old.

During this cave's lifetime,
dinosaurs started existing
then became extinct,

Pangea formed and
broke up, humans evolved,
the Internet was invented,

and bangs went out
of style, came back in style,
then when out of style again.

These caves have seen a lot.

You ready to go Kirb?

KIRBY: I'm so ready!
CHARLIE: Alright
helmets buckled.

KIRBY: Headlamps on.
CHARLIE: Let's go check it out!
KIRBY: Let's go!

CHARLIE (off-screen):
David leads the way.

He says that not
far down we'll find some
amazing rock formations,

but it's no easy trek.

So he has a few safety
tips for climbing.

DAVID: Be careful
guys it's slippery.

Remember three
points of contact.

That can include
your knee or your butt.

Your butt is a very
good point of contact and your
knees are better than your feet.

Unlike rock climbing where
you use your feet a lot, in
caving you use your knees a lot.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
This cave is incredible.

There are passageways
of all different sizes.

DAVID: Gonna be nice and
careful on this down climb.

KIRBY: It's crazy, one minute
you're squeezing in these tiny
spaces and then it opens up

into these giant rooms.

Weird but True.

CHARLIE: Two things we
didn't know about caves
before we got down here,

number one it's
pretty cold all year long.

It stays around 50 degrees.

The second one, it's
really wet, but that water
is what's forming the cave.

Alright guys we've been
hiking in the cave for a
while and check out this

room that we just uncovered.

This place is full of
different geological features.

KIRBY: So let me give
you the basics of
all these formations.

Stalagmites, like these
guys, start from the
ground and grow upwards.

And stalactites start
way up in the ceiling
and they grow downwards.

When they meet in the
middle it's called a column,
like that guy back there.

What?

CHARLIE (off-screen): Ooooh.
KIRBY: Aw, this is amazing!

CHARLIE (off-screen): Wow!

There are new rock
formations around every
twist and turn of this cave.

This place is huge!

And they all share
something in common.

All of these awesome
cave features are
called speleothems.

Cool science
word to pull out if you're
trying to impress someone.

KIRBY: Bro,
love your ponytail.

CHARLIE: It reminds
me of a speleothem.

CASEY: Cool word.
I'm impressed.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
Stalagmites and stalactites
are just the beginning.

We're heading
deeper into the cave to
discover more after the break.

KIRBY (off-screen):
Weird but True.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
Welcome back.

Today is all about caves and
we're in a limestone solution
cave exploring speleothems,

which is a general
term that refers to
all the cave features.

The coolest thing about
speleothems is how they form.

So you guys remember how
solution caves form right?

Acidic groundwater
water dissolves the
rocks, forming a cave.

Well, imagine a droplet
of this acidic water hanging
from the ceiling of the cave.

Every time it drips
it deposits a thin film of
this stuff called calcite.

Now imagine it
dropping from that same
spot every single minute

of every single hour
of every single day.

Eventually it forms this
nice little tube, which
we call soda straws!

And they're basically
baby stalactites.

As more and more
calcite is deposited they
grow into stalactites

and this process takes so long.

Weird but True,
stalactites can grow
one inch every 100 years!

So this one is probably
a few thousand years old.

KIRBY: Stalagmites
form in the same way.

Except they form when
water drops to the ground
depositing calcite.

So drop after drop after
drop this thing builds up,

eventually forming a stalagmite.

And these things
can get pretty huge.

One of the largest
stalagmites is the
world was found in Cuba.

At about 220 feet tall.

To show scale this is how big
I'd look standing next to it.

This stalagmite is a monster!

CHARLIE (off-screen):
This might be the weirdest
thing that we found so far.

This stuff is
called flowstone.

So you know how stalactites
and stalagmites are formed

from water dripping
down from the ceiling?

Flowstone is formed
from water that flows over
different rock formations,

forming what almost looks
like a frozen rock waterfall.

So weird!

But this is just the
beginning of all the

amazing rock formations
you can find in caves.

KIRBY: Yeah cavers weren't
exactly the most creative

when it came to
naming these things.

CHARLIE: Not so much.

It probably went
something like this.

KIRBY: Yo bro,
look at this thing.

CHARLIE: Looks like
a piece of coral.

KIRBY: What should we call it?

CHARLIE: What
about cave coral?

KIRBY: Brooo! And how about
this popcorn looking stuff?

CHARLIE: What
about cave popcorn?

KIRBY: Brooo! And how about
these rims made of stone?

CHARLIE: Uhhh
CHARLIE: Rimstone?

KIRBY: Brooo!
CHARLIE: Brooo!

CHARLIE (off-screen): Yeah most
of these names are very simple.

Give it to me one more time.

KIRBY: So stalactites hold
tight to the ceiling and

stalagmites might
touch the ceiling.

CHARLIE: And all would be
pretty dynamic features
to add to a diorama.

As we continue
exploring David reminds
us that we're not alone.

David: Hey guys.
Charlie: Yeah?

David: Keep your voices
low in this area, too.

David: This is still part
of the bat hibernaculum.

KIRBY (off-screen): When
you think of cave animals,

bats are probably
the first ones you think of,

but they're just the beginning.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
Bats are trogloxenes.

Trogloxenes are animals
that just use caves for
things like shelter.

Other animals
are troglophiles.

These are animals
that can live in caves
for their whole lives,

but they can also
live in other places too.

The final group of cave
animals is the troglobite.

These animals can
only live inside caves.

They can't survive
outside of 'em.

And these animals have some
pretty crazy adaptations.

KIRBY (off-screen):
Like the Mexican tetra.

There are other types of
tetra that live outside caves
in rivers and streams and they

just look like normal fish.

But the Mexican tetra lives
inside the cave and they don't
look like normal fish at all.

They're albino and
have no eyes! No eyes!

CHARLIE: But if you wanna
see something really weird,
you gotta check out an olm,

it's an aquatic salamander
that some people thought was
the offspring of a dragon.

But I'd kind of describe
it as a pale, blind, oversized
worm with tiny little doll arms

and red fluffy gills.

KIRBY: Super weird looking.

And since caves can be so
isolated from one another it's
not uncommon for scientists to

find new species
inside of them.

For example, the Movile Cave
in South Eastern Romania.

In 1986 workers uncovered
a cave that had been isolated
from the rest of the world for

5.5 million years.

And researchers found
animals living in there.

All kinds of pseudo scorpions,
leeches, and roly-poly bugs.

The kicker?

33 of the animals
they found in the cave,

weren't found anywhere
else in the entire world.

Sealed up like a present
for 5.5 million years.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
We haven't found 33 types of
animals in this cave with David,

but check it out!

We found a bat.

So that tiny little animal
clinging to the wall up there,
that's a little brown bat.

He's super cute,
but I don't want to disturb him.

Human activity has had
a devastating impact
on cave dwelling bats.

Many colonies have already
been lost and more than half

are now endangered
or very close.

Understanding how fragile they
are might make a difference.

An important issue to cavers
and bat populations that live
in caves that you gotta know

about is the
white nose syndrome.

Here's the scoop, one of the
indicators that a bat has this
disease is if it has a tiny

little bit of fluff
on his nose, which would
be super adorable right?

If it weren't so deadly!

White nose syndrome
was first spotted in
New York around 2006.

By 2012 about 80%
of the bat population
in the northeast US

had died from the disease.

But there are
ways you can help!

After you go caving, wash
the heck out of your clothes.

That way you don't accidentally
transfer the disease.

Alright guys,
time for a break, but next up
David's got a super deep cave

for us to go and explore.

And there's only one way to
get down there, rappelling.

KIRBY (off-screen):
Wicked cool!

Weird but True.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
Welcome back, David says
it's time for the ultimate

spelunking adventure.

Some caves you swim into,
some caves you walk into,

this cave behind us,
we're actually gonna drop into.

We're going rappelling!

KIRBY: Rappelling is basically
this practice that cavers use
to get into inaccessible caves

in a super safe way.

CHARLIE: Take, for example,
expeditions in Krubera cave,

the deepest cave
in the entire world!

Located in the
country of Georgia in
the eastern hemisphere.

In 2012 a team of over 50 cavers

set out on an expedition
into Krubera cave

trying to get as
deep as possible.

They rappelled
down deep shafts.

Squeezing through tunnels.

They even used scuba equipment
to find hidden passageways

in parts of the cave
flooded with water.

Just like an Everest
expedition they set up
a base camp along the way.

They spent over three weeks
underground, and by the
end, had set a new record.

They made it
7,208 feet below the surface.

KIRBY: We aren't going
that deep, we're only
going about 100 feet down,

but it's still gonna
be an unreal experience.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
David drops in first and
shows us how it's done.

On belay,
orange rope and white rope!

Aw man!

KIRBY: Doin' it, doin' it.

CHARLIE: Weird but True,
George Washington was an
avid caver.

CHARLIE: Wooh!
KIRBY: Wow!

CHARLIE: This is sick!

KIRBY (off-screen): This
looks prehistorically amazing.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
Look at how big this is.

KIRBY (off-screen):
This is huge.

CHARLIE: You can
hear the dripping water
echoing through the cave.

KIRBY (off-screen):
There's no way we could
see this from up above.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
Not a chance.

David: Get over here,
out of the rock fall area.

David: Then yell "off rope."

CHARLIE (off-screen): Off rope!

Safety Guide: Thank you!

CHARLIE: It's so freezing.
KIRBY: Yeah.

David: You guys can see a big
old stalagmite right there...

...and then the
flowstones below it.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
We rappelled down to this
incredibly hard to reach cave

and I can't
believe what we found.

Caves are delicate
natural environments that take
millions and millions of years

to develop and change.

So professional cavers
say, "Take only pictures
and leave only footprints."

So this back here
definitely not cool.

After a quick exploration
it's time to climb
back up to the surface.

KIRBY: This is gonna
be a fun climb too.

CHARLIE: Aw guys
that was incredible!

KIRBY: So cool!

CHARLIE: There was this huge
beam shooting through the
darkness and we could see

different geological features.

KIRBY: Rappelling totally
brought it to the next level.

CHARLIE: I could definitely
see why people get into this.

Before we head out let's go
over all the weird features we
discovered today that we can

use for our diorama
duel tie breaker.

We got stalactites.

KIRBY: Check.
CHARLIE: Stalagmites.
KIRBY: Check.

CHARLIE: Flowstone.
KIRBY: Check.

CHARLIE: Animals.
KIRBY: Check.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
Rappelling.

KIRBY (off-screen):
Check, check, check.

CHARLIE: I think that's a
caving adventure completed!

Alright guys we're gonna
head over to HQ, but
we'll see you in a bit.

Oh man I could
use a shower. Woo!

CASEY: Guys!
CHARLIE: What's up Case?

CASEY: You have
two minutes left!

CHARLIE: Oh my gosh!
KIRBY: We gotta get crafting!

CHARLIE: Alright guys we gotta
buckle down here, but stick
around for my trophy ceremony.

KIRBY: In your dreams Charles.

CHARLIE: Weird but True.

CASEY: Ten seconds!
CHARLIE: Ahh! No time to talk!

KIRBY: We gotta
finish the dioramas!

CASEY: Drop your art supplies
in three, two, one, drop 'em!

CHARLIE: Done!
KIRBY: Done!

CASEY: Time for
the presentations!

KIRBY: I present
to you, my diorama titled
"Speleothems and Trogloxenes".

You got your
stalactites, stalagmites,
flowstone, cave popcorn,

and check it out there's
a cute little bat flying
around in there too.

CASEY: Nice Kirb. I like
the little bat guy. Charles?

CHARLIE: I present to you
my caving creation, "Caving
right with troglobites!"

You got some little caving
dudes, some guys rappelling
into a little pool full of

olms, and even
a Mexican tetra!

CASEY: Very interesting.

CHARLIE: Alright
Case, who won?

KIRBY: Yeah where's
my trophy huh?

CASEY: I see two
great dioramas here.
Put 'em together.

KIRBY: What?
CASEY: Hey no questions, I'm
the judge. Put 'em together.

Separately these dioramas
are great, but together.

KIRBY: Whoa!

CASEY (off-screen):
They create the greatest
cave diorama known to man!

KIRBY: That's amazing!

CASEY: I hate to
break it to you guys,
but it's another tie.

CHARLIE: I don't even
care, because this
cave diorama's sweet!

KIRBY: Yeah me neither,
and we got to go
to a real cave today.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
What else did we learn today?

There were so many
Weird but True things!

Spelunking is another
name for cave exploring.

KIRBY (off-screen):
There's a stalagmite in Cuba
that's about 220 feet tall.

CHARLIE (off-screen):
Isolated caves can be
home to weird species

not found anywhere
else in the world.

KIRBY: What's up Charles?

CHARLIE: I'm just
thinking here Kirb.

KIRBY: About what?
CHARLIE: Seems like
we got it all, right?

I mean, we did the sky,
above ground, below ground.

KIRBY: There's gotta
be somewhere we haven't
gone yet though.

BOTH: Space!

CHARLIE: I've never
been to space before.

KIRBY: No way me neither!

CHARLIE: But there's
nothing we can't do
with some tape and glue!

KIRBY: Let's get crafting!
I'll get the supplies!

CHARLIE: Perfect! Alright
guys, looks like we got
a new project on our hands,

but thanks so much
for stopping by!

Come by again when we discover
more things that are weird.

KIRBY: But true!
CHARLIE: We'll see you soon!

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