Bonus- January Bonus Episode (Next Take Episode)

[00:00:11] Welcome to Reality Tea Times Two, but this is actually your January bonus, as promised. We're doing the first little couple of episodes that we did in January, because again, Next Take hasn't started until January 13th. I think you're going to go on the 16th, so that hasn't actually fully started yet.

[00:00:37] But you're still going to get a little snippet of, I don't even know if the one episode hasn't even released yet, but you're going to get a little snippet of the one, and then you can look forward to what that is going to be when the episode is released. That's why I'm going to be able to give you a link to it, but we'll see. I can't even remember. I'm recording this in November, y'all. I don't even know what's going on. Actually, I can probably just check quickly. We'll go through it, and I'll check quickly as we go.

[00:01:07] So, for this episode, you're going to be getting the formatting of Next Take Podcast has changed quite a bit. If you kind of want to know more details about that, I will put a link to our November recap episode.

[00:01:20] We usually do these recap episodes every year now. Right before the new year, we do recap where we talk about different updates on things that we've discussed throughout the podcast that year, maybe even some from the previous year. And we also do updates on what to expect for the podcast moving forward.

[00:01:47] So, we did an episode back in November. The link is in the show notes if you're interested to kind of hear those updates of things that we've talked about. If you're interested in finding out how the podcast is changing, everything is there in that episode in the link there. So, we did talk about what to expect. So, the formatting of Next Take Podcast has changed a little bit. We do two episodes a week now.

[00:02:13] So, with this episode, okay, we'll back up. With what we do here now with the podcast is we do what we kind of do three to four topics, things that are in the news that we talk about. We do that. That's kind of what we do for one day of the week. Usually, the Monday. Sometimes, it might be the Thursday, but it can switch back and forth depending on what we want to do.

[00:02:41] But the... So, that's usually what we do. So, usually on the Monday, we do those three to four topic episode where we do different things in the news. And then we also do that one themed episode where it's just on that one topic, and that's what we do. So, the episodes you're going to be getting for this is going to be our first episode of the year talking about some stuff that's happened in space.

[00:03:04] And we also talk about something that's going on here in Toronto with the homeless shelter and stuff like that. So, that's not what I'm going to be giving you. I'm going to be giving you more of a snippet of the first topic on space. So, that's what you're going to be getting. It's not very long, I don't think. So, I might be giving you all of space or part of space.

[00:03:31] So, we'll be talking about those two different topics as this one topic and then another topic on space. Those are what I'll be giving you. Ten minutes of that, and that's what you can expect from there. If you're interested in hearing the whole episode, which here's what the topics are that we kind of talk about, which you're going to be getting spiders found on Mars, quote-unquote spiders found on Mars. That's the first topic you're going to be hearing here, so you'll hear the whole thing.

[00:04:00] And then the second one will be Earth's second moon, which I think we've all heard about last year. So, that's what we're going to be doing as well. So, you're going to be hearing a partial of that. And then the third topic was improving safety in homeless shelters here in Toronto. So, that's the other thing that we talk about. So, if you're interested in hearing about that or hearing more about the second moon, the link for the episode is down in the show notes, so you can take a listen to that.

[00:04:28] The next one you're going to be getting, the ten minute there, a little bit of the next episode that we did for the year, which comes out on January 16th, I think you're getting this episode, let's see, on the 15th. So, you're technically getting this the day before. So, I won't be able to give you a show note for this,

[00:04:53] but definitely the link to our website, the link to our YouTube channel, link to the shows on ACAST is where we do everything. Everything is there. You'll be able to get access to the episode that way. But this episode is going to be about the dark side of Disney. We're doing two parts with this.

[00:05:18] The first part, which you're going to be hearing right now, is going to be on the theme parks. The dark side of what happens sometimes in the theme parks, the dark side. So, we're going to be talking about that. And then, if you are interested, I'll put a note in the show notes about it. If you're interested, there is a second part of this coming as well for the dark side of Disney.

[00:05:44] But this time, we're going to be talking more about the dark side of the movies that we love. So, that is what's coming up. And that's coming up on January 30th. But I'll put a note in the show notes for you. In case you're interested, you'll be able to remember about it and it'll be there. So, I've had a lot of fun recording. So far, at this point that I'm recording this piece, I've only recorded the first half of it or the first part of it. Had a lot of fun doing that. So, we'll see how it is.

[00:06:13] The second part, I can't say anything. It went well, y'all. It went great. It was so much fun. There you go. But if you're interested, you can look out for that. Well, that's it. That's it for me. I will be back to regular scheduled episodes very soon. I think we're back as of the 16th, I think. Or I think we're back technically the 15th, but there's not going to be probably any episodes on the 15th.

[00:06:43] We'll probably be back to normal a little after that. So, that's basically that. That's it for me. We're going to transition into the episode now. So, this is a word that I'm not going to be able to say, but let's bear with me. Archenophobes? Archenophobes? Archenophobes.

[00:07:12] So, I think that's actually the fear of spiders. Don't you worry, because they're not actually spiders, but we're going to talk about it. So, a new European Space Agency, which is ESA, image of Martian quote-unquote spiders actually shows seasonal eruptions of carbon dioxide gas on the red planet. And I have photos, y'all. It's really weird.

[00:07:35] Um, the dark spindly formations were spotted in a formation known as Inca City in Mars. So, there's Inca Cities in Mars. Southern polar region. Images taken by ESA's Mars Express Orbiter and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter show dark clusters of dots that appear to have teeny tiny little legs.

[00:08:03] Not unlike baby spiderlings huddling together. The formations are actually channels of gas measuring 0.03 to 0.6 miles to 45 meters to one kilometer across. They originate when the weather starts to warm in the Southern Hemisphere during Martian Spring, melting layers of carbon dioxide gas. The warmth causes the lowest layers of ice to turn to gas or sublimit. Sublimit?

[00:08:33] So, is this NASA scientists reporting this or is this just like a... This isn't NASA. This is an ESA. So, it's an agency. Right. That's reporting this. But don't worry, I have the pictures. I want to show you the photo when I get to it. As the gas expands and rises, it explodes out of the overlying ice layers carrying with it dark dust from the solid surface.

[00:08:58] So, this dust gares out of the ice before showering down onto the top layer, creating the cracked spidery pattern seen in the photo. So, while I find the photo, I will send it. Inca City is also known as Angustus Labyrinthus. I think it's named for its linear ruin-like ridge lines.

[00:09:28] Right. Which were once thought to be petrified, sand dunes, or perhaps remnants of ancient Martian glaciers, which could have left high walls of sentiment behind as they retreated. So, in 2002, the Mars Orbiter revealed that Inca City is part of a circular feature, approximately 53 miles, 86 kilometers wide.

[00:09:52] This feature may be an old impact crater, suggesting that the geometric ridges may be magma intrusions that rose through the cracked, heated crust of Mars after it was hit by a renegade space rock. Interesting. Mm-hmm. So, are these spiders going to come to Earth and then they're going to... No, they're not actually spiders. It's not actually spiders. It's how the carbon dioxide is forming. Right.

[00:10:22] And it gives it that spider look. Oh. They're not actually spiders. Yeah. But it's creepy. It looks like spiders. They look like baby spiders. So, you're telling me I can't become a radioactive spider... Spider-Man? Not on Mars. Or a spider. Space spider? No. Okay. Damn. The crater would have been filled with sand, which has since eroded, partially revealing

[00:10:51] the magma formations, reminiscent of ancient ruins. So, although these may not be real spiders on the red planet, we still hold out hope that one day we will find signs of life. So, you know, maybe one day. So, yeah, it was kind of that. I'm going to send you this picture. I don't know.

[00:11:19] So you can give your thoughts. Let's see if I have a better... Okay, no, it's just this one. Okay. All right. I have sent it to you. So take a look at that. Oh, okay. I see that. Yeah. Don't they look like little spiders? Yeah, they do. But they're not. Interesting. Yeah. So that will be posted on our socials so you can take a look and see.

[00:11:50] Yeah. Yeah. Pretty crazy. Yeah. And I think I'll also have a photo of the Inca city as well, which is also pretty cool. But, yeah. Let's move on to the next topic. Yeah. We're still in space. We're going to be talking about the second moon that we had here.

[00:12:18] So Earth's second moon, an asteroid, actually, that's called Como Ovalia, appears to have come from the moon itself, actually. So this asteroid is a part of our moon. Interesting. Scientists have concluded this using computer models revealing its origin as the Griotano-Bruno crater on the moon's far side.

[00:12:48] So near-Earth asteroids, of which the Kamolawaya is one of those, are generally thought to have come from the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter's orbits. I'm going to call it Como because I don't want to keep saying its whole name. Interesting. Yeah. Como, also called 2016 H03 and meaning oscillating celestial object in Hawaiian.

[00:13:18] It's about 130 to 330 feet. So 40 to 100 meters across. About the size of the Statue of Liberty. It was discovered in 2016 by PanStars, an array of telescopes in Hawaii designed to find and track NEAs. So about 250,000 NEAs are currently known.

[00:13:46] Homo is a quasi-satellite of Earth because it appears to orbit Earth despite actually orbiting the sun. It moves in sync with Earth in a one-to-one renaissance.

[00:14:02] The asteroid comes from a Geodano-Bruno crater on the far side of the moon, according to a paper published this little bit last year in Nature Astronomy. A 14-mile-wide, so 22-kilometer, Geodano-Bruno crater is thought to be the youngest crater of its size or larger on the moon's surface.

[00:14:30] The researchers say it was caused by an asteroid at one mile, 1.6 kilometers, in diameter, striking the moon between 1 million and 10 million years ago. Isn't that nuts? The researchers use new... I'm okay. Numerical? I'm fine.

[00:14:54] Simulations to model a kind of impact that could produce and eject something the size of Homo. The project involved weeks of computation on supercomputers to explore every possibility, according to science. Yes. So, basically, if we think about it, this is the dark side of the moon. And I'm not going to sing, I promise you.

[00:15:23] So, Geodano-Bruno crater is on the moon's far side, often mistakenly called the dark side of the moon. Despite it being a term used in popular culture, move on, anybody? The dark side of the moon has no technical meaning. The moon is tidally locked to Earth, so we only see one side of it, the near side.

[00:15:50] So, however, half of the moon is constantly lit by the sun as it orbits Earth, with only our view of the changing day and night. These are the phases of the moon, but only at full moon is the far side completely dark. Don't. That's that.

[00:16:07] Both Walt Disney World and Disneyland attract millions of fans and tourists of all ages every year, with the rise of attractions, Disney characters and princesses and the flesh and the general magical feeling. This Fantasyland is a bucket list trip, definitely for me.

[00:16:36] So many travelers and families with children. I don't have children. Come on. Growing up with Disney movies and parents longing for, you know, that feeling of Disney to bring them back. However, if anything and anything and everything is possible at the parks, then that includes things that are a little less savory.

[00:17:02] Some things are just rumors, urban legends about what goes on within the gates and behind the scenes. But other stories have more truth to them, some of which have been widely covered by the media. The powers that be at Disney have often attempted to, you know, sweep those stories under the rug because nothing bad happens here.

[00:17:25] But there's nothing quite like hot gossip about the happiest place on Earth to help spread the going-ons. And with special social media and the internet, squashing the stories has become even more difficult, despite Disney's top-notch legal and public relations teams. After all, if there really are shady things going on inside theme parks, the public ought to know about that.

[00:17:52] There are hundreds of stories about people being injured or dying inside Disney's parks. Some of the deaths aren't too surprising. After all, the parks are full of rides and machinery that can easily malfunction, just the same as any other theme park. Similarly, many people have died after undetected health issues or aggravated by thrilling rides. That I think isn't too crazy.

[00:18:18] But Disney seems to have earned a special spot in people's consciousness. And people love to gossip about someone dying a cruise lead up in the happiest place on Earth. So here, we're going to be talking about some of those not-so-magical instances. So, of course, not every incident leads to a vitality, although some of the injuries people have sustained at Disney,

[00:18:44] either as a guest or employee, are quite awful. So, we're going to be doing a general thing here, but I do have some that I break down that we probably will be hearing in this first half as well. So, in 1983, an 18-year-old man fell off of Space Mountain and was paralyzed due to that.

[00:19:07] In September 2000, a four-year-old boy fell out of the Roger Rabbit's car Toonstone ride and suffered serious internal injuries, cardiac arrest, and brain damage after being dragged underneath the car. Yike.

[00:19:29] Although he lived, there was a serious delay between the time of the incident and when medical emergency personnel was contacted, leading Disney to review and change their policies. Unfortunately, it was too late for this child who lived with the consequences of that fateful ride until he passed away in January 2009, probably due to his injuries. Disney's California Adventure has also been the site of several accidents,

[00:19:59] such as when the California Screamin' attraction malfunctioned and a train rear-ended another, sending 15 guests to hospital. When the going gets rough, though, some people resort to violence against others, and in some cases, the happiest place on earth has been the site of murder. Murder. Murder.

[00:20:21] In 1981, a teenager was fatally stabbed during a knife fight, like a knife fight, y'all. In 1987, a 15-year-old was shot in the parking lot during what started as a confrontation between rival gang members, what is happening, and soon erupted in violence. In 2012, a young man's body was found near the Mickey and Friends parking structure.

[00:20:52] Although it was thought that this was a suicide at the time, there were no witnesses to report that he had jumped. In 2013, there were two small explosions and trash cans in the tomb town area of the park that caused the park to be evacuated. The cause of the explosion? Pottle filled with dry ice and soon a 22-year-old confessed to detonating the bombs.

[00:21:18] What is happening? He was sentenced for the misdemeanor of possessing a destructive device. Employees often speak of the atrocious treatment of cast members, which we've definitely heard of, at the parks by both guests and higher-ups. A common complaint is about the lack of water and the strict rules imposed on those portraying characters in mascot costumes.

[00:21:44] Keystroke is frequent among those cast members who perform mascot suit roles. Others have reported sexual harassment and other forms of abuse, both from guests and their managers. Some guests have also reported altercations with cast members. One woman sued Disney in 1976, claiming that a cast member portraying one of the three little pigs in the it's-a-swell world.

[00:22:12] After all, we'll be talking about that a little later. Attraction sexually harassed her, going so far as to grope her. So the little pig is groping this woman. Disney disproved this by presenting the costume, which had short, inoperable arms that made it impossible for the cast member to grope anyone while in costume.

[00:22:35] In 1981, a 1978 incident between Winnie the Pooh and a little girl went to court. The little girl's parents claimed that the cast member, portraying the lovable bear, had slapped their daughter. I'm sorry. I'm just picturing Winnie the Pooh slapping a child. It's not funny. Is it the mascot or is it the animation that slapped her?

[00:23:04] It's the mascot. It's Winnie the Pooh slapping this kid. I'm picturing the penguin slapping the other penguin. Okay. Okay. Let's continue. The cast member argued that the girl had been tugging on the costume. And in the course of turning around... Okay. Start over. Okay. The cast member argued that the girl had been tugging on the costume. And in the course of turning around, he accidentally knocked her over.

[00:23:36] Oh, God. And he shook up to court in costume, which convinced the jury that the arms on the costume wouldn't have allowed a cast member to slap a child of the victim's height. So he showed up in court in the costume? Mm-hmm. That's funny. That's funny. In February 2012, the situation was reversed when an employee encountered a 53-year-old man near the Tower of Terror.

[00:24:03] The man, allegedly drunk, assaulted the employee who pepper sprayed him. The man continued fighting other guests that had to subdue him. Of course, not all of those stories are simply rumors. Some of the more infamous tales of death in Disney, the Disney Park, are completely true. So in June 1973 and June 1983, so 10 years apart, some teenagers died in the river of the Americas attraction, both after violating the rules.

[00:24:32] In the first incident, an 18-year-old and his brother stayed in the park after closing, and the teenager drowned when they attempted to cross the river. 10 years later, a boy stole a rubber emergency raft from a cast-only area of the park. Um, hold on, I'm sorry. Uh, is there a park? Only to capsize and drown.

[00:25:00] A year later, in 1984, Dolly Young was riding the Matterhorn bobsleds when her seatbelt was unfastened. And Young plummeted to the track below, only to be hit by another car and dragged along the rails before the ride was stopped. More recently, in 2007, a teenager died on the rock and roller coaster at Disneyland Paris. When the ride stopped, her friends noticed she was unconscious.

[00:25:31] Um, park medics rushed to the scene and an ambulance was called, but it was too late. Cast members aren't immune to the dangers of the park either. In 1974, an employee named Debbie Stone was crushed to death between a rotating wall and a permanent theater wall in the America Sings attraction.

[00:25:56] So, sadly, some people have died by unaliving themselves or survived an attempt suing the park afterwards, which is insane, but I'm not honored of, in the park by jumping out of moving vehicles or otherwise engaging in dangerous behavior. Such was the case in 1994, when a man fell about 20 feet from a skyway gondola.

[00:26:20] Just prior to the case going to trial in 1996, the victim admitted that he had purposely leapt out of the gondola. Others, of course, have different reasons for attempting to hurt themselves. In September 1994, a 74-year-old man leapt to his death from a ninth-floor balcony in the Disney Hotel. In 1996, a 23-year-old man jumped or fell to his death.

[00:26:46] In 1998, an employee jumped from the same floor.