01x08 - Corky's Weird Desert Mystery

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"Corky's Weird Desert Mystery"

Corky: We are the Weather Hunters.

Join us as we solve nature's mysteries.

The odd, the bizarre.

Welcome to

Corky's weird weather mysteries.

Today we're traveling to the Mojave Desert to investigate

something really weird.

one of our viewers emailed us about

huge stones that move on their own.

Benny: We're going to explore the desert and solve a mystery.

I can't wait! Lily: Me too, Benny.

The Mojave Desert is the hottest and driest desert

in North America.

I can't wait to measure how hot it really is.

Lily, the Mojave Desert is known

for being one of the hottest places on Earth.

This is your captain speaking.

Prepare for landing.

Oh, and don't forget to put on sunscreen.

We are in for a desert scorcher.

Dot: That's right.

We don't want to get sunburned.

LilY: We're finally here.

Al: Talk about a change of scenery.

Right, Hunters? Dot: Oh, it's so hot.

I could cook an egg on these sands.

Lily: Phew.

No wonder they call it one of the hottest places on earth.

It totally feels like it.

Benny: So much sand.

It's like a beach with no water.

[whimpers]

[sneezes]

[kids laughing]

Corky: The weather hunters have arrived on the scene

to answer one of our viewers burning questions.

He was hiking in

a hot and sandy desert when he came across heavy stones

that seem to have moved across the sand on their own,

leaving long tracks behind overnight,

big heavy stones moving on their own.

How can this happen?

What a mystery.

And the weather hunters are just the ones to solve it.

Dot: Ow ow ow ow ow!

Corky: Hey,

uh mom, can you please hold the camera steady?

Dot: Whoops. Sorry, honey.

Cumulus jumped on me.

[barks]

Corky: There they are.

The stones that moved.

Hey, mom, make sure you're getting this.

Whoop!

Coming, Corky.

Here they are, folks.

The stones that mysteriously move across the desert floor.

Lily: Hey, where's that music coming from?

From mom's phone.

It's for dramatic effect.

Cool, huh?

[laughs]

It sure is.

Corky.

Whoa!

These rocks are huge.

Lily: That one's taller than you, Corky.

Al: These big stones must weigh a ton.

Imagine what it takes to move them.

Benny: Let's try and find out.

[struggling]

[grunting]

Dot: Good luck with that.

Lily: [struggling] how is something this

huge and heavy

Moving on its own?

Only a giant can move

this giant rock,

That's it.

It's gotta be a giant.

Al: Whew!

Lily: I think there's a

scientific explanation, but what is it?

Al: You think maybe weather has something to do with it?

Weather can be really powerful.

Can the wind blow strong enough to push them?

I'd like to investigate.

Benny: I don't know, Lily.

I think a giant is stronger than the wind.

It was probably a giant.

Al: Why don't you both collect evidence

and go over the data to see what you discover?

Yeah, well, investigate and see what's we win these big stones.

Then we'll solve the desert stones mystery.

So we have two possible explanations to investigate.

Are the stones moving because of something weather

related, or is this the work of a giant?

Lily: I found something, I found something, look.

Our first clue, tracks! Corky: A clue!

Lily found tracks.

Whoops.

Uh, Wrong one!

That's more like it.

Viewers check out these tracks.

Lily: These tracks are really long, and look at the way

each stone has its own track.

Like a single line drawn in the sand.

What do you think that means, Lily?

I think the stone slid across the sink,

leaving behind these long tracks.

Al: I think you're right.

Great observation, Lily.

Benny, have you found any clues to help solve this mystery?

I'm looking around for giant footprints.

See, just like the ones in my drawing.

But I haven't found any yet.

Hey, stop!

Joey, you mess up the footprints.

Cumulus.

Come back!

Cumulus, come here boy.

Lily and Benny have begun their search for evidence.

Whose data will help us understand how the rocks moved.

Stay tuned to find out

♪ music ♪

Al: [whew] Who needs a workout when you have camping gear

to wrangle?

That's one way to exercise on vacation.

Corky: Mom, are we rolling?

We sure are.

Corky: Tell us, Lily,

what are you doing with your weather kit?

Lily: I'm setting up a weather station

to collect data around these mysterious stones.

But first,

I'm marking where the stone is now.

If it moves again,

I'll be able to measure exactly how far it travels.

Corky: Interesting.

Tell our viewers

why these weather instruments are important Lily.

Lily: I want to figure out if the wind blows hard enough

in the desert to make the stone slide across the sand.

Corky: That's what the anemometer is for.

To measure wind speed.

But what about the rest of these instruments?

They each tell us something important about the weather,

which can help solve a mystery.

In case the wind isn't the only thing making the stone slide.

That's right.

Lily, when gathering data, a good

meteorologist investigates all weather conditions.

It's best to be prepared for anything.

Corky: Tell us what each instrument does.

Lily: Okay, and we can check the current readings.

We'll use a thermometer for air temperature,

the hydrometer for humidity, the rain gauge

for precipitation, and the anemometer for wind speed.

Right now, the wind speed is around five miles per hour,

which isn't very strong, more like a light breeze.

The thermometer tells us the air temperature.

Right now it's showing °F.

It sure is a sweltering day in the Mojave Desert.

The rain gauge measures how much it rains.

I doubt it rains here at all.

Deserts can be hot or cold, but it's the lack of rain

that really makes the desert a desert.

But a meteorologist can never be too sure, right, dad?

And the hydrometer measures the moisture in the air.

Let's check the reading.

As you can see here, the humidity is low at %.

That means there's not much moisture in the air.

I'll keep checking my data during our stay in the desert

to see if anything changes.

Corky: And there you have it.

The beginning of another Weather Hunters investigation.

Dot: This is the perfect spot for our desert base camp.

Al: Absolutely Dot.

Close enough to observe the stones,

but not too close in case they start moving.

There's Mom and Dad Hunter setting up our campsite

with ease.

Dot: There!

Al: Almost got...just a little more

[grunts]

Looks like I spoke too soon.

Once again, no matter how challenging

the Weather Hunters are ready to overcome any problems

that get in their way.

[grunts]

Hey, does anybody know what

this button does?

Oh, whoa, whoa!

Yikes. Technology one.

Dad zero.

And that, viewers, is how you do camping.

Whether Hunter style.

Lily.

Setting up a weather station to test her idea.

But Benny how will you test your giant theory?

I'm going to leave this drawing for the drive.

If you liked this, maybe he'll take it

only one way to find out Benny.

Benny: And there!

Now, the wind won't blow it away.

Corky: As night falls.

What secrets will the desert reveal?

Will the stones move again?

Will a giant appear?

The weather hunters are on the case, so keep watching.

It's ge-get-

Getting kind of cold,

right, Cummi? [barks]

[barks]

Oh, it sure is,

Benny. Desert nights are full of surprises.

Good thing we came prepared.

Lily, have you discovered anything interesting in your

data?

Remember how hot it was when we first got here?

It was °F, and now it's down to °F.

Oh, she's right, folks.

It's a lot cooler than it was when we first got to the desert.

That's because the temperature has dropped over degrees

since the day time.

Corky: What a big difference,

Look,

the stones are starting to sparkle in the light.

Really?

No way!

[gasp]

Whoa. It's so cold.

There's frost on the stones.

Al: Oh, that's a cool discovery.

[laughs]

it's hot during the day and cold at night.

The desert is like two different places.

Looks like the wind is blowing harder too.

Earlier, the anemometer read five miles per hour,

but now it's at mph.

Al: Whoa.

It sure is getting windier.

Lily: And check out my hydrometer.

The humidity is % now that's higher than it was before.

That is definitely more humid. Oh,

Benny: [yawning]

I'm getting kind of sleepy.

[yawns]

Oh, oh,

with all these yawns, I'd say it's time for bed.

Hunters!

Al: Mom is right, time for bed family.

♪ music ♪

♪ music ♪

Lily: Ooh. I really hope we get to see the stones move.

Corky: Yeah!

Dot: Kids!

It's bedtime bed.

Corky: Bed?

But, mom, our viewers said the stones move overnight.

We'll miss it if we go to bed now.

We can't miss it.

Mom, I've gotta see the stone slide.

Yeah. What if,

the giant comes?

Dad and I will take turns keeping watch.

We'll have our eye on the stones all night

and your weather station is still outside to Lily.

Al: Right!

We'll know exactly what the weather is like if

and when the stones move.

Mom and I promise we'll wake you

if anything happens.

All: Okay.

Lily: Good night family.

Good night. Dad.

Benny: Goodnight, mom.

Corky: Goodnight, Lily.

Lily: Goodnight, Benny.

Benny: Night, Corky!

Corky: Good night Cumulus.

Dot: Good night everyone.

All: Good night.

[all laughing]

Al: Okay. Good night.

[yawn]

Al: My turn.

You get some sleep dear.

Dot, Dot! Dot! Wake up.

The stones are moving.

Dot: Wow. It's really happening,

Al/Dot: Kids! Wake up, wake up!

Come on. You got to see this.

Lily: They're really sliding.

This is incredible!

Corky: Viewers! This is it.

The moment we've been waiting for.

The stones are moving right before our eyes.

The rocks are literally

gliding along the sand.

Lily: Wow. Corky: Whoa!

Benny: Awesome!

Lily: But how are they sliding?

Benny: Oh, I don't see a giant.

or maybe the giant is invisible.

Can you believe it, folks?

We're witnessing the weird,

the mysterious, the legendary sliding stones.

♪ music ♪

This is what being a weather hunter is all about.

My weather instruments have been sending data to

tracker tablet all night.

Let me check the data to see what happened overnight.

Tell us, what have you discovered, Lily?

My tracker tablet says it's been around degrees

all night. Wow, that's freezing.

I think that might have something to do

with the rocks moving.

Al: It's amazing how during the day,

the desert was degrees.

But at night it was degrees and the wind picked up speed.

Corky: I heard it howling through the night.

Lily: I heard it too Corky.

The anemometer reading says it's at mph now.

And look at the humidity.

It's been % all night.

That's a big increase from the % measurement

you took yesterday afternoon.

Corky: And what about the rain gauge?

Any changes Lily?

Lily: Still no rain in the rain gauge.

But what does all this mean?

The stones have moved.

But how and why?

And do the changes in weather have anything to do with it?

Or is a giant to blame?

Let's go outside and see if they left any traps.

Yeah, maybe the invisible

giant left footprints.

Look, the stones left this long trail behind in the sand,

But no footprints.

Al: It's okay, buddy, the mystery isn't solved yet.

I wonder how far they traveled.

Dad, let's measure with the steps.

One. Two.

Three.

Al: Oh, wait.

Lily, our steps are different sizes.

My legs are longer, so each of my steps

are longer than your steps.

So how can we measure this?

I don't think my measuring tape goes that far.

Oh, I've got just the thing.

Let's use a measuring wheel.

It'll give us the exact distance the stones traveled. You

push it, and each time it goes around, it measures a foot.

I'll count how many feet.

One, two.

Three. Four.

Five. Six.

Seven. Eight.

Wow.

We moved about eight feet.

That's really far for something so heavy.

Incredible.

Nature's own mystery.

That's quite a journey for a stone.

Benny: Wait, what about the drawing I left behind?

Al: Oh, that's right, let's go look for it.

My drawings gone.

The giant must have taken it.

Lily:Is this proof of the existence

of Benny Hunter's desert Giant?

Did he move these stones last night and take Benny's drawing?

I'm going to look for footprints.

And Benny Hunter's quest continues.

Will he find the elusive giant footprints?

Look.

Footprints.

Could it be?

Oh, it's just Cumulus'

paw prints.

His paw prints are way too small to be a giant's footprints.

That's right, Benny, a giant would have huge footprints.

Oh, Benny, I think you might want to see this

for my drawing.

Wait.

How did it get here?

And the plot thickens.

How did Benny's drawing get here?

Al: Fascinating.

[howling]

Even Cumulus is curious

about these mysterious stones.

Is that ice?

There's a sheet of ice under the stones.

Al: The final piece of the puzzle.

Now, let's put it all together.

Lily: Okay? Let's see.

First, the moisture in the air was high.

Then with the drop in temperature,

all the moisture ended up on the desert floor.

Then because of the freezing temperatures,

Corky: it all turned into ice.

Rightt. This created thin sheet of ice under the stones.

And when that ice melts, it pushes

the rocks forward with the help of the wind.

Benny: So the desert floor turned into some

kind of slippery ice rink?

Exactly.

Benny and look at the anemometer readings.

The wind was super strong, reaching mph,

strong enough to push the rocks across the slippery ice.

Benny: They slid across the desert

like I glide across the ice rink back home.

Once the sun is out, the warmer temperatures melt the ice,

leaving behind just the tracks from their nighttime slide.

Al: This is what happens when different weather elements

come together.

A rare but incredible event.

My guess was that the wind pushed the stones.

But it wasn't just the wind.

Weather really is so powerful.

It sure is. Lily.

A combination of increasing humidity, freezing

temperatures, ice, and strong winds.

Nature's recipe for moving these giant stones.

Maybe the wind was strong enough

to make my drawing fly away so it wasn't a giant.

The weather moved the stones and my drawing.

You heard it here folks.

The combination of increasing moisture, freezing temperatures,

and strong winds

made these big, heavy stones slide across the desert.

Looks like the weather is the real giant here.

Making these giant stones move.

I'm sorry to say it was weather,

not a giant that moved the stones Benny.

That's okay.

I'm going to keep looking for evidence of giants.

How cool would it be to find one?

That's the spirit, Benny.

Never stop investigating.

Well, I think this desert trip rocked!

Dot: We may not have seen a giant, but we still had

giant fun.

Excellent investigative skills.

Lily., you too, Benny and Corky,

Great reporting. Kids: Thanks, dad.

We came, we saw, and we solved the mystery

of the sliding stones.

Thanks to weather and some hunter family teamwork.

We are the weather hunters,

bringing you the wild wonders of weather.

Tune in next time to Corky's Weird Weather Mysteries.

Because whatever the weather!

All: We're in it together!

Lily: And now that we've solved the mystery,

maybe we should slide on back to bed.