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Dutch Angela Flierman
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Oh, hello!
Oh, hallo!
I chose not to see you there.
Ik probeerde je te negeren.
Hey, I've got another puzzle for you.
Hé, ik heb nog een puzzel voor je.
This is the Earth.
Dit is de aarde.
Yeah, it's seen better days,
Ja, ze heeft betere tijden gekent,
but I'm going to throw a rope around the Earth.
maar ik ga een touw om de aarde gooien.
Fresh from my success of lassoing the moon--
Vers van mijn succes om een lasso om de maan te werpen--
"You want the moon? Just say the word
"Wil je de maan? Je hoeft maar een woord te zegegen
and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down."
en ik gooi er een lasso omheen en haal haar naar beneden."
as an encore, I decided to throw a rope around the Earth.
besloot ik als toegift een touw om de aarde te gooien.
OK, so it's nice and tight.
OK, dus hij zit mooi strak.
Now, I'm going to prop up that rope
Nu ga ik dat touw omhoog houden
with stilts all around the Earth
met palen rondom de aarde
and I want this to be high enough
En ik wil dat het hoog genoeg is
for me to walk underneath it.
dat ik er onderdoor kan lopen.
Let's say I want a clear two meters for me
Zeg dat ik een goeie twee meter wil
to walk underneath.
om onderdoor te kunnen lopen.
How much longer does this rope need to be
Hoeveel langer moet het touw dan zijn
for me to do that?
om dat te kunnen doen?
Well, to help you with this puzzle,
Om je bij deze puzzel te helpen,
here are some Earth facts.
zijn hier wat feiten over de aarde.
The Earth has a radius
De aarde heeft een radius
of 6,300 kilometers.
van 6300 kilometer.
The Earth has a circumference
De aarde heeft een omtrek
of 40,000 kilometers.
van 40.000 kilometer.
The Earth has a volume of one million million
De aarde heeft een volume van 1 miljoen miljoen
kilometers cubed.
kubieke kilometer.
The Earth is 6,000 years old.
De aarde is 6000 jaar oud.
So how much longer does this rope need to be
Dus hoeveel langer moet dit touw zijn
for me to walk underneath it?
zodat ik er onderdoor kan lopen?
"This is a very interesting situation."
"Dit is een zeer interessante situatie."
Should it be
Zou dat
12 meters longer,
12 meter langer zijn,
12 kilometers longer,
12 kilometer langer
12,000 kilometers longer,
12.000 kilometer langer,
or 36,000 kilometers longer?
of 36.000 kilometer langer?
Well,
Nou,
while you make up your mind
terwijl jij daar over nadenkt
I think I'll sing the theme tune to "I Dream of Jeannie."
denk ik dat ik de herkenningsmelodie van "I Dream of Jeannie" ga zingen.
[singing the theme tune to "I Dream of Jeannie," as promised.]
[zingt de herkenningsmelodie van "I Dream of Jeannie."]
Take that, copyright lawyers!
Alsjeblieft, auteursrechten advocaten!
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