Rubik Cube
Announcer (female)
Scottish teen solves Rubik cube puzzle. At long last. How long has it been [pause] Breannndan?
Breandan
How long has what been?
Announcer
Well, how long has it taken us Scots to solve this damned puzzle?
Breandan (confused)
Well, not very long. I did it in 10.74 seconds.
Announcer
Pwoar. All these years and you solve it, in what 10.74 seconds
Breandan (confused)
Yea...
Announcer (butts in)
And what's this, sorry - just getting some news fed through to me here - we have a Hans Vurst on the line, calling all the way from Dusseldorf. Hans, welcome. How's the weather with you?
Hans (german accent)
Madam, the vetter is very gut. The sun is shining, the people are very even tempered, we are generally quite satisfied ven the sun in shining.
Announcer
Great news Hans, and do I believe that you've also solved this remarkable puzzle?
Hans (german accent)
Correct Madam. I have not only solved the puzzle but I solved it blind folded.
Announcer (getting very excited)
Blind folded? No way!
Hans
Not only that Madam, but I also solved it one handed ... wearing no clothes... while juggling with my other hand
Announcer
That's astonishin...
Breandan (butts in)
Sorry, sorry, but the point is I solved it faster than anyone else, including Hans
Announcer
I'll have you know my dear boy that it's not just the speed that counts.
Hans
Correct Madam. I also point out that I solved it with my foot ... my left foot
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Sonar and dolphins
Host/Peter
Squawwk squawwk squawwk. That's the sound of Royal Navy sonar off the north west coast of Scotland. Sarah is with us from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society – concern exists that the sonar sound in disturbing the habitat of these incredible fishes - Sarah, squawwk squawwk squawwk. Is that the sound of sonar?
Sarah
Well Peter, I don't believe it is...
Dolphin/John
Sorry Peter, may I interrupt?
Host/Peter
Absolutely John. By way of introduction to our audience, John here is a professional swimmer, and I believe a diver too?
Dolphin/John
That's right John. I'm both a professional swimmer and diver.
Host/Peter
I suppose you're quite suited to the marine life John
Dolphin/John
Well I am a dolphin Peter. But honestly, I'd probably give up the marine life if I could find an affordable home near Edinburgh.
Host/Peter
Well John, you're telling me. Even with the recent house price declines, central suburbs in Edinburgh remain surreal -y expensive.
Dolphin/John
You'd swear some people don't live in the real world with the prices they're asking.
Host/Peter
Absolutely. I think we're on the same page when it comes to property prices. So really John, could you help create an aural picture of the -sound of sonar-.
Dolphin/John
Of course. It's wahhhhhh wahhhhhhh wahhhhhhhh
Sarah
Peter, I'm not convinved. I thought it was more of a pinnnggggg pinnnngggg pinnnggggg sound
Host/Peter
OK – there's some confusion - so which is it?
Dolphin/John
Well, honestly Peter, I'm not sure. I'm just basing my sound effect on what I've heard in the movies and through anecdotes from mates.
Sarah
Well, I confess, I just made my sound effect up.
Host/Peter
So John, as a marine inhabitant, you've never been personally impacted by the sound of sonar?
Dolphin/John
Absolutely not. To be honest I wouldn't know if I have been impacted, as I don't know what it sounds like.
Host/Peter
And the last word to you Sarah
Sarah
The last word?
Host/Peter
So we're all agreed that finishing with a rhetorical question is appropriate?