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In this episode of Nine2Twelve, Jon Cancio joins young explorer Charlotte Yue on an adventure through Exploria, discovering how interactive experiences can reveal the hidden wonders of our natural world.

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00:00If you get scared, just make sure to hold my hand.
00:11Hi, I'm John, and welcome to 9 to 12.
00:14Joining me today is…
00:16Charlotte!
00:18Most of us know Mandai for its zoots,
00:21but tucked inside is something new.
00:23Exploria. Five worlds, each taking you
00:26to different parts of the planet, all under one roof.
00:29Our mission today? Explore all five,
00:31and see if it's as wild as the real thing.
00:34Let's go!
00:35Let's go!
00:39Before we explore anything, we start here,
00:42at our interconnected world.
00:46Our journey begins here, at the BioPool.
00:49Just tap your wristband to register your username
00:51and to create your digital avatar.
00:54Hey, have a look at Charlotte's avatar!
00:56So cool!
00:57And look at mine!
00:58Looks just like me, right?
01:01So this wristband is basically our key to everything inside.
01:04Scan it at touch points around the place
01:06to unlock hidden content, earn points, and collect badges.
01:11This is Micro Worlds, home to creatures so small
01:14you can't see them with your naked eye.
01:16Until now!
01:17Until now!
01:31What's that?
01:32That's a tardigrade!
01:33Did you know a tardigrade, also known as a water bear,
01:37is the most resilient creature ever discovered?
01:39It can survive intense heat, freezing cold, intense radiation,
01:43and even the vacuum of space.
01:45We know, because scientists have sent them there.
01:50Desert? Okay.
01:52Arctic? Okay.
01:53High altitude with winds up to 70 kilometers an hour?
01:56No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:58Oh!
01:59It's so windy, Charlotte!
02:01It's so fun!
02:03Charlotte!
02:13It's so windy!
02:15Actually, did you know polar bear fur isn't white?
02:20It's transparent.
02:21Each strand is hollow and reflects the light,
02:23which makes it look white against the snowy backdrop.
02:26Nature's perfect camouflage.
02:33Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
02:35No!
02:36Oh no!
02:49We're about to go on an epic journey
02:51through hundreds of millions of years of life on Earth.
02:54Whoa!
02:55Oh, it's moving!
02:57Yeah!
03:07Let's go!
03:13Now that's what I call an heiress tour.
03:17Come on!
03:19Everything in there.
03:20The giants, the microbes, the extremes, the deep ocean.
03:23It's all connected.
03:25Nature is not just what you see
03:26when you go for a walk in the park.
03:28So, Charlotte, what did you think of Exploria?
03:30It makes me want to see the real thing.
03:32You know, I think that's exactly the point.
03:36Five worlds, each taking the parts of the planet
03:39normally inaccessible to man.
03:41So here's my question.
03:42If you could spend a day exploring one of the five worlds,
03:45which one would you choose?
03:47I would choose micro worlds,
03:49I would choose micro worlds,
03:49so I can hang out with Mr. Tardigrade here.
03:51Isn't that right?
03:52Hmm.
03:53See you next time on 9 to 12.
03:57I can go into space.
03:58You can?
03:59Yeah, watch me!
03:59Whoosh!
04:01Whoa!
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