Marie: THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO DO,
AND I HAPPEN TO HAVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEEDED FOR THIS JOB.
AND IT WAS WONDERFUL.
AND I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW HAPPY I WAS TO FINALLY REALIZE
THAT I GET TO DO WHAT I WANT TO DO EVERY DAY.
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WELCOME TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF FAST FORWARD,
THE SERIES YOU HAVE TO WATCH CLOSELY,
OR YOU MIGHT JUST LEARN SOMETHING.
TODAY WE'RE HEADED UP TO LULA, GEORGIA.
HOME OF RAILROAD DAYS.
MAN THAT SIGN IS ACCURATE.
WE'RE VISITING THE FRIENDLY FOLKS OF NORTH GEORGIA CANOPY TOURS.
WHAT IS A CANOPY TOUR?
WELL, IT'S KIND OF...THIS.
BUT MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.
BEFORE YOU CAN FLY THROUGH THESE NORTH GEORGIA TREES,
YOU HAVE TO LEARN A LITTLE SCIENCE.
Jasina: AND NOW FOR A TEACHABLE MOMENT.
ISAAC NEWTON WAS A GUY FROM ENGLAND
WHO SPENT A DECENT AMOUNT OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES
TRYING TO GET A HANDLE ON HOW THE EARTH WORKS.
SOME OF IT SEEMS PRETTY BASIC NOW,
BUT BACK THEN HE WAS BREAKING SERIOUS GROUND.
HE'S PROBABLY BEST KNOWN FOR HIS THREE LAWS OF MOTION,
THE FIRST OF WHICH SAYS
THAT AN OBJECT IN MOTION TENDS TO STAY IN MOTION,
AND AN OBJECT AT REST TENDS TO STAY AT REST,
UNLESS ACTED UPON BY ANOTHER FORCE.
NOW,WHEN IT COMES TO AN OBJECT IN MOTION,
LIKE SOMEONE ZIP LINING THROUGH A FOREST,
THE FORCE AFFECTING IT CAN BE WIND, OR GRAVITY.
AND BY THE WAY
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME.
NOW THEN, WHERE WAS I?...
Jesina: WE'RE TELLING YOU ABOUT CLIPPIN' AND ZIPPIN'.
RIGHT.
LET'S GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION
ON NORTH GEORGIA CANOPY TOURS.
Jonathon: NORTH GEORGIA CANOPY TOURS
IS YOUR FULL EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY.
Jesina: INCORPORATES ADVENTURE AND EDUCATION.
Marie: WE HAVE TWO COURSES OF ZIPLINES SET UP.
ONE'S TWO HOURS
AND ONE'S THREE HOURS.
Jonathon: THE SPEEDS OF GOING THROUGH THE TREES
AT UP TO 35 MILES AN HOUR
AND MAYBE BEING UP TO 70 FEET IN A TREE.
Jesina: WE CAN KIND OF LEAVE THEM WITH A LITTLE BIT OF KNOWLEDGE
OF THE NORTH GEORGIA ENVIRONMENT
AND THE SURROUNDINGS AROUND US.
Marie: AND THEY'RE SET UP WITH ZIPLINES,
SKY BRIDGES,
HIKES,
AND A RAPPEL IF YOU'RE LUCKY.
Jesina: AND THEN WE HAVE OUR DISK GOLF COURSE.
[In golf wispering] JONATHON STEPS UP TO THE 18TH GREEN.
HE'S LOOKING AT ABOUT 10 FEET,
SLOPING UP AND TO THE LEFT.
A GENTLE BREEZE BLOWING OUT OF THE WEST.
HE LINES IT UP...
IT'S IN THE HOLE!
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE PRETTY COOL JOBS.
Jesina: THERE IS NO JOB OUT THERE
THAT IS COOLER THAN THE JOB THAT I DO EVERY DAY.
NOW LET'S GO ZIP LINING.
COME ON!
BUT GIVEN ISAAC'S FIRST LAW ABOUT
AN OBJECT IN MOTION STAYING IN MOTION,
LET'S TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE WAYS YOU SLOW DOWN.
CAN I GET AN INTRO?
Dave: AND NOW A TEACHABLE MOMENT ABOUT FRICTION!
[Random Voice] FRICTION MAKES EVERYTHING FUN!
Jonathon: SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FRICTION.
IT'S CREATED BY TWO OBJECTS RUBBING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.
Marie: ONE WAY THAT WE SLOW DOWN THE END OF A ZIP LINE IS BY
APPLYING A GLOVED HAND TO THE CABLE AND APPLYING A FORCE.
Jonathon: THUS SLOWING THEM DOWN AS THEY ENTER A PLATFORM.
OKAY,
THIS IS COOL STUFF.
FLYING THROUGH THE TREES HANGING BY A WIRE...
SPEAKING OF WHICH...
HOW STRONG IS THAT WIRE?
Jonathon: THE ZIP LINES THAT WE USE OUT HERE
ARE ACTUALLY A HALF INCH CABLE
AND THEY ARE RATED UP TO 26 THOUSAND 600 POUNDS
Marie: YOU KNOW THESE ZIP LINES CAN HOLD UP AN SUV.
IN FACT I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE AN SUV RACE
DOWN THE RACING ZIP.
NOW THOSE ARE ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES.
SO WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
AND IT'S NOT LIKE I WANT TO SHOVE
ANOTHER TEACHABLE MOMENT IN HERE.
BUT I'LL BE HONEST,
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA LIKE THIS ONE.
FIRST, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT A WATERSHED IS.
A WATERSHED IS AN AREA OF LAND THAT CARRIES WATER
FROM RAIN OR SNOWFALL
AND CHANNELS IT DOWN TO SOIL,
STREAMS AND RIVERS,
EVENTUALLY MAKING IT TO THE SEA.
NOW THAT YOU HAVE A HANDLE ON WATERSHED BASICS,
JESINA'S GOT SOMETHING TO SAY.
Jesina: THIS ZIP WE LIKE TO CALL,
WE CALL THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
BECAUSE IT RIDES PRETTY MUCH RIGHT ON THE RIDGE LINE HERE,
SO IT HAS TO DO WITH WATERSHEDS HERE
SO IF YOU SPIT ON THE LEFT SIDE AS YOU ZIP DOWN
YOUR SPIT WILL JOIN THE WATERSHED
THAT FLOWS INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
IF YOU SPIT TO THE RIGHT AS YOUR ZIPPING DOWN
YOUR SPIT WILL JOIN THE WATERSHED
THAT FLOWS INTO THE ATLANTIC GOLF.
WHICH WAY ARE YOU SPITTING?
Jesina: I'M GONNA SPIT BOTH WAYS.
ACTUALLY, I'LL SPIT RIGHT DOWN AND MAYBE HALF ONE WAY,
HALF THE OTHER WAY.
MAN, THIS EPISODE WAS PACKED...
ISAAC, DISK GOLF, FRICTION, WATERSHEDS AND OF COURSE...
Jesina: CLIPPIN' AND ZIPPIN'!
MARIE, YOU GET THE FINAL WORD.
Marie: I GET TO DO WHAT MAKES ME TRULY HAPPY
EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE.
BUT I THINK IT TAKES A LITTLE COURAGE TO BREAK OFF MAYBE
FROM WHAT PEOPLE ARE TELLING YOU TO DO
AND REALIZE WHAT YOU LOVE AND WANT TO DO
FOR THE REST YOUR LIFE.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
AND PLENTY TO THINK ABOUT
UNTIL OUR NEXT EPISODE OF FAST FORWARD.
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