The Silencing Properties of Snow

Atypical 1×8

Sam: I don't love you. I thought I did because you passed a simple checklist test that I devised, but it turns out the simpler test was just knowing, and you failed that one. So I think we should break up. It was nice to meet all of you. Oh, and by the way, they actually do have plain pasta with butter, even though it's not on the menu, in case you're not happy with your order. It's delicious. See you at school, Paige.

Sam: I've learned a lot about love this year. It can be very complicated.

Sam: Adelie, chinstrap, emperor, gentoo. Adelie, chinstrap, emperor, gentoo. Adelie, chinstrap, emperor, gentoo....

Sam: You probably wouldn't expect this, but Antarctica has 37 named volcanoes, many of them buried under thick layers of ice. And yet, often, under all that ice, the lava creates heated caves. So, even in this landscape of relentless cold, you can find hidden pockets of warmth.

Zahid: You know what might make you feel better, though? Like a thousand nice asses in those fleecy sweatpants. Or nachos.
Sam: No, melty cheese makes my mouth feel funny. And I'm done with girls. They're too...

Zahid: I'm sorry, man. Chicks are the worst. Now, let's go meet a whole bunch of them.

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Sam: In 2015, Lewis Pugh swam in freezing Antarctic waters to promote the conservation of the Ross Sea... Because of his efforts, it's now the largest protected marine area in the world.

Sam: I don't like getting in water that people have touched.
Zahid: Oh, people do much worse than that. I guarantee this baby's been peed in hundreds of times.
Sam: That's not helpful.
Zahid: No. You want me to get it for you?
Sam: If one man can protect millions of marine animals just by swimming, one quick dip can certainly help fix things with Paige. No, thank you, Zahid. The hero must complete his or her own mission of redemption.

Sam: In nature, it's simple. Animals are drawn to mate with an appropriate specimen, and they spread their wings or show their colorful rump and mate. That makes sense. They don't have love. They don't have hurt feelings. They don't have dances. Actually, some birds do dance, and there are some ridiculous dances...

Sam: Living in Antarctica can be chilly. As Antarctic winter descends the ice continues to grow, effectively doubling the size of the continent. Doubling it! In this way, the cold creates matter. It has presence. It takes up space... Recently, researchers have discovered that when penguins make even the smallest movement together, they create a unique behavioral warming structure. So emperor penguins perform a mass dance to keep warm. They heat up the planet by dancing... One penguin couldn't warm up like that on its own. They do it by being together.

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