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Chris Pollette
Okay.
Jonathan Strickland
Maybe it was the battery too.
Chris Pollette
I don’t know. I’m just asking.
Jonathan Strickland
Because what powered the hover board?
Chris Pollette
Mattel. Product placement.
Jonathan Strickland
DeLorean was powered by Mattel. It all falls into place.
Chris Pollette
Yes.
Jonathan Strickland
Thank you, Matthew, for sending us off on a bizarre tangent. If any of you have any of your favorite movies that you want us to talk about on TechStuff instead of actual technology, please let us know because we love to do that.
Chris Pollette
Yeah, apparently.
Jonathan Strickland
You can write us. Our email address is techstuff@howstuffworks.com. Remember, we got TechStuff live every Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. EST. You want to check that out. Go to the blogs at Howstuffworks.com, and – did you have something else you wanted to say, Chris?
Chris Pollette
Yeah, I wanted to ask you what you might be doing, I don’t know, on November 26.
Jonathan Strickland
Chris, are you asking me out of a date?
Chris Pollette
No.
Jonathan Strickland
Oh, damn, I had to wait another day for that one.
Chris Pollette
No, I was going to ask you if you were going to be tuned into the Science channel at 8:00 p.m.?
Jonathan Strickland
Yeah, actually I am because you know what’s coming on at 8:00 p.m. on the Science Channel?
Chris Pollette
I do indeed. That’s the road to Punkin Chunkin.
Jonathan Strickland
Yeah, and you know what follows that up? Pumpkin Chunkin!
Chris Pollette
Pumpkin Chunkin. At 9:00 p.m.
Jonathan Strickland
Yeah, so if you want to watch people throw pumpkins a really far way using advanced technology, then you’re listening to the right podcast, gosh darn because, yes, tune in 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on the Science Channel on Thanksgiving night.
Chris Pollette
Gords away!
Jonathan Strickland
Yeah. All right, well, now that we’ve wrapped all that up, I guess it’s time for us to sign off. Remember, write us, let us know what you think. We welcome listener feedback, and we will talk to you again really soon.
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