Kenneth Rosen weaves the story of how Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine might have derailed a Mars rover mission, if not for the determination of engineers at the European Space Agency.įinally, we do spend some time in the gym with Urmi Bhattacheryya as she powerlifts her way through living with fibromyalgia. In Arizona, Erica Gies explores the “slow-water movement,” which taps proven Indigenous techniques to tame floods and battle droughts. Christopher Payne traveled to rural Ohio for an inside look at the guts of the massive plane engines that power air travel. Ali Blumenthal guides us through the world of predators of the plant variety by zooming in on the brutal beauty of carnivorous greenery. Though we couldn’t find a falcon that can use the elliptical, Laura Baisas did investigate the birds of prey overpowering pizza-stealing gulls on Ocean City’s famous boardwalk. A poster of Hans and Franz’s idol, Arnold Schwarzenegger, even hung in my elementary school gym with an intimidating message that read, “I want YOU! To Commit to Get Fit.” We took this narrow definition of what it meant to be strong and turned it into an entire culture.įor the summer 2023 issue of PopSci, we stretched the concept of muscle to examine what being powerful means beyond the comically bulging biceps of a 1980s fitness ideal. But we’ll be back next week to…Īnnouncer: This has been pumping up with Hans & Franz.The skit encapsulated an era of ripped-muscle obsession. Franz is now feeling well.Yeah that’s the ticket. We’re going to have to cut the show tonight. Hans: FRANZ!! FRANZ!! Earth to muscleman! Earth to muscleman! Are you still with us? I can’t believe you. You know I can’t believe it because his body…įranz: (Daydreams again and he gets on the same white horse with Patrick) It’s like you’re in another world or something. Hans: Franz!! Franz! We are talking about Patrick Swayze’s body and I’ve lost you. (Starts daydreaming of a goat leaping in the air and then he dreams of Patrick riding on a white horse down the road) You can practicallyreach out and firm up and lift up his buttocks.įranz: Yeah yeah yeah right. Hans: I mean get out of here you didn’t notice his buttocks! What do you mean you didn’t notice his buttocks? I’ve known you for 17 years Franz. Pummel out, pummel out, pummel out, pummel out, pummel out! Hans: What do you mean you didn’t notice? How could you not notice?! You did not notice his buttocks? They were so out thrust and nicely contoured.įranz: (Thinking) Why is Hans doing this to me? Why does he keep tormenting me this way? I must drive these thoughts away. Hans: I asked you what you thought about the angle of his body crease and how well porportioned it’s doing? Hans: Franz! Franz, I asked you a question. Hans: I couldn’t help but thinking of how well his chest area, properly oiled, would do in competition.įranz: (Thinking) What are all these feeling I’m experiencing? Why do I keep thinking about Patrick Swayze wanting to get to know him better and to possibly work and train with him. Hans: I was particularly impressed by the lift of his sturdy buttock muscle and the firmness of his hairless pectoral. You know for a non-Arnold actor he was very pumped up. I’m sure our viewers out there will agree. (Patrick gets up)įranz: All right Patrick thank you for dropping by and dropping in.
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