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The most interesting aspects of Zac Efrons travel-slash-sustainability showDown to Earth With Zac Efronare all the things thatarentexplained.
Why did Zac Efron randomly decide to do a Netflix show?
Does he want to be the next Anthony Bourdain?
Where did Zac Efron buyall his beanies?
Down to Earthcontains eight hour-long episodes in which youd think we would get a few explanations, but no.
Episode 1: Iceland
Wow!
while watching some bread baking in boiling volcanic sand.
while watching the water in that sand bubble.
while seeing eggs cooked in that sand.
after being told hes going to see one of four geothermal plants in Iceland.
after a nice Icelandic woman explains how a geothermal turbine works.
when given a cylinder of solidified carbon dioxide, a waste by-product of geothermal energy.
as a masseuse rubs hot stones over his body.
Wow, that looks gnarly, while observing a chocolate-making machine.
Um … when he eats a chocolate bar he has made with too many extra ingredients.
while driving up to some hot springs.
beholding a beautiful Icelandic waterfall.
as he arrives at a power station with a lot of interactive exhibits.
once he goes underground to see some turbines in the power station basement.
when a chef at a fancy restaurant gives him a carrot.
Oh wow, when he eats reindeer for the first time at the fancy restaurant.
Wow, to a fancy sparkling water described as the olive oil of water.
Amazing, to a fancy Spanish sparkling water.
Cool, to the idea that we should hydrate with good-quality water before doing an activity.
Thats amazing, to the Paris deputy mayors description of the citys water policies.
Thats amazing, to the idea of sparkling-water fountains in Paris.
to watching ozone being put into water to remove bacteria.
This is crazy, to eating cacao for the first time.
Ahh, to an explanation that microorganisms create gas in your stomach.
Thats insane, to a girl who has learned how to calculate a square root with little beads.
while riding a zip line.
after hitting his head while riding a zip line.
This is ridiculous, bro!
to arriving on an island full of people in an ecovillage.
upon first using a machete.
Episode 4: Sardinia
Oh my gosh!
Wow [specifically in an Owen Wilson voice], while eating nougat.
Wow, upon milking a sheep.
No kidding, after learning that most American apples were originally cultivated for cider.
after tasting syrup made from yacon, a root similar to the potato.
when he first sees some very big sand dunes.
Episode 6: Puerto Rico
Whoa!
while walking around San Juan.
So cool, after eating some lemon basil.
upon seeing a mahi-mahi in real life for the first time.
before eating some ceviche.
Episode 7: London
Really?
after learning about Londons air pollution.
while learning about some bees in London.
while sliding down a big funnel slide for some reason.
after eating a vegan curry.
Episode 8: Iquitos
Beautiful!
after picking a camu-camu berry.
after tasting some supposedly medicinal bark.
after tasting some bataua milk with coffee.
while being put into a one-size-fits-all tree-climbing harness.
