Wild Kratts
Racing the Cheetah
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Martin tests his new running shoes in a race against a cheetah.
Martin tests his new running shoes in a race against a cheetah.
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Wild Kratts
Racing the Cheetah
Clip | 2m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Martin tests his new running shoes in a race against a cheetah.
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CHRIS:Here she is.
The fastest runner onthe planet, the cheetah.
Isn't she amazing, Martin?
Oh!
Martin?
MARTIN:Hey, Chris.
You lookin'for speed?
Check out my new sneakers!
CHRIS:Whoa!
Those are somerockin' running shoes.
Yeah, I canfeel it already.
I'm gonna run so muchfaster in these.
KOKI:Well, I hope so.
Because according tohistorical data, your top speed is15 miles per hour.
To out-race a cheetah,you've gotta go 55 miles per hour fasterto hit a-- MARTIN:Top cheetah speedof 70 miles per hour!
Sorry, you're not gonna betop cat for long.
CHRIS:Hey, she's eatenand her belly's full.
(Purring) Heh, but she stilldoesn't look too worried.
AVIVA:Well, she should.
These shoes havewhat it takes: Spring-hair soles, Air-slicingsurface coating, and rocket boostingracing stripes.
I'll be able to run fasterthan a speeding cheetah.
Leap over tall rhinosin a single bound.
I'll be the fastestliving land animal!
When's race time?
As soon as we canget her on her feet.
And I know just the trick.
What happens if I runour footage of a speeding gazellethrough a holographic projector?
All right!
On your marks... Get set... Go!
Yeah!Go, Martin!
Go cheetah!
Chris!
Aren't you gonnacheer for your brother?
Hey, somebody's gottaroot for the cheetah.
AVIVA:Wow!
A running cheetah isa beautiful sight to see.
Martin's tryingreally hard!
(Chris grunting) Ooh, ah!
Ah!
Whoa!
(Panting) CHRIS:Oh!
Oof!
(Engine hissing) MARTIN:Whoo-ha!
(Panting) Whoa!
The cheetah wins!
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