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Hey, before we begin this week's show, we should tell you this is another archive episode, an episode that was recorded who knows when, but a long time ago, NPR killed it.
But we are bringing it back to life.
You.
Halloween is next week and that means the pumpkin shaped Reese's cup is now in stores.
So we want to know, does the pumpkin shape Reese's cup give you a larger peanut butter to chocolate ratio and therefore a superior peanut butter cup?
Joining us now is Sam.
He's a 14 year old math student.
So, Sam, before we get into this, am I to understand that you are skipping class to have this conversation?
Well, actually, right now this is my lunch period.
I was doing some research during gym class.
Okay.
Okay.
Wait, did you already skip gym?
Yes.
All right, well, let's start here.
Do I get a better peanut butter to chocolate ratio with the pumpkin shaped Reese cup?
Well, I was wondering the same question.