Television’s favourite twin doctors are returning to Geelong as they embark on a ‘Quest for the Jurassic Fart’.
Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken, from the scientific children’s show Operation Ouch!, will take audiences back in time to unearth the most dangerous, powerful and important fart in history.
Dr Chris said the show would feature new crazy experiments as the doctors explore the world of sciences like never before as they explore the world’s earliest farts.
“There will be a lot of science, experimentation and audience interaction throughout the show,” he said.
“Xand attempts to grow a dinosaur colon in my body, and we have a very elaborate genetic transfer experiment. We may set some farts on fire collected from the audience.
“The best bit is we use a very fancy endoscope, a rhino laryngoscope, to have a look inside parts of Xand’s head to give you views of the human body that the audience will never have seen before.”
Dr Xand said the show would have something for everyone “between 90 and nine months old” to enjoy.
“The core theme of it is trying to find a fossilised Jurassic fart and along the way we go on a few detours and have a look at digestion, health and different body parts,” he said.
“There’s also a bit of a disaster as something happens to Chris and you’re going to get pretty close to meeting something that’s about as close as a real-life dinosaur as you could get nowadays.”
The doctors said they wanted everyone who left the show to understand that “doctors are not grossed out by anything”.
“We love gross stuff, that’s why we become doctors. So, we try and encourage kids to get their grown-ups to think about their health as well,” Dr Xand said.
“If you have a weird or embarrassing personal problem to do with your farts or poop, you should always go and speak to your doctor. We really don’t get grossed out by anything at all,” Dr Chris said.
Operation Ouch Live: Quest for the Jurassic Fart will come to Deakin University Geelong’s Costa Hall for two shows on January 14. Visit Geelong Arts Centre’s website for more information and tickets.
