That's Absurd Please Elaborate

This week, Trace and Julian accidentally stumble into what may be the most in-depth discussion of a certain food-based weather movie ever recorded. To determine whether giant pancakes, spaghetti tornadoes, and burger-based weather systems would actually be fun or the beginning of humanity’s downfall, Trace recruits our associate producer, Sabrina Capello. Longtime listeners may know her as the person who bullies us on social media, but today she joins the show in her true role: professional opinion haver and alarmingly dedicated Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs expert. What begins as a whimsical thought experiment quickly turns into a shocking investigation into a world far more horrifying than the movie ever suggests.
QUESTIONS
Trace: “Should it start raining food tomorrow (i.e. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs), what would be the worst food weather?” from Connor
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This week, Trace conducts a cosmic investigation into whether our nearest celestial neighbor is secretly trying to sunburn us, only to find that the real danger lies in UV radiation’s nasty habit of finding creative ways to reach your skin—even on a cloudy day. Later, special guest Chelsea Gohd dives into nature’s version of Battle of the Bands, investigating which animals have the skills, creativity, and stage presence to headline the ultimate wildlife concert.
QUESTIONS
Chelsea Gohd: “What animal would make the best musician (not humans)?” from Nick
Trace: “What are the most unobvious ways to get sunburned? Is it possible to get sunburn from the moon?” from Paco
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This week, Julian explores whether animals can be allergic to humans, digging into all things histamine to find out if nature has ever collectively decided that people are, medically speaking, just too annoying to be around. Later, Trace investigates a deeply cursed question: how many holes do humans really have? Oh, and he also tackles the ACTUAL question of what it would be like if humans were born full of holes—think a walking, talking monstera plant, but flesh. Horrifying… and also quite unsanitary.
QUESTIONS
Julian: “Are there recorded cases of plants and animals being found to be allergic to humans?” from David
Trace: “What if humans were born with lots of holes in us? Not wounds, but like a monstera leaf. Could we run faster? Swim? Would that solve anything?” from Dalla in the Bay Area
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This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us with the support of our Patrons.
Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
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If we had a nickel for every time Julian answered a question involving pigeons, we’d have two nickels. Not that many, but weird that it’s happened twice. This week, he investigates pigeon logistics, excreta coverage, and everything about the Great Wall of China, all fueled by the power of basic research and—horrifyingly—firsthand investigation. Meanwhile, Trace attempts to outsmart the cruel economics of holiday birthdays using special and general relativity, which was definitely the simplest and most reasonable way possible to solve this problem.
QUESTIONS
Julian: “How many days would it take a single pigeon to cover the Great Wall of China in excrement?” from Jonathan
Trace: “What kind of relativistic shenanigans would I need to pull in order to change my birthday by one month?” from Ryan
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Hi fellow nerds! As many of you may know, Julian is back at school as an engineering student. As many of you may ALSO know, that's freakin' hard! So to give Julian a bit of a break, we're re-airing one of our favorite TAPE classics featuring friend-of-the-Absurd, Tom Scott. Please enjoy the episode as much as we do, and see you guys very soon with a brand new episode! 🤘
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You’re at a hockey game. You grabbed nachos and your favorite sports beverage. The Mighty Ducks are playing their rivals, and you look away from the ice to take a selfie with a selfie stick so long you have to brace it against your hip to snap the pic.
As you smile with your crew, a flash of white light envelops the stadium as the air catches fire. The noise is deafening. When you whip around, you see a hole in the stadium where the Duck’s goal used to be … outside the full moon is melting. You wonder if the nachos would taste good covered in moon cheese. You snap the photo.
Ohhhh, the good ol’ hockey game; it’s the best game you can name, and the best game you can name? It’s the good old hockey game.
QUESTIONS
Trace: "Theoretically, how long could you make a selfie stick?" from Tom Scott
Tom: "Would it be possible to hit a hockey puck so hard that when it hits the goalie, they fly backward through the net and hit the back wall?" from Steven
Julian: "What if the moon was actually made of cheese?" from Cody, and seprately, Shane
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This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us with the support of our Patrons.
Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
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