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Two Butts. No Bones. Thriving. | Feat. Ben Bowlin Aug 08, 2024

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In episode 45 Julian deconstructs the human experience without our boney scaffold, Trace calculates the detriment (or delight?) of doubling the derriere, and our guest Ben Bowlin (from iHeart Radio’s Ridiculous History, Stuff they Don’t Want You to Know) sings the praises of the American accent.

QUESTIONS

Julian: "What if humans no bones?" from Fabie

Ben: "Why do we have accents?" from Cori

Trace: "What would happen if we all had two butts?" from Super Surprised Pikachu

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Photosynthetic Nudists and Solving Problems with Copious Amounts of Seawater Aug 01, 2024

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Trace returns to find out if humans could take the green stuff from plants and make enough energy to live. meanwhile, Julian tries to understand if a wild idea would solve anything… Anything at all?

QUESTIONS

Julian: “What if you filled the grand canyon with ocean water? Would that solve anything?” from Roman

Trace combines two questions: “What if humans performs photosynthesis?” from Danielle, with “How would society function if we were photosynthetic?” from William

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Radioactive Bunnies & Infinite-Sided Dice | feat. Nora Bailey Jul 25, 2024

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This week astrophysicist Dr Nora Bailey joins Julian roll a set of huge, spherical dice on the future of irradiated bunnies in mech suits. Yes this is a real question. Does this sound like an episode of that Morty show to you? Me too.

QUESTIONS

Julian: "What is the maximum number faces you can fit on a die before it becomes a sphere?" from Aaron

Nora: "How much radiation would it take to kill a bunny?" from Jarrett

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Hiccuping Chickens & Wheeled Wildlife | feat. Sophie Shrand Jul 18, 2024

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This week’s guest host *hic* Sophie Shrand *hic* explores the silly spasm of *hic* hiccuping. Meanwhile, Julian attempts to understand why evolution didn’t re-invent the wheel.

QUESTIONS

Sophie: "Do animals other than humans hiccup?" from Hillary

Julian: "Why don't we seem to see any animals that have evolved wheels?" from Jade

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Either You Iocaine or You 1-0-can’t Jul 11, 2024

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In this episode, it's a battle of (nit)wits! Trace discovers the deadly truth about poison immunity while Julian figures out how to make the worst numbering system imaginable.

Questions

Julian: "Can you still do maths using a unary (base 1) numeral system?" from Mason

Trace: "How long would it have taken Westley to build up his immunity to iocaine powder?" from Tessa

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It's Like Rocket Science, But Dumber Jul 04, 2024

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When Trace was a kid he was a sleepwalker. His parents closed the door to his bedroom. They heard him bonking against the door over and over. They love to tell this story. Now I'm telling you! Sleepwalking is weird, right? Are we the only ones who do that? Julian looks into it. Plus, as long as we’re wondering things … have you ever wondered if you could fling an animal into space? Like a marmot or a coyote! Could a coyote actually go to orbit on top of a giant pile of TNT? (He definitely isn’t going to catch that pesky road runner; does anyone under 30 even get this reference?). Trace explores what is clearly a Julian-focused question.

🧨 Happy Fireworks Week Americans 🎆 and a Happy Early July to everyone else!

QUESTIONS

Julian: "Are humans the only animal that sleepwalks?" from Henry (via his mom, Becca)

Trace: "What animal could survive a spin launch, catapult, or explosion to space? Could any?" from Rowin in Australia

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Filthy Witches and Body Blimps Jun 27, 2024

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This episode Trace travels to the magical land of Oz. It’s disgusting. Meanwhile Julian is going to meet him there as soon as he can fill his head with 7 cement trucks' worth of gas.

**QUESTIONS**

Julian: "If you were to blow up a person like a balloon, how big would we need to get before we can fly under our own power?" from Isaiah

Trace: "How unclean was the wicked witch of the west?" from Nick

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Reach for the Neutron Stargate Jun 20, 2024

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Science agrees: black holes are really cool. TAPE listener Robert, on the other hand, disagrees with science, and thinks their slightly-less-dense-but-still-absurdly-dense cousins known as Neutron Stars are cooler. He’s decided to pet one. Julian explores the smorgasbord of ways he would probably die horribly if he tried. Meanwhile Trace geeks out about Stargate, in an effort to dial-in how accurate the gates would really be!

QUESTIONS

Julian: "If I tried to pet a neutron star, what would kill me first?" from Robert Trace: "If Stargate were real, would the address be accurate enough to dial a gate?" from Corey

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DnD Pee and Chickpea TNT Jun 13, 2024

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This week Trace’s quest for answers takes him to a magical fantasy land of wizards, frozen keys, and bodily fluids. Meanwhile Julian discovers that there are about 3 degrees of separation between chickpeas and dynamite. Yes, really.

QUESTIONS

Julian: "Could you make an explosive out of chick peas?" from Jesse Trace: "Can you pee on an object that is so cold that the act of peeing on it can make you colder?" from Luke

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Mistaken Artifacts, Tiny Tasty Treats, and War (Seriously, What is it Good For?) | feat Joe Scott Jun 06, 2024

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Imagine there’s no war. Would we have cell phones? GPS? Shovels?! Would we still be able to pop open a tube of delicious mini-M&Ms? Will a future historian believe the Green M&M was some kind of Goddess of Love? (Yes).

This is a wild ride of an episode featuring TAPE friend Joe Scott of the YouTube show Answers with Joe! Double doses of history PLUS the psychology of food? Chew on that!

QUESTIONS

Julian: "How different would technology be if there was no war?" from Joe Scott

Joe Scott: "Which mundane technologies is likely to be misinterpreted by future historians?" from Cari

Trace: "Why are mini foods so much better than their normal-sized counterparts" from Reyna

THE BOOK CARI MENTIONED

David Macaulay’s “Motel of Mysteries”

Find it from a local bookseller: https://bookshop.org/p/books/motel-of-the-mysteries-david-macaulay/11270539

Or at your local library!

https://www.overdrive.com/media/573893/motel-of-the-mysteries

THE M&M SQUARE CUBE CALCULUS

Shout out to DAN. Your math was instrumental to my answer.

Find it here: http://blog.recursiveprocess.com/2014/05/30/mms-mega/

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