Prompt Cast
Debunking Common Myths: Blood Color, Mount Everest, Great Wall of China, Glass, Bird Scent, and Senses
TLDR Chuck and Josh debunk common myths about blood color, Mount Everest, the Great Wall of China, glass, bird scent, and the senses, providing accurate information and explanations for each topic.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
Chuck and Josh discuss the idea of doing a TV show where they bust myths and wear berets.
04:06
Your blood is never blue, it's just an optical illusion caused by the reflection and scattering of light in your skin and the depth of your blood vessels.
08:06
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world, but not the tallest, as Mauna Kea in Hawaii is taller when measured from the base to the summit. Additionally, the Great Wall of China is not the only man-made object visible from space.
12:18
The Great Wall of China cannot be seen with the naked eye from space, despite the popular belief that it is the only man-made object visible from the moon.
15:59
Glass is not a slow-moving liquid, but rather an amorphous solid, and it is not just wavy glass that is considered an amorphous solid, but all forms of glass.
19:59
If you touch a baby bird and leave your scent on it, the mother bird will reject it and it will die, so you have to take it indoors and raise it yourself.
23:55
Birds don't have a good sense of smell, so the idea that a mother bird will reject a baby bird because of human scent is false.
28:10
There are more than just the five classical senses, with interoception and exteroception being two categories that encompass various other senses such as temperature, pain, itch, and pressure.
32:17
A man tells a joke about a guy with a big orange head who made three wishes, but the punchline is that he wished for a big orange head.
36:02
The hosts provide information on how to contact them and advertise for various companies.
Categories:
Society & Culture
