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133: The Real Frankenstein?

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Science, Comedy, Education

4.9632 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this spooky episode of Sci Guys we explore the life of Johann Konrad Dippel - a mad scientist that some credit as the inspiration for Mary Shelley’s Dr Frankenstein… Despite the pack of any evidence.

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References & Further Reading

Johann Konrad Dippel
  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1034731/?page=5
  2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1034731/?page=5
  3. https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.1308/147363513X13500508916973

Alchemy & Frankenstein
  1. https://www.britannica.com/topic/alchemy/Modern-alchemy
  2. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Frankenstein

Transcript

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0:00.0

What are we starting with this?

0:02.0

A Patreon...

0:03.0

An apology from you.

0:04.0

Why?

0:05.0

For spreading fake news.

0:06.0

Oh, yes.

0:07.0

Let's not talk about this until we...

0:09.0

No, let's not talk...

0:10.0

Footballs are not made of pentagons, Corey.

0:12.0

Oh that, geez, Louise.

0:14.0

Football's are made of pentagons and hexagons.

0:16.0

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

0:17.0

News spread fake news.

0:18.0

Oh gosh, oh no, what if YouTube takes down our video for misinformation?

0:22.6

How they do?

0:23.6

Every hexagon has an adjacent pentagon.

0:25.6

Well, what is interesting is that we have given out misinformation about the construction

0:30.6

of footballs, but we've given it out to many people on Spotify.

0:34.6

Can you guess how many people on Spotify?

0:36.6

19,327. Look, can many people on Spotify? 19,327.

0:38.9

Whoa. Look, can you get any closer?

0:41.0

19,500.

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