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We Have Concerns

Black Bird Swinging in the Spread of Light

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

Pop, Society & Culture, Culture, Games, Gadgets, News, Internet, Comedy, Science

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2018

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The mating dance of the male superb bird of paradise is like nothing else on Earth, thanks to their feathers, which absorb 99.95 percent of light. That’s nearly none more black, and virtually identical to what Vantablack, the world’s darkest artificial substance, can absorb. And it’s all thanks to black feathers structured like a forest of chaos. Jeff and Anthony wonder whether or not Anish Kapoor can sue a bird.

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0:00.0

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0:02.3

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0:07.1

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0:13.0

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0:14.4

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0:16.6

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0:20.4

Find out bonus stuff you can get for supporting us

0:23.2

and make sure the show keeps on trucking.

0:30.0

The cobra.

0:40.0

Pulse your child. What do what do you do with a kid?

0:43.1

They do need to beumo ricaculcance.

0:45.8

Do you really need to be coop

0:47.8

There's something I don't know.

0:49.6

I do意 profus creative.

0:51.5

Is sponsorize

0:54.3

musicians.

0:57.1

Four K. Yeah, you ever watch that plan or two.

0:59.4

Yeah, yeah, it's good.

1:00.5

Yeah, you know the birds of paradise.

1:03.1

Oh, the beautiful birds that live in paradise.

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