Carrots give you night vision! And other things adults say

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Vermont Public

Nature, Language, Kids & Family, Science

4.4 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this episode: part two of parentisms- you know, the things adults like to say that may or may not be true. So many of these sayings have to do with food: Eating carrots will improve your vision. Drinking coffee will make you shorter. Don’t swallow watermelon seeds or they’ll grow in your stomach. We do a little fact checking on this generational eating advice with Dr. Nusheen Ameenuddin of the Mayo Clinic. And we explore a few other sayings you sent us, like why do parents always say, “Next time” when they really mean “No”? And what the heck does it mean to keep your eyes peeled?

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0:00.0	This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public.
0:25.5	I'm Jane Lindholm.
0:26.9	In this show, we take questions from curious kids all over the world and it's our job
0:30.9	to find answers.
0:32.7	Last time we celebrated our 200th episode by asking you all to send us some of the
0:37.6	sayings your adults have handed down to you that make you curious.
0:41.1	Like do adults really have eyes in the back of their heads?
0:44.0	If you swallow gum, will it stay in your stomach for seven years?
0:47.5	And we're looking at a screen for too long, damage your eyes or rot your brain?
0:53.0	While you sent us so many sayings that we had to split them into two episodes, so today
0:57.6	we're going to start with the things that adults tell you will happen to your teeth,
1:01.1	your eyes and your face and move on from there.
1:04.2	Melody Bodette is here to help again.
1:05.5	Hi Melody.
1:06.5	Hey Jane, and we've brought back Dr. Nushin Aminadine as well.
1:10.0	She's a pediatrician and professor at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and we're
1:14.2	so glad she agreed to join us and give us a professional take on the sayings that have
1:18.6	been passed down through generations.
1:20.5	Like this one.
1:21.5	My name is Felix and I'm five years old and I live in Washington, DC.
1:31.4	Data said when I wiggle my tooth, the grownup is going to fall out and the grownup tooth
1:40.6	will come in crooked.
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