Ep 186: Science... sort of - Specific Gravity

Science... sort of

Brachiolope

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4.8 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2013

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

00:00:00 - New planets may be starting to seem like old hat, but this time we're using Ben's favorite fundamental force, gravity, to find them! Charlie also enlightens us on the BEER method for detecting planets.

00:14:55 - Speaking of BEER... Ben has a grass jelly drink, which brings up the topic of hippos spraying their poop somehow. Ryan is enjoying a Cerahopsian IPA given to him by Paloeposse member extraordinaire, Danielle. N. Thanks, Danielle! And Charlie is having an appropriately titled Stark Raving Red wine.

00:20:28 - Revelations as surprising as those made in the story itself are discussed alongside the trailer for the controversial Ender's Game.

00:36:43 - Given the right circumstances, you can turn your own digestive system into a very tiny brewery, which is exactly what has happened to one man in Texas.

00:49:44 - PaleoPOWs are a lot like breweries, they smell like bread and are lots of fun. Ben has a question from Luke J. about the mechanics surrounding Krypton's distance from Earth, including Neil DeGrasse Tyson's contribution to that mythos. Ryan presents a new iTunes review AND a recurring donation from Dave M. Thanks for being a double-threat, Dave! Charlie answers a question from Amy H. about tidal locking, with some contribution from Ben.

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Music for this week's show:

Everlasting Light - The Black Keys

Driving Me Mad - Neil Finn

Instant Karma - John Lennon

Brewer Fever - Former Milwaukee Brewers Theme Song

Transcript

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0:00.0	Yeah, man. This is a fun episode so far.
0:04.1	So it's crazy.
0:06.4	This episode is going to keep me from getting a job ever.
0:10.3	From science sort of.com, you're listening to Science Sort of this is episode
0:26.0	186. Our theme this week is specific gravity. I'm your host, Ryan, and joined me to talk
0:32.9	about things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were
0:36.6	science, are two of my favorites.
0:38.3	They're two of the originals.
0:39.7	One of them is Charlie Barnhart.
0:41.5	Physicist rule.
0:42.5	The other is Benjamin Tippett.
0:44.0	Physicists do indeed rule, Charlie.
0:45.9	I was making fun of physicists before the show, and now they are taking it out on me.
0:49.7	Incidentally, I wasn't one of the originals, right?
0:52.2	You were within the first 10 episodes.
0:54.5	You were only three episodes after Charlie.
0:56.5	So Charlie was episode six, you were episode nine.
0:58.7	Was it the first one I co-hosted or the one where you interviewed me and you were like,
1:02.4	hey, the world needs more of that guy?
1:04.0	We knew the second I answered on Skype, I bet.
1:07.3	It was magical.
1:08.7	It's kind of like love.
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