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The BrainFood Show

How to Scratch an Itch in Space, the Surprisingly Long Time You Can Survive in Space Without a Spacesuit, Why the Apollo 13 Astronauts Got Cold, and Much, Much More

The BrainFood Show

Cloud10

Education, History

4.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by following up on a previous discussion on Daimler and what exactly a little girl named Mercedes had to do with things. We then jump into the surprisingly oft’ requested follow up on Simon’s first ranch dressing experience. Next up we move into the meat of the episode, discussing how astronauts scratch an itch in their space suits, followed by looking at the surprisingly long time you can survive in space without a space suit or any other protection, with no long term damage. During that discussion we get side tracked talking about why the Apollo 13 crew got so cold on their trip when space is not cold at all, but rather a great insulator, and why they didn’t simply put on their space suits to keep warm. We then discuss at length the amazingly fascinating way in which airline planes get oxygen to passengers when there is no central oxygen store aboard the plane, outside of the pilot’s emergency supply. Then we look at the equally interesting way in which they get oxygen to passengers when there is a loss of cabin pressure- again, given there is no central oxygen store aboard the plane for passengers. Sponsor: Incogni - Use code BRAINFOOD and get 60% off an annual plan using the link https://incogni.com/brainfood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Now, are all the traitors present?

0:02.0

Let's get started, shall we?

0:04.0

From rags to riches.

0:06.0

I'm so sick of this.

0:07.0

Working like a dog and being treated worse.

0:09.0

Yorkshire to New York.

0:10.0

Poor climbers, you and me.

0:12.0

A life dedicated to revenge.

0:14.0

Let's make this an occasion to remember.

0:16.0

A Woman of Substance on Channel 4.

0:19.0

Stream now.

0:20.0

McDonald's cards are here.

0:22.4

24 cards to find and free food in every pack.

0:25.9

Choose from a range of cards meals, including the legendary double big man.

0:30.1

Order a cards mill and get a pack today.

0:33.8

18 plus UK only, with selected meals subject to availability.

0:36.8

Ends 27th of April app may be required.

0:38.3

CmucD Rules.co.ukau.

0:39.3

UK.

0:40.3

All right, welcome to another episode of the Brain Food podcast, which I realize just now is listed as the Brain Food show with Brain Food as one word on iTunes.

0:51.3

And I've always introducing it, which is probably terrible for our searchability. Like every time we have to be like, where is this brain food show? And if you do type in brain food as two separate words, it does not show up. So good start. So this is the Brain Food One Word show, the Brain Food One Word show. Feel free to check us out on iTunes, although if you're

1:12.0

listening to this, you probably already did. So that's great. Or wherever you listen to your podcasts,

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