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We Have Concerns

Raindrops Keep Sprawlin' All the Dread

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2017

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

After noticing an uptick in a rare disease called melioidosis during the rainy season in parts of Southeast Asia and northern Australia, researchers used high-speed cameras and fluorescent dye to observe raindrops delicately catapulting the microbes into the air. Jeff and Anthony react to the idea that glorious, refreshing rain itself can spread disease.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, this show is entirely listener supported. That's you, you're a listener. If you want to support the show,

0:04.5

find out how to get bonus content and early episodes and monthly video hangouts with me and Jeff,

0:10.0

you can head to patreon.com slash we have concerns.

0:13.2

Yeah, fun times fun times on a boat. This is we have concerns. Hi, Jeff, can I have any

0:33.4

carbon? Hello, concerned citizens.

0:36.6

Elite the golfer Evans came through. He came through again, sent us a story that we have concerns

0:41.7

to show at gmail.com. You know, also send stories to our post them on our subreddit, which is

0:47.3

we have concerns at reddit.com. It is also a great place to meet fellow concerned citizens.

0:52.8

Also, I'm going to put out there one more time before we get started. Yeah. You all want to

0:56.2

Facebook group? Tell me if you want to Facebook group. Okay. I just know that, you know,

1:00.2

some people are not ready to do it, but other people might be. A lot of people are in

1:02.9

new and I feel like, you know, hey, whatever you guys are into, we'll do it for you. So this is a

1:06.8

story you start one and tell us and we'll come. Yeah, if you start one, that'd be great.

1:11.7

Here's a story about rain. There was a noticeable uptick in a rare disease called

1:21.2

Melio, Melioidosis. Melioidosis. Melioidosis. Melioidosis. And that's how you fight Melioidosis.

1:31.2

I have a... Melioidosis. I think, to and fro.

1:37.5

Southeast Asia, Northern Australia. This is a lung infection caused by a bacteria that hangs out

1:44.3

in soil. How ironic that the disease that sounds the most like a hearty yodel will actually affect

1:51.0

your lung capacity and your ability to yodel. That's why they called it that. It's because it

1:56.7

hits yodelers the worst. It's like how Lou Gehrig's disease only affects baseball players.

2:01.2

Yeah, it's so sad. It's very sad, but not for me. I'm not a baseball player.

2:05.1

Safe. I understand. Sports jokes. Yeah. I think I understand how ALS works.

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