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Skeptoid #136: Student Questions: Light Therapy, the Bermuda Triangle, and Isaac Newton

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2009

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Skeptoid answers another round of questions submitted by students.

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Gather everyone on the planet to the northern hemisphere, and then crowd them all into Europe.

0:09.2

That's a lot of weight, and conceivably, it might be enough to provoke an equal and

0:13.5

opposite reaction from the planet if they all move simultaneously.

0:18.9

Now at the count of three, we're going to have everyone jump at exactly the same moment.

0:25.0

What's going to happen?

0:27.4

These questions are coming up next, UnSkeptoid.

0:32.0

Hey everyone, Brian here.

0:38.8

A quick favor, we're conducting an audience survey.

0:42.6

We'd be really grateful if you could take just a few minutes and answer our survey.

0:46.4

This is the kind of thing that's sort of an engineering and marketing necessity to make

0:50.3

the whole free podcast ecosystem flourish, so please check it out.

0:55.6

So surveys are fun, you get to talk about yourself.

0:58.6

Please visit survey.prx.org slash skeptoid to take the survey today.

1:05.9

That's survey.prx.org slash SKEPTOID.

1:13.7

Thanks.

1:19.4

You're listening to Skeptoid.

1:20.9

I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

1:24.0

Student questions, light therapy, the Bermuda Triangle, and Isaac Newton.

1:31.0

I'm taking student questions again today, so everyone please take your seats and let's

1:35.0

get started.

1:36.4

Today's topics cover light therapy, the Bermuda Triangle, jumping to throw the Earth off

1:41.9

its axis, vaccinations and autism, and environmental estrogens.

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