That's Absurd Please Elaborate

Hi All! Trace and Julian are taking a bit of a break this week but fear not, we still have some content for you! This is one of our favorite old episodes where Julian learns the REAL alphabet, also known as the ABG's (not a typo); Trace discovers we are all constantly online whether we like it or not by exploring the mysteries of WiFi; and special guest Dr Virginia Schutte dives into a super-powered animal propelled by twerking.QUESTIONSVirginia: “What if humans had mantis shrimp powers?” from listener Samara DJulian: "Who invented alphabetical order?" from listener Paul PTrace: "Where is the internet?" from guest Virginia Schutte, PhDDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!Submit questions directly to us thatsabsurdshow.com/ask or email them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. We'll give you a shout out in the episode if we use your question!We create art for each episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate! You can find it on our Instagram @ThatsAbsurdShow, and on our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com. While on our site you can listen to every episode of the show and find full transcripts of each.SOCIALS[[ DR VIRGINIA SCHUTTE ]]TikTok: @vgwschutteInstagram: @vgwschutteWebsite: VirginiaSchutte.com[[ JULIAN ]]Instagram: @huggetoutThreads: @huggetout[[ TRACE ]]Instagram: @tracedominguezYouTube: @tracedominguezThreads: @tracedominguezBlueSky: @tracedominguezCREDITSThis episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us.Music Provided by Epidemic Sound. Learn more here. Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode Julian tries to think of an even better calendar (too bad "Julian Calendar" was already taken) and Trace thinks a thought so hard his head hurts.QUESTIONSJulian: "Is there a better calendar than the Gregorian? Would it solve any obscure problems?" from DanielTrace: "Can you think something in your head so loud that it can physically hurt you?" from AustinDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Let's get ready to RUMMMMMMMBBBLLLEEE!! In this corner, we have a normal human who is definitely not a psychopath, and in the opposite corner we have… a fly. Just like, a fly. Also Julian is here and has an amazing story about melting gold with acid rain!QUESTIONSJulian: "Could we produce enough air pollution to make the sky rain aqua regia? At what point would it begin to dissolve gold?" from MateoTrace: "What is the smallest creature that can be knocked out with a punch?" from SeanDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Tonight our chefs have prepared an all-natural pasture-raised and pristine ivory-hued plutonic entree, slow-cooked under rich, Indian-spiced tectonic compression for 50 million years, adorned with a constellation of tourmaline and garnet, presented alongside gossamer-thin schist ribbons. Then, for dessert, an insulative coating of CHOOH2 which should leave your myelinated neuronal strands feeling slick and hyper-conductive.QUESTIONSJulian: "Would coating your nervous system in a conductive or insulative material boost someone's reflexes?" from Kronik DreamerTrace answers TWO similar questions: "How many people would it take to consume the Himalaya mountain range?” and “How many rocks could I eat?” from Justin and Trevor, respectivelyDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

In this episode, we learn Julian used to wear fedoras. He says, it's been forever and a day, but I'm going to wait a Planck beard-second to see if that bears out. Before that, Trace combs through the hairy subject of human fur — about which he's an experienced expert. Plus, like a hair on the tongue of your mind we just can't seem to stop screaming about this one emo song.QUESTIONSTrace: "What if we had the same kind of hair everywhere? Would that solve anything?" from Emilia from PolandJulian: “What idiom for waiting actually takes the longest?” from Adam — ✨️Poll Winning Question✨️Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Ever get caught in a light drizzle and think, "Ah, this is nice"? WELL WHAT IF IT WAS ACTUALLY HORRIFYING??? Julian explores the several ways air resistance keeps rainstorms from becoming catastrophic bombardments from the sky. Then Trace tries to get inside the mind of Julian's chihuahua. Turns out most of her thoughts boil down to "shake" and "bark".QUESTIONSJulian: "What if rain drops did not have a terminal velocity?" from FrederikTrace: "Do animals think and/or form thoughts in their own language?" from CooperDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Wheel wheel wheel … this episode definitely gave us both a headache. I swear we're not going to conquer every silly meme from your group text (or maybe we will?).QUESTIONSJulian: “Are there more windows or doors in the world?” from LiamTrace: "Headaches… Why???!” from Anna from AthensDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

This episode Trace tears into the age-old question, “What color should your English notebook be?” Special guest MJ Wu from the podcast Everything is Public Health looks at dogs and broccoli and somehow relates them to public health, and Julian attempts to find permanent sunscreen for his pale, pale, oh-so-pale skin. Is it gross? You betcha!QUESTIONSJulian: "Permanent Sunscreen?" from MJMJ: “What are the wildest journeys that plants or animals have taken because of us?“ from AnnaTrace: "What Color is English?" from LizaDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

If you were shrunk REALLY ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᵣₑₐₗₗᵧ ₛₘₐₗₗ … would we be able to live? Did the documentary “Honey, I shrunk the kids” LIE to us?! Julian grabs his magnifying glass to learn Mor(anis). Meanwhile, Trace wants to know if … if the … uh, the … BLARG! IF SPEAKING A NONSENSE WORD can actually help!QUESTIONSBoth questions this week are POLL WINNERS selected by our Patrons! Thanks for voting!Julian: "I've been shrunk down to 1.8 cm and left in a random suburban backyard; what can I do to increase my odds of survival?" from AaronTrace: "Why does speaking gibberish for a second help to fix being tongue tied?" Meason from Australia (Double winner!

Easter is around the corner, but where does that weird Bunny get all the eggs? And why are there eggs in the first place? Guest Yasmin Khan (The Young Turks) has an answer. Meanwhile, Julian explores the word of bat-style crime fighting on a budget and Trace explores if living on Mars would make us super aggro!QUESTIONSJulian: "How can I be Batman on a Budget?" from Wyn (featuring Jasmin from Give Directly)Yasmin: "Where did the Easter Bunny get the eggs?" from Emily ATrace: "Would we all be more aggressive if we lived under a martian red sky?" from guest Yasmin KhanDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Can the sun be beaten at its own game… OF BEING A SUN?! Julian shines some light on it. Meanwhile, as he spends time on the science of the extremely large, Trace gathers data concerning the massive impact of 0s and 1s. Note: they are very very very very smol. QUESTIONSJulian: "How many lions would beat the sun?" from DanielTrace: "How much does data weigh?" from YaelDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Happy love celebration week!! In honor of how much we LOVE our patreon subscribers, Trace and Julian answer two winners of our Patreon polls! It takes two

Space, the final frontier — of cuisine. This week Trace unpacks the standard food replicator used by the United Federation of Planets. Meanwhile, in Scene 34, Julian ponders of coconuts could actually find their way to Arthurian England vis-a-vis Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail.In both answers one COULD find yourself asking, “Where'd ya get the coconut?”QUESTIONSJulian: "What would be the most likely way that coconuts would be transported to Arthurian England" from JoshuaTrace: "Is a replicator (the magic food and beverage generating system from Star Trek) even something feasible with enough technological advancement?" from KevinDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

This episode Julian gears up for the last great race with an irresponsible amount of chihuahuas while Trace finds a use for AI that it might actually be suited for.QUESTIONSJulian: "How many chihuahuas would it take to complete the Iditarod?" from LorenTrace: "How many ChatGPT queries would I need to cook an egg?" from AJDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Hey man, like, if you took all the drugs … like, all of them. What would happen? Would you die? I mean, like, that's just your opinion, man.But aside from that, and we may be out of our element like Donny, but if you replaced as many body parts as possible with technological wizardry … how many parts would you have left? Would you die?!QUESTIONSJulian: "What would happen if all known drugs were taken at once?” from RohanTrace: "How much of my body could be replaced with cybernetic implants or prosthetics?” from poll winner

For some reason Julian and Trace both selected Spider-Man related questions. We felt like two Tobey Maguires dancing down the street in perfect sync. Julian critiques Spidey's famous swingy transportation, and Trace learns a lot from New York City* train nerds.QUESTIONSJulian: "Does it actually make sense for Spider-Man to web swing? Shouldn't he run?" from JaronTrace: "How much spiderweb would it take to stop an elevated train in New York?" from BrendanDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

In this special end-of-year episode we pull Kyle out of his editing hole and the three of us talk through some of your best questions of the year!Thank you, thank you, thank you for submitting such incredible questions to us. We read every one of them, we see the new ones coming in every day and we want to answer as many as we can! We love you all, and look forward to another year of absurdity.

Happy holidays! This episode is… weird. Now, normally, we have systems in place to prevent this problem from happening. Somehow we failed. I swear this all happened exactly as you heard! We're so cooked, y'all. Or at least… that chicken is.QUESTION"What is the worst way to perfectly cook a chicken? For example, could you place it a perfect distance from a nuclear bomb to cook it to temperature? Would the pressure of the deep ocean or maybe an impressive hydraulic press cook it like a pressure cooker? Uh. Lasers?" from Justice on SpotifyDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

There's a quote attributed to Albert Einstein, "sit with a pretty girl for an hour and it feels like a minute; sit on a hot stove for a minute and it feels like many hours. That's relativity." There's no evidence he actually said this, but that didn't stop Julian from turning up the heat on his question. Meanwhile, Trace took the DNA from all his cells and strung it together end-to-end. How long do you think that strand would be? What if we took all the DNA from ALL the LIFE on EARTH?! There's a lot of life here!QUESTIONSJulian: "What part of the human body is the most heat tolerant" from AnonymousTrace: "If you stitched together all the DNA on Earth… how long would it be?” from MikeDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

This week, Trace delves into some temporal fantasies, like: why people think if they could travel into the past they'd become lords and queens, and not serfs or worse!? Meanwhile, Julian measures the terminal velocity of poo-poo and pee-pee in very tall buildings. Our show is so weird.QUESTIONSJulian: "If you use the bathroom at the top of a skyscraper, does your pee hit terminal velocity?" from GeoffreyTrace: "How far back in time could you travel and still fit in well enough to rise to predominance" from AndrewDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

If you made a video call to someone on the other end of a very, very, very long stick would it be possible to poke them with the stick before the video showed them that you'd moved? Would this impossible, absurd invention move faster than the speed of light?!? Julian pokes around to see. Then, after a Spongebob-style “Meanwhile” title card… Trace grabs a clock and huh's about why the hands don't go counter-clockwise. Do they just go with the flow? or is there something else afoot?? Er… a-hand?QUESTIONSJulian: "If you had a very long stick and used it to poke a person on, say, the moon, would they feel the poke before they saw you poking?" from IdaTrace: "Why do clocks go clockwise?" from ElineDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Happy Thanksgiving to the Americans! Super-belated one for those Canadians too, eh! And, for the rest-of-the-world… Happy Thursday! To give ourselves a little break to spend with our families on Trace's favorite holiday we're re-airing a very early episode of the show. Eat some food, tell your friends you love them, and we'll be back with a new episode next week!In episode 6, Julian explores what would happen to a world without a moon, Trace performs a pedagogical project pertaining to placentas, and ✨ special guest ✨ Dr. Ali Mattu tells the robots it's OK to feel feelings.QUESTIONSTrace: "What happened to placentas and umbilical cords in the past" from Dr. MattuDr. Ali Mattu: “Can robots love” from ChatGPTJulian: "What would the world be like if there was no moon?" from TraceDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Friction! It's what makes the world go rou— No, wait. That's not it.Friction. It's what keeps the world from spinning off into spaa—- That's not it either.Friction… It's what keeps your shoes from being too slippy, but also, like, just slippy enough?*Sigh* Also, dog bark science. Enjoy!QUESTIONSJulian: "What would a perfectly frictionless surface feel like?" from AdamTrace: "What would really happen if a volcano (somehow) erupted under LA?" from MattDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

This episode Julian attempts to make jokes but only hears crickets, Trace turns LA into a flaming dumpster fire and nobody notices, and special guest Dr. Joe Hanson of Be Smart explains how being "just a lil guy" is a superpower.QUESTIONSJulian: "How do crickets hear if they don't have ears?" from Joe HansonJoe: "What if it was survival of the "cutest" instead of the "fittest"?" from GeraldTrace: "What would really happen if a volcano (somehow) erupted under LA?" from MattDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Fun fact: the dinosaur in Jurassic Park that spit acid on Nedry doesn't exist! I mean, Dilophosaurus does, but it was probably a scavenger, not an evil piñata dinosaur. As long as we're on the subject though, what if humans could shoot acid? What would that look like?And, as long as we're talking about disemboweling humans … how many of their own internal organs does a person need to keep? How many transplants is humanly possible?Get these and more weird topics in this episode!QUESTIONSJulian: "I'm wondering… what if humans had a defense mechanism like shooting acid? What would that look like?" from AubreyTrace: "Is a human ‘Ship of Theseus' possible?" from RieseDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Happy Halloween, absurd friends! This time around Julian comes out of his shell to calculate the speed of a Kaiju snail (so much mucus

It's spoOOooOoky season! This week we're scaring you with a giant pasta topping!

In this wild episode, Julian infects your brain with the realization that plants can be VERY murdery, and Trace is driven NUTS looking for an elusive immortal animal.QUESTIONSJulian: "Why aren't there plant-based diseases that affect animals?" from IsaiahTrace: "What food could you feed a squirrel to make it immortal?" from TrevorDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

This episode Trace tries to find the secret to happiness and special guest host Rohin Francis swaps out blood for something with a tangy, fruity kick. Oh yeah! Oh no!QUESTIONSTrace: "Must we know a negative thing to understand the positive?" from BuenaRohin: "Could you replace all your blood with kool-aid?" from AllysonDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

We haven't seen this many fireworks since the Rockefeller Center did that spectacularly wild “Salute to Fireworks” back in 2007. This time around, guest-host Ceri Riley ponders what if fireworks were a normal part of the weather? And Trace ponders the spirits of the great beyond. He tries so, so hard not to bring up his time in the Victorian Era. Spoiler: He fails, almost as spectacularly as those damn fireworks.Julian is off this week, so send him lots of messages telling him how much he's missed.QUESTIONSCeri: "What would happen if fireworks were a naturally occurring weather pattern?" fromTrace: "If ghosts were real, how fast would they move? Speed of light? Faster?" from Ceri & JulianDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HERE'S THE AEROGEL CLIP WE SHOWAdam Savage Blown Away by Neil deGrasse Tyson's Aerogelhttps://youtu.be/ZRYM2jTFJ0U?t=84HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

This is the episode you're looking for.This week Trace gets creative with an answer about unponderable ponderances, and Julian goes pew pew a lot with a poll-winning quesiton about Picard's favorite weapon! We have a NEW HOPE that you'll enjoy episode 52!QUESTIONSJulian: "What would a Star Wars blaster and/or ray gun be like if it could exist?" from poll winner, NicTrace: "Where does creativity come from?" from MeredithDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Get your moisture sensors ready. In this episode Dr Alex Dainis slides into the scientific journals all about lubrication to understand the slip-factor of classic yellow bananas. Meanwhile, Julian argues with an actual, college educated PhD scientist about the wetness of molten lava. Is Julian actually… correct?!QUESTIONSJulian: "Is lava wet" from MarleneAlex Danis: "What food would be a better substitute for the ol' banana peel slipping gag?" from GeraldDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

You're at a hockey game. You grabbed nachos and your favorite sports beverage. The Mighty Ducks are playing their rivals, and you look away from the ice to take a selfie with a selfie stick so long you have to brace it against your hip to snap the pic.You're smiling with your crew, when a flash of white light envelops the stadium as the air catches fire. The noise is deafening. When you whip around, you see a hole in the stadium where the Duck's goal used to be … outside the full moon is melting. You wonder if the nachos would taste good covered in moon cheese. You snap the photo.Ohhhh, the good ol' hockey game; it's the best game you can name, and the best game you can name? It's the good old hockey game.QUESTIONSTrace: "Theoretically, how long could you make a selfie stick?" from Tom ScottTom: "Would it be possible to hit a hockey puck so hard that when it hits the goalie, they fly backward through the net and hit the back wall?" from StevenJulian: "What if the moon was actually made of cheese?" from Cody, and seprately, ShaneDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

A rogue viking pirate planet hurtles through space looking for plunder and booty. The human race has become a destitute vampiric race obsessed with ancient sea shanties and frequent meteor showers.A whale in the North Atlantic hears a distant whale song from an individual it doesn't recognize. It's repeating a warning to stay away from a large metal ship moving through the area.Are these possible futures?! Find out on episode 49 of That's Absurd Please Elaborate!SPONSORThis episode is sponsored by Nebula, a creator owned streaming service. Watching videos and listening to podcast supports the creators directly. Joining the network with our link supports us directly. Why watch videos and listen to podcasts where the corporate overlords get all the credit? Join Nebula instead! https://go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow QUESTIONSJulian: "Could we ever converse with animals?" from KaiTrace: "If the Earth was ejected from the solar system, how long would it take and how would we perceive the effects from our vantage point on the planet?" from DerrickDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

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Welcome to episode 48. Are you allergic to cats? When you visit friends does their cat seem to know (somehow) and roll up on you even though you're ignoring it?! “WTF CAT. YOU'RE LITERALLY MURDERING ME,” you think intensely while sipping your white wine. “Wait, does the cat… KnOW?!” Trace pours himself a glass of that crisp white, and digs into the science.Meanwhile, Julian crushes the game and learns exactly how screwed we'd all be if every atom in the human body spontaneously went up one place on the periodic table of elements. Let me tell you, this is a bad idea. Don't do it.QUESTIONSJulian: "What would happen if, spontaneously, all the element atoms in my body go up 1 place in the periodic table?" from Juan in AustraliaTrace: "Can cats tell who's allergic to them?" from Jill in WisconsinDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

For this episode Julian and Trace tackled the very uplifting and shiny topics of tornados and nuclear waste. No worries y'all! Everything here is so great! We're not trying to lift giant building with natural disasters! No way! We're not attempting to create a wild atomic disaster by throwing waste into an active volcano! HAHA Who would do that?! Cringe, right?QUESTIONSJulian: "How many tornados would it take to lift a skyscraper?" from JoshTrace: "Would dropping nuclear waste into a volcano be a viable solution?" from FredDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

In episode 45 Julian deconstructs the human experience without our boney scaffold, Trace calculates the detriment (or delight?) of doubling the derriere, and our guest Ben Bowlin (from iHeart Radio's Ridiculous History, Stuff they Don't Want You to Know) sings the praises of the American accent.QUESTIONSJulian: "What if humans no bones?" from FabieBen: "Why do we have accents?" from CoriTrace: "What would happen if we all had two butts?" from Super Surprised PikachuDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

Trace returns to find out if humans could take the green stuff from plants and make enough energy to live. meanwhile, Julian tries to understand if a wild idea would solve anything… Anything at all?QUESTIONSJulian: “What if you filled the grand canyon with ocean water? Would that solve anything?” from RomanTrace combines two questions: “What if humans performs photosynthesis?” from Danielle, with “How would society function if we were photosynthetic?” from WilliamDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!SPONSOR: BRILLIANT

This week astrophysicist Dr Nora Bailey joins Julian roll a set of huge, spherical dice on the future of irradiated bunnies in mech suits. Yes this is a real question. Does this sound like an episode of that Morty show to you? Me too.QUESTIONSJulian: "What is the maximum number faces you can fit on a die before it becomes a sphere?" from Aaron Nora: "How much radiation would it take to kill a bunny?" from JarrettDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

This week's guest host *hic* Sophie Shrand *hic* explores the silly spasm of *hic* hiccuping. Meanwhile, Julian attempts to understand why evolution didn't re-invent the wheel.QUESTIONSSophie: "Do animals other than humans hiccup?" from HillaryJulian: "Why don't we seem to see any animals that have evolved wheels?" from JadeDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

In this episode, it's a battle of (nit)wits! Trace discovers the deadly truth about poison immunity while Julian figures out how to make the worst numbering system imaginable.QuestionsJulian: "Can you still do maths using a unary (base 1) numeral system?" from MasonTrace: "How long would it have taken Westley to build up his immunity to iocaine powder?" from TessaDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

When Trace was a kid he was a sleepwalker. His parents closed the door to his bedroom. They heard him bonking against the door over and over. They love to tell this story. Now I'm telling you! Sleepwalking is weird, right? Are we the only ones who do that? Julian looks into it. Plus, as long as we're wondering things … have you ever wondered if you could fling an animal into space? Like a marmot or a coyote! Could a coyote actually go to orbit on top of a giant pile of TNT? (He definitely isn't going to catch that pesky road runner; does anyone under 30 even get this reference?). Trace explores what is clearly a Julian-focused question.

This episode Trace travels to the magical land of Oz. It's disgusting. Meanwhile Julian is going to meet him there as soon as he can fill his head with 7 cement trucks' worth of gas. **QUESTIONS**Julian: "If you were to blow up a person like a balloon, how big would we need to get before we can fly under our own power?" from IsaiahTrace: "How unclean was the wicked witch of the west?" from NickDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!**HOW TO ASK A QUESTION**

Science agrees: black holes are really cool. TAPE listener Robert, on the other hand, disagrees with science, and thinks their slightly-less-dense-but-still-absurdly-dense cousins known as Neutron Stars are cooler. He's decided to pet one. Julian explores the smorgasbord of ways he would probably die horribly if he tried. Meanwhile Trace geeks out about Stargate, in an effort to dial-in how accurate the gates would really be!QUESTIONSJulian: "If I tried to pet a neutron star, what would kill me first?" from Robert Trace: "If Stargate were real, would the address be accurate enough to dial a gate?" from CoreyDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!Visit our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com to listen to every episode of the show, see what videos or images we share from our research. Also on our website you can submit questions directly to us thatsabsurdshow.com/ask. If you love email for some reason you can also share them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. If we use your question we'll give you a shout out in the episode.SUPPORT THE SHOW: JOIN NEBULAWant to listen to the show without any ads and support the show? You can, just join Nebula with our link. Not only do you get to listen to our show ad-free, but you'll also get it early and it directly supports That's Absurd Please Elaborate and tons of other independent creators. To join visit go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow.SOCIALS[[ JULIAN ]]Instagram: @HuggetoutThreads: @HuggetoutX (formerly, Twitter): @Huggetout[[ TRACE ]]Instagram: @tracedominguezYouTube: @tracedominguezThreads: @tracedominguezBlueSky: @tracedominguezX (formerly, Twitter): @tracedominguezCREDITSThis episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us.Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemicThanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Trace's quest for answers takes him to a magical fantasy land of wizards, frozen keys, and bodily fluids. Meanwhile Julian discovers that there are about 3 degrees of separation between chickpeas and dynamite. Yes, really.QUESTIONSJulian: "Could you make an explosive out of chick peas?" from Jesse Trace: "Can you pee on an object that is so cold that the act of peeing on it can make you colder?" from LukeDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!Visit our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com to listen to every episode of the show, see what videos or images we share from our research. Also on our website you can submit questions directly to us thatsabsurdshow.com/ask. If you love email for some reason you can also share them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. If we use your question we'll give you a shout out in the episode.SUPPORT THE SHOW: JOIN NEBULAWant to listen to the show without any ads and support the show? You can, just join Nebula with our link. Not only do you get to listen to our show ad-free, but you'll also get it early and it directly supports That's Absurd Please Elaborate and tons of other independent creators. To join visit go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow.SOCIALS[[ JULIAN ]]Instagram: @HuggetoutThreads: @HuggetoutX (formerly, Twitter): @Huggetout[[ TRACE ]]Instagram: @tracedominguezYouTube: @tracedominguezThreads: @tracedominguezBlueSky: @tracedominguezX (formerly, Twitter): @tracedominguezCREDITSThis episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us.Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemicThanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Imagine there's no war. Would we have cell phones? GPS? Shovels?! Would we still be able to pop open a tube of delicious mini-M&Ms? Will a future historian believe the Green M&M was some kind of Goddess of Love? (Yes).This is a wild ride of an episode featuring TAPE friend Joe Scott of the YouTube show Answers with Joe! Double doses of history PLUS the psychology of food? Chew on that!QUESTIONSJulian: "How different would technology be if there was no war?" from Joe ScottJoe Scott: "Which mundane technologies is likely to be misinterpreted by future historians?" from CariTrace: "Why are mini foods so much better than their normal-sized counterparts" from ReynaDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!Visit our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com to listen to every episode of the show, see what videos or images we share from our research. Also on our website you can submit questions directly to us thatsabsurdshow.com/ask. If you love email for some reason you can also share them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. If we use your question we'll give you a shout out in the episode.THE BOOK CARI MENTIONEDDavid Macaulay's “Motel of Mysteries”Find it from a local bookseller: https://bookshop.org/p/books/motel-of-the-mysteries-david-macaulay/11270539Or at your local library!https://www.overdrive.com/media/573893/motel-of-the-mysteriesTHE M&M SQUARE CUBE CALCULUSShout out to DAN. Your math was instrumental to my answer.Find it here: http://blog.recursiveprocess.com/2014/05/30/mms-mega/SUPPORT THE SHOW: JOIN NEBULAWant to listen to the show without any ads and support the show? You can, just join Nebula with our link. Not only do you get to listen to our show ad-free, but you'll also get it early and it directly supports That's Absurd Please Elaborate and tons of other independent creators. To join visit go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow.SOCIALS[[ JOE SCOTT ]]YouTube: youtube.com/@joescottThreads: threads.net/@answerswithjoeFacebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoeInstagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoeX/Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe[[ JULIAN ]]Instagram: instagram.com/HuggetoutThreads: threads.net/HuggetoutX/Twitter: twitter.com/Huggetout[[ TRACE ]]Instagram: instagram.com/tracedominguezYouTube: youtube.com/@tracedominguezThreads: threads.net/tracedominguezX/Twitter: twitter.com/tracedominguezCREDITSThis episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us.Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemicThanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Have you ever felt someone's gaze on you? This episode Julian explores why we seem to sense when eyes are on us. Meanwhile Trace gets lost in a fog so thick he has to drink his way out.QUESTIONSJulian: "How much does regard weigh?" from SabrinaTrace: "Can you drink fog?" from GraceDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!Visit our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com to listen to every episode of the show, see what videos or images we share from our research. Also on our website you can submit questions directly to us thatsabsurdshow.com/ask. If you love email for some reason you can also share them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. If we use your question we'll give you a shout out in the episode.SUPPORT THE SHOW: JOIN NEBULAWant to listen to the show without any ads and support the show? You can, just join Nebula with our link. Not only do you get to listen to our show ad-free, but you'll also get it early and it directly supports That's Absurd Please Elaborate and tons of other independent creators. To join visit go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow.SOCIALS[[ JULIAN ]]Instagram: @HuggetoutThreads: @HuggetoutX (formerly, Twitter): @Huggetout[[ TRACE ]]Instagram: @tracedominguezYouTube: @tracedominguezThreads: @tracedominguezBlueSky: @tracedominguezX (formerly, Twitter): @tracedominguezCREDITSThis episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us.Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemicThanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You are showering too often. Helicopters are insane. Soap is ancient magic chemistry.This time around, Trace tells everyone all about cleanliness while attempting to dodge the wellness and clean eating industry zealots. Then, Julian geeks out on the wild engineering of helicopters AND debunks a related meme about jets going to the gym.QUESTIONSTrace: "How clean is too clean?" from NeatNitJulian: "What would happen if you kept a helicopter stationary in the air for 12 hours?" from AmandaAND Julian answers a BONUS question “A jumbo jet is on a treadmill. The treadmill is programmed to move at the exact speed of the planes wheels in the opposite direction. Can the plane take off?” from BrockDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

This episode Trace tries to track down the first word ever uttered by human kind and Julian gets confused about how reproduction works… again…QUESTIONSJulian: "What if every set of DNA passed on from each individual were identical, respectively?" from Brandon Trace: "What was the first word?" from TylerDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!Visit our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com to listen to every episode of the show, see what videos or images we share from our research. Also on our website you can submit questions directly to us thatsabsurdshow.com/ask. If you love email for some reason you can also share them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. If we use your question we'll give you a shout out in the episode.SUPPORT THE SHOW: JOIN NEBULAWant to listen to the show without any ads and support the show? You can, just join Nebula with our link. Not only do you get to listen to our show ad-free, but you'll also get it early and it directly supports That's Absurd Please Elaborate and tons of other independent creators. To join visit go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow.SOCIALS[[ JULIAN ]]Instagram: @HuggetoutThreads: @HuggetoutX (formerly, Twitter): @Huggetout[[ TRACE ]]Instagram: @tracedominguezYouTube: @tracedominguezThreads: @tracedominguezBlueSky: @tracedominguezX (formerly, Twitter): @tracedominguezCREDITSThis episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us.Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemicThanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this absolutely absurd episode, Dr Simon Clark ponders if human's could colonize an atmosphere like Jupiter's -- Star Wars Cloud City is on trial. Speaking of gas giants, Julian digs into the evolutionary experiment that could give rise to a vampire. But first, Trace leads us off by learning about the uneven distribution of kitty cat toe beans!QUESTIONSJulian: "What environmental pressures would have to be present to lead to the evolution of humanoid vampires?" from JadeSimon: "Could we colonize a breathable gas giant?" from DrewTrace: "Why do cats have different numbers of toe beans on their front and back paws?" from SimonDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!HOW TO ASK A QUESTION