That's Absurd Please Elaborate

This episode only has a little bit of fifing in it; we promise. This time Julian looks into why the Chinese (or anyone else) would send a balloon to do a satellite's job, and Trace explores an alternative universe where a couple of major speed limits are swapped!QUESTIONSJulian: "Why use a balloon if you have satellites" from TraceTrace: "What if the speed of sound was faster than the speed of light" from JulianHAVE AN ABSURD QUESTION?Do you have an absurd question? Maybe a silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? No matter the question, if you want a well-researched answer: tell us!Submit your questions with this form: https://notionforms.io/forms/have-an-absurd-question or email them to [email protected]. If we use it, we'll give you a shout out in the episode!WE ELABORATE EVEN MOREWe 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 episode as soon as we can make them.SOCIALS[[ JULIAN ]]Instagram: @HuggetoutTwitter: @Huggetout[[ TRACE ]]Instagram: @tracedominguezYouTube: @tracedominguezTwitter: @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. Special thanks to friends and family for listening to the edits and helping us make this better.ONE MORE THINGBefore you go, please, tell us what you think! Your feedback will make this show better. If you have a question, or if you really hate the way Trace laughs (I've always suspected this) please tell us! Feedback helps us adapt and grow. Please review, rate, and tell your friends! They can find it anywhere you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you! See you in the future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's the pilot! AHH! This episode Julian looks closely at an alternative evolution of human knees, and Trace bends backwards to explore what would happen if we could perceive more colors. It’s an alternative evolution episode!We're so excited to get this thing out to y'all, and we're proud of what we've made. We hope you love it! If you have feelings, please give us a rating on whatever podcast app you're using to listen. Those ratings and reviews really mean a lot to future listeners! Thanks a bunch!QUESTIONSJulian: "What if humans evolved with backwards knees?"Trace: "What if we evolved to see more colors?"That's Absurd Please Elaborate is made by Julian Huguet and Trace Dominguez, two professional nerds whose day job is to create content for PBS, Discovery, Vox and other award-winning publishers. In this show we use our decades of experience in science communication to answer the most ridiculous questions from guests, the audience, AI-bots, and the Internet™!HAVE AN ABSURD QUESTION?Do you have an absurd question? Maybe a silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? No matter the question, if you want a well-researched answer: tell us!Submit your questions with this form: https://notionforms.io/forms/have-an-absurd-question or email them to [email protected]. If we use it, we'll give you a shout out in the episode!WE ELABORATE EVEN MOREWe 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 episode as soon as we can make them.SOCIALS[[ JULIAN ]]Instagram: @HuggetoutTwitter: @Huggetout[[ TRACE ]]Instagram: @tracedominguezYouTube: @tracedominguezTwitter: @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. Special thanks to friends and family for listening to the edits and helping us make this better.Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!OH, HEYBefore you go, please, tell us what you think! Your feedback will make this show better. If you have a question, or if you really hate the way Trace laughs (I've always suspected this) please tell us! Feedback helps us adapt and grow. Please review, rate, and tell your friends! They can find it anywhere you get your podcasts. Thanks for being a good human. We'll see you in the future!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's finally happening!! This trailer should explain exactly what the heck you're about to hear. You’ll also get some marimbas (they’re nice).Have you ever wanted to ask your smartest friends your stupidest more embarrassing questions? Then this is the place for you. That's Absurd Please Elaborate is made by Julian Huguet and Trace Dominguez, two professional nerds whose day job is to create content for PBS, Discovery, Vox and other award-winning publishers. With our decades of experience in science communication we will answer the most ridiculous questions from guests, the audience, AI-bots, and the Internet™!Do you have an absurd question? Maybe a silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? No matter the question, if you want a well-researched answer: tell us!Submit questions directly to us with this form: https://notionforms.io/forms/have-an-absurd-question or email them to [email protected]. If we use it, we'll give you a shout out in the episode!We create art for each episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate! See it on our Instagram @ThatsAbsurdShow and our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com. While on our site you can listen to every episode of the show and find full transcripts whenever we can make them.SOCIALS[[ JULIAN ]]Instagram: @HuggetoutTwitter: @Huggetout[[ TRACE ]]Instagram: @tracedominguezYouTube: @tracedominguezTwitter: @tracedominguezBefore you go, please, tell us what you think! Your feedback will make this show better. If you have a question, or if you really hate the way Trace laughs (I've always suspected this) tell us so we can adapt and grow. Thanks for listening. Please review, rate, and tell your friends! Share this show with your friends! They can find it anywhere you get your podcasts. Thanks for being a good human. We'll see you in the future!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.