Skeptics' Guide - Episode #96
Recording Date: May 23rd, 2007
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Episode #96 Skeptical Puzzle thread on the forums
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Panelists (in order of appearance)
- Steven Novella
- Bob Novella
- Rebecca Watson
- Perry DeAngelis
- Jay Novella
- Evan Bernstein
Interesting Facts
- Back by popular demand: Evan's obscure holiday intro!
- The SGU is banned in China for being too analytical
- Theme for Science or Fiction in this episode is Crystals
- This week's puzzle is presented in Rap form by skeptical rapper Kom'n Cents - Download here
Interviewee
China Consultant Gareth Hayes
Science or Fiction**
- Perry (23/67)
- Bob (39/74)
- Rebecca* (36/55)
- Jay* (21/51)
- Evan* (26/65)
Funny Quotes
1. Evan: "Happy World Turtle Day to everyone."
Jay: "I'll turtle you."
2. Evan: "Imagine checking into the homeopathic hospital. At least you'll never be thirsty I guess."
3. Steve (after reading a listener's name): "First I have to say that Nick Wild has to be a fake name."
Evan: "Or a porn name."
Steve: "It's just one of those names where you can't hear his name and not think 'The Adventures of Nick Wild'. You have to have a double-o seven after your name if your name is Nick Wild."
4. Evan: "It's certainly not going the other direction. We're not gonna find out one day that, oh, wait, there is no gravity, it's really something totally different that's not gonna happen."
Rebecca: "We'll all go flying into the air."
5. Steve: "We still need to figure out how to unify quantum mechanics and special relativity."
Evan: "You working on that Bob?"
6. Jay: "So to summarize the answer to Nick's question. Nick tell your friend to just take a chill pill. Tell him he's wrong. Tell him to listen to the show, and you know, become more like Perry and everything will work out."
7. Steve: "I'm the year of the dragon by the way which is the coolest Chinese year."
Jay: "Bruce Lee was the year of the dragon."
Bob: "I got you beat I'm the year of the cock."
8. Jay (about taking over China): "I just want the fortune cookies, that's it."
9. Steve (About Bush and Saddam being buddies): "Saddam had to take one for the team."
10. Jay: "Steve don't tell me that you pulled Star Trek bullshit into this."
11. Steve: "This one, however, is in fact, science."
Bob: "No shit."
Evan: "That's exactly what the scientists said when they realized it."
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* - won this week's game