Welcome to the longest staring contest of your life. You’re about to go seven days without blinking. What device would keep your eyes forced open? How long would it take before the pain becomes unbearable? And why you might not be able to ever see again?
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00:00 Longest staring contest of your life
00:38 Why is blinking imortant?
01:53 Lid speculum
03:39 UV rays damaging your eyes
04:41 Corneal hypoxia
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If you were going for a refreshing swim, the last thing you’d expect is to suffocate from toxic gases. But when it comes to Lake Kivu, this is one dangerous body of water you wouldn’t want to dive into. What makes this lake so hazardous? What would be the physical consequences of swimming in it? And how could the lake be on the verge of a toxic explosion?
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When a venomous snake sinks its fangs, a complex mixture of toxic proteins, enzymes and other molecular substances is injected straight into your bloodstream. This is to disable you and break down your cells and tissues so you are easier to digest. So would one sip of snake venom be your last? What does snake venom consist of? How would swallowing it be different than being bitten? What is coagulopathy?
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Ticks. They drink your blood and infect you with disease. But they’re about to get much worse. They’re growing into huge monstrosities. And they’re coming for you. How would ticks behave if they were human-sized? How much of your blood would they need for each meal? And why should you just let them eat you? What can lyme disease and powassan virus do to your body?
00:00 Ticks the Size of a Human
00:46 Lyme Disease, Powassan Virus and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
02:19 What would these ticks do to you?
04:29 How much blood would they drink?
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The owners of this store couldn’t believe their eyes when they checked their security footage in the morning. This man walked right through their glass doors, without slowing down or breaking them, as if he were a ghost. Then, moments later, he did it again, and acted like it’s completely normal. How could this be possible? What would you do with this power? And what scientific theory says that we could all be capable of doing this?
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No one can say with certainty what happens after we die. And it’s the one unknown all of us will face. So what if our existence wasn’t temporary? What if there was life after death? How long can your brain live after your body dies? Could your loved ones still communicate with you? And does your body contain the zombie gene? Is death a figment of your imagination? What’s our perception of reality on it?
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It’s a hot summer day. You’re enjoying a picnic, and you take a swig of your drink. What’s that in your mouth? It’s a hornet. And you accidentally swallowed it. How painful is a hornet’s sting? What happens if you’re allergic to its venom? Could it lead to anaphylactic shock? And could the hornet sting you in your stomach? There are plenty of bugs and insects that can bite or sting us. And hornets might be one that you fear the most. How does acetylcholine determine how powerful the venom is?
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What do you get when you take an alien parasite and smush it together with a human being? Would you get to become a supercharged, head-eating anti hero like Venom? Or would you die a slow and painful death? Today, you’re getting infected with your very own alien parasite. How would it mess with your brain? Would you lose control of your body? And, what’s it like to share a body with Venom?
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Deep in the jungle, there’s a fungus that infects creatures, and turns them into zombies. This deadly fungus, known as Cordyceps, has the ability to take out entire species. What if this fungus infected you, by touching your skin, or just by breathing it in? Could the Cordyceps fungus turn you into a zombie? What would it do to your body? And how likely is it that this will happen to you?
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