Stung By Thirty Wasps (Giant Stinging Tree)

Completely Arbortrary

Comedy, Education, Science

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we explore Australia’s infamous giant stinging tree (Dendrocnide moroides) and its neurotoxic hairs that cause agonizing pain. How fun(?)!

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0:00.0	I usually get a hunk of Asian pear stuck in my throat because I don't like to swallow
0:08.4	it because it tastes bad.
0:10.4	Maybe your pickle
0:12.9	take on food.
0:13.9	I don't think it is.
0:15.1	Besides your pickle conundrum.
0:17.3	I also don't like pickles.
0:18.3	That's insane.
0:19.3	But it's not insane.
0:20.3	It's quite insane.
0:21.3	No, it's not insane.
0:22.3	I think that the pickles are disgusting.
0:25.0	We're moving past that. Let's get into these Asian pairs.
0:29.0	Pirates, Pyropholia, scientific name.
0:31.0	They're tasteless. They're hard and they crunch. And it'll be I mean an
0:36.3	apple is the same but at least an apple's got a flavor to it.
0:39.2	That's the whole point. I know but like if the whole point, if you're like, I don't know. They're not, first of all, what's the point?
0:46.4	I have to interrupt. This is fake news. They're not flavorless. They have a subtle sweet flavor.
0:53.2	So I won't have you slandering them with falsities.
0:56.4	It's just not good.
0:57.2	Secondly, yes, they're, I would not call them crunchy, I would call them crispy.
1:02.4	The one I just had was a little under-rip so it was pretty
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