What if a Radioactive Spider Bites You?

[@becausescience]

Thanks for watching Super Nerds! Consider this your PSA that spiders are not that bad, and are actually really cool bois -- kH

[@SkyeRequiem001]

There are much more radioactive things than Polonium-210, which are largely the heavier transuranic elements which eventually get to the point where half-lives of a few seconds or minutes are considered extraordinarily stable due to approaching or having "magic" numbers of protons (114) and approaching the "magic" number of neutrons (184) (closed shells), as these elements would be expected to disappear almost instantaneously without an additional stabilizing effect. Related to things being useful just for being radioactive is californium, with the moderately stable isotope Cf-252 being used as an activator for nuclear fuel rods (half-life ~2.5 years, which makes it practically much more useful than polonium for this purpose). Cf-253 meanwhile is significantly more radioactive than polonium with a half life of 17.81 days and it's primary decay product (~99.69%) has a lifetime of 20.47 days. Much worse to be bitten by a spider with Cf-253 venom than Po-210!

[@fatihkucur3164]

Hey Kyle, have you seen the movie The Wandering Earth ? In the movie the sun is dying out, people all around the world build giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its orbit and sail Earth to a new star system. How much energy do you actually need for that ? Or is it even possible? Can you do the math ? I love your calculations. I think it is the best part of your videos. Thx for videos

[@becausescience]

Fatih Kucur You’re going to enjoy an upcoming episode... - kH

[@eloquentzlion9290]

Wouldn't time travel be possible as long it involved an object that you climb into and you can't travel back in time past the point at which it was created and then you wouldn't be able to travel forward until you travel back?

[@dvklaveren]

BTW, cellar spiders ARE spiders. What you were talking about were harvestmen; those aren't spiders. Both of these critters are colloquially called "daddy longlegs". Daddy longlegs are spiders. -- Regards, someone diagnosed with arachnophobia and is tired of hearing this miscorrection from everyone. :P

[@neonz2712]

Only 12 out of 40,000 species of spiders are deadly to humans, yet my brain still tells me that all 12 are under my bed.

[@josephpatterson4434]

Neonz27 😂😂

[@VegitoBlueYT]

;-;

[@stormknight9362]

And if theyre not under your theyre under mine Slowly building their nest...preparing to climb into my body through the anus and turn me into their host

[@akstormtrooper508]

Or crawling around somewhere... anywhere...everywhere you don't look, and some of the places you do.

[@stormknight9362]

And when their first wave of hosts are complete they burst forth from our chests in unprecedented numbers, ready to continue their conquest

[@splinterskulll]

“Broken DNA doesn’t give you superpowers - it... gives you cancer.” Idk why but I found that incredibly funny.

[@g0dm4st3r]

Glad I wasn't the only one.

[@TexMeta]

Cancer isn't a joke Karen

[@joshuaofthesharingan4458]

Same yo

[@oscaralonso4699]

Isn't cancer deadpool super power

[@ivanflores7807]

Please don't mention cancer my mom had it twice

[@kingofspades9720]

“No, the more alive black widow” *FLEX TAPE CANT FIX THAT*

[@jacobplaysstuff126]

NoW tHaTs A lOt Of DaMaGe

[@TheEntlty]

No, the more alive black widow. (Doesnt even bat an eyelid) Is it possible to learn this power

[@spm_vx_3211]

Woooow

[@emmagrace223giuliano3]

Holy shit dude, you fuckin killed her

[@harold6522]

puts moms ashes in a flex tape pouch insta rezzed

[@giftedfox4748]

Fun fact: Majority of the time spiders who bite people normally give them a dry bite. Meaning no venom was injected. Reason for this is because of how small their venom sac is and they need to be sure to have enough for any food. However, if you have a baby spider it can inject its whole payload into you. You don't need to worry about that because their fangs are smaller and would just get trapped in your skin.

[@JayNDez22]

Wow..

[@StellarFart]

smart

[@adriangomez3005]

Their whole payload 🤨

[@laravioliiii2832]

@@adriangomez3005 step spider i'm stuck

[@hartsv]

Wdym I don't have to worry about little fangs in my skin

[@Batman-ro9mj]

I don’t think Cancer-Man really rolled of the tongue.

[@GoatMan-dl5ds]

I think he goes by deadpool

[@dudepool7530]

@@GoatMan-dl5ds awe, ya beat me to the punch! At least you didn't punch me to the beat though! By a measly 9 hrs no less...

[@dudepool7530]

@sulphursmite hey man, what you do behind closed doors is none of my business lmao

[@jacobplaysstuff126]

@@dudepool7530 Im crying now 😂

[@stormanator01]

The webs hes shooting is actually just a metaphor for the lose of white blood cells he doesnt have anymore

[@alphawolf3261]

I dont blame spiders i always blame mosquitoes

[@kamerad_marzuki3631]

Imagine, radioactive mosquitoes

[@enaszaq3051]

@@kamerad_marzuki3631 my worst nightmare

[@norabrandt4078]

i BLAME PEOPLE WHO DONT PROOF REED THEY'R POSTS/

[@alphawolf3261]

@@norabrandt4078 ?

[@montebutler4113]

You speaking the truth

[@Bevsworld04]

"The more alive black widow" *oof*

[@NotVanHalen9090]

Bevsworld04 lol

[@daverhoden445]

Too soon.

[@usedplaystation3camera619]

@@daverhoden445 not at sll

[@rasmustapper9994]

Kinda a spoiler for people xd they shold not just make any kinda of these jokes related to a BIG film that is not even a year old, like i had no idea she will die...now i do....

[@rasmustapper9994]

+ There was no warning or text in the description

[@anshpatel8083]

“Broken DNA doesn’t give you any superpowers, it gives you cancer” - I laughed way too hard

[@twossock]

What if “Spider-Man” is just Peter Parker’s semi lucid dreams as he’s slowly dying of radiation sickness. A symptom of a slowly decaying mind...

[@izyaboi9844]

Well that got unesecarily dark

[@KingOpenReview]

We're not doing this again.

[@str9306]

twossock just like my uncle 😃

[@seyounya]

hol up.... nah stop

[@zakazany1945]

Not the coma theory again

[@josiahkim3641]

"No one has died from a black widow since 1983, if you don't count black widow." I'm dying😂😂😂😂

[@Sohlstyce]

xD

[@hasanmuttaqin464]

i died

[@ioanmitru478]

@@hasanmuttaqin464 bye bye

[@alondravargas598]

😶😶😶😶😶😶😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐

[@MaguireMemes]

@@hasanmuttaqin464 are you black widow?

[@Z03155]

"No the more alive black widow" Bruce banner wants to know your location

[@Joel-hx6dn]

oh no

[@comik9294]

oh yeah hulk

[@vanator3169]

*Cries in purple*

[@speedyking288]

You mean alien black widow probs exist *save. The aliens

[@josephcontreras8930]

I always think of banner being called David

[@mjames7674]

I don't care about how venomous a spider is... It's all about how scary it looks and how fast it goes.

[@jacklarter-wf7hk]

Facts bro

[@JeminahHerself]

Amen 🗣️

[@AdhvaithSane]

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@PilloTheStar]

That's how I feel about dogs. Wish you could step on dogs the same way you can step on spiders.

[@neonz2712]

@@PilloTheStar Stop it. Get some help.

[@Heavensrun]

"The more alive Black Widow" Too soon, man.

[@Iruka1991]

I though this was a safe space

[@MyPissBurns]

I mean the spoiler ban has been up for months, there isn’t any safe place

[@BenjiM514]

Either I found that hilarious 😆

[@Iruka1991]

@@MyPissBurns i meant safe from getting a finger shoved into the still very so fresh wound.

[@MacForaday]

I knew a guy who was bitten by a gila monster (they have deadly neuro toxin) but was able to get the anti-toxin in time to save his life. Since then, he has actually had a stronger sense of smell. So there's one example of a person getting "super powers" from being bitten by something venomous.

[@Greninjathepok3]

find me that gila monster and then send it to me in a cage. I need it to bite me

[@Mysterrry]

So I potentially could become spider-man

[@Greninjathepok3]

@@Mysterrry potentially if you get bitten by the most radioactive spider ever and get the anti-toxin in time before you die then you could be spiderman if the anti toxic actually helps cause there could be so much venom the anti toxin does nothing

[@Ensensu2]

@@Mysterrry Gila-Man, with the power of deadlier bites and smelling things really well and scaly skin?

[@melroysojan]

Don’t worry… it’s a canon event👽

[@KingofRatsGaming]

"most toxic animal on Earth" My ex would like to have a word with you.

[@stevethea5250]

TOBEY MAGUIRE IS OUR REAL BRO

[@snipz0844]

Lol

[@honokakazuno]

*Chuckles in my online teammates*

[@nikitaamien404]

Savageee

[@Waffle_itis22]

DAMN SON

[@grease3873]

"The origin of Spiderman starts all the way back in 1962" _Damn, Spiderman's been a superhero longer than my country has had independence._

[@aniketsaju2127]

Nice i hope you lose and gain your independence again just to experience what freedom fighters experienced ;)

[@stevethea5250]

@@aniketsaju2127 which country

[@hackerman2552]

@@aniketsaju2127 bruh

[@Horizantle]

@@aniketsaju2127 pfp explains it all

[@manofculture777]

@@stevethea5250 north Korea

[@radlee0123]

"No deaths after 1983, if you don't count EndGame." Man, you went after Black Widow hard.

[@carterbaskin9340]

Not as hard as Black widow went to the ground

[@feitocomfruta]

I don’t know what face was sadder: “no thwip with webbing” Kyle or “radiation induced hair loss” Kyle.

[@PaleoGeek]

Definitely the hair.

[@humblesoldier5474]

The hair. It takes a long time, and a lot of work to maintain good looking long hair.

[@nikolic6924]

Definitely when he said hair loss😂😂😂😂

[@Mastermind8908]

"No thwip..." was sadder to us. "Hair loss" was sadder to Kyle.

[@bittersprout3694]

"spiders do *NOT* want to bite us" I guess that explains Jeff the spider's pleasant personality

[@johndoherty487]

Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy!

[@ZeeZan15y]

wait, i use to have a long legs spider that when the guy found a nest of webs made by the previous spider in my bedroom, and the guy dance and live there for quite a while the reason i reply to your comment is because i name the guy jeffrey/jeff

[@Ensensu2]

Jeff also had the body of a female black widow but identified as male. Was he a transgender or intersex giant spider?

[@beanzwackz]

Jeff the spider is a gorilla tag (a vr game) creepypasta

[@beanzwackz]

it’s not a real thing

[@thatcrystalpie]

Spider: aggrivated Lab: infiltrated Neutrons: activated *time to spider man*

[@rayyanshaikh5591]

Lmao

[@Shades781]

Hotel: Trivago

[@thatcrystalpie]

@@Shades781 there it is

[@SpiderMan23000]

Time to spider man

[@alexadams270]

Hotel: Triviago

[@axe693axe]

I guess I'll call off my spider hunting trip in Chernobyl... :(

[@Gooberpatrol66]

I heard it's the equivalent of a chest x-ray.

[@skylx0812]

...in Mother Russia spider hunt you.

[@CulturalToast]

@@skylx0812 You know that Chernobyl is in Ukraine not in Russia, right?

[@blargoramma41]

@@CulturalToast Tell that to Russia. ;)

[@loganbrown8653]

lol axe

[@runefaustblack]

"Let's Get Technical" could be this show's subtitle.

[@erbgorre]

the best kind of subtitle

[@becausescience]

Miguel de Lima it is now - kH

[@MontgomeryWenis]

More like Let's Get Pedantic

[@esajaan]

@@becausescience It always reminds me of "let's get dangerous" from Darkwing Duck

[@KiyanPocket]

Because Science You better credit his ass. Not him, his ass specifically.

[@Czah5]

This whole time, Spider-Man was just the cancerous fever dream of a dying photographer. feels bad man...

[@sonsonthegoddessofconfusio3183]

That's literally for any super hero who got their powers from something else, doctor banners fever dream, a cave man's fever dream

[@chriswentz5197]

Isnt there a comic about this idea tho?i remember being depressed from seeing it

[@sonsonthegoddessofconfusio3183]

@@chriswentz5197 yup there's a whole messed up what if series, hulk is a mutant monster that's in a lot of pain Iron Man went insane and died thinking he saved himself, Thor is forever trapped on his planet Depressed

[@wonderfulbonfire]

Marvel ruins, raging mutant virus

[@AlexRobles-tl4jd]

I think this video helped my spider phobia more than anything. Thanks.

[@SomaCoreaix]

"You would---lose all of your hair." Saitama's origins confirmed

[@anonflamethrower2136]

Ohh my god that's why he got super strength,speed and great reflexes😲😲😲

[@anonflamethrower2136]

@soma you are god

[@jaybloxian6570]

underrated

[@HassanAhmed-rf9xr]

@@anonflamethrower2136 *good

[@HassanAhmed-rf9xr]

yep you spoiled it for me

[@tyrannosaurusrex4600]

This is also why Mary Jane died because of the "close" contact with the radioactive "fluids" of Peter over the years, so this episode exactly explain what happend to Marry.

[@pleasehelpicanneverthinkof5026]

Hmmmm, "fluids"

[@ajbean5389]

Mary*

[@FinalStigma]

Never mind the fact that Bruce Banner was able to give his cousin a blood transfusion with his radioactive blood and turn her into She-Hulk instead. I guess different kind of radiation creates different results?

[@omegaXjammur]

@@FinalStigma Bruce Banner/Hulk does have gamma radiation and while we don't know what kind of radiation the spider had you could be right

[@humblesoldier5474]

@@FinalStigma That, and depending on the Banner. Had a retro virus like alteration along with the radiation, so it helps the She-Hulk story. Question is could Hulk rebuild his people by giving transfusions to those who are loyal to him.

[@prestonang8216]

“More alive Black Widow.” “If you don’t include Endgame.” Dude, too soon. Too soon. Edit : Okay maybe losing all of your luscious hair is worse than the black widow roasts.

[@theopdiamond8349]

nope

[@prestonang8216]

TheOPDiamond Yes, i havent watched endgame re-release yet.

[@BeyondTheSide]

@@prestonang8216 "Ah ah ah, too soon my friend, too soon."

[@cometzz9713]

Habana tooo soon

[@jaysparker1869]

😬😅😔😣😢😭

[@I_forgot_something_]

I’ll save you the 14 minutes, *You’ll be Tony Stark’s student*

[@P1nkNebula]

with cancer

[@MariOmor1]

...and now you'll be on your own and no one will know about you

[@Noolore]

"It doesn't give you super powers. It gives you cancer." Doesn't sound like a very cool super power to me. Add a bow and arrow and you're basically hawkeye.

[@cs0345]

Being the protagonist of a Far Cry or Assassin's creed game with a bow is better.

[@devrajdaily2777]

Hahahahaha I get the reference

[@Nmethyltransferase]

*How to piss off a scientist* Scientist: "...half-life..." Me: "So, what about a full life?"

[@Corvus__]

Carful. Said scientist might climb into his powered armor just to pummel you, or he'll just send his attack dog.

[@xensonar9652]

It's actually a good question and scientists would probably be excited to answer it.

[@helix-nh1pv]

Scientist; "half life" Me; "oh yeah that old game"

[@AscendantStoic]

Actually .. there is no more angering question involving Half-Life than ... WHERE IS HALF-LIFE 3!!? XD

[@ramonnapolano6308]

Jay Wilson if you really are interested. radioactive decay or the reoccurring of unstable atoms back to their normal state is a random process. if you've seen an e-graph you know that there is really no 0 to measure but it's getting near zero. similar to that you can't say when atoms decay but you can measure pretty consistent at which time half of a probe is decayed. that's half-life I'm sorry if something's unclear. English is not my first language

[@Drakefance5]

If i was bitten by a Radioactive Kyle, Would i turn into a SuperNerd?

[@lukewilliamson74]

No, you'd just be forced to drink Monster and repair drywall the rest of your life.

[@archentity]

I think that's what happened to that MatterBeam guy...

[@Yickerd]

Yes

[@nil981]

A radioactive Kyle would die before he got a chance to bite you.

[@YoshionoKimochi]

This comments deserves more likes

[@venny5417]

I always interpreted it as the radioactivity changing the spider's DNA and causing it to produce a different venom that is capable of changing Peter Parker's physiology permanently. Also killing the spider in the process.

[@fabiovieira8442]

"Mr. Stark...I don't feel so good." *dies of cancer*

[@ShyBoy6ty9]

F

[@jetso2000]

F

[@Nanami_Mitaka]

F

[@seyounya]

F

[@zakazany1945]

F

[@vorlash1]

Is Kyle secretly a spiderbro? "Spiders never bite!" Exactly what an undercover spider would say.

[@sushiamezaki9869]

vorlash1 “69”

[@sushiamezaki9869]

vorlash1 a

[@zeta4400]

8:40 you got your information wrong the most toxic animal on earth would be fortnite kids

[@mirkoperic1679]

AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH

[@matthewg5502]

Lmao

[@RustyTMercury]

LOL

[@NepPuddingBrain]

You sure you don't mean R6 ranked kids?

[@zeta4400]

@@NepPuddingBrain depends 😂

[@friskybitzboi]

“The more alive Black Widow” this still hurts

[@julianmichaelson7656]

"The more alive Black Widow." First of all, how dare you say that.

[@Poklaz1]

What's the reference at?

[@rpgdoge]

Julian Michaelson I get where you coming from but he good he should’ve said the less dangerous black widow

[@kyoto3695]

@@Poklaz1 endgame

[@oofs9682]

@@kyoto3695 it was a good laugh 😆😆

[@zat3995]

@@Poklaz1 black widow from the mcu sacrificed herself lmao

[@weather9490]

Spiders are WAY more TERRIFIED of humans than we are of spiders Wow 5:50 ...that was really...Specific

[@usagi2934]

when you think about how you're more than 1000 times bigger than spiders, you'd realize why they're more scared of us than we are to them

[@movieclipsintheater3841]

USAGI 😂 I will shoot your fucking cat

[@Lippertsjungetwitch]

I hate it when someone says that I mean there could be 2747 black widow spiders and someone says they are more terrifired😂

[@zemorph42]

​@@Lippertsjungetwitch I think most species of spiders are solitary, including black widows. Tangentially, I once saw one who had a mark of an asterisk on its abdomen, not the one on my keyboard, but one with three intersecting lines like I make with a pen on paper.

[@denparrish97]

"No... The more alive black widow." "Unless you include Endgame" I think someone's a little salty about Natasha's death lol

[@williamtrempe9328]

I caught that too, still too soon

[@Corvus__]

Me three... FUCK YOU THANOS!!!

[@xensonar9652]

I'm salty too, but that's because I have not seen Endgame yet and just got it spoiled.

[@kennyteeology3526]

@@Corvus__ Not Thanos' fault 😉

[@marisascarlet6301]

Oww too soon for me XD

[@requiem522]

“If a spider had the most radioactive venom, it would become the most accurate toxic animal on earth” League of Legends players: Finally a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary!

[@nikolaristicii-9995]

*Plot-twist* -You become cancer man

[@GreatDynamics]

Deadpool?

[@Echo_ohc3]

Xbox Gold kids?

[@Miinnqq]

Crab man

[@kaysden]

TUMOR THERE AND THERE AND ALL OVER THE BUILDINGS

[@Alex-pj9jc]

yikes

[@anabolicstephen8387]

this guy: "if a radioactive spider bites you,you're dead. coyote peterson: hold my bravery

[@waringaw.m6350]

TRUE

[@lichtstein5642]

@@waringaw.m6350 also coyote Peterson: * slowly becomes SPIDER-MAN*

[@phantomisoffline9744]

Hold my dinosaur

[@therealslimshady6763]

Coyote Peterson is secretly immortal

[@therealslimshady6763]

He is the most toxic person on earth

[@roberthicks1612]

It has always been my understanding that he didn't just get the venom, but parts of the spiders dna. As the radiation destroyed HIS dna, parts of the spiders some how took its place. Due to the venom having very low half life, almost all the radiation was gone in hours. The result was a portion of his cells had spider dna and as he aged, more and more would have it.

[@cedartheyeah.justyeah.3967]

That makes way more sense. Thank you.

[@albino478gaming5]

It makes sense. If the radiation made the Spider's dna broken and get into your blood and DNA

[@mattm7798]

Yeah, it would still require an unfathomable chance that all the cells damaged by the radiation would just magically accept the spider dna and not either die or become malignant. Still cool to think about tho :)

[@ourslashgarbotm6309]

​​@@mattm7798I kinda love that tho. My favorite interpretations of Spider-Man's origins are the ones that really lean into the pure chance aspects of the bite.

[@DannyGames92]

Is that why he looked pale because of the radiation and the venom before his body fully recovered and changed

[@superultimatexlrfire462]

This is essentially saying exactly what I thought would happen. Getting bitten by a radioactive spider depending on it's levels and spider type, you would basically begin to slowly die

[@AuraTale]

"The more alive black widow." Too soon Kyle, too soon.

[@ryaki1]

Still haven't seen it... I didn't even think I'd get spoilers on this topic

[@KonradCurves]

@@ryaki1 your fault. It's been long enough now. Even a second fucking release lol

[@JonnyBravo0311]

Pulling out the crowbar when discussing half life... CLASSIC!

[@GvinahGui]

2:23 "No, the more alive Black Widow" Wow, I wasn't expecting that.

[@M0n4rchh]

The chances of being bitten by a Funnel Web Spider is low, but never zero.

[@TheSLScorpion]

Are you ready to learn about radioactive spiders? BONESAW IS READY

[@Deadpool....]

HEY FREAKSHOW! I GOT YOU FOR 3 MINUTES 👌🏼!

[@24LionHearts]

*3 MINUTES OF... PLAYTIME!* 😈

[@OTDinosaurScrubs]

24LionHearts *proceeds to get the shit kicked out of him*

[@maxdenny721]

Correction polonium 210 is used extensively in earth sciences for understanding environmental processes. I work with it daily in my lab for radiometric dating. Since it is constantly produced in the environment polonium 210 is quite ubiquitous in sediments. Additionally, because it is the great great great great great great granddaughter of radon 222 it can even be used in looking at aerosols and movement of air masses. This isotope is actually extremely important in understanding our environment and it is extremely difficult to concentrate it into the lethal doses talked about in the video. I love this show but wanted to show off how cool polonium is and to defend the honor of one of my favorite isotopes.

[@NotVanHalen9090]

Ok mr smart guy

[@robpet198]

Thank you.

[@stevethea5250]

I was maybe gonna sub to this guy but he says some polarizing shit like Daddy longlegs not being spiders so no

[@lordshaxx2365]

Nerd

[@erickortiz2762]

?????

[@reubenmckay]

When you brought up Polonium-210, I was half-expecting you to mention the former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko who was assassinated with that isotope.

[@DermotiusOfficial]

Whoa

[@peoplekind8201]

Took the words out of my mouth.

[@liam1558]

He mentioned that it could be a very potent poison.

[@BowerBomB]

I thought the same but Tbf it's not something that's especially prominent in American consciousness... Isn't even especially remembered by most brits, which is ridiculous really.

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Yes! Very notable use of the isotope!

[@RaindropWorksPDX]

"You would have the powers of ... nausea and organ failure?" So ... Deadpool

[@pixelated6231]

Being from Australia, I'm actually kind of impressed with his accent. Not that it's hard, but still

[@cosmicammity98]

He didn't call the spider a cunt though. 2/10

[@jamespondy0]

You gain the power of light irritation. Not to be confused with the ability to be irritating. Now be responsible with it.

[@jackielinde7568]

Don't you also gain the ability to glow blue when swimming and bathing?

[@sdfkjgh]

Jack Linde: No, that's glowing blue in the presence of Orcs.

[@jackielinde7568]

@@sdfkjgh Me Thinkiths you doth not know who Mr. Cerenkov (Dr by now?) is or why he's relevant to this conversation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5vbYXWJjcZjgdU

[@StewardofAutumn]

With great power comes great responsibility.....

[@stephenlink3808]

8:49 he sad Half-Life and picked up a crowbar? It's the game, right, it is, isn't it?

[@GenJuhru]

Me: Yeah, Half-Life. Kyle goes on Me: Ohw...not even a mention

[@Corvus__]

@@GenJuhru The crowbar IS the mention.

[@acoral1035]

I spot a "3" in a video.

[@pshuckle7488]

@@acoral1035 Half-life 3 confirmed.

[@roselisesullivanbarrett]

One of my favorite things about entomology research surrounding carnivorous insects(and arachnids) is that when observing in the field over a long time- such as seeing their breeding and spread over an area in their lifetime is that entomologists DO create radioactive mantises AND- yes, spiders. Not directly and certainly not the sort of radiation you’d normally think of. Rather than irradiating them they instead make other bugs, that they then eat. After the carnivorous insects(and arachnids) consume the smallest amount of radiation they are then able to be tracked down in field using radiation detection. So yes, radioactive spiders ARE a thing. They just aren’t very radioactive at all or in a way that would affect them, let alone us. Found this out by doing research on praying mantises. This is how entomologists figure out how many praying mantis females actually end up eating their mates after reproduction

[@stelliocantos4639]

"...if you don't include endgame.." is going to be my favorite thing to say for the next month or 5.

[@Drakefance5]

That is a fairly accurate rendition of an Australian accent although that map is just a tad off, A for Effort though.

[@doffydonquixote4723]

W-wouldnt it be E

[@Drakefance5]

You're right. A is for Australia, E is for Effort. My bad.

[@jennyeel7675]

@@Drakefance5 lol

[@becausescience]

Drakefance5 Doing it free-hand is tough mate - kH

[@ratreptile]

You could almost say its a RAD off. Yeah il see myself out

[@Tyler_18_]

“No... the more alive Black Widow” “Unless you include Endgame” *[visible bruh]*

[@bradyfizer6037]

Oof

[@js0219]

if a radioactive spider bites you, you should call your uncle and start saying your goodbyes.

[@LokiFops]

"You've heard of half life right?" *I thought he meant the game.*

[@bgmarshall]

I knew what he was talking about in the video but reading this u did think about the game

[@_Korinzu]

New sub series for ya. Because science: let's get technical. The part of the show where we break down the popular but obscure science in fiction and sometimes... Real life.

[@Arrowspace11]

A couple corrections regarding daddy long-legs. There are actually three different species that are commonly referred to as daddy long-legs: harvestmen, crane flies, and cellar spiders. The first two, as you pointed out, are not actually spiders, but the last one absolutely is. And while it's true that their venom is harmless to humans, cellar spiders do have fangs capable of biting, rare though it may be. This was actually tested on Mythbusters, in which Adam Savage was able to successfully provoke a cellar spider into inflicting a bite, with a very mild reaction. The misconception arises because cellar spiders are known for hunting other spiders, including black widows. People assume that if cellar spiders can kill black widows, then they must be more venomous than them, but this is simply not true; the potency of venom needed to disable spiders and insects is comparatively low.

[@jonathanelliott3833]

I was just about to refer to that myth busters episode myself

[@Secret_Moon]

You are not raising a cellar spider as pet are you?

[@JellieBean123]

Excuse me, but are you telling me that anime rules do not apply here? The only way a cellar spider can kill a black widow is if its power level is higher and therefore its poison must be more poisonous. That means the cellar spider is also generally faster and stronger. Correction debunked.

[@FosukeLordOfError]

Secret Moon I had a cellar spider in my bathroom I would through bugs in his web on occasion

[@pleasehelpicanneverthinkof5026]

I call each of these different things Crane fly- long boi Cellar spider- daddy long leg Harvestman- harvestman

[@iambotonalperson280]

A radioactive spider would get you a free trip to the ER

[@t3chkn1ght]

Could you do a video on any superpowers we could get.... and how to get them? We may not be able to handle/receive the power of flight, invisibility, or super strength, but is there anything we could get?

[@bananashotgun7236]

Pretty sure that's impossible without using technology. And I mean power armor, jetpacks, etc. Not even invisibility, You could make yourself invisible by using a green screen and editing, if that's what you mean. If it was a joke, I'm a complete idiot.

[@SomeguyWhoLikesVideos]

either higher brain function (higher chance of getting struck by lightning), or sight (must have already gone blind/ higher chance of living through getting struck by lightning) you'd have to get extremely lucky

[@blargoramma41]

Instant access to near the entirety of all the knowledge of mankind! By accessing your favorite search engine. But with great power comes great responsibility: use the power unwisely, and all you'll get is a head full of porn, politics, and cute cats.

[@malonehardwud4660]

Your gonna get aids or cancer

[@grantmayberry7358]

"Now you have non-fatal but still totally really bad radiation sickness, yay..."

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Well depending on why you got dosed, it’s better than the alternative.

[@olliemedwell9654]

I too watched the video

[@saltboy7931]

imagine being that one guy that got bit by a very venomous learning that he was the only one and starts being salty that his luck is crap

[@cheezywizard5292]

“The more alive black widow” Wow. Too soon man, too soon.

[@Locahaskatexu]

"pointy-fangy-mouth-bits" yeah, that sounds like a technical term.... :P More to the point.... if a spider was caught in a radioactive pulse/beam, wouldn't it just flashboil the tiny amount of moisture/fluid in its body and burst like an overripe blister?

[@goldenknight578]

Kinda describes my ex-wife.

[@scottmantooth8785]

doh!...physics and reality!!!! why oh why would comics deceive us so?!?!?!?!!?

[@malachilynch2979]

So technical

[@ThunderSkull214]

2:40 ah but that's where you are mistaken! the last death by black widow, excluding endgame, was in 2014 during winter soldier

[@isaiahblackman4281]

😂

[@nuketown3262]

I love these videos because they show how would it be in real life and why it isn’t possible, but I think I would be interesting if you started a sub series on “how it could be possible” stretching to see how super heroes *could* be created in real life

[@beemer9108]

"Hunk of Metal" sounds like a dude who has long black hair because he listens to Metal, but is also super ripped. Think Ozzy Osbourne, but with rockstar abs.

[@michaeledmunds7266]

Dude, you're going to make me feel guilty about using the polonium ammo in Mass Effect

[@anderewisp1]

What? And Tali being shot by it and being sick during the first time you pick her up doesn't already?

[@michaeledmunds7266]

@@anderewisp1 I hadn't noticed that... which actually makes me feel even worse, especially considering Tali is my go-to waifu. :O

[@sorrenblitz805]

Doesn't Mass Effect 2 have disruptor ammo which is bullets that do internal warp field damage? I feel like those are worse than radiation sickness which can be treated rather effectively in their future.

[@SpruceBruce24]

“Most dangerous animal on earth” Box jelly fish: am I a joke to you

[@exrn.2sexc]

Just saw this vid after watching brainiac eh

[@Karim94222]

Botulinumtoxin producing bacteria: hold my toxin

[@mimmyqu6818]

Blue ring octopus: am i a joke to you?

[@reelbytes6447]

Golden dart frogs: am I a joke too?

[@josephcontreras8930]

And South sea cone snail and lion fish and poison dart frog.

[@joelcoombs2437]

it would of been good to mention how we have a very good anti venom for funnel web bites, so even though we only have had 1 death in 40 years, there were most likely still quite a few bites

[@thelasttitan11]

“the more alive Black Widow” OOF

[@Zeekcurrent]

The avengers *intense crying*

[@irvimor]

*Gets bitten by radioactive spider* Me: It's my time to become spider ma- Doctor: You only have 1 minute to live *Thanos snaps his fingers* Me: Mother Fu- Edit: Oh God what did I do

[@stevethea5250]

Cheeky mot--

[@MrElionor]

Language!

[@stevethea5250]

@@MrElionor Haha yea nobody ever thinks like that. If anything I imagine most people appreciate those little weird exchanges as just something kinda funny to break up the monotony of the same old interactions, and then completely forget about it. The other day I was checking out at Target, had maybe four bags of items and the girl behind the counter, I noticed her name tag said Lyric and I just thought that was kind of a cool name, and just blurred out “That’s a pretty name, Lyric.” And she was like “Thank you.” And then she started talking about what she was gonna do after work and how she didn’t have any plans and I realized oh, she thought I was hitting on her so she’s trying to nudge things along here, drop some hints. Once I got home, I realized I didn’t have one of the bags, she forgot to put it in my cart. I think we were both just so shook by the moment, her by being unexpectedly hit on and me by realizing I had accidentally hit on her, that neither of us realized a bag was left sitting on top of the little carousel thing lol. Had to drive all the way back up there

[@MrElionor]

Steve Thea I see you don't watch much HISHE

[@stevethea5250]

@@MrElionor I am going through this with 5 hens right now, that seem to be amidst a harem dispute that started in the spring. There are things you might/should consider. This is from the rooster grabbing onto her back when mating. You might also notice a bald patch on the back of her head. You can buy stick-on vests to cover the blank part of feathers. I bought some hens with them. They seemed effective until they got ugly with molting season, all hanging off. Or you can make them. I googled patterns for "chicken saddles" and found a relatively easy looking apron with two arm-pit straps. Cutting up old jeans and sewing on elastic straps would work, but I hemmed my pretty patterned corduroy for $2/vest plus an hour's labour each. IF the roosters continue to mate with the girls and pull their feathers out, which they will, there's a risk of them puncturing the skin. When they do, chickens go a little bananas for blood and they might all peck at the wound. My one girl has quite the wound on her back because she keeps shaking off her vest. I put bluekote and her vest back on, but it's rather nasty. With wounds comes infection. With antibiotics comes eggs I wouldn't eat.. Also, sunburn. A real concern. Hence, vests.

[@kaglekoa]

And while were on the topic of radiation,,,,i have another question. Will exposure to a certain type of radiation turn a mild mannered biologist into a Huge Green Smashing Machine?

[@geforce2ultra130]

Yep

[@AlexOGrande07]

Yes

[@rsoexists]

yes.

[@vincentmarcellino7183]

Nope. It'd either kill him slowly with cancer or kill him instantly via vaporization. Just depends on how much he's hit with

[@mattm7798]

No but it can turn him into a woke monster ;)

[@IAMHAPPY5290]

While i used to be mega afraid of a spider ending me or maiming me, i now already know that such worries are pointless. That's not gonna stop be from being horrified at the sight of their faces

[@TotallyHaze]

"There hasn't been death by a Black Widow since 1983" "if you don't include Endgame~" I died at that part also the fact he did it in a straight face

[@Stedman75]

Hi Kyle, im still wondering, how would having Anime sized eyes affect your vision.

[@Java_Protogen]

my eyelids...

[@blankblank1284]

Vision would be quite great if I remember correctly. The question is about what other effects such eyes would have, mostly with head shape and brain requirements

[@shadowgarden8557]

Me: I wish I had Spiderman's powers BS: hold my test tube

[@Corvus__]

For a second I thought you meant bull shit when you said BS LOL!

[@elizabethsantiago947]

Well that's a total BS my friend

[@SgtSupaman]

Well this is just why you don't want to try and get the powers in the same way as the original comic, not why you don't want the powers themselves. But I'm sure Kyle would be happy to ruin that part of it for you as well.

[@TinRinIsAwesome]

Explain how I got bitten by 4 spiders all in my sleep

[@braxxell6431]

this channel is criminally underrated

[@WastedTalent83]

its because the world is made of idiots :D so of course you would expect low views on something that include science.

[@boeubanks7507]

Excellent episode Kyle. One correction. Neutron activation may be the most common way to activate a material but, it isn't the only way. You can do so with protons and electrons as well. Electron activation (or electron capture as it is properly known) would change a proton into a neutron, changing the element into another element and potentially making it radioactive. Proton capture is possible but requires exceedingly high energies. This would also change the element into another one and potentially make it radioactive. Interestingly, the types of radioactive decay are analogous. Beta+ and beta- decay releases an electron or a positron, respectively, and some neutrinos for spin conservation. In the case of beta-, a neutron turns into a proton as a result. For beta+, a proton turns into a neutron. Both change the original element into a new one. All of this is in opposition to neutron decay and neutron capture that only changes the mass of the particle. Just though that the episode needed a little better explaination since you brought it up.

[@scottmantooth8785]

it's good to be geek

[@Wi-Fi-El]

If Toby McGuire's Spiderman was accurate he'd shoot webs out of his butt. Btw the sudden Australian accent cracked me up

[@stevethea5250]

I'm still waiting for Toby's Spider-Man 4

[@Kenzee]

Its *Tobey* fucking *Maguire*

[@gokuchavoso7312]

Uh, I knew about that, that's why Spider-Man didnt gave his blood to Herry in TASM2, but at the end Herry got the spider radioctive poison that gave peter his powers, and his cancer got even worse, turning him into green goblin (he was slowly dying btw). And on some new Spider Man comics, they tell that too. There is even some jokes saying that Spider Man has cancer.

[@ameenoahmad]

I definitely love the Australian/ Captain Boomerang voice lol

[@mateorendon7006]

Welp. Now my arachnophobia won't let me sleep at night. Thanks Kyle. Love the show.

[@the83rdtrombonist60]

Kyle, You should do a few episodes on how superhero powers would have to work within physics or how to make them work. I.e. kryptonian physiology is probably an effect by their bodies being used to the high level radiation exerted by their red sun and their bodies not "understanding " the change and storing the excess energy because it's not recognized as light because wavelength.

[@basically_boring]

i have arachnophobia and it took every bit of my willpower to watch this

[@Mastermind8908]

R.I.P. Mary Jane Watson. I'm sure a few know this reference.

[@Jasonhadjigeorgiou]

Spider Man Reign?

[@assentfw]

U mean when Peter and her made kids and she died?

[@theshapestalks6779]

I'm dead

[@gavinhazan1415]

The Shape Stalks so is she

[@Facade953]

Radioactive semen!😂😂😂😂😂

[@ArcaneEther]

@13:53 The day mild-mannered Kyle Hill drank from a radioactive coffee mug, he miraculously gained the power of hyper-caffeination. Capable of reeling off science facts faster than a university professor, able to leap giant misconceptions in a single video, he forever became known as Coffee-Man (don't forget the hyphen)!

[@Corvus__]

LOL if only! XD

[@runefaustblack]

2:36 But what about all the people and aliens she killed before _Endgame_ ?

[@WookbooKtheeKpopTrucker]

when he said this I questioned? Who did she kill in Endgame? just herself

[@zzuera9277]

@@WookbooKtheeKpopTrucker he said before

[@WookbooKtheeKpopTrucker]

@@zzuera9277 just rewatched that part. "In the United States there hasn't been a death by black widow since 1983, if you dont include Endgame" Not hearing where you mean "before"?

[@runefaustblack]

@bryan diaz varela "There should have been *many more* between '83 and 2023." I'm using Dottie as an example of what the existence of any Black Widow will result in, regardless of time period. A BW from the 40s and a BW from the 80s will probably have the same effect.

[@DecisiveTv]

2:40 bro just casually included Black Widow's death in a science vid, respect.

[@AlanTorres-tl4ms]

I want a looping video that's just Kyle saying "cmere spider, aye, cmere" in an Australian accent. Also, I cannot STAND spiders. They're just so odd looking and what really gets me is their movement it's like too... fluid... too smooth. It's unsettling.

[@MG-hs2by]

Tbh the description you gave is the very reason I chum my bucket to anthro variants.

[@Corvus__]

@Alen Terros (puts a spider on Alan Torres's shoulder)

[@marko05734]

"The more alive black widow." I legit put down my headphones and went out for a 15 minute walk just to take that in.

[@Cheesegoose3]

Marko Vucinovic no you didn’t

[@sorynsilpram8081]

This comment deserves more likes

[@tired247]

😂😂

[@stoopiosproductions3130]

Yeaaahhh no you didn't.

[@andrewdilone1250]

I mean if you haven't watched endgame at this point that's on you

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

Wait...... he just drank a radioactive cup of coffee! He's becoming..... Coffee-Man! Coffee Man, Coffee Man, does whatever Starbucks can, can he make, a foam latte, yes he can, any day! Watch Out! Here comes the Starbucks Man......

[@SeekifiedSoul]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

[@cardboardking2474]

Let’s appreciate that he got bit by two radioactive spiders just for us