Blood with Justin and Sydnee McElroy - Trick or Treat Month | SciShow Tangents Podcast

[@RowieSundog]

"eventually all bleeding stops" that's fucken metal

[@disky01]

Can't wait to have them back for the inevitable chili episode

[@melanieroy2157]

I appreciate Justin's Rocky Horror reference, and am very disappointed Hank did not keep the bit going!

[@ashleelarsen2233]

22:00 so um, white blood cells hang out there too? I would like more info Can I get a spleen on my ankle? Omgosh.....

[@maniestacio9245]

Cephalopods actually have closed circulatory systems! No gooshin' around for a giant squid 🦑

[@dustinheese]

Sawbones crossover! More McElroy/Green crossovers!

[@jebus456]

yes!

[@Crossark1]

Iirc, we also used to have another word for “bear” in proto-Germanic, but there was a taboo around using it in case it, like, summoned a bear, so the word that became “bear” in so many Germanic languages was essentially a Voldemort-style nickname meaning something like “the brown one” or “wild animal” (depending on which etymologist you side with).

[@flutesalute]

I absolutely loved all three of Sydnee's poems

[@jebus456]

Justin is so good at tangents perfect guest!

[@jacklandismusic]

To answer Sam’s question about why one type of circulatory system would be advantageous over the other: It usually depends on the size of the organism, and how permeable its insides are. Bugs are tiny little guys, so their organ tissue is thin enough that the oxygen and stuff that’s carried in hemolymph can diffuse right into the organ it belongs in. Because humans (and other vertebrates) tend to be bigger than inverts, our organs have thicker walls. To get enough blood to pass through the body with enough speed, and to carry it where it needs to go, vessels are useful. And capillaries help to diffuse the blood.

[@chillsahoy2640]

This is a great way to put it! I was trying to write an explanation but it was too complex and had too many technical terms. You explained it neatly and in a way that's super accessible even for people without a background in biology.

[@DavidDylanFisher]

It's closely related to why bugs generally have what are called trachae rather than lungs: branching holes in their surface that allows passive gas exchange. It's fine for little bitty creatures (some little frogs can breathe through their skin as well) or, when oxygen levels were higher in epochs past, not so itty bitty bugs, but bigger creatures need a more efficient system for gas exchange. A lot of questions about biomechanics come down to square/cube laws. As a creature gets bigger, its flesh, and thus its need for oxygen, nutrition, waste elimination, etc. are increasing in three dimensions. But chemical exchange has to occur through some surface, a membrane of some kind (like the membrane of the alveoli in your lungs) and those surfaces are only increasing in two dimensions.

[@aji_jacobson]

Omg, if I ever have the pleasure oh going to a live Hank event in the near future, I totally want to bring an "I love Sam Schultz" sign!!! Side note: DAMN Justin! Nice beard dude.

[@rhov-anion]

Blodplättar (blood pancakes) is made throughout Scandinavia, made with reindeer blood and topped with lingonberries. Cute fact: blodplättar is also the word for blood platelets. Just little pancakes floating around your arteries.😊

[@dawndavy8934]

So, we’ve lost the original names for both bears and blood? I wonder what other names have been lost to time from our ancestors being afraid of evoking something magical and/or frightening.

[@DasDuken]

We still have the original term for bear! It survived in various related languages as "ursus", "arktos", etc., which is part of why the specific name of the brown bear is Ursus arctos, both terms meaning "bear". Bear bear. The bear-iest of bears.

[@miles2419]

I've been getting better at guessing the two lies one truth games as I've listened to more Tangents. I think that not only is the podcast teaching me cool new things, but it's also improving my reasoning skills! Either that or I'm getting luckier lately. 😅

[@ceriley]

One of my not-so-secret goals is to show how we reason through sciencey things and help other people do the same so YAY!

[@cjennings1524]

"Blood Snail" is the name of my Metallica cover band as of right this second. 🤣

[@BaddeGrasse]

Accidentally went to say "snail" when i shouted "go hank!" So in actuality i said "go snank!" Aloud while alone

[@sueg2658]

I love Sam Schultz too! Great show everyone! Happy Halloween 💀👻🎃

[@ConLustig]

Sidney’s poems are awesome

[@amandajm15]

I also appreciated the rocky horror picture show reference!

[@latenightmurmur]

I NEED TO SEE THE BANNER FOR SAMMMMMMMMM

[@jebus456]

I love Sam!

[@brianhester1996]

The McElroys are a perfect match to the SciShow Tangents cast. Same levels of zany fun and science love.

[@dwindlebunny]

Re: 44:15 and IVs - when I was 17 I got my appendix taken out and I had an IV drip before surgery. In an effort to assuage my perceived fears of an existing needle, a nurse grabbed my arm and moved it to show me that there wasn't a piece of rigid metal in my arm. Unfortunately, I hadn't been moving my arm because the injection site *really really* hurt. Using my arm at all was very painful. And becuase I got little bitty veins they had to use my dominant arm, and I'm an artist. So I was very bored in hospital. Anyway.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

I enjoy these so much, Hank & company! Here's my usual like and comment for the Almighty Algorithm! ❤️❤️

[@Appliedbonsa1]

Can i just say listening to the Halloween theme music with headphones is just a treat 😅

[@lucyandthecalm]

love the horror themed episode cant get enough of tangents like a comfy blanket to keep my brain warm , really love the episodes you have gusts on and the word play is super fun with the writing, wishing this podcast all the best for the future i sat with my friend and listened lately he also enjoyed it we joined in on the quiz parts ^-^ was super fun , also wow about thos vampy finchs !!

[@thieleaf_the_shelf_dragon]

the EXCITEMENT!!!

[@DrewSprague1218]

Very cool to have Justin and Sydnee on, not too long ago on Sawbones, they mentioned Hank (and John) when talking about Metamucil.

[@Kinsume1]

I would love to have a compilation of all the science poems my friends aren't into these kind of videos, but I want to subject them to the science poems cause every time they genuinely slap

[@TamarZiri]

Can't wait!!

[@KristopherBel]

What beautiful poems 😍

[@JuuB406]

I love fandom crossovers.

[@muhmuhmonahan4919]

I didn't know that needle/IV thing. Why don't doctors tell their patients that the needle doesn't stay in!?

[@jebus456]

yo the Juice is in!

[@Cleaverbomb]

Great episode team I always dig the rocking halloween into tune .

[@mayaenglish5424]

21:09 Splenunculi That's so interesting for a number of reasons obviously, but one of them is that the first thing that popped into my head was Homunculi because that's the only time I've seen that suffix used before which makes sense with the available context clues (little human, little spleen) so I went and looked up -unculi or -unculus and It's indeed a diminutive. Just making a mental note of this for later. Knowing your latin roots at least a bit is nice because you can guess what a lot of science words mean pretty accurately and at least be in the ball park on most of them. Thanks for being a huge nerd and teaching me this stuff mom lol.

[@santoast24]

I LOVE SAM SHULTZ

[@NovaSaber]

Spleenunculi. I have no comment, I just wanted to say "spleenunculi".

[@rowanisbrucker1220]

Awesome!!!!

[@julescaru8591]

Always love your guests , thanks !

[@kari-gs4eq]

House had an episode about a spleen injury becoming multiple spleens.

[@Late4dinner1]

Just saying I love Sam!

[@eauneaux]

Not a doctor, but I have spent a lot of time in a hospital lately, IV usually has to be placed in larger veins, while you can take blood from smaller ones.

[@miles2419]

yoooo such great guests

[@nonhumanperson9362]

The same people who like rocky horror picture show listen to theme songs and anime openings

[@JuuB406]

Holy poems!?

[@davidfoss4808]

Worms having a closed circulatory system, would that be helpful for their ability to be cut in half and just seal up and keep going as two intact worms now?

[@andrewspohrer7183]

I could go for hours about IV/arterial access. It is awesome.

[@alyssatheexcellent]

PLEASE GIVE CHILI RECIPE!

[@RowieSundog]

Im wondering if that supposedly lost word is one of the ones in old english texts, like dreor

[@mayaenglish5424]

I was like... I _Thiiiiiiiiiink_ I've heard of the multiple spleen thing but Hank always bases his lies on things that are very close to the truth like a meanie so I wasn't sure lol.

[@BureauSpicy]

Why does Justin McElroy sound like the shake from Aqua Teen Hunger Force? 👀😂

[@unicornep1818]

Ceri, Where is the cat, I only watch for the cat (and the science but mainly for the cat)

[@ceriley]

She is always around because our apartment is small but usually in a bed/beanbag on the floor these days!

[@unicornep1818]

@@ceriley; But can we have a gratuitous cat shot each video?

[@billyalarie929]

18:54 can we take that back? Like from the canon of earth time?

[@janusatthegate6201]

There are huge gooshy creatures in the deep sea.

[@theperfectbotsteve4916]

hehe hank gang Green

[@BaddeGrasse]

I love sam schultz!!!

[@SydneyLarrikin-ci2vz]

When they were taking about the lost word for blood, and blood magical powers... i remembered blood bending from Avatar the Last Airbender (Not related to the aliens) Ughhhhhh Havingg psychokinetic control over people's blood Youre welcome for the nightmares

[@leelarson1952]

Great way to wrap up Tangents Trick or Treat Month. But boo-hoo at the same time. I hope that other fiends, er friends will be along in the episodes to come. I think I'll leave the cloacal hemorrhaging to the professionals.

[@llsilvertail561]

As someone who's not a linguist but finds it extremely interesting, there's actually a thing where, because of word taboo (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_taboo), a word for something considered taboo (lol) is replaced by the euphemism for it, until it becomes the new word. I think it's called taboo-motivated linguistic replacement or something? The Wikipedia link probably has something about that but idk.

[@Payhellbay]

I heard of this before but about bear. How it was the scary creature from the woods and so its true name was taboo. Actually, now that I think about it, it might even have been in the anthropocene reviewed 😅

[@wyvrennemacdaniels6813]

too bad they didn't mention tentacles when sidelined into strange tongue

[@nonhumanperson9362]

Is it me or does Ceri seem like she smoked a blunt right before recording 😂

[@ceriley]

just the fun emotional cocktail of being clinically depressed and anxious about not making a fool of myself in front of cool people!!

[@nonhumanperson9362]

@@ceriley this is quite understandable. Might I suggest smoking a blunt?

[@kbot687]

I'm personally alright, but I still get a little squeamish around discussion of needles (and/or flexible catheters) going into veins. I'm given to understand that some people have much worse reactions, and might not want to hear that unexpectedly.

[@Ghekkoo]

Pog

[@kitsu_noshi]

The german word for blood is "Blut". It might come from the word "Blót" which was an old norse tradition in which prisoners were sacrificed in some sort of "blood ritual".

[@drtrowb]

There needs to be a shirt that says “I ♥️ Sam Shultz”