QI XS | How Long Does Chewing Gum Stay In Your Body?

[@ComanderCool909]

I love that the Klaxon has permanent buttons down the bottom for the important things like "Wrong", "Yes", "No", and "Blue Whale" lol

[@diabl2master]

I absolutely love Anna's sense of humour

[@Igbarash]

I love these. Keep Making Them!

[@homagetogorto]

These are fantastic! Always nice to see Alex get an airing. I would have sworn that the Klaxon isn't 100% pre-programmed -- didn't it say "SORRY" to someone this series?

[@alexhbell]

homagetogorto Yes! I do keep a page of pre-programmed generic answers like YES and NO and SORRY although they’re really more for joke klaxons rather than gameplay ones that you’d lose points for hitting. but often people ask whether we time them in live which we never do. It takes a minute or so to add a klaxon

[@homagetogorto]

@@alexhbell Then I admire your restraint in not overusing these. I can only think of three instances (that made it to air, at least) where the Klaxon and the panelist were "chatting", and two of those were in the same episode. It's hilarious because it's so unexpected. I suppose if you could create new ones quickly, you WOULD have typed in "Mitchell is a dick" as he requested in that famous battle of wits.

[@Blingadore]

@@homagetogorto "cock," not "dick." :D

[@NickHoad]

@@alexhbell In that case did you predict all of David Mitchell's arguments about the end of the first world war?

[@alexhbell]

Nick Hoad that was pre me! It used to be controlled by several different departments - sound set off the sound, lighting did the lights etc. I started in N I think when we consolidated things to one machine

[@danjo8673]

QI Elves, please post more videos, I absolutely love them!

[@1969Kismet]

Gin out of the bottle in the morning? No wonder the elves have been on fire lately! ; ) Great job, love the show.

[@mcpeg151]

She who licks it, keeps it.

[@brettb9194]

attagirl 😄

[@tobz1000]

The Fish gang are still actually working on QI? Where do you find the time?!

[@flixbuff]

A lot of the facts mentioned on NSTAAF are later included in QI. So two birds with one stone

[@tailortelhais1744]

The whole conceit of No Such Thing as a Fish is that they merely share their "favourite facts from the last seven days", and obviously doing research for QI gives them plenty of material for the podcast. So they don't need much more than an hour a week for NSTaaF. And sharing facts and delving into the subject matter around them on the podcast is presumably a great way to think of other facts and ideas for QI in turn anyway.

[@tobz1000]

There's also editing, tours, and the books - still impressive!

[@waynedavis3956]

Today was the first time I had seen your channel, QI has been my favourite TV show for years, suddenly I find out that Steven and Sandy aren't the most intelligent people in the world. I'm stunned ;-) but think that you three are amazing. You now have a new subscriber.

[@2480hanna]

Finally, a face to David Mitchell's nemesis.

[@darrenparker5952]

We need so many more of these. These three have both necessary skill sets, Fast and Funny

[@sianphillips517]

Even with a UV knob on his forehead, I still think Alex is attractive

[@Erizou90]

I love the picture of Alan with the cloudy question-mark there in the background ^^

[@amelialikesfrogs5778]

i've always wondered what the UI for the klakson looked like. for some reason i thought it would be actual buttons

[@amelialikesfrogs5778]

i like how blue whale is there just in case

[@clairefreewheelin1530]

Really love this format, thank you. 😃

[@ellawasincredible]

I really like these XS episodes but it is so strange having heard your voices on No Such Thing and matching those to your faces!!

[@hannah4042]

I think Anna is my spirit animal, no pun intended. Okay maybe a little intended.

[@carollollol]

THANKS! I had always been wondering how the klaxon answers where done :)

[@Chris.Pontius]

I still remember the energy drink called "Blue Bastard". Now that's a brand name.

[@TheCode52]

Excellent ! More of that, please ! More! :D

[@kellydalstok8900]

Speaking about the origins of chewing gum; the inhabitants of Chios used the resin of the mastic trees as chewing gum, or maybe they still do. I believe it’s still used in things like toothpaste.

[@robburgess4556]

I have a question about the klaxon answers. Sometimes what flashes on the screen is in reply to something that was said. ('I don't like that font' "SORRY") Do you have a few keywords assigned or can you type things in?

[@homagetogorto]

Rob Burgess Alex answered above that even the generic answers are pre-programmed as it takes too long to do one in real-time. You can see them at 1:43 - and BLUE WHALE is one of them! Curiously, so is LAY DOWN, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it used.

[@alexhbell]

homagetogorto aha lay down refers to when we lay down all the klaxons to tape after the show (ie make sure we have a clean copy of all media used in the show in case it’s ever needed in the edit)

[@drjwww]

@@alexhbell After the "International" episodes lo those years ago, you really should keep a running klaxon for every David Mitchell episode of "Mitchell is a cock."

[@Neofolis]

There is a way to get the gum to go through your body faster; I don't know if this applies to all gum, but various varieties, if you chew them for long enough, eventually liquify.

[@Zectzozda]

I've been listening to the podcast for years, but *just* stumbled onto this video (from a modded Minecraft video, of all things!)!

[@charliepotatoes66]

i have been in love with Anna for years now! :>

[@CJT3X]

Yay! love to see the elves :)

[@mickmickymick6927]

How am I only discovering this now?

[@geranium44horse]

listening to fish for years. omg i love this channel. anna marry me

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Why don't they do these any more?

[@jamesdouglas2145]

I've never seen such a civilised comment section, you guys must be good

[@robbliss7999]

I love how you have a dedicated blue whale button. You know Alan well

[@bacul165]

Oh, it's so weird to actually see these people instead of just listening to the podcast!

[@riggett1]

This was so enjoyable

[@kjamison5951]

Just found you guys! Liked and subscribed.

[@mickwall1286]

They do this for a living? Where do I sign?

[@TcheQ]

Thumbs up for swigging the bottle. Come to Australia you'll fit right in.

[@aihtdikh]

Anna has mentioned on the podcast that she spent some time living here. It all makes sense now!

[@nicopillay4059]

"That's a sign of dependency" 🤣🤣

[@WallChart]

More of the elves needed!

[@MrHowardking]

Why is QI so popular -if I knew then I might be able to cure my addiction

[@EmoEmu]

I like her style.

[@davidthomas5655]

Santa Anna was the general who attacked Texas when Texas left Mexico. There are a lot of stories about him. One of which he was snitched out by his own captured men.

[@magdamanoli8753]

I thought chewing gum was Ancient Greek....or Mediterranean anyway because people have been chewing mastic gum from the island of Chios. In Cyprus they still sell mastic chewing gum. It’s quite “piney” but I like it.

[@stone5against1]

Anna drinking gin and tonic straight from the bottle at 11 in the morning.. where have you been all my life?! :p

[@alexlandherr]

Yet nothing on John de Lancie...

[@redelfshotthefood8213]

As a left brained person, I can categorically state: almost all klaxons are prearranged. However responses to the show do occur. For instance when VCM told everyone about her QI nightmare... the show recreated it for her. I don’t believe that was prearranged.

[@magdaleendutoit3500]

How does one become a QI elf?

[@DraconZa]

Love the Fish gang & QI

[@NewMessage]

And it all ends with 10 AM gin.

[@minners71]

Hope they do an episode titled Queefing.

[@DavidJones-kv9eu]

I'm in love!

[@HDmexsComboCon]

Pimp Juice is a Nelly single btw

[@weirdunclebob]

11 in the morning? Ha! The best time to drink gin is never. Ugh!

[@nettogames4268]

Fun fact about chewing gum - It does take seven years to digest! But it passes through your system before it gets a chance. That's likely where the myth came from - someone misheard it, or exaggerated it.

[@IanJones942]

Are they saying curating, or Qrating? Hmm....

[@marlenrichter2295]

What a treat... Pimp juice just sounds disgusting. But then not surprising. Only today I saw Nuts Royal and even worse musli bars called nut butter in the local supermarket (Germany). Other people might not havethe same filthy mind as me.

[@hazwilliams1]

Top content more of the same please

[@donaldcampbell3043]

Funny, and slightly educational

[@Nilguiri]

Santa Ana*

[@DforDenmark]

How did they not plug the podcast no such thing as a fish!!!!

[@merlynjep]

It seems that the most expensive liquid on the planet is horse semen from selected stallions- I really want to see that clip put on KZbin.

[@tonyshaw7420]

Ahhh the 3 faces of deceit!!!!

[@yarat3952]

Dream job

[@heavymetalbassist5]

pimp juice was Nelly

[@andrewnicholson4689]

I am!

[@whyyousobudu]

Been listening to no such thing as a fish for a while. I assumed they were all in their 20s.

[@taitharbaugh2491]

The "klaxon" has eliminated a lot of the humor.

[@carlfranz6805]

I have to admit, Quaffing was one of the least interesting and rewatchable episodes. One wonders, given how interesting they are, how that was managed...

[@Zevonfan524]

Clearly no one on that set has OCD...Fix the picture properly!