10 Curious Things You’re Too Lazy to Google

hello everyone sometimes even the most obvious questions require a scientific approach you've probably heard that the average person swallows up to eight spiders in their sleep over the course of a lifetime but is this true if you're too lazy to search for an answer on your own just watch this video to discover the truth today we will give you the answer to some seemingly simple questions that puzzle even the most experienced researchers for example do you know why cats are afraid of water or how often you can find quicksand [Applause] if you're ready to learn something new get comfortable and let's get it on [Music] why does food explode in the microwave if you've ever heated food in the microwave you're probably aware of the explosive properties of some products if you leave the product in the microwave for several minutes you will end up cleaning up the results of your cooking experiment even an ordinary sausage can become a ticking bomb if you don't cook it properly let's find out why some products explode in the microwave and how to avoid it it turns out that the water molecules in our food are to blame according to professor sue schneider of the university of delaware water turns to steam very quickly when heated in the microwave the outer layer of some foods doesn't allow the steam to escape causing them to swell if you heat the product for too long it will simply explode all over the oven due to enormous pressure by the way that same pressure allows us to cook popcorn and that's why it has to be heated in a special bag to avoid having to clean the microwave after heating food professor schneider explains that you must allow the steam to escape you can pierce the food with a fork or make small incisions on its surface also you should never heat eggs grapes or yogurt in the microwave otherwise the result could be literally bombastic what's the difference between a rabbit and a hair we tend to think that hairs and rabbits are close relatives despite the difference in ear length and body size these animals are remarkably similar to each other we bet that even among your friends there are those who think that rabbits are just a domesticated version of hairs but don't let these furry creatures fool you in reality rabbits and hares don't even belong to the same species according to stephen lucfar professor of genetics at texas a m university-kingsville for scientists these animals are as different as a goat and a sheep hares and rabbits have a very different lifestyle and behavior for example according to wildlife expert philip scott the pregnancy of a hair lasts up to 42 days while rabbits give birth after only one month harris spend their entire lives in the wild and rarely come into contact with other creatures even with members of their own species they gather in groups only during mating scientists have repeatedly observed hairs boxing each other to get a female's attention however rabbits are more sociable animals and enjoy communicating with humans in japan there is a rabbit island where these adorable animals live on their own you'd probably like to visit this island and hug them all right why does water freeze from top down take a look at this simple trick a girl hits a water bottle on the table and the liquid inside starts to smoothly turn into ice strangely enough there is an elaborate scientific explanation behind this trick you can see that the ice in the bottle forms from top down and rivers and lakes are also covered with ice from above but why does the water freeze from top to bottom and not the other way around environmental researcher susan pike believes this question can be answered by studying the chemical and physical properties of water molecules [Music] try putting ice cubes in water as you will see the ice will rise to the surface and remain there the reason is that the density of the ice is lower than that of the water which causes the water to push the frozen particles upward therefore the ice crust forms on the surface of the water now you can proudly tell your friends how the ice in your drink is related to physics how do penguins tell each other apart you probably remember the penguins from the animated movie madagascar each of them had a unique name appearance and personality this was not a figment of the imagination of the animators but a scientific fact look at this colony of birds living in south georgia's st andrews bay scientists estimate that about 400 000 penguins live here and they all look pretty much the same how do these animals manage to tell each other apart and find their own offspring among the crowd it turns out that penguins use a complex system to communicate it includes vocal signals and head and flipper movements in addition they can find the nest through smell when the parents return from fishing they find their chick by its unique singing despite the large number of similar looking young penguins these animals have earned the reputation of being good parents why are people afraid of clowns everyone gets uncomfortable when they see a picture of pennywise the clown from the movie it but some people are actually afraid of even the friendly clowns that can be seen in children's parties in some cases this can become a phobia this irrational fear of clowns is now known as corrophobia and it is increasingly common in people of all ages so how come many people can't stand clowns who are supposed to bring laughter and joy psychologists from vancouver may have the answer scientists believe that clown costumes unnaturally convey the features of the human face and create too vivid of an image they make the faces look absurd and enlarged clowns hide their faces behind a mask and their emotions are fake this causes many people to begin to feel discomfort which they interpret as fear so if you decide to play a joke on your friend by dressing up as a clown make sure they don't suffer from an irrational fear of these creatures can you drown in quicksand many directors love to use quicksand as a trick to create tense scenes in their movies usually the protagonist ends up accidentally in the sand and is quickly dragged down in the movies this natural phenomenon is depicted as a terrible trap but can a person drown in quicksand in real life national geographic journalists decided to answer this question imagine the researcher is surprised when they discover that quicksand actually occurs in all bodies of water in reality they are areas of sand under which water flows as a result the water moistens the upper layers of sand which become very soft and moving of course real quicksand does not drag you down as fast as in the movies you'd have to bury yourself deep in the ground on your own to be in danger all right but getting out of the quicksand will be very difficult so don't stay in the soft sand at low tide as it can become a serious health risk why do cats hate water if you're a lucky cat owner you probably know how hard it can be to get your pet to take a bath this water's damn cold i can't believe this many owners try to train their cat to get used to water but most of the time the experiments end in failure so why are cats afraid of water first we have to say that not all cats avoid water some pet breeds such as the abyssinian cats enjoy bathing and even diving in the water tigers and other wild felines can swim through entire rivers and pass under waterfalls many cat fans attribute the reluctance to swim to the origins of this species because cats come from warm and dry areas with no large bodies of water others believe that their coat is to blame when it gets wet cats feel helpless despite all that the sound of dripping and murmuring water attracts them of course after their first contact with a hot tub their curiosity quickly fades do we really swallow spiders while sleeping have you ever eaten spiders sounds pretty disgusting but would you believe us if we told you this happens even if you don't want it to of course we're talking about the famous theory that a person swallows between six and eight spiders in their sleep throughout their life this happens completely by accident while the spider is exploring new territory [Music] but we have good news this myth turned out to be just an urban legend researchers from university of georgia's insect zoo explained that spiders are particularly sensitive to vibrations in the heart lungs and arteries of humans because of this they avoid us while we sleep let us hope that we have not ruined the plans of those who dreamed of turning into spider-man why do we eat popcorn at the movies today popcorn is a must-have if you go to the movies however this was not always the case oh no in the early years of cinema movie theater owners forbade the public to bring food to the cinema businessmen wanted to make sure that movie theaters were as prestigious as theaters where food consumption is prohibited all that changed with the advent of sound films and the beginning of the great depression in the united states the loud sound drowned out the popcorn noises and only those owners who sold snacks in their theaters were saved from the economic crisis as a result by 1945 in the united states more than half of all popcorn was consumed in movie theaters with the advent of television and the decline of the movie market popcorn rose and price but it is still the favorite snack of movie fans is spontaneous human combustion real here is a man who experienced the so-called spontaneous combustion effect frank baker was sitting on his couch when suddenly his body caught fire right in front of his friend pete willey an eyewitness to the terrible event reports of spontaneous human combustion are more common than you might think although most scientists do not recognize the possibility of spontaneous combustion some independent researchers believe that static electricity or alcohol may cause it according to a study by biologist brian ford the accumulation of acetone in the body can lead to sudden combustion hopefully there are fewer and fewer cases of spontaneous human combustion in the world hold on a second do you want to see some crazy stories from real life nothing dull only action only adventures chases and fights love confessions and sudden betrayals don't believe us follow the link and see for yourselves our animation channel private diary reveals the deepest secrets don't forget to subscribe [Music]

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Length: 10min 29sec (629 seconds)

Published: Sat Jan 30 2021