ABOUT THIS EPISODE
(0:00) Open
(1:01) The Glued-Shut Gun Sights
(4:16) Alot About Aspirin
(6:40) The Wrong Box of Resistors
(9:29) The Spoiled Clover
(12:03) The Exploding Hot Stove
(16:05) Whippets Real Good
(21:33) cj’s recommendation: NOVA on PBS
(22:42) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Man in the White Suit (1951)
If you've ever made a massive mistake at work and secretly hoped it would change human history, this is the episode for you. The boys are back before their summer break to sweep the lab floors of history and examine the brilliant mistakes left behind by brilliant (and sometimes incredibly clumsy) minds.
In Part 2 of their deep dive into the beautiful, chaotic world of accidental science they highlight how a failed attempt at plastic gun sights birthed something super sticky, while grabbing the wrong resistor out of a parts box gave us a heartbeat.
Plus, the suppressed history behind aspirin, a deadly rat poison that became a world-class drug, and the tragic, drug-fueled tale of the dentist who first pioneered anesthesia.
It’s a roller coaster of a history lesson filled with corporate cover-ups, plenty of terrible execution, while distracting you, for a brief moment, from the crushing weight of reality.
The Incredible Story of New Haven's Charles Goodyear : r/newhaven
THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT - Trailer
Nonsense is available here.
