Acid Pop Podcast

Birds

Look up in the sky! Is that a bird? Why yes, yes it is. Today we talk about earth's most airborn species and discuss why you should never piss off a crow...

Sources

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-1932-australia-declared-war-on-emus-and-lost

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/the-great-emu-war-in-which-some-large-flightless-birds-unwittingly-foiled-the-australian-army/

https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-06/how-crows-recognize-individual-humans-warn-others-and-are-basically-smarter-you

https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-02/no-fair-crows-say

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nevermore-or-tomorrow-ravens-can-plan-ahead/

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/how-dangerous-are-cassowaries-really/

http://www.audubon.org/news/was-owl-real-culprit-peterson-murder-mystery

Vomit!

Gird your loins, this one's a doozey. We're diving into vomit. We didn't have to try too hard to make this one gross.

Sources:

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/cyclic-vomiting-syndrome

https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-nausea-vomiting#1

http://www.craveonline.com/site/1051139-10-amazing-facts-you-never-knew-you-wanted-to-know-about-vomitin

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/vulture-vomit1.htm

https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-interesting-facts-about-hyenas-group-organization-and-behaviour

https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-who-died-of-inhalation-of-vomit/reference

http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/limestone_county/sheriff-vomit-left-behind-by-elkmont-burglar-leads-to-his/article_b1bbbc8d-866b-5f72-be3e-51b0c23a0868.html

School

Bring your pencils and liability waivers, because we're taking you to school. But really, how many stories could we find about horrific school experiences? There's only one way to find out.

Sources:

https://listverse.com/2016/03/14/10-disturbing-cases-of-teachers-killing-students/

https://edsource.org/2015/half-of-new-teachers-quit-profession-in-5-years-not-true-new-study-says/83054

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/apr23/first-public-school-america/

https://www.ranker.com/list/elementary-school-teachers-discuss-gross-students/alexfurlin

http://www.drugrehabadvisor.com/drug-rehab-detox-centers/texas-drug-rehab/english-teachers-arrested-for-selling-meth-prescription-drugs-studentsthe-pil/

Deadly Deadly Trees

Timber! Get out your hard hat and coveralls, we're talking about the many and varied ways trees are up to no good.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchineel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrocnide_moroides

https://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/gympie-gympie-plant-sting-can-madden-kill.html

https://www.reiffandbily.com/100-people-killed-trees-every-year-united-states/

http://www.hellistreeconsultants.co.uk/page/risk-of-trees-causing-injury-or-death/71/

http://paradise.docastaway.com/falling-coconut-deaths/

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/tree-arborist-redondo-beach-mayor

Nitrogen (and how it can kill you)

What could go wrong with plain ol' notrogen, right? Well...

Sources:

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/chemistry/nitrogen.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decompression_sickness

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3010746/British-tourist-struck-bends-Maldives-diving-trip-died-took-nine-hours-decompression-chamber.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11671599/Woman-who-lost-stomach-after-drinking-nitrogen-shot-still-suffers-agonising-pain.html

https://www.wired.com/2009/03/march-19-1981-shuttle-columbias-first-fatalities/

http://cprr.org/Museum/Newspapers/Nitroglycerine.html

https://www.nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/biographical/articles/frangsmyr/

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5p2yooC5fY

The Horrible World of Cats

Who doesn't love cats? Well, possibly you after we're through with you. Join us as we run the gamut from toxoplasmosis to cat serial killers.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-scratch_disease

https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-warning-issued-as-man-fights-to-save-leg-from-flesh-eating-bacteria-60753.php#zRhAE665MbqpfqgP.99

. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3406467/The-woman-lives-1-000-cats-Divorcee-moves-trailer-turning-five-bedroom-home-refuge-feral-felines.html

http://www.newsweek.com/cats-france-saint-pierre-la-mer-621458

https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/zmbx4a/croydon-cat-serial-killer-investigation

https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashaumer/cats-eat-your-face-after-you-die?utm_term=.paW35z94e#.qodXbO3N1

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Cat-kills-45-day-old-child-in-Chakeri/articleshow/55482883.cms

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_in_ancient_Egypt

http://www.ancient.eu/article/43/

http://disneylandcats.com/about/

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg1Owkmhq_s

Swarms!

Join us as we discuss why polyphobia is not an unreasonable fear. From bees to crabs, we dive neck deep into swarms of all manner of things what creep and crawl.

Sources:

http://listverse.com/2013/10/24/10-animals-known-for-gigantic-swarms/

http://www.historynet.com/1874-the-year-of-the-locust.htm

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/extreme-case-of-brown-recluse-spiders-drives-owners-from-weldon/article_02e0dcb3-a772-5c47-84ce-ede4e21df346.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/nature/the-bizarre-mystery-of-the-aussie-mouse-plagues.aspx

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR02_MFpOYY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWVw-j8eYSk

Combustion

This week we heat things up when we discuss a few things that have a bad habit of bursting into flames. Including you. Join us to learn how high you can turn up your curling iron before you end up looking like Ghost Rider.

Spontanious combustion of compost:

Human Combustion (or so they claim):

Aftermath of grain silo explosion:

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yq6VW-c2Ts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ItsDiRies&t=1s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYFGTs6vQFU

Sources:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/22236/quick-7-seven-cases-spontaneous-human-combustion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jeannie_Saffin

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mum-set-fire-both-babies-5270194

http://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/10/nyregion/warehouse-caught-fire-when-gloves-combusted.html?mcubz=0

https://www.theexpertinstitute.com/case-studies/product-defect-allegedly-causes-explosion-in-refrigerator/

http://io9.gizmodo.com/5733837/when-pistachio-nuts-explode

http://digg.com/2017/grain-silo-collapse-explosion

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/31/us/kansas-grain-explosion/index.html

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/11/super-glue-chemically-reacts-with-cotton-and-wool-to-generate-enough-heat-to-start-a-fire/

Christopher Columbus

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Acid Pop! Today we're talking about the "American Hero" Christopher Columbus, and why he was neither of those things.

Sources:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/test-and-measurement/columbuss-geographical-miscalculations

Cannibalism by Bill Schutt