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Dr. Steven Novella

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

And then they could slowly digest this, just like the creature from Star Wars, right?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

You would be slowly digested over a thousand years.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

They could slowly digest this massive sludge in their stomach over five years, and they could do it.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

Yeah.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

These things are cool.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

You should see the picture.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

They're like these massive critters.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

Do you guys know how to find isopods in your backyard?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

Lollipollies.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

You could just look for them.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

Yeah, look under rocks and stuff.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

Or cut a potato in half, put the potato in your yard, and go back and check on it, like in a day or two days or three days.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

They love potatoes.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

Yeah, you'll see isopods making a home in the potato.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

I did that for my daughter for a school project.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

Very easy.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

They're everywhere, these isopods.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

These are small ones, not the massive ones.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

The super giant ones.

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1092 - Jun 13 2026

All right, should I go back to one or should I go to number three?