Dr. Steven Novella
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
Uh, many people put it, but he wasn't electrical engineer, but I think he did a lot of, did he also invent the name?
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
I don't know.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
That's a good question.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
Somebody had to come up with that name.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
But he has the patent for it, basically.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
He has the patent for it.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
That's impressive.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
Ugh.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
That's crazy.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
So I occasionally wear button fly jeans.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
And they're okay.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
The thing about them is you can just rip them open.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
You know what I mean?
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
You just pull them apart and the buttons all come undone.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
They're fine.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
I don't mind.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
It's only a couple buttons.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
Three or four is okay.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
And then to add insult to injury, you lose a zipper-based science or fiction.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026
It's just, I don't know how you stand it.