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Jay Novella

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1485 total appearances

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Right.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Steve, I would not have guessed that the cosmic microwave vacuum radiation would be used in that determination.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

That's not obvious to me.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Oh, yeah.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

That's a surprise.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Yeah, good work, man, because that would not have been on my top five guesses at all.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

We can stop right here.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

So Steve, juvenile bees with stingers have stingers that are different than adult stingers?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

That's what they're saying in this study.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Well, what about bumblebees that disembowel themselves when they sting?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

I mean, so what's their stinger like?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Because they only use it once.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

It hardens it.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

How?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

How?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

It realigns the grains of the metal, right?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Yes.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Well, Steve, how does grain size, I know grain size is also a critical component here, right?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

The smaller it is, the tougher the metal is, right?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Is that how it works?