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Josh Clark

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Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

Yeah, and that vortex not only makes it travel up and out and away in such a way that if it was shaped any differently, it wouldn't do that.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

But if that little thing lands on water, that same vortex is going to form a little air bubble around it and protect it.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

Yeah.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

One of my prized possessions is this dandelion puffball encased in resin.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

And it's like the real deal.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

And I've never understood how it worked, but it turns out that if you actually take a dandelion puffball and actually not just put water in it, but submerge it in water, the puffball does not, it doesn't collapse.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

Isn't that nuts?

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

It's amazing.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

I think so too.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

So that's just one of the many amazing things we're going to reveal today on Stuff You Should Know.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

Did I wander into the wrong show?

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

No.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

Well, we should tell everybody it's 10 a.m.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

and we usually record at 1.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

So I'm a much different person at 10 a.m.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

You're a news anchor, apparently.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

So I mentioned yellow.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

They're not always yellow.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

They can be orange.

Stuff You Should Know
The Fascinating History of Dandelions

They can be white.