Unknown Speaker 9

Once the fire reached a house, the windows cracked, fabric burst into flames, the flames would slide underneath doors where they caught clothing and shoes on fire. Those who survived did so by breathing into wet fabric, laying in shallow creeks or ponds. In one case, a family covered themselves in lily pads and pond slime, all while kangaroos tried to survive by laying down in the water with them.

Now, I mean, I find this shit fascinating. Australia is actually made to be set on fire on a near constant basis. That's its ecosystem. Due to the frequent wildfires started by lightning strikes that have been going on for millennia, the fauna of Australia has evolved specifically to not only survive fires, but depend on them.

Now, I mean, I find this shit fascinating. Australia is actually made to be set on fire on a near constant basis. That's its ecosystem. Due to the frequent wildfires started by lightning strikes that have been going on for millennia, the fauna of Australia has evolved specifically to not only survive fires, but depend on them.

Now, I mean, I find this shit fascinating. Australia is actually made to be set on fire on a near constant basis. That's its ecosystem. Due to the frequent wildfires started by lightning strikes that have been going on for millennia, the fauna of Australia has evolved specifically to not only survive fires, but depend on them.

Some plant species, for example, won't open their seed pods until the plant is set on fire. But since some plants need fire to propagate, they've also evolved to be highly flammable. And it's just Australia's luck that one of their most common plants, the eucalyptus tree, is also one of the most flammable in the world.

Some plant species, for example, won't open their seed pods until the plant is set on fire. But since some plants need fire to propagate, they've also evolved to be highly flammable. And it's just Australia's luck that one of their most common plants, the eucalyptus tree, is also one of the most flammable in the world.

Some plant species, for example, won't open their seed pods until the plant is set on fire. But since some plants need fire to propagate, they've also evolved to be highly flammable. And it's just Australia's luck that one of their most common plants, the eucalyptus tree, is also one of the most flammable in the world.

They're called gasoline trees.

They're called gasoline trees.

They're called gasoline trees.

Yeah. They create dense carpets of flammable material that create the fast-burning and fast-spreading fires that make Australian wildfires so dangerous. The oil of the eucalyptus tree also works as an accelerant once the fire has sparked, creating literal fireballs when the flames reach the trees. The seed pods then open and fall, where they thrive in the freshly burned soil."

Yeah. They create dense carpets of flammable material that create the fast-burning and fast-spreading fires that make Australian wildfires so dangerous. The oil of the eucalyptus tree also works as an accelerant once the fire has sparked, creating literal fireballs when the flames reach the trees. The seed pods then open and fall, where they thrive in the freshly burned soil."

Yeah. They create dense carpets of flammable material that create the fast-burning and fast-spreading fires that make Australian wildfires so dangerous. The oil of the eucalyptus tree also works as an accelerant once the fire has sparked, creating literal fireballs when the flames reach the trees. The seed pods then open and fall, where they thrive in the freshly burned soil."

But because Australia burns so easily and is in fact a land that is specifically made for burning, Australia has a fairly large arson problem. And when a pyromaniac gets involved, the results can indeed be deadly.

But because Australia burns so easily and is in fact a land that is specifically made for burning, Australia has a fairly large arson problem. And when a pyromaniac gets involved, the results can indeed be deadly.

But because Australia burns so easily and is in fact a land that is specifically made for burning, Australia has a fairly large arson problem. And when a pyromaniac gets involved, the results can indeed be deadly.

You know cows don't exist in nature? Really? We created cows.

You know cows don't exist in nature? Really? We created cows.

You know cows don't exist in nature? Really? We created cows.

Aurochs. That's not real. Yeah, well, they're extinct now. Oh, really? Yeah, they're extinct. We bred them. I learned this on the Blind Boy podcast. We actually bred aurochs, all the best aurochs, the ones that were most docile, the ones that had the best meat. We bred them into the cows that we have today. Cows as we know them don't exist in nature at all.