Imagine there’s no war. Would we have cell phones? GPS? Shovels?! Would we still be able to pop open a tube of delicious mini-M&Ms? Will a future historian believe the Green M&M was some kind of Goddess of Love? (Yes).This is a wild ride of an episode featuring TAPE friend Joe Scott of the YouTube show Answers with Joe! Double doses of history PLUS the psychology of food? Chew on that!QUESTIONSJulian: "How different would technology be if there was no war?" from Joe ScottJoe Scott: "Which mundane technologies is likely to be misinterpreted by future historians?" from CariTrace: "Why are mini foods so much better than their normal-sized counterparts" from ReynaDo you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!Visit our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com to listen to every episode of the show, see what videos or images we share from our research. Also on our website you can submit questions directly to us thatsabsurdshow.com/ask. If you love email for some reason you can also share them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. If we use your question we’ll give you a shout out in the episode.THE BOOK CARI MENTIONEDDavid Macaulay’s “Motel of Mysteries”Find it from a local bookseller: https://bookshop.org/p/books/motel-of-the-mysteries-david-macaulay/11270539Or at your local library!https://www.overdrive.com/media/573893/motel-of-the-mysteriesTHE M&M SQUARE CUBE CALCULUSShout out to DAN. Your math was instrumental to my answer.Find it here: http://blog.recursiveprocess.com/2014/05/30/mms-mega/HELP US MAKE THE SHOWWant to help decide which questions we answer? Join our patreon patreon.com/thatsabsurdshowWant to support us and other indie creators? Join Nebula go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshowSOCIALS[[ JOE SCOTT ]]YouTube: youtube.com/@joescottThreads: threads.net/@answerswithjoeFacebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoeInstagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoeX/Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe[[ JULIAN ]]Instagram: instagram.com/HuggetoutThreads: threads.net/HuggetoutX/Twitter: twitter.com/Huggetout[[ TRACE ]]Instagram: instagram.com/tracedominguezYouTube: youtube.com/@tracedominguezThreads: threads.net/tracedominguezX/Twitter: twitter.com/tracedominguezCREDITSThis episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us.Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemicThanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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