Binary Jazz

Gary and Chris attempt to explain what the Ben Franklin effect might be (hint: it's not being electrocuted) by trying to name notable things about Benjamin Franklin. Also, Snoop Dogg and things with wheels.

In this episode, Gary and Chris divine what it means to apricate, and make sure that they don't apricate all over the place while apricating the meaning of aprication. Also, musings on the anniversary of the Binary Jazz concept origin, a tribute to our listener, Fakey McFakerson, Allison's tie history, hidden rooms and design challenges of rotating houses and, of course, Dyson Spheres.

Allison tests Gary and Chris with a topic that they know about already…or do they. Also: drowning, the size of the ocean, Bernoulli and other triangles, 13th floors and the necessity of art.

* Bermuda Triangle (History)

* Paranormal Triangles (Wikipedia)

* The “Mystery” of the Bermuda Triangle (Museum of UnNatural History)

* Daniel Bernoulli (Wikipedia)

* Bernoulli’s Principle (Wikipedia)

* Bernoulli’s Triangle (Wikipedia)

* Sortie En Mer (A Trip to Sea) (YouTube)

There are many things a Yarborough isn't and few things a Yarborough is. Among the things it is not but Chris and Gary suggest it to be are: a Marlboro off-brand, a Major League Baseball family of players, a city in southern Kentucky and a sea-faring vessel. Also: why you shouldn't watch Star Trek (or listen to this show) while eating and teaching at Hogwarts.

Gary and Chris bob and weave around the topic of nudiustertian which is an underwater sea creature favored by octopi or, perhaps, the act of grinding citrus fruit. Also: developer estimations, googly eyes and ties.

The Brannock Device obviously describes some form of torture device -- whether intended as a device of torture or just is a device of torture unintentionally -- and Gary and Chris parlay about the various uses of such a device. But it could be a tool that serves a single purpose. Or a linguistic construct. Also, horrible things people say to kids and favorite parts of museums.

Gary and Chris discuss Grawlix, a microscopic organism, a seedier online multiplayer community than Roblox or a GWAR cover band. Also Mo Willems, ranking peanuts, and rotating houses.

* GWAR Commands You to Go Fur Free (peta2) (Trigger warning: violent depictions of cruelty to animals.)

* “Circle of salt for protection” against ants…

* Genrenator

* Roblox

* Mo Willems

* We debate about whether it’s Elephant and Piggie or Gerald and Piggie. Chris is correct.

* Zygote

* Rockstar programming language specification

* What the #@*% Is a ‘Grawlix’? (Merriam-Webster)

* The Lexicon of Comicana by Mort Walker (GoodReads)

* The Lexicon of Comicana (Beetle Baily)

Gary and Chris contemplate and commemorate the life and achievements of Sir Jonathan Snellen, inventor of the Snellen Chart -- a chart that describes shore depths, or is the predecessor of the burndown chart, or something businessy. Also, the opposite of erosion, the appropriate use of acronymns, webmastering, and "go bags".

Gary and Chris attempt to describe something that definitely has nothing to do with buildings, is German (probably) and isn’t an Amish (or Mormon) hiatus. Also, fake Anonymous Hacking Collective ransoms, high school language classes, celebrations of mundanity, and gentrified food.

* Chris’ hacker ransom note

* Rumspringa

* Bundesliga

* Einstürzende Neubauten

* Bildungsroman

* NY Times: When ‘Gentrification’ Isn’t About Housing

* The Independent: Why we need to stop calling immigrant food ‘ethnic’

Gary and Chris struggle to explain proprioception, which is clearly the prequel to Inception. Also, Independence Day festivities, pasta types, and ridiculous purchases.