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A gleefully gruesome go through the actual research behind the most outlandish, cartoonish, and impossible fatalities you can imagine. What would happen if you had taken a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only a swimsuit? The length of time could you keep going if you stood on the surface of the sun? How far would you actually enter digging a hole to China? Paul Doherty, older staff scientist at San Francisco's famed Exploratorium Museum, and writer Cody Cassidy explore the real research behind these and other fantastical scenarios, offering insights into physics, astronomy, anatomy, and more on the way. Is slipping on the banana peel off really as dangerous to your wellbeing as the cartoons imply? Answer: yes. Banana peels ooze a gel that turns out to be extremely slippery. Your feet and bodyweight provide the pressure. The gel supplies the humor (and producing head trauma). Can you die by shaking someone's side? Answer: yes. That's because, scheduled to atomic repulsion, you've never actually handled another person's side. If you could, the results would be as devastating as a medium-sized hydrogen bomb. If you were Cookie Monster, just how many cookies would you actually eat in one sitting down? Answer: Most stomachs can take up to 60 cookies, or about four liters. If you drink or eat more than that, you're getting close to the point where the cookies would break through the reduced curvature of your belly, and then you'd better call an ambulance to Sesame Street.
