#58 - We are all in this together and we should act like it

Published: April 24, 2020, 2:52 p.m.

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Another week, and we are allowing ourselves to talk about this lockdown again. We try and cover many sides of this debate, but desperately want to see those of us affected by this most to understand that despite our different views we are in this together. As always discussion is king for us, and abstract ideas are welcomed. The stories and circumstances surrounding this whole situation include some comical content, and that makes for some great topics. Join us as we discuss the seriousness of both the economics and health of this declared pandemic, but aren\\u2019t afraid to laugh and question things along the way. Yes, we still include shower thoughts, because those are pretty much the only sane thing at this point.

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Links discussed in episode:

US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery

\'COVID Toes\': Could skin conditions offer coronavirus clues?

Why are so many COVID-19 patients also seeing blood clots?

Supreme Court Bans Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts for Serious Crimes

Parkour Runner Misses Jump And Falls Off High Rise Roof, Catches Himself On Electric Wires

Invite a llama or goat to your next Zoom work meeting for under $100

America doesn\'t want another Tea Party. Don\'t let Fox News fool you. 81 percent of Americans do not share the views of anti-quarantine protesters.

Only 9% of Britons want life to return to \'normal\' once lockdown is over - People have noticed significant changes during the lockdown, including cleaner air, more wildlife and stronger communities.

Marathon runner ran 26.3 miles to spell out \\u201cBOSTON STROG\\u201d in her fitness app

Texas lt. governor on reopening state: \'There are more important things than living\'

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Doesn\\u2019t Wait on Trump, Orders 500,000 Coronavirus Test Kits From South Korea

States and Hospitals Are Essentially Smuggling PPE Because They\\u2019re Afraid the Feds Will Seize It

Federal documents: more than 300,000 likely to die if restrictions are lifted

Facebook removes posts promoting anti-quarantine protests

Facebook Will Remove Content Organizing Protests Against Stay-at-Home Orders, Zuckerberg Says

Experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside

Coronavirus Has Now Killed More People in US than 2018-2019 Flu Season

Cuomo issues order allowing New Yorkers to obtain marriage licenses over Zoom The order also allows clerks to conduct ceremonies over video

More Than 1,000 French Sailors Test Positive For Coronavirus\\u2014On A Single Ship

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issues order to stop debt collectors from going after stimulus checks

TIL

TIL that Hawaii\'s first queen\'s first time running the country was marked by a smallpox outbreak and that the decisive action she took to stop the spread (closing all ports) drew the ire of rich sugarcane plantation owners and eventually lead to the coup that overthrew her.

TIL a waitress was tipped a lottery ticket and won $10,000,000. She was then sued by her colleagues for their share. Then she was sued by the man who tipped her the ticket. Then she was kidnapped by her ex husband, and shot him in the chest. Then she went to court against the IRS.

TIL a retired American heart and lung surgeon has patented a scuba suit that would allow a human to breathe \\u201cliquid air\\u201d, like in the movie The Abyss. He has simulated 1000 foot dives with mammals and has decompressed them in less than half a second with no decompression sickness.

TIL of a 1993 proposal to build a giant advertising billboard in outer space that would appear roughly the same size and brightness as the moon. The project didnt meet funding and inspired a bill to ban all advertisement in outer space.

TIL of the unofficial Russian book The Last Ringbearer which describes The Lord of the Rings trilogy from Sauron\'s point of view and portrays Mordor as the good guys

Shower Thoughts:

In several states, marijuana went from being \\u201cillegal\\u201d to \\u201cessential\\u201d in just a couple years.

If you are thrown into outer space, nothing kills you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/g5gyxj/its_nice_that_water_bottles_also_give_you_an/

It\'s nice that water bottles also give you an auditory que when you are filling them up

The planet could benefit a lot if we made humanity staying inside occasionally a regular thing, like a month out of every year

People\'s hate for Carole Baskin really shows our willingness to listen and follow the ramblings of a crazy man with charisma

Luke and Leia probably think they are different ages because a year on Tattoine is probably different than Alderaan

With the significant decline in global air pollution, it\'s a really good opportunity for Google and Spy satellites alike to take new pictures of Earth

If you put a humidifier and a dehumidifier in the same room, you would essentially have a wireless hose

Paper has 6 sides, yet we can only use 2 of them effectively.

Big cereal told us that candy with milk on it is a good way to start the day and we all liked the idea too much to question it.

Balding is not in the body positivity movement, but gaining weight is. However, one of those things is often times more controllable while the other happens whether you like it or not.

Drinking thru a straw is the exact opposite of going snorkeling

People who stumble on bodies in the woods often think they\'re mannequins at first but finding a mannequin in the woods makes less sense than finding a body.

People who respond with "That\'s not how the world works" when told to be nice are the reason that\'s not how the world works.

You know you\'ve made it when your couches aren\'t against a wall.

As a child, you are amazed at how adults are able to do such complicated things. As an adult, you are amazed at how other adults are unable to do such simple things.

We talk about half and quarter hours but never third hours, even though it\'s a nice, even 20 minutes.

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