Vaguely Scientific #209: Tuck And Roll
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Mike to determine the minimum amount of money they would need to be paid to step from a moving...
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Our panelists answer questions that range from the serious to the ridiculous using as much science as they can muster! Hosts Jim, Derek, and a rotating panel use their expertise (or lack the...
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20 of 222 episodesVaguely Scientific #208: Orb Is Car Is Good
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Justin and Aly to reinvent the wheel! Then, we try to reinvent Beyblade as a sport. So much inv...
Vaguely Scientific Episode #207: Tool-Assisted Humans
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Dac to determine just how weird it would be to have your head and body in two pieces. Then, we...
Vaguely Scientific #206: Put Whees on Your Time Machine
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Chris to devise a plausible explanation why time machines don't get lost in space since Earth i...
Vaguely Scientific #205: Witches on Atomic Bombs
In this episode, Ryan joins us to drag the witches into the 21st century by upgrading their old brooms using other household items. Then, wh...
Vaguely Scientific #204: We've Got Rhythm (Games)
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Sierra to try and control our mood with food. It yields interesting results. Then, we try to ge...
Vaguely Scientific #203: Bananas Are Blowing Up Right Now
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Joel to take a banana (for scale) and cause it to explode! Then, are the folks in musicals awar...
Vaguely Scientific #202: Hibachi Is Donezo
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Joe to discover all of the fun and exciting ways that life would be different if Earth's gravit...
Vaguely Scientific #201: Space Kangaroos
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Jonathan to talk about some of the traits we might see in something that could theoretically ev...
Vaguely Scientific #200: A Look Back
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by twenty of our panelists! We revisit some of the many questions we've answered over the last sev...
Vaguely Scientific #199: Let Your Hair Down
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Ben Burns to discuss whether or not Rapunzel could happen. Yes, that's a very broad question. T...
Vaguely Scientific #198: Chugga Choo Choo
In this April Fools Extravaganza, Jim and Derek are joined by Justin and Hunter to discuss short and sweet questions using as little science...
Vaguely Scientific #197: Embrace Your Hirsute
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Dave to erase our memories. What were we talking about again? Then, is a Saiyan's power tied to...
Vaguely Scientific #196: Different Sounds for Different Creatures
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Aly to listen very carefully for trees falling in the forest, even if there aren't any folks ar...
Vaguely Scientific #195: 300,000 Hamster Hours
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Andy so that we can pit every animal in the world against one another to see who would win in a...
Vaguely Scientific #194: Cool Is Just Stuck
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Mark to go around a bunch of traffic roundabouts and see whether or not they're better than reg...
Vaguely Scientific #193: Going Through Bird Town
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Sydney to try and figure out how many birds it would take to wreck an electrical line and cause...
Vaguely Scientific #192: Time for Waterworld Again
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Brian to talk about what might happen if the ratio of land to water on Earth changed in some wa...
Vaguely Scientific #191: Liquid Nitrogen Would Kill Mr. Fantastic
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Jeremiah to try and figure out why gremlins hate airplanes so much. Then, how do stretchy super...
Vaguely Scientific #190: Sympathy for the Grinch
In this festive holiday episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Joe to talk about what was going on with the Grinch when he went from being a j...