Hey there!
Welcome to another episode of Dear Blocko!
This is the show where I answer your questions about your world and my world.
Let’s get started with our first question!
Colin asks: #DearBlocko
What’s happening while you’re hypnotized?
Is it even real?
Actually yeah!
It is real, at least to some degree, and it can work for certain people.
In fact, it can be used along with other treatments to help with certain conditions.
Researchers shown it can be effective in combating things like stress, pain, and anxiety.
It can also be used to help with weight loss.
When someone is hypnotized, it’s not really some sort of fictional mind control coming
from a Bard spell, but rather a trance-like state of heightened concentration.
Some say it’s like when you really get caught up in a book or a movie and you’re totally
focused on what’s going on.
The exact science around it is a little unclear, but some researchers shown that it can affect
multiple regions of the brain, like ones linked to pain perception and regulation, along with
sensory processing and emotional response.
Second question up!
DragonTrey asks: #DearBlocko
How do venus flytraps digest things?
That’s a great question!
This is certainly not going to get creepy at all.
From a basic level, Venus Flytraps actually digest things in a way that’s somewhat similar
to the way that humans digest food.
That is, they use a “stomach” of sorts.
While Venus Flytraps do get some nutrients from more typical non-carnivorous plant methods,
they’re at their healthiest when they get further nutrition from insects since the soil
of their native environment is very nutrient-poor.
When an insect goes into the trap portion of the plant, and triggers the hairs inside
enough, the trap quickly snaps shut, locking the unfortunate intruder inside.
The trap then essentially becomes a stomach as special glands produce enzymes to digest
most of the insect.
This takes several days, after which the trap reopens and discards any leftovers.
The extra creepy part?
Venus Flytraps usually don’t close tightly over something that isn’t moving, like if
you try and feed one a dead insect.
They basically aren’t happy with their meal unless they feel it squirming around… which
is essentially one of the grossest things I think I’ve ever said.
And now it’s time for questions about me and my world!
Hooray!
Kirana asks: #DearBlocko What's a life-changing event that's
happened to you?
Love you and thank you for making me curious about my world﻿!
Well, thank you so much for watching!
Honestly the life changing event was starting this YouTube channel and getting to teach
you all sorts of things.
A less sappy life changing event was when I got hit by a laser that came from space
and suddenly I could hear what the plants are saying.
Unfortunately I can’t tell you what this flower said or I’ll get demonetized.
Joe R asks Dear Blocko, Have you ever made any art?
Huh…
Yeah, I can show you my art.
He’s some of my pieces from various points in my life.
This one is called “Mess with the Blocko.
Ya get the socko” I was an angsty teen when I made this.
This one is very simple, just some text that says “The earth is round”.
It’s actually available on our merch store as a shirt!
And this was one is a close up painting of my face.
It took me a while to get all the details just right.
So do you have any questions about your world or my world?
Let me know right now in the comment section below, and make sure you use the hashtag #DEARBLOCKO
so I can find it!
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