From why spiders hardly move to whether fish can talk to each other, we answer several
of your most burning questions about life. - Hi there, my name is Melissa and I’ll
be reading out the questions and answers. - Hey - I’m Hellbent.
- Is that all you’re going to say? - Hey – I’m Hellbent and Earth truly is
flat. The government is blinding you all towards the truth because you’re a bunch of sheep
who blindly accept everything written on Wikipedia. How’s that?
- You’re terrible at this.
BeccaTheDemon - Why do all colours of light appear clear?
- Colours of light? What are you talking about? Let me see this.
- * - Huh. That’s… That’s pretty hot…
- * - HELLBENT! THE STUDIO IS ON FIRE!
- … That’s nice. - *
- Hey! - OH MY GOD THE STUDIO IS ON FIRE!
Light is made up of several colours and each colour is a different wavelength. White light,
or the clear light that we see, is made up of all wavelengths. The reason we do not see
everything as white is because objects reflect the colour of light that matches their’s.
For example, a red apple reflects the red wavelength of light and absorbs the others.
- * - Phew - Ok - I don’t think there was too
much damage. - Are you kidding? Look at my lighter – it’s
RUINED. You’re paying for this. - No, I’m not.
- You are. Or I’m telling the audience that Earth is flat again.
- Don’t- - Hey – I’m Hellbent and Earth truly is
flat-
Phoenix Heart - Why do our hands quiver and shake when we’re tired?
- I’ll tell you what wakes me up when I’m feeling tired and shaky - lifting weights.
- I don’t know if that’s something you should do when you’re tired, Hellbent.
- Don’t be a wimp. I lift as soon as I wake up, when I’m eating breakfast, when I shower,
when I’m driving, at the bar, on the toilet – even when I’m sleeping.
- Oh, you do NOT. - That’s your opinion.
Trembling could be a sign that the body is responding to stress. The human body’s natural
reaction to stress is to tighten its muscles and to stimulate the nervous system to heighten
senses. A lack of sleep can cause the body to produce more stress hormones, which in
turn will cause you to tremble or shake.
boi ii - Can different fish species talk to each other?
- A better question would be “can fish talk to us?”. There’s this fish that Dolan
keeps in a bowl in his office. No matter how much I tap the glass, she never speaks.
- SAY – SOMETHING! HELLOOOOO? - *hiss*
- Eh, must be dead. Better flush her down the toilet.
Fish can communicate with each other and with other fish species to an extent. Some use
body language, while others can generate low voltage electricity, such as the Black Ghost
Knifefish. Some fish can even produce sounds by vibrating their swim bladder. Certain reef
fish even make sounds to attempt to scare away predators or other potential threats.
- * - Hellbent. Have you seen Gooby lately?
- No idea. Last time I saw her she was taking a swim.
- …you flushed her down the toilet again, didn’t you?
- Probably.
Diamond Ore Attacker - What is the oldest exoplanet known to man?
- Planet of the Apes from 1968 is by far the oldest exoplanet known to man.
- No, an ACTUAL exoplanet. - Excuse me. Planet of the Apes IS a real
exoplanet. That’s what Earth looked like in 1968. We’ve come a long way since then.
- That’s just a movie! - It was a documentary. Stop reading Wikipedia.
- You think Earth was a desolate wasteland 50 years ago, where intelligent apes ruled
the world, all buildings were destroyed and rebuilt between now and then – BUT they
had complex camera equipment to film and produce a two hour time-travel documentary?
- Yes. - Okay then.
Exoplanets are planets beyond our solar system. Thousands have been discovered but the oldest
known exoplanet is PSR B1620-26 b, nicknamed “Methuselah”. This particular exoplanet
is believed to be about 12.7 billion years old. For comparison, Earth’s age has been
calculated to be roughly 4.54 billion years old.
Silver_Diamonds - Did the Statue of Liberty have any instructions?
- Ha - instructions! You don’t need instructions to build something. Real men build things
from passion. I can tell you that if I was there when they were building the Statue of
Liberty, it would have looked a hell of a lot better!
- * - Mister Hellbent, I must say that the statue
doesn’t seem to resemble that which is printed on the instructions, sir.
- Damn your instructions, woman! Can you not see that I am creating a masterpiece?
- *
Yes in fact she did. The French sculptor, Auguste Bartholdi, devised a method of assembly
where the statue was broken down into roughly 350 pieces in France and then transported
to America. Each piece was assigned a number or a figure and the pieces that lined up next
to each other had identical figures. For any of you that have built a table, this may sound
somewhat familiar.
KonasRocks - Why do spiders stay in the same place almost 24/7?
- Can’t a guy catch a break here and there? Humans chase them with bug spray, they slap
them to death with shoes – it’s an absolutely terrifying life. Sometimes they just want
to relax, watch some TV in the corner of a room without getting killed. But you won’t
leave them alone. Terrible. - They’re nasty, though.
- You know what your problem is? You’re intolerant.
- That’s YOUR opinion. - Touché. But I’m pretty sure when a spider
sees you, they see a big nasty bird. I know I do.
Your typical house spider is a web spinner, which means most of the time it will sit on
its web waiting for food to arrive. Moving around wastes energy and could draw unwanted
attention to the spider, scaring away a potential meal or worse, the spider itself may become
lunch for a passing predator.
- * - You need help, Lady.
- * - Look who’s talking!
Galaxygirl978 - Where does the phrase “for crying out loud” come from?
- People these days cry about everything. People like Melissa always whining about spiders
over Twitter, equal rights for bird people, it makes me sick. Back before the internet
though, people actually complained in PERSON, out LOUD, instead of hiding behind a keyboard.
- Yesterday, you complained for an hour that your steak was cooked medium well instead
of medium rare. - That was a basic social issue that I escalated
into an hour long ordeal that embarrassed everyone involved. And for that, I should
be rewarded.
“For crying out loud” is a minced oath of the English phrase “For Christ’s sake”,
something you might yell when you hit your thumb with a hammer. A minced oath or “mincing
words” means to choose words so as not to offend others. In this case, it was once not
acceptable to misuse the name of God, Jesus or other religious figures in speech. Over
time these taboos have relaxed, but the euphemism has remained.
gloria mompellez - Why do trees have different looks?
- * - They’re all just wood and leaves to me.
They’re only good for firewood. - Be careful Hellbent, Nixxiom says that nature
has a way of reciprocating what you take from it.
- Ha! That pointy eared idiot doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
- * - So it’s going to be like that, huh trees?
- * - Let’s find out if trees can bleed.
- *
Like most living things on the planet, trees have evolved into many different species and
have adapted to a variety of environments. Temperate forests can contain Oak, Elms, Maple
and Birch trees, just to name a few. Currently it is thought that there are over 60,000 species
of trees on the planet.
- Hellbent, how’s the firewood coming along? - *
XxIron WitherxX - Why are our bodies symmetrical?
- Not everyone. I know a guy who has two arms on one side of his body and one leg longer
than the other. Me and the guys even have a nickname for him.
- What do you call him? - Big Pete – he’s very tall.
- Oh, PLEASE. If Pete actually exists, what’s his last name?
- … Shwarba. - Pete Shwarba, the man with two arms on one
side and… very tall? - Hey guys!
- …ugh. I hate this show.
On the outside the human body appears somewhat symmetrical, there are several theories as
to why that is. One is that symmetry evolved to help with mate selection. Several studies
have shown that both animals and humans are more attracted to mates with symmetrical features,
possibly as a sign of good health.
misstary13 - Can people grow in or out of allergies?
- If you want to conquer an allergy you need to face it. Find what you are allergic to
and then expose yourself to it. Eat it, rub it on your face, whatever. Just be sure to
get lots of it. Eventually (if you survive) you’ll be allergy free!
- I don’t know about that - I mean you’re somewhat right but -
- Aha! See? Somewhat right! Good ol’ Hellbent knows what’s good for you. I sprayed Dolan
with as many lethal pathogens as I could find, and now he’s basically IMMUNE!
- How’s it going, buddy? - *
An overactive immune system is the cause of allergies and you can develop an allergy at
any point in your life, although it is more common during childhood. Some people may outgrow
allergies, one theory is that if a person is exposed to low levels of allergen over
time it will decrease the body’s reaction to that particular allergen. However, allergies
are unpredictable and it is possible that they could return even after outgrowing them.