The BONKERS Reason Ice IS NOT Slippery | feat. Matthew Krol

That's Absurd Please Elaborate

This time on T.A.P.E. — Matt Krol digs into cinema history to answer a deathly serious question, and Trace is out cold answering a question mulled over by scientists for centuries.

Julian is helping out at NASA so he’ll be back next week.

QUESTIONS Trace: "Why EXACTLY is ice slippery?" from Matt Krol

Matt: “What actor has died the most in movies?” from Cole

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[[ JULIAN ]]

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[[ TRACE ]]

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CREDITS

This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us.

Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

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