442: They’ve Been Plants the Whole Time
2/25/202648 min
Do you ever wonder if a listener question comes from a celebrity? Why are most metals gray? Why does holding a baby silence the worry? How do you decide what to do after school? Can moles convert CO2 to Oxygen? How do you deal with grief? How do potatoes know which way is up? …Hank and John Green have answers!
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First 90 secondsHank Green· Host0:00
[upbeat music] You're listening to a Complexly podcast. [upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Dear Hank & John.
John Green· Host0:12
Or as I prefer to think of it, Dear John & Hank.
Hank Green· Host0:14
It's a podcast where two brothers answer your questions, give you dubious advice, and bring you all the week's news from both Mars and AFC Wimbledon. John, I have a friend, I think he might be addicted to brake fluid.
John Green· Host0:24
Oh!
Hank Green· Host0:24
He says he can stop anytime.
John Green· Host0:27
[laughing] That's not bad.
Hank Green· Host0:29
Okay.
John Green· Host0:29
But...
Hank Green· Host0:30
I'm good. I am so tired, and I'm worried because as we're recording this, it's right before the Projects for Awesome.
John Green· Host0:36
Yeah.
Hank Green· Host0:36
I am s- I am, like, I feel like something is, is sapping the energy from my body, and it's probably just not sleeping enough.
John Green· Host0:45
[chuckles] Yeah, I actually have a fever right now.
Hank Green· Host0:48
Oh, no!
John Green· Host0:49
Yeah.
Hank Green· Host0:50
You look amazing. Like, your hair... What's going on there?
John Green· Host0:53
Olympic fever.
Hank Green· Host0:55
Oh, no.
John Green· Host0:56
Olympic fever- Wow ... Hank. I got a bad- You know ... case.
Hank Green· Host0:59
Okay. Which- what's your, what's your, what's your favorite piece of drama?
John Green· Host1:05
Mixed doubles curling, Hank.
Hank Green· Host1:08
Oh, okay.
John Green· Host1:08
One man, one woman, sometimes brother and sister, sometimes husband and wife, sometimes just buddies- Uh-huh ... from the curling crew in Duluth, Minnesota.
Hank Green· Host1:18
Oh, wow.
John Green· Host1:18
Like Cory and Corey, the Americans who stunned the world by getting the silver medal.
Hank Green· Host1:23
Hey. Miracle on Ice Part Two!
John Green· Host1:27
You will never find me more patriotic than when it comes