Say what you like about Hitler, but he was one driven man. The guy was dead serious about building monster weapons, including a 188 tonne tank to take over the world. Meanwhile, Australian beetles are proving themselves quite driven to get laid, bonking their brains out with empty beer bottles (we love a good alliteration). And teenagers these days? Well they’re creating slang so fast that even AI can’t keep up with them. Sheesh, take it down a notch guys.
Failed Nazi engineering, teenagers breaking AI with their slang, monkey reproductive strategies that would make your biology teacher blush and beetles with absolutely terrible taste in partners. It’s all happening in this one. You’re welcome!
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Hitler's Obsession with Wonder Weapons
00:35 Introducing the Maus: The Heaviest Tank Ever Built
02:01 Off the Charts Specifications of the Maus
07:33 Technical Challenges of the Maus
14:17 AI Can’t Understand Generation Alpha’s Lingo
24:13 Convergent Evolution
25:54 Promiscuity and Testicle Size in Mammals
28:50 Dolphins and Their Massive Testicles
30:29 Where Do Human Chins Come From?
32:05 Beer Bonking Beetles
37:34 Feeding Predators to Save Prey. Is it a Good Thing?
SOURCES:
https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/panzer_maus.php
https://www.sciencealert.com/dolphins-got-giant-testicles-we-got-a-chin-only-one-makes-sense
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/convergent-evolution.html
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