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#239: Sacrificial Anode

Merlin is pretty close to just giving up.

July 19th, 2024 · 116 minutes

John has updates on some recent elective plumbing.

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In Follow-Up, there's an update on movies with spelled-out abbreviations, John finally figures out why his magazine got bigger, and Merlin checks in on jiggle mode.

Next up, John shares some very biased reporting on dogs and technology. Merlin thinks people should just stop interviewing first responders. This somehow leads to a very useful discussion of proper key hygiene.

Then, your hosts conduct a studious review of the literature regarding why we build ships.

As your main topic, John has updates on some recent elective plumbing.

(Recorded on Tuesday, July 9, 2024)


Credits

How an 18th Century Sailing Warship Works - YouTube
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
No Gnews is Good Gnews with Gary Gnu
Big Blue Marble - intro - YouTube
Elliott Smith - "Sweet Adeline" - YouTube
HomePod Saves Family's Life After Dog Starts Kitchen Fire
Electric scooter sparks apartment fire in San Francisco
“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – John Augustus Shedd
The Princess Bride (1987)
Reconcilable Differences #58: Elective Plumbing
Sacrificial Anode
MythBusters Season 5 Episode 20: Exploding Water Heater
Trethewey Brothers Plumbing
Chesterton's Fence
Cutting off the ends of the roast
Merlin's Wisdom Project