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#282: Sadness Accrues

Why are you in the bathroom with our food?

March 13th, 2026 · 102 minutes

Merlin's Garbage Apparatus.

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Merlin has some Follow-Up on words, and John updates us on dishwashers.

This week's main topic is Merlin's Garbage Apparatus.

In this month’s member bonus segment, your hosts discuss the first season of HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

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(Recorded on Tuesday, March 3, 2026)


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QI: Series O, Episode 7 - Opposites
Backronym - Wikipedia
Retronym - Wikipedia
Aptronym - Wikipedia
Dishwasher Air Gap
Garbage Apparatus, v1 - YouTube
Merlin’s garbage backboard system
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Stuff Made Here: I made a ball seeking hoop (2022) - YouTube
Smarter Every Day 208: Laminar Flow - YouTube
Nate From the Internet: short laminar flow demo - YouTube
Epcot: Jumping Water Fountains at Imagination Pavilion - YouTube
Jumping Water Fountains of Imagination at EPCOT in 4K - YouTube
Kids playing with the jumping water fountains at EPCOT - YouTube
The Man Who Made Water Fly: The Inspiring History of Epcot’s Leapfrog Fountains (Article)
The Man Who Made Water Fly: The Inspiring History of Epcot’s Leapfrog Fountains (Video)
The Line: Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Bloopers - YouTube
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms official podcast
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The Dog Sitter Detective series, by Antony Johnston