Bored No More - Episode 1: Bugs

My name is Coco. Coco, and I'm... should I go by Coco's dad? I don't know, you should go by my dad. You should go by my dad. My dad? No, Coco's dad. Okay, so it's Coco and Coco's dad. Yeah, because it's really weird to call you Michael. Now everybody knows my real name. Oh, you're actually shooting this? Bored No More Podcast! Bored No More. Alright, welcome to Bored No More, Episode 1. Bugs. Why did we choose bugs? I don't know, it's just like the first thing that pops into our head. Bugs. Yeah, well, I mean, better to pop into our head than pop into our bed. Because then they would be bed bugs. Bad bugs don't get night night, don't let the bad bugs bite. Yeah, that's what, uh, I hate to, my grandma used to say that. You did? Yeah. How old were you then? I was little enough that I think I was a little freaked out. And didn't like it very much. Alright, Segment 1. We're going to call this Fact Factory. Another tough day at the Fact Factory, huh? Chugga chugga chugga chugga, whoo whoo, Fact Factory! What? That's the one I came up with. I love it. Chugga chugga, Fact Factory. Chugga chugga chugga chugga, Fact Factory! Fact Factory. Alright, so today's topic is bugs, right? So, hit me with an incredible bug fact. Fruit flies were the first living creatures to be sent into space. Wait, what? Fruit flies went into space? Yep. The first ones who did. Do you think they made them tiny little astronaut suits? That would be adorable, but wait, I don't know. I mean, like, they put a helmet on it, and then they shoot it into like a little tiny rocket? Is that what happened? I don't think so. I think we probably need to do some more research to figure that out. Yeah. I mean, you can barely see a fruit fly, right? Barely. Yeah. So, yeah, that is kind of a crazy fact. Why do you think they put fruit flies into space first? Because they didn't want a sheep getting sick, they didn't want a cow getting sick, they didn't want something important getting sick, and they didn't want them to get sick. I totally agree with you. Are you saying that fruit flies are not important? No, they thought it was. Fruit flies are actually pretty important because as spiders, they need something too. Hmm. Which leads us to more bugs. And possibly more bug facts. For example, did you know, Coco, that one dung beetle can drag 1,141 times its weight? That's like a human pulling six double-decker buses. Six double-decker buses? Yeah. Have you ever seen a double-decker bus? Yes. Like, in person? Only, like, once when we went to New York. Oh, yeah. They usually only have them in big cities. But that's how big they are. Six of those. I can barely pick up, like, six toy double-decker buses. Yeah, that would not fit in my arm. Right? Like, that's an incredible feat. But the thing is, it's a dung beetle, so what it's rolling is poop. Yeah. Poop. Okay, give me a fact that is a little less sticky than that. A single honeybee colony can produce about 100 kilograms of honey each year. That's 220 jars. 220 jars of honey? Yeah. I mean, that's like eating a jar of honey once every not quite two days? But, like, that's a lot of honey. It is. If I gave you 220 jars of honey, what would you do with it? Um, I have no idea. Maybe I'd make honey cakes? Wait, is there such a thing as a honey cake? There's definitely a thing as a honey cake. Something with honey in it. I'd just make a lot of those. Well, we give you honey sometimes when you're sick and you have a cold. Oh, yeah. So if someone gets sick, I'll just save a little bit of that. Okay, but, like, 220 colds? Not even. Like, because you don't use a whole jar when you have a cold. Yeah. You could do that for the rest of your life. How about, let's see, this. You're not going to believe this one. The smallest insect in the world is a type of fairy wasp, which is smaller than a human eyelash. Wait, are you serious? Like, I can't even make out the size of an eyelash with my fingers. I know. Like, look at it. Ready? That's so small. Wait, that's a little wasp? Yeah, a wasp. So, like, it's kind of cute in my head, but, like, you could barely even see it. Yeah. Right? And then, like, how could it even flap or fly? So, like, if it's a wasp, right, we're going to assume it flies. So that means it's got to have wings. And if it's just the size of an eyelash, then, like, could we even see the wings without a microscope? Like, I don't even know. Yeah, because I can't even make it out with my fingers. It's, like, very thin. And then two of them, it's going to have to be split into three equal parts, the body, the wing, and the wing. Right. And that's, like, big. Maybe they should have sent those into space instead. Maybe. Right? They're probably the same size, or I think pre-flight might be bigger. That's crazy. It has to be bigger. It has to be bigger because they said that that's the smallest insect, that a fruit fly is bigger. Yeah. That's crazy. Well, bumblebees also teach each other to do things. There have been studies that include rolling little balls into a target or opening the puzzle boxes for rewards. Wait. Hold up. Stop. You can teach a bee? Okay. If you can teach a bee, what would you teach a bee to do? I'm going to do a silly one and a real one. Okay. The silly one, make ice cream. The real one, be civilized and, like, them create a little tiny, they live in a, like, house, a little house. Okay. So you would, like, teach it to build. Teach it to build and be, like, really, like, civilized. Of course they're already civilized, but, like, human expectations. Oh, my gosh. Does that mean, like, they can wear little clothes? Little bubblegum clothes. We both went the same direction, thinking about, like, little bee clothes. Little bee clothes. And the babies would wear little bee onesies. That's a great idea. Everybody listening to this, just imagine that. A little bee wearing a little bee. Yeah. Everybody, like, close your eyes. Picture a little bee in a onesie. A one-bee. Or a bunsie. I kind of like bunsies better. I think I like bunsies better, too. That's a crazy fact, though. Like, opening puzzle boxes and stuff like that. We couldn't even teach your brother to do that. He's four. I still have trouble doing that. Me, too. Me, too. And imagine, like, a this big animal doing it. Yeah. That's hard to imagine. I mean, speaking of small bugs again, have you ever heard of aphids? Um, little thingies that, um... What are they called? Ladybugs eat ladybugs. Yeah, that's right. Ladybugs do eat aphids. Now, how do you know these things? That's probably wild crabs, isn't it? Yeah, it's wild crabs. How much of your brain was created from wild crabs? 99% of it. 100% of it. Okay. Aphids are frequently born pregnant. Wait. Yeah, no, no. Like, when they're born, they're born already pregnant. Bonus fact. This is called parthenogenesis and has been seen in anacondas and zebra sharks, too. So, I guess anacondas and zebra sharks are sometimes also born pregnant. Like, that's really weird. It's weird. What if it was a boy and it's already born pregnant? Okay, so... That would be weird. I mean, that's... It's possible in some species of animals and bugs, I guess, too. But, like, I don't know. It could be a long time before I was ready to have kids, and I still don't know what I'm doing, clearly. So, like, do you imagine the responsibility of just being, like, a baby and having a baby? That's crazy. Yeah. That's crazy. All right, segment two. Would you rather... Would you rather... Would you rather have pincers for hands or six legs? Oh, man, that's a tough question. Would I rather have pincers for hands... See, when I first read that when I was a kid, I thought it was pinchers, because that makes sense. They go, like, pinch, pinch. But that's not what they're called. They're really called pincers. Pincers for hands or six legs. Okay, six legs. Let's talk this out before I get your answer. Six legs, right? Way more pairs of... So, drawbacks. Pluses and minuses. Minus, way too many shoes. Like, way more socks, way more shoes. I think I'd want more shoes, because I could be, like, part, like, I'm ready for the rain part. I'm just ready for, like, being a diva, having sparkly shoes. Then next, ready for being fancy. And then next being... Next kind of being, like, I'm just going to go to school. Okay, so this is interesting. So, you could have, like, three, you could have, like, ready to run or ready to party and just, like, regular shoes. Or, like, rain boots, like you said. Rain boots, party shoes, and, like, sneakers. Yes. That's kind of genius, actually. And then you don't have to switch them out. You always have the right ones with you. Yeah, and I could just lift up the legs that I didn't need and I'd be, like, yeah. There's probably a lot. I mean, pinchers are for hands, like, pincers, pincers, sorry, pincers, would be kind of annoying. Like, how would you hold a pencil? Yeah. Oh, my gosh. You'd keep snapping pencils. Or, I know you love pencil sharpeners. What if you were good at sharpening pencils with your pincers? Or do you think it's kind of like chopsticks? Built-in chopsticks. Built-in chopsticks. Yeah, for when I get pinchy. Built-in chopsticks. That's not bad. So, guys, you want never have to change your shoes or built-in chopsticks. Okay. So, when you frame it like that, I think I'd go never have to change your shoes. Because I love chopsticks. I do. But I do worry about snapping things. And I think, like, it would get kind of annoying to high-five. I'm going to go with six legs. What about you? That was my first choice. Okay. I was just like, I'm just going to go for that. Okay. And then go over the reasons. But I still like it. All right. That was a close one, though. That was actually pretty close. See, the idea is to make them pretty close. Right? Because that makes a better one. Now, I hope this one's close. Ready? Would you rather discover a new kind of insect. Okay. Would you rather discover a new kind of insect. So, you, maybe you could even name it after yourself. I don't know. Or learn how to speak bee for one day. Like. Is there a thing, bee? Because I can ask bees random questions. Like, do you eat the honey? Do you, like, what's your favorite color? Like, probably yellow or black. Yeah, probably. Or orange. Or whatever their favorite flower is. So, if their favorite flower was, like, pink, then maybe it's pink. Is that really what you'd ask it? I mean, because I probably would waste half the day making bee jokes. I'd just be like, where do you want to be? I'd just be, like, asking questions. Because then I'd be like, a bee actually does like pink. So, it's scientific that bees like pink. Like, I'd like that. I think I want to ask a bee questions for the entire day. But then hear me out. So, after that day, you just can't, you forgot how to speak bee after that. But if you discover a new kind of insect, your whole life you can have, like, you could have the cocoa bug. You could call it, what would you name it if you discovered a bug? Yeah, I can think about that. Right? If you have one of the, I cannot decide. Okay, I would plus minus it again. The plus side for a new kind of insect is you totally can name it after yourself. Again, what would you name the cocoa bug? Although, cocoa bug's kind of cute. If it was pink and it had, like, a flower on the side, I'd probably call it just flower bug. I don't know. I wouldn't be that creative unless I really wanted to. Oh, or I could name it, like, a name. Like, Lydia. I can literally just name it Lydia. And it would be the Lydia species. So then, like, people are going through a book and they're like, okay, these are the different bugs we have here. We have a millipede. We have a centipede. We have many types of spiders here, including the black widow spider. Oh, and don't forget Lydia. Okay, I do kind of like that. I do like that. Okay, I'm not going to lie. But then, like, you know my problem with the bee thing? Okay, it's definitely more interesting, more exciting. I can't think of a good question to ask a bee. Yeah, like, what do you ask a bee? What do you want them to do? Bees are kind of boring. They just, like, buzz around. They make their honey. They sting people. I'd be like, all right, maybe you could convince them to, like, not sting you. Okay, so what's your vote if you have to vote right now? I still feel like I'm going to go with, um, I'm just going to be discovering. Lydia? You're going with Lydia? I'm going with Lydia, yeah. All right. I'm... I'm also, like, I kind of also named it John. Like, I'm not going for it. I hear you. I hear you. But for some reason, Lydia is just funny, so... Yeah, I like Lydia. I like Lydia. Okay. Okay. So your answer is discover and name a new insect. I'll go with speak bee, but I'm really not sure yet why because I still don't have a good question. Right? If anyone has a question for this guy, just tell us. That's a great idea. Please write in and give us questions for bee just in case I ever get that power. Yes. All right. Next segment. Two truths and a lie. Okay? I'm going to give you three facts, and you have to tell me which one is not true. Are you ready? Do you think you got this? Yes. Okay. Fine. Fact number one. All right. Our new segment is two truths and a lie. Explain how that works, Coco. So there are three facts, and one is not true. So two truths, one lie. Okay. We do this at dinner sometimes, right? And who usually wins? You never knew, but it's like mommy hates me. So there's no, like, it's really... It's not really about who wins. It's just like who's good at tricking somebody and who stinks at guessing, and I'm not very good at guessing. I think mom and me are the best at it. All right. But today is my day. Okay? And I'm going to trick you right off the bat. I have three incredible facts. The first one, crickets sing in the key of A. They're like nature's Taylor Swift or Adele or something. They sing in the key of A. What do you think of that? Maybe. Right. Fact number two, grasshoppers existed before the dinosaurs. Hmm. Well, if there were bugs when dinosaurs were alive, why couldn't one be older than them? Hmm. Interesting. Fact number three, ants can lift objects up to 100 times their own body weight. Maybe because our leaves are bigger, like, way more than them. Yeah, for sure. For sure. I mean, like, we've seen a leafcutter ant at that museum in Cape Cod and the one in Vermont. Mm-hmm. Hmm. Okay. Those are some thoughts. Which one do you think is false? I have to say that crickets rub their wings together to make the sound of A, because I'm just hearing it, and it's like, turk, turk, turk, turk, turk, turk, turk, turk. Was that a chirp with the key of A? Yeah. It's a high chirp with the key of A, and they're like, turk, turk, turk, which, like, I don't even know how to say it, but A is definitely high. Okay. Well, here is the verdict, and you are about to get absolutely stunned by the answer. Are you ready? Yes. You're totally right. Crickets don't sing. They rub their wings together to make noise, and it's not in the key of A. So, you won. The true facts are, number one, grasshoppers did exist before the dinosaurs, and, two, ants can lift objects up to 100 times their own body weight. Mm-hmm. God, you did it again. And I bet I'm going to win again. Well, we'll see about that. I took my vitamins this morning. I had my coffee. I'm locked in and ready to go, so give me your best shot. I got this. Butterflies taste with their feet. That's ridiculous. You'd have to take your shoes and socks off to eat something. What if, oh, what if you, like, stepped on a hot dog? It would taste good. But, like, what if you walked through, I don't know, what's something that would not taste good? Like, if you walked along, like, a garbage dump or a, I don't know, a dog park or something. Mm. Well, if you were in shoes, you'd be tasting shoe the entire way. Ooh, but that's not a bad idea. What if your shoes were flavored? Like, ice cream-flavored shoes? Can we just think of a business idea? Right? Let's write that down. Okay. Good business idea. Actually, after we stop this podcast, let's start a shoe business that has flavors, just in case. This is true. Okay. Let's see. Common housefly hums in the middle octave key of F. This is obviously you trying to get back at me for the cricket thing. So, that could also be fake. The housefly hums. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. That sounded like my bee noise from before. I think I only have one bug impression. All right. Common housefly hums in the middle key of F. What's the third fact? A single spider web is stronger than rope. Okay. So, pound for pound, it says, a single spider web is stronger than rope. Okay. Here are my gut reactions to the three. I think butterflies chasing with their feet is too weird. But, it also might be too weird to be a lie. Number two, the housefly humming in the key of F, I feel like that could be you just getting back at me for my made-up fact. And the spider's stronger than rope. I'm going to say that one is definitely true because I think I've read things before that like spider web material, spider silk, is as strong or stronger than pretty much anything else. Pound for pound. Like, that's why flies can't escape. A fly going, you know, as fast as it can is going in and just goes like, boom, gets caught. So, I'm going to say that butterflies do not chase with their feet because that would freak me out if it was true. Well, here are the answers. Butterflies chase with their feet. Gross! That is so gross! The common housefly hums in the middle octave key of F. Wait, so that means... A single spider web is not as strong as rope. Wait, come on! You beat me again! This game is rigged. This game is always rigged. I quit. I'm not going to quit. I'm not going to quit. I'm going to come back harder and stronger with even better facts. And you can always just do better at it. Ladies and gentlemen, we have our first mystery guest. Mystery guest, how are you? Good. What were you doing today? Baking. What were you baking? Bug things. Okay. Well, today we're recording an episode about bugs. Do you like bugs? Yes. What's your favorite type of bug? Ants because they're so interesting. Why are ants so interesting? Because they fly and they walk. It's weird. And they walk. It's weird. Some can fly, yeah. Some can fly. Okay, I have a question. If you were going to have a bug as a pet, what kind of bug would be your pet? Well, mostly a beetle because it doesn't have stingers. Why? That's a good reason. Other reasons. Or do you have just that one? I just have that one. What would you name your beetle? Beebeed. I like that. Would you rather speak bee, meaning you know how to talk like a bee, or discover your own new species of bug so you could name it whatever you want? Well, I know a new species of bumblebees. Yeah? What's the new species of bumblebees? It's all green bumblebees. Mostly bumblebees are black and white. Okay, so most bumblebees are black and white. But you know a green one? No, it's only green. It's all green, not even stripes. Yeah. So it's like a grumblebee. No, it's called a green header. A green header. Tell me some facts about the green header. Well, a green header doesn't do the honey. How do bees get the honey? Coco, how do bees get honey? By pollination. Well, this bee doesn't. What does it do? Well, it uses its legs to kick pollen up onto these baskets. He has a basket? Yeah. A little tiny basket. Where does he get the basket from? No, to pollinate. Oh, okay, so there's a pollen basket. His front leg kicks backwards because the back leg has the basket. So he kicks pollen onto it. Hmm, that's really interesting. What does it eat? Nectar from the pollen. Ah, okay. Very cool. Is there anything else that you want to talk about with bugs? No, it actually eats honey nectar. It eats honey nectar? Yeah. Okay. Fact check. All true. Wait, what? This is actually true? Yes. There's a green bee? Yes. Come on. Green-headed bees, and he is correct, they are fast flyers that collect pollen on their hind legs and carry it back to their nest. Oh, come on. This kid, you're telling the truth? What? This is not, this is an emergency fact check by mom. I'm in the wild grass. Oh, God. I'm just a green bee in the wild grass. Oh, that's why you're so smart. Anyway, hey, mystery guest. Mystery guest, you did a phenomenal job and might have accidentally given us the most interesting fact yet. The mystery guest, what's your name? Hayden. Hey, mystery guest, I love you, good job. My name's Hayden. So who's Hayden? The mystery guest. Coco's brother, the mystery guest is Coco's brother, so. And I'm Coco's brother, so. And how old are you? I'm the mystery guest. Thank you for watching, for hearing this podcast. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. No more. It's done. This is the end of the video. Do do do do do. It's not a video. I know.