That's Absurd Please Elaborate9 Nov 2023

So… Why Do We Have Lawns?

This episode Julian takes a pole on the magnetic dynamo inside our planet, and Trace explores how 19th century French landscaping grew on everyone.

QUESTIONS

Julian: "Could you wirelessly charge using the Earth’s magnetic field?" from listener 26Matso

Trace: "Who invented the Lawn?" from listener Brian M.

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This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us.

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