Duck Quacks Don't Echo (American TV series) explained
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Presenter: | Tom Papa |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 14 |
| List Episodes: | - Episodes
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| Runtime: | 30 minutes (inc. ads) |
| Channel: | National Geographic Channel |
| First Aired: | [1] |
Duck Quacks Don't Echo is an American television comedy panel game show that aired in 2014 on the on National Geographic Channel, presented by comedian Tom Papa with co-hosts Michael Ian Black and Seth Herzog.[2] The premise was derived from the British series of the same name.[3]
Premise
In each episode, each host presents an unusual fact.[4] Some facts are explained via video segments, while others are tested on-stage. At the end of the show, the audience votes for the best fact and the winner gets the Golden Quack award.[5]
Episodes
Season 1
| Episode | Original air date | Facts (winner in bold) |
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| 1 | January 13, 2014 | - Airborne bacteria from a toilet flush can reach your toothbrush up to 6 feet away.
- It is impossible to eat 6 crackers in one minute without water.
- When you lie, your temperature rises and your nose gets hot.
- You can make a hovercraft with junk from your basement.
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| 2 | January 13, 2014 | - In a public restroom, the stall closest to the door is the cleanest.
- You cannot write the number 6 while at the same time moving your leg on the same side in a clockwise direction.
- Four ceramic coffee mugs can support the weight of a 2.5 ton truck.
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| 3 | January 20, 2014 | - Even if people only THINK they are consuming alcohol, they will act drunk.
- Shrimp have much greater endurance than humans.
- Without saliva, you can't taste anything.
- Male enhancement drugs can make flowers stay erect.
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| 4 | January 20, 2014 | - Pigeons can recognize human faces.
- It's possible to dance on pudding.
- There is a part of the human body that is impervious to pain.
- Wearing swimsuits makes you dumber.
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| 5 | January 27, 2014 | - The color red does not make a bull angry.
- It's possible to hang upside down from the ceiling suspended by nothing more than household glue.
- You can separate an egg yolk from an egg white using a plastic bottle.
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| 6 | January 27, 2014 | - You can stretch a bathing cap so wide that you can fit an adult in it.
- Microscopic eyelash mites live in your eyelashes.
- People are more likely to believe statements that rhyme.
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| 7 | February 3, 2014 | - The color red makes women more attractive to men.
- It is possible for a human encased in bubble wrap to survive a 13 ft drop.
- If you stack balls of descending size and drop them, the top ball will rocket into the air.
- Cows with names produce more milk than cows without names.
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| 8 | February 3, 2014 | - Debris shot from a lawnmower can have a force greater than a bullet from a 9mm handgun.
- When you swing a pendulum, it never goes past the point of its release.
- You can bend water with static electricity.
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| 9 | February 17, 2014 | - Swearing helps increase pain tolerance.
- Ferrari engines are designed to idle in a major chord.
- There is a species of caterpillar that blindly follow each other.
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| 10 | February 17, 2014 | - Over a distance of a mile or under, a carrier pigeon can be faster than a fax machine.
- Smells won't wake you when you are fast asleep.
- The chicken came first.
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| 11 | February 24, 2014 | - Certain songs are guaranteed to make your baby dance.
- When we are scared, our feet get colder.
- Coconut water can be a substitute for blood plasma.
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| 12 | February 24, 2014 | - Dogs copy human yawns.
- Women remember routes better than men.
- The lighter was invented before the match.
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| 13 | March 3, 2014 | - Redheads have a higher pain tolerance than non-redheads.
- It is possible to scale a wall using ordinary vacuum cleaners.
- Bananas can make music.
- Attractive women make men dumber.
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| 14 | March 3, 2014 | - The dirtier a pool, the more it smells like chlorine.
- Your pupils expand when you see something attractive.
- There is an animal whose heart is as big as a car.
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Notes and References
- Web site: "Duck Quacks Don't Echo" on National Geographic Channel . 13 January 2014 .
- Web site: Michael Ian Black, Tom Papa, Seth Herzog to Co-Host Nat Geo's 'Duck Quacks Don't Echo' (Exclusive) . . 12 November 2013 .
- Web site: National Geographic Orders Pop Science Series Based on UK Format . 4 October 2013 .
- Web site: Duck Quacks Don't Echo TV Review | Common Sense Media .
- Web site: Science in the Spotlight: Get to Know the Facts with "Duck Quacks Don't Echo" – Yale Scientific Magazine .
