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Unlock the mysteries of bugs and expand your knowledge with this must-watch video. Whether you're a bug enthusiast or simply curious about these fascinating creatures, "Bugged Out" promises an entertaining and educational experience.
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00:00If you're smelling something fishy at home and it's not your delicious salmon dinner,
00:04then it's time to check your electrical equipment.
00:07That stinky smell could mean your wires are frayed, your breakers are faulty, or your circuits are overloaded.
00:12And let me tell you, those plastic-coated wires emit a smell worse than a tuna sandwich left out in
00:17the sun.
00:18So don't be a fish out of water and get your electrical system checked ASAP.
00:22If you smell rotten eggs in your house, call the plumber straight away.
00:26The most obvious reason is the sewage and drain problems, such as contamination.
00:31But such a smell can also be produced if you've got problems with the water heater.
00:35Another possible problem might be a gas leak.
00:38Manufacturers add some distinct bad-smelling chemical to natural gas,
00:42so that people could notice even the tiniest gas leak on the spot.
00:47This one may not be as easy to spot as a unicorn in Central Park, but it's still important to
00:52know.
00:53Have you ever caught a whiff of something funky before your stove ignites?
00:57That's the smell of carbon monoxide.
00:59And let me tell you, it's no joke.
01:02This sneaky gas can be extremely dangerous if you inhale too much of it.
01:06And the worst part is that it's completely odorless and tasteless.
01:10That weird scent you're picking up?
01:12It's actually added to the gas to give you a heads-up that danger is lurking.
01:16So, next time you catch a funky smell coming from your stove,
01:19don't just brush it off as last night's leftover lasagna.
01:22It's not uncommon to find mold in your home wherever water is present and trapped,
01:26like an unknown leak in the walls.
01:28Mold spores can grow as a result of this moist patch and can cause pretty serious health issues.
01:34Bed bugs have a thing for shoes.
01:36Yep, they love to hide in them, but only if the conditions are right.
01:40So, if you've got a pair of shoes that you hardly ever wear, watch out.
01:44Bed bugs might just be snuggling up in there for a cozy nap.
01:47But, don't worry, there's a trick to keeping those pesky bugs out of your kicks.
01:51Leather shoes are a bit too smooth for bed bugs to crawl on, so they're less likely to hide in
01:56those.
01:57Athletic shoes, on the other hand, are like a playground for bed bugs.
02:00All those interesting textures and patterns make for the perfect hiding spot.
02:06So, if you want to keep bed bugs out of your shoes, just wear them regularly.
02:11Those creepy crawlers don't like anything that moves or gets disturbed often.
02:15And who knows, you might even squish a few of them in the process.
02:18Talk about a win-win situation.
02:21So, go ahead, put on those shoes and show those bed bugs who's boss.
02:24Your feet, and your sanity, will thank you for it.
02:28If your nostrils are being assaulted by an unpleasant odor, it might be time to check your mattress.
02:33Recent scientific studies have revealed that a 7-year-old mattress can harbor more bacteria than a sci-fi movie
02:38set in outer space.
02:39Over 16 million colony-forming units per square inch.
02:43That's enough to make even the bravest of us want to sleep in a hazmat suit.
02:47But fear not.
02:48For there is a solution to this gross problem.
02:52Enter baking soda, the unsung hero of household cleaning.
02:56Simply sprinkle some of this magical powder onto your mattress.
02:59Let it sit for half an hour while you go do something fun like watching cat videos.
03:04And then vacuum it up with a brush attachment.
03:06Voila!
03:07Your bed will smell fresher than a field of daisies on a spring day.
03:11So don't let those pesky bacteria get the best of you.
03:14And who knows.
03:15Maybe your newly freshened mattress will even inspire some sweet dreams.
03:19Or at least keep the nightmares at bay.
03:23Have you ever noticed that your towel smells like a swamp monster's armpit?
03:27Yeah, that's because you've been using it for too long.
03:31Don't be a bacteria hoarder.
03:33Switch out your towel after three uses.
03:35If your bathroom smells like a swamp, it could be because of stagnant water or some gross residue in the
03:41drain.
03:42Don't worry, if the plumber can't come until tomorrow, you can hack the smell by adding a few drops of
03:47your favorite essential oil to the toilet paper roll.
03:50It won't solve the problem but at least you won't feel like you're suffocating.
03:55Now, on to the stinky toilet brush.
03:58Squirt some scented detergent right into the holder, or make your own DIY scent with distilled water and essential oil.
04:04It will get rid of bacteria, and the essential oil will hide bad smells.
04:09Just make sure you're allergic to the oils you choose.
04:13Moving on to the dishwasher.
04:15Did you know that mold can grow in there?
04:17Gross, right?
04:18Run a dry heat cycle with no dishes but some vinegar instead.
04:22Make sure to flush all the interiors, including the filters and panels.
04:26And if your silverware basket is looking a little moldy, soak it in some diluted antibacterial detergent before rinsing it
04:33thoroughly.
04:35Now let's talk about weird sounds in your house.
04:38Clicking and knocking in the winter or fall could be from turning on the heating or radiators.
04:42If there's condensed steam stuck in the system, try bleeding the radiators.
04:46And if you hear a bubbling sound, it could be a water leak or sediment in the water heater.
04:51Shut off the main water and listen.
04:53If the sound stops, call the plumber.
04:55If not, try draining the tank.
04:58If you're moving into a new house, check the walls and ceiling for any red flags.
05:03Fresh paint could be hiding something, so ask the landlord what's up.
05:06And stay away from popcorn ceilings.
05:08Not only are they ugly, but they contain asbestos.
05:12Asbestos is like a bowl of alphabet soup.
05:14It's made up of all these hard-to-pronounce crystal fibers.
05:18Chrysotile, anthophyllite, tremolite, crocidolite, actinolite, and amicite.
05:22But don't let their wacky names trick you.
05:25Asbestos is one tough cookie.
05:27It can withstand high temperatures, chemicals, and even electricity.
05:30No wonder it was such a popular building material back in the day.
05:34Asbestos is like a sneaky ninja.
05:36It can break down into teeny tiny fibers that are so small they can float around in the air for
05:41days.
05:42And if you accidentally breathe in these fibers, it's like inviting a dangerous guest to your lungs.
05:49Yikes.
05:49So let's give asbestos the boot and keep our lungs happy and healthy.
05:53Just be careful if you're renovating an old home.
05:56You never know if you'll uncover a surprise layer of asbestos roofing.
06:00Odor-causing bacteria love to party in your kitchen sink and drain.
06:05And don't even get us started on the garbage disposal scraps.
06:08It's like a bacteria buffet in there.
06:10But there's a fun solution for you.
06:13Once a week, throw a party of your own by inviting six ice cubes,
06:17one tablespoon of baking soda, three thin lemon slices,
06:20and one teaspoon of bleach to the disposal.
06:23Turn up the music.
06:25Ahem.
06:25Turn on the disposal and let those ice cubes do their thing.
06:28When the party's over, rinse with cold water for 30 seconds and voila, a fresh and clean sink.
06:35Your new sofa or cabinets could be secretly releasing some stinky gases into the air.
06:40Yep, it's true.
06:40These gases, called volatile organic compounds, aka VOCs,
06:44can make your nose and throat feel pretty irritated.
06:47And if that's not bad enough, they can even give you a headache or make you feel dizzy.
06:52Yikes.
06:52But don't worry.
06:54I've got your back.
06:55If you can, try opening up some windows to get some fresh air flowing.
06:59And if you're on the hunt for some new furniture or home products,
07:02keep an eye out for low VOC options.
07:04Your nose will thank you.
07:06Plus, who wants to be surrounded by stinky furniture anyways?
07:09You think your bedroom is empty, but there's something hidden inside.
07:14Secretly, a bed bug is resting.
07:17While inactive during the day, their keen instincts identify the moment you've gone to bed.
07:22As you breathe deeply, you emit large amounts of carbon dioxide.
07:26This lures the bed bugs out like a dinner bell.
07:29This insect holds no other purpose than contaminating your home.
07:34Without predators and with an uncontested food supply in your bed,
07:38it leads a very peaceful life.
07:41They're incredibly hardy, able to live within any area that humans journey to.
07:46They're capable of hitchhiking on human luggage and riding along to public places like theaters,
07:51hospitals, schools, and hotels.
07:53The length of the journey doesn't bother them,
07:56as they can survive a whole year without food.
07:59Don't bother attempting to catch them.
08:02As small as they are at a quarter inch,
08:04they're also very fast and easily find new places to hide.
08:08The only method is through pesticides.
08:10But as a testament to their resistance,
08:12pest controllers must constantly modify the strength of their substance.
08:16Bed bugs produce their own detoxifying enzymes which protect them.
08:20And with each generation, they become even more resilient.
08:25A study in 2008 compared bed bugs of that time to a generation from 30 years earlier.
08:31The older generation required only 0.3 nanograms of substance to remove them.
08:36However, the newer group required up to 10,000.
08:40More important is to remove their eggs.
08:43A female bug lays them every single night.
08:46And throughout their lifetime of 6 months, they can lay up to 500.
08:51You walk around the kitchen and you notice a couple of ants walking around.
08:55It's spring, and at this time of year, they prefer protein-based foods.
08:59Later in summer, their diet will involve sweeter and oily meals.
09:03These couple of ants are only scouts, trying to locate new sources of food.
09:08The smell of a dirty kitchen and a full bin have attracted them here.
09:12Once they've found their objective,
09:14they will mark their journey with a pheromone leading to their nest,
09:17informing the entire colony of the buffet they located.
09:22The nest of the colony could be as small as a dinner plate with 1,000 ants,
09:26or as large as 2 meters with up to 100,000 inhabitants.
09:31There are also some cases of supercolonies that combine more than one nest.
09:35The largest one found covers over 3 countries, Italy, France, and Spain.
09:41Over 3,700 miles, it's estimated that this supercolony has millions of nests with billions of ants.
09:49So, understanding the risk of a lot of ants entering your home,
09:53you can easily remove the scouts' tracks by mixing one part's vinegar and three parts water into a spray bottle.
10:00Then spray it over the floor.
10:01The vinegar removes the scented trail.
10:04The risk isn't just sharing your home with thousands of new housemates.
10:08With a steady food source available,
10:10they might make a nest within the walls and floors.
10:12They will weaken your foundations, making it even harder to remove the ants.
10:18Another pest that has a taste for the sweeter delicacies within the trash bin is the cockroach.
10:23They can only survive a week without water,
10:25so you'll find them in humid areas, mainly in basements.
10:29But they are capable of living up to a month without food,
10:33resourcefully eating to avoid the risk of being caught in the act.
10:37They gained these evolutionary traits over 280 million years ago.
10:42Clearly, they've been a nuisance for a long time.
10:45You see one in your kitchen, it quickly evades capture, running up to 3 miles per hour.
10:50You chase it down into your basement and it quickly hides away, somewhere in the cracks of the wall.
10:56In here, the roach mother will lay up to 50 eggs.
10:59And when they hatch, the young ones are impossible to find, as they're the size of a speck of dust.
11:05But with only 36 days until they grow into an adult, you need to get rid of them as soon
11:10as possible.
11:12It's another resilient bug that resists pesticides.
11:15It's easier to deter them completely by keeping the kitchen clean and using citrus-based products.
11:21Although they smell great, the roaches can't stand them.
11:25But if you already have an infestation on your hands, chop up some onions and sprinkle them with baking soda.
11:30As the roaches feed on the onion, they also unknowingly ingest the soda.
11:35It reacts with the stomach's liquid and expands, causing it to burst.
11:41You're unpacking a box and surprised to see some silverfish inside of it.
11:45It's a popular place for them, providing shelter and a comfortable way to travel.
11:51Paper, cardboard, the high starch and sugar content, providing them with an endless food source.
11:58They are incredibly elusive and can lay dormant for long periods, so it only appears that you don't have any
12:04in your home.
12:05They're harmless to humans but can damage clothing and contaminate food.
12:09You'll want to find a way to remove them as they lay up to 3 eggs per day and can
12:13live for 8 years!
12:15And as their numbers grow, predatory bugs will soon follow.
12:20Centipedes are attracted to houses with silverfish.
12:23As the centipede quickly follows the migration of silverfish, it also prefers the same humid environment of your basement.
12:31Centipedes are prone to dehydration, partly due to their impressive speed of 1.3 feet per second.
12:38But as they run out of silverfish to eat, they rudely refuse to leave.
12:42There is a positive side to this, as they then go on to remove other annoying pests, including roaches, moths,
12:48dangerous spiders, and even bedbugs!
12:51While also trying to be as respectful as possible in your home, carefully grooming their 15 pairs of legs after
12:57each meal.
12:58But if you find their creepy appearance too much, removing the buffet of other pests will influence them to move
13:05on.
13:06Thyme is a great natural deterrent for both the centipede and its prey.
13:09Planting it around your home will provide an invisible force field.
13:14Slightly pinching the leaves will release the chemical within.
13:18But although bugs in your home are mostly pests, some can actually be helpful.
13:24If you're in Australia, it's common to find a huntsman spider inside your home.
13:28These guys are quite large, and it may appear scary, but they're here to help.
13:33Trust me, they're capable of living for 2.5 years.
13:36Some people even consider them to be a pet.
13:39Peacefully sleeping during the day, high on your wall in clear view, letting you know they're there for you, while
13:45out of reach causing you no harm.
13:47And as you go to bed at night, they provide their part of the rent.
13:51They get to work, removing all the pesky bugs in your house.
13:54As the huntsman moves towards your basement, it slowly tracks its unsuspecting prey, hiding within the shadows of your basement.
14:03The huntsman has decided that on today's menu is the cockroach, one of its favorites.
14:09The roach awakes once it's clear, knowing you've gone to bed.
14:12Then, it struts towards the stairs, full of confidence, hoping to find some of that sweet trash juice.
14:19But along its path, the huntsman waits.
14:22It's an ambush.
14:23The roach walks right into it, and the huntsman lunges out from its hiding spot.
14:28The roach is spooked and tries to get away.
14:30But the huntsman is one of the fastest spiders in the world, and within moments, it shows the meaning behind
14:35the name huntsman.
14:37The huntsman is incredibly passive towards people, and just loves to be in your house.
14:41If you try to remove them, they will flee and hide.
14:45They're only aggressive if you force them into a corner.
14:48All they want to do is be part of the family, and be your exterminator, free of charge.
14:53If you're unlucky and don't have one of these great housemates, you may want to introduce one from the wild.
14:59But before going out and catching one, keep in mind, there are 100 different species within Australia.
15:05They vary in size and behavior, and some are a bit more social than others.
15:10The social huntsman prefers to live within communities of up to 150, an extended family that hunts together and shares
15:18their food.
15:19So, be cautious about which ones you decide to bring into your home.
15:25Okay, here's the first one.
15:27Myth or True
15:31Carrots can help you see in the dark.
15:33Myth
15:35While carrots are full of vitamin A, which helps maintain eyesight, you won't get night vision.
15:40In the 1940s, British Air Forces invented a new radar, and to keep it secret, they told everyone it was
15:47carrots that helped them see at nighttime.
15:50Diamonds aren't a special gemstone.
15:53True
15:54While diamonds may be a great engagement rock, they're not as rare as we've been made to believe.
15:59Advertising campaigns have made this very common rock something extraordinary.
16:04If you want something really rare, pain-eye gems will look beautiful and empty your wallet at the same time.
16:11Around $50,000 a carat.
16:15Fruit loops have different flavors.
16:17Myth
16:18There's no point in avoiding the color you don't like.
16:21All the colors are the same flavor.
16:23Even Kellogg's has stated that they all share the same blended fruit flavor.
16:27Well, now I don't know what to believe anymore.
16:31Dropping a penny from the Empire State Building can obliterate a person below.
16:36Myth
16:37Well, the penny won't tickle.
16:38It will not damage anyone on the ground.
16:41Simply, the penny can't build up enough speed while it's tumbling to the ground.
16:46Better to just keep the change in your pocket.
16:49The Moon has a dark side.
16:52Myth
16:53No, the Moon isn't going to use the Forster rule.
16:57Our satellite is tidally locked with the Earth, meaning that we're always looking at one side.
17:02But there's no permanent dark side.
17:06Kleenex was originally designed for gas masks.
17:09True.
17:10Yeah, Kimberly Clark originally designed a thin cotton substitute to be used as a filter.
17:16In 1924, Kleenex began selling in the U.S. as a cold cream and makeup remover,
17:22eventually turning into the soft tissues we love today.
17:27Chocolate is bad for you.
17:29Boy, isn't that a myth.
17:31While too much chocolate, just like too much of anything, can indeed do some harm,
17:36a little bit can be quite good for you.
17:38Not just any chocolate, though, only the dark variety.
17:42Yum.
17:44Weekend sleep-ins will help you catch up on lost sleep.
17:47That's a myth.
17:49As comfy as your bed is on a Sunday morning, you just can't make up for lost sleep.
17:54Irregular sleep can lower your concentration and performance.
17:57If you're refreshed when you wake up, you've had the right amount.
18:04Zombies are real.
18:06True.
18:07Now, no human has ever turned into a hungry zombie that we're shown so much in the movies,
18:12but they do exist in the animal kingdom.
18:15A fungus that has a really long name I don't want to pronounce takes over ants with its chemicals.
18:21Under the control of the fungus, the ant leaves its family to find a very specific branch or leaf.
18:27Then, it lets the fungus sprout out of it and release spores back into the world.
18:33How delightful!
18:35The largest living organism is the blue whale, African elephant, or shack.
18:41Myth.
18:42While all of those are large, the honey fungus in the Blue Mountains, Oregon, wins by quite a bit.
18:49With the length of 3.4 miles, that's 6.5 Burj Khalifa's end-to-end, and it's still growing.
18:55But on the bright side, it's edible.
18:58Mushroom omelette, anyone?
19:01Turkeys can blush.
19:03True.
19:05Just like humans, turkeys blush when excited, angry, or sick.
19:09The skin on their heads and necks can turn red or even a shade of blue.
19:14The fleshy flap of skin that hangs over their neck is called a snood.
19:19It also turns bright red when the bird is excited.
19:22Maybe not at Thanksgiving, though.
19:25We only have 5 senses.
19:28Myth.
19:29There's no right number.
19:31Some say 5, 7, 14, 24, or even 57.
19:36Our most basic senses are actually sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
19:41But also movement, body position, temperature, balance, and the sense of our internal state.
19:46Like feeling your heart.
19:48For example, close your eyes and touch your nose.
19:51That's proprioception, or body position.
19:56Bats are blind.
19:58Myth.
20:00Bats' eyesight is actually better at nighttime than ours.
20:03They just can't see as well in daytime, because they only see in black and white.
20:07Perhaps this myth arose from the fact that bats use sonar to navigate without sight.
20:15Unicorns are real.
20:16True.
20:18They're not horses, though.
20:19It's deer that are likely the culprit.
20:22A single horn can be a genetic anomaly found in some species.
20:26Possibly leading to the unicorn legend that formed a long time ago.
20:31Sorry, Scotland.
20:32It may be your national animal, but it's not the right picture.
20:38Honey never spoils.
20:40Myth.
20:42Uncovered in a humid environment, it will spoil.
20:45As long as the lid stays on it and no water is added to it, honey shouldn't go bad, though.
20:50Having antifungal and antibacterial properties means no organisms can live in it.
20:56No matter how old your stored honey is, it's probably perfectly edible.
21:02Oranges are always orange.
21:04Myth.
21:06Sweet oranges are a hybrid of tangerines and the pomelo, with a bright green skin to help protect them from
21:12the sun.
21:13In warmer climates, like Southeast Asia, oranges are still a bright green when ripe.
21:19Makes you wonder what came first, the fruit or the color.
21:23There are bugs in your strawberry frappuccino.
21:27True.
21:27Ah, but not anymore.
21:30A dye made of ground-up tiny insects, called cacchineal bugs, is used by many companies to make the color
21:37red.
21:38Starbucks stopped using bug red color in their strawberry frappuccinos in 2015.
21:45Firefighters use wetter water.
21:48True.
21:49To be more efficient at stopping fires, firefighters recently started adding certain chemicals to the water.
21:55The wetting agents reduce the surface tension of the water, making it easier to spread and soak into objects.
22:03Leave wasps alone and they'll leave you alone.
22:06Myth.
22:07While this works for bees, their cousins, the yellow jackets, will disagree.
22:12Known as one of the most bad-tempered wasps, they've been said to sting unprovoked, even if you just happen
22:19to walk by their nest.
22:20If you see wasps, give them a wide berth.
22:23The Eiffel Tower was supposed to be torn down after 20 years.
22:28True.
22:30The Eiffel Tower was designed to show off France's industrial power during the World's Fair.
22:35The designers cleverly put transmitters and antennas on top to make the tower too useful to eventually demolish.
22:43Head lice prefer dirty hair.
22:46Myth.
22:48Lice don't really think about hair cleanliness.
22:50They simply need human hair to hang on to, whether it's squeaky clean or greasier than a fryer.
22:56Lice feed off of our scalps, and the hair is just a place to hang out.
23:02Camels hums store water.
23:04Myth.
23:06Camels don't store water.
23:07They store fat in their tissues, just like me after the holidays.
23:12These reservoirs of fat allow camels to survive for days in the desert without stopping for food.
23:17They drink large amounts of water at a time and store that in their bloodstream.
23:23You need to drink 8 glasses of water a day.
23:26Myth.
23:28Staying hydrated is critical, especially in hotter weather.
23:31But we seem to forget that every drink is mainly water, even tea and coffee.
23:36Our bodies are the best indicators for when to drink water.
23:40Feel thirsty?
23:41Then it's time to have a drink.
23:44An elephant never forgets.
23:47True.
23:48Having the biggest brain of all land animals, elephants should have a great memory.
23:54And they do.
23:55Being able to remember their entire territory, friends, and spots to find water is crucial
24:01to the social structure of elephants.
24:03They might even have a better memory than you and I.
24:06Now, where did I leave my keys?
24:10Bananas grow upside down.
24:12True.
24:14Bananas grow naturally towards the sun as they're getting larger.
24:17That's why there's a curve.
24:20So, does that mean we've been peeling them the wrong way this whole time?
24:25Maybe.
24:26No number before 1,000 contains the letter A.
24:30True.
24:32Now, you can try and spell each number out if you like, but I bet you're just gonna take
24:37my word for it.
24:39The Guinness Book of World Records was created to settle arguments.
24:44True.
24:45The World's Best Trivia Book was published in 1955 after an argument about the fastest game
24:52bird in Europe.
24:52The managing director of Guinness Brewery realized there wasn't a go-to book for trivial questions,
24:58so he created his own, and the rest is history.
25:02You're eating real wasabi.
25:06Myth.
25:07When you're sitting down for tasty sushi, that green page sometimes isn't wasabi.
25:13It's horseradish.
25:15Real wasabi is very expensive with a milder taste to it.
25:19If it's not made in front of you, it's not going to be the real thing.
25:24So there.
25:24we're golf.
25:24We're going to try.
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