Robot or Not?

https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/345/

· 5mo ago

Wearable Robot:

Wearable Robot (Robot or Not? 345)

Listener Caleb saw an ergonomics assistance backpack at a trade show, advertised as a robot. Can you wear… a robot?

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/338/

· 7mo ago

Facial Hair:

Facial Hair (Robot or Not? 338)

Listener Justin tries to get us to stretch the definition of “facial hair” beyond the beard.

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/348/

· 4mo ago

Colloquial Robot:

Colloquial Robot (Robot or Not? 348)

Listener Matt has caught John in a trap, because once on ATP John referred to something as a robot that is not a robot. Does John use his own definitions in real life? Are podcasts real life? What is the meaning of this?!

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/334/

· 8mo ago

Open-Faced Sandwiches and French Bread Pizzas:

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/346/

· 5mo ago

Pizza Wheel:

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/344/

· 5mo ago

Look-Up:

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/343/

· 5mo ago

Pizza Robot:

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/332/

· 8mo ago

Basement:

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/331/

· 8mo ago

Supercars and Hypercars:

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/335/

· 7mo ago

Pop-Tart Pie:

Pop-Tart Pie (Robot or Not? 335)

Listener Gregory thinks Pop-Tarts are pies. We have ratio questions. Also: We remember so many burned palates caused by calzones and McDonald’s fruit pies.

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/340/

· 6mo ago

Out of Pocket:

Out of Pocket (Robot or Not? 340)

Listener Tom really wants us to explain what it means if someone is “out of pocket.” This leads to some existential questions about the pocket and the people who may not be in it.

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/339/

· 6mo ago

Can:

Can (Robot or Not? 339)

Listener Niels follows on from the logical question of if a glass can be made of plastic to ponder what makes a can a can.

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/336/

· 7mo ago

Building:

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/333/

· 8mo ago

Scrolling:

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/341/

· 6mo ago

Life on the Moon (and Mars?):

Life on the Moon (and Mars?) (Robot or Not? 341)

Listener Jack seeks a true definition of what it means when we say “humans will live on the Moon (or Mars).” Does a brief visit count? Do you need to grow your own potatoes?

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https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/337/

· 7mo ago

Shirt: