No Such Thing As A Spider The Size Of A Sheep is the 165th episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 9th episode of the fourth year, and the 20th episode of 2017. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and was recorded at the QI Offices in Covent Garden, London.
Description[]
Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the Wright brothers’ first flight, China’s latest speed limits, and why poo on a table may be further away than it appears.
Facts[]
- The Chinese government are planning to give their national anthem a speed limit. (Schreiber)
- In 1921, 78% of shaving brushes sold in New York contained anthrax. (Harkin)
- The cargo hold of the longest plane currently in service is longer than the distance of the first flight of the Wright Brothers. (Murray)
- Poo on a table will look closer to you than it actually is. (Ptaszynski)
Trivia[]
- The QI DVDs for Series A-G are released in this episode.
- Jack Brabham was the subject of a headline fact in Episode 125: No Such Thing As An Upside-Down Grand Prix.
- Murray reports that the antenna on the Boeing E-4 is five miles long. While the others doubt this, it is confirmed in Episode 294: No Such Thing As A 15-Hour Working Week.
- Harkin and Murray mention David Hu in connection with research into how long animals take to pee. Hu was mentioned previously in Episode 151: No Such Thing As A Komodo Dragon Restaurant.