No Such Thing As A Penguin in a Nightclub is the 339th episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 27th episode of the seventh year, and the 39th episode of 2020. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and guest presenter Tom Scott. It was recorded from home due to COVID-19.
Description[]
Anna, James, Andy and Tom Scott discuss flashing lights, measuring trees and naughty penguins
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Facts[]
- Tom Scott wanted to make a YouTube video about how interesting strobe lighting is, but the likelihood was that it would give one of his viewers an epileptic fit. (Scott)
- From the 1880s until 1927 Paris had an underground clock system which ran on puffs of air. (Murray)
- After a penguin had to be isolated due to health issues, zookeepers in Perth are keeping him entertained by letting him binge-watch Pingu. (Harkin)
- The person who measured the world's tallest tree did so by climbing to the top of it and dropping a tape measure down. (Ptaszynski)
Trivia[]
- This is the twenty-sixth Working From Home episode due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
- Regular host Dan Schreiber is absent.
- In his absence, Anna Ptaszynski hosts.
- Tom Scott guests, making his first appearance.
- Harkin mentions Ruth Belville. Tom Scott hosted the YouTube series Citation Needed who did an episode about her.
- Harkin and Murray talk about how penguins don't know they're penguins.