What is Brain Freeze?
Ice cream and other frozen treats are some our favorite sweet foods to eat, but why are they so painful? Why do we get brain freeze?
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Nerdist Science Editor Kyle Hill uses real-world math and science concepts to solve, measure, and make sense of pop culture quandaries in comics, video games, movies, and TV....

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How Much Would a DEATH STAR Cost? | Because Science

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Was the T-Rex the First Dangerous Power Walker?

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Is Stranger Things' Eleven More Powerful Than A Jedi? | Because Science

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Which Ancient Medicines and Treatments Do We Still Use Today?

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Could You Implant Memories Into a Blade Runner Replicant? | Because Science

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How Much Does Your “Ghost” Weigh? | Because Science

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Is Rita Repulsa's Staff More Destructive Than Her Monsters? | Because Science

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Why Do Our Fingers Get Wrinkled in Water?

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How Many Wonka Fizzy Drinks Would It Take To Float? | Because Science

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Is There a Football Shaped Planet Out There?

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Is Sleep Paralysis Giving You Night Terrors? | Because Science

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Why is Not Touching Your Face So Hard?

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When Will We Walk on Mars? | Because Science

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Why Do We Yawn?

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The Hive Mind in the Real World | Because Science

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What is Brain Freeze?

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Should You Eat BRAINS? | Because Science

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How Much Plastic Actually Gets Recycled?

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We Already Have Human Clones: Identical Twins | Because Science

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How to Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer

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ZELDA Timeline According to Quantum Mechanics | Because Science

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Do You Need To Worry About the Huge Asteroid Coming Towards Earth?

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Real Life CUPID is TERRIFYING! | Because Science

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A Note to Because Science Fans

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What SONIC Can Do at TOP SPEED?

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The Flash is the WRONG COLOR

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The Supernova Apocalypse Equation | Because Science Footnotes

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The Sun EXPLODES... What Happens Next?

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Will a Witcher's Sword Turn You BLUE? | Because Science Footnotes

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How a WITCHER'S Silver Sword Works

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How to Calculate an Avalanche | Because Science Footnotes

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How to Build a SARLACC PIT (with SCIENCE)

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Making a Sarlacc Ball Pit | Because Science Footnotes

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How to Fall from ANY HEIGHT and Survive

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Will Ant-Man Drown in a Drop of Water? | Because Science Footnotes

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How to Make a WITCHER with Science

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AI-Controlled Fish-Cleaning Laser Robots | Because Science Footnotes

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Volcano Lairs are a TERRIBLE Idea (feat. xkcd)

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The Sound of FORCE THUNDER | Because Science Footnotes

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How Does FORCE LIGHTNING Work? (Star Wars Science)

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Werewolves are More Realistic than the Hulk | Because Science Footnotes

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How to Make REAL Superhero Serum

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Can Good Sci-Fi Be Wrong about Science? | Because Science Footnotes

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Why THE EXPANSE is the Most Accurate Show on TV

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Frickin' LASER BEAM Shark Science

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Liquefied by a Neutron Star | Because Science Footnotes

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The Neutron Star Slingshot - Gravitational Machines

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Anti-Matter Lightsabers are a Bad Idea | Because Science Footnotes

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The DARKSABER Explained (Star Wars SCIENCE)

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The Tesla Space Heist | Because Science Footnotes

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How to STEAL Elon Musk’s Space Car

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It's IMPOSSIBLE to Play Magic: The Gathering Perfectly | Because Science Footnotes

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I Built a COMPUTER in Magic: The Gathering

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The Real Reason Behind Naruto Running? | Because Science Footnotes

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Can LOTR's Flat Earth Exist? | Because Space

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Is Naruto Running FASTER? (vs. Gold Medalist Sprinter!)

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What if Dr. Manhattan Disintegrated You? | Because Science Footnotes

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Dr. Manhattan’s Superpowers EXPLAINED

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Can Captain Falcon Punch-Cook a Chicken? | Because Science Footnotes

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The FALCON PUNCH’s True Power

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The Free Will Illusion? | Because Science Footnotes

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Is Joker Criminally Insane?

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Slicing Nukes with Rocket Blades | Because Science Footnotes

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Spider-Man Can't Fly Like Spiders | Because Science Live!

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The Faster-Than-Light Guillotine

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Does this Weapon Break the Outer Space Treaty? | Because Science Footnotes

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The Area 51 "Raid" is Bad for Humanity | Because Science Live!

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PROJECT THOR: Deadly Metal From Outer Space

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Why NANO Vision Isn't Science Fiction

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Dragon Ball Z’s 25,000-Calorie Diet | Because Science Footnotes

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Is Friday the 13th Dangerous? | Because Science Live!

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Dragon Ball Z’s Senzu Beans EXPLAINED

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How to Make Mars Hot Enough for Humans | Because Science Footnotes

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Should We Nuke Hurricanes? | Because Science Live!

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Should We Nuke Mars?

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How to Capture a Black Hole | Because Science Footnotes

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How Black Holes Could Turn Jupiter Into a Star

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Dragon Fight Physics | Because Science Footnotes

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