H S8E10 XL 2/3

[slytown]

And the lesson here today is if u hear ur significant other having hiccups and u've always wanted to have anal sex with him/her, jump at the chance.

[Kephissos]

Nm, there's a gap in the name.

[Kephissos]

Hmmm, missing part 3; I can't find it anyway.

[pinkjellomold]

I love this show more than I could ever say... but as far as hiccup cures go, my surefire way is to hold my breath until I feel like I'm going to pass out. I think I've heard or read several places that it's a phenomenon of the diaphragm, and when you hold your breath long enough, you can feel it jump for more air. After that jump, no more hiccups!

[Schizm1]

Alan Davies is funniest man alive!

[mysteryshrimp]

14:15 - They got me. There was a "no liquids" sign at Clarkson's left hand, and I immediately thought "But they can have drinks on Graham Norton. Surely they can allow them on this . . . OHHHH, Health. And. Safety."

[sgshamus]

@VSL123 David is saying "sangfroid" which means being level-headed and keeping your cool in stressful situations. I believe it translates to "cold blood" in French.

[pinkjellomold]

@sgshamus You're right about the direct translation, but the expression conveys a feeling of distance more than a true cold-bloodedness.

[abihjohnson]

so when are we supposed to find this out?

[rugbyanden]

amazing that no one mentioned ghost busters during the dangers of out of body experience...

[jokester007]

Ross, Analog Rectal Massage would be sticking a pen up his bum. =)

[garfreeek]

well, conker the squirell finally makes sense, never knew squirels ate conquers xD

[jsidiropoulou]

Ross is fecking brilliant!

[timdaughte]

One of the sad side-effects of seat belts and airbags is the alarming rise in spinal cord injuries leading to paralysis. Where people had been killed before, now they are being crippled. This rise has lead to the side-airbag, which lessens the damage to the lower extremities. Philosophically, would you rather be paralysed or dead?

[riseagainphoenix]

@timdaughte I would much rather be paralysed than dead! I know people in wheelchairs who lead very full, active, and meaningful lives. Being paralysed is not the end of the world, and I find it slightly discriminatory against the disabled to think that not having use of your limbs is the worst thing ever. Besides--you can still watch QI on youtube if you're paralysed, but not if you're dead. ;)

[GGArkleseizure]

You can increase your chances of getting help by a member of the crowd by singeling someone out and making them feel responsible by addressing them directly rather than asking for help in general, though (if you happen to still be able to speak, that is). So a "Hey, you over there in the red shirt, if you were so kind as to do something about the fact that I'm bleeding to death here?" rather than just yelling for help might improve your chances of not bleeding to death - or so I've been told.

[anaemicandsweet]

@GGArkleseizure I was actually just studying this for my psych test, it's not so much about yelling for help. It's when the situation is ambiguous, so that bystanders don't know what to do: do they help or will they look foolish by overreacting if it's nothing? You're more likely to be helped by someone who has good empathy with your situation, or is from a small town background. People that face extreme situations often, like firefighters, don't experience the effect as much.

[GGArkleseizure]

@anaemicandsweet I know; I was referring to the "diffusion of responsibility" aspect of such situations. People tend to think s.o. else should be the one to help or will probably have done s.th. already (like calling an ambulance) and because everyone thinks like this, no one will actually take action. In cases like this it helps to address an individual rather than the whole crowd (if you are able to talk at all), as this person then has to make a conscious decision of whether to help or not.

[suchducks]

"Okay. Good. That's nice." hahaha

[Punatik]

'Hiccough' Really? In the U.S. we spell them hiccups.

[timdaughte]

@Punatik Both spellings are standard in the U.S. I think you mean "I spell them hiccups." Not everyone spells words the way they sound; some of us spell words the way they are spelt.

[Punatik]

@timdaughte Oh dear, thank you SO much for correcting me. But you're wrong, what I actually meant was 'In the U.S. the most common spelling is hiccup.' There is that better?

[Nebirias]

@Punatik You could say there was a hiccup in your typing.

I'll show myself out, don't you worry.

[madsciiscrazy]

what does david say at 7:45???????

[Punatik]

@madsciiscrazy "While the dog is clamped to your arm...."

[BekaAv]

@madsciiscrazy

He said that it would show considerable sangfroid (a lot of composure or calmness).

[madsciiscrazy]

@BekaAv THANK U SOOO MUCH!!!

[xopenheartx]

God that enviornmentalist part about Clarkson was brilliant, why was it cut out?

[Nexius8]

I learnt about the bystander effect about 8 years ago from a psyc text book. I now tend to be the one in the croud that steps forward and helps.

[chrisk0808]

Clarkson Mitchell vs. Davies Noble in a no holds barred steel cage death match the best guests ever...and H&S gone Maaaad the best topic ever I want this as a hologram on my forehead like a Teletububby

[JazzMaverick16]

not the fountain pen, just the bic.

[flyoverangel]

Love, love, love the XL. Much better continuity.

[hfalieuhtaeilhgiufh1]

thank you so much for uploading these