- Let me show you something unbelievable. Name a random number between 1 and 100. - 61. - Okay, that's pretty random. - [Emily] Just name a random number from 1 to 100, random. - 43. - 43, thank you so much. - 56. - 7. - I want the most random number between 1 and 100, like totally random. - 11. - 37. - [Interviewee] 79. - 79, thank you so much. - 91. - 7. - 3. - 37. - [Derek] 37. - 37, yeah. - [Derek] Why 37? - I dunno, it's the first number that came to my mind. - 44. - 27. - 37. - 72. - 4. - 13. - 7. - 37. - [Emily] Really? (Derek speaking in foreign language) - 13. - 7. - 37. - 37? - 73. - 37. - 35. - 37. - [Emily] 37, no way! - 43. - 2. - 37. (Derek gasping) - I knew you were gonna do it. He just "37-ed" and walked away. - Between 1 and 100. - Ah, no thanks. - [Emily] Okay. - 37. - [Emily] Oh, perfect. Thank you so much. - 83. - 37. - 37. - 87. - 55. - 37. - 37. (Emily gasping) Can I shake your hand? - [Derek] I love the thought you're putting into this. - 37? - No, you are kidding me! Are you real? - Yeah why? - Did we ask you this already? - No. - Random number between 1 to 100. - 37. - 37. Oh, my gosh, yes. - [Derek] Name a random number between 1 and 100. - 37. - Are you kidding me? Why? - It's a good number, I guess, any number. - [Derek] Where did that come from? - Imagination, I suppose. - So, what's going on? Well, people are actually really bad at selecting things randomly. In fact, when asked to pick a color and a number, people reliably select blue and 7 the most across dozens of different cultures. Psychologists have a name for this pattern. The blue-seven phenomenon. And when picking a random number between 1 and 100, it has long been suggested that the equivalent of the blue-seven phenomenon is the number 37. My producer, Emily, and I spoke to hundreds of people to test this theory. The most common answer was 7, but maybe that's because people just expected that we'd ask them for numbers between 1 and 10. The most common two-digit number really was 37, much to our surprise. (Derek and Emily gasping) So we decided to embark on the biggest investigation ever on the number 37. And it took us to some unexpected places. - I think 37 is a fascinating number. It's just really interesting because it turns up so much. How many objects are there here in the room with us that have a 37 on them? I'm sure there's more than 1,000 here. I built the 37 Website in 1994. I started getting email from strangers, it's everywhere. I'm trying to collect them all. We're tireless. The tireless cabal of 37 people, yeah.was 37. two reasons.- Let me show you something unbelievable. Name a random number between 1 and 100. - 61. - Okay, that's pretty random. - [Emily] Just name a random number from 1 to 100, random. - 43. - 43, thank you so much. - 56. - 7. - I want the most random number between 1 and 100, like totally random. - 11. - 37. - [Interviewee] 79. - 79,76,76 and other number with 37 words .thankyou .
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HUMAN ANATOMY
[Music] thank you hi welcome to this human anatomy quiz to make it a little bit more simple I've broken it down into the 11 major organ systems of the body and there's 10 multiple choice questions for each subject so if you're ready let's begin with the skeletal system which of the following is not a type of bone found in the human body long short or thick and there is no thick bow which type of joint allows for the greatest range of motion a hinge ball and socket or pivot [Music] and the correct answer there pull and socket [Music] the adult skeletal system is made up of how many bones approximately 106 206 or 306. and they are approximately 206. the small round bones found in tendons are called what sesamoids flanges or carpels and they are sesamoids which of the following is not part of the axial skeleton a pelvis ribs or skull and the one there that's not part of it the pelvis which type of bone cell is responsible for breaking down and reabsorbing Bone tissue chondrocytes osteocytes or osteoclasts and the correct answer osteoclasts which bone in the human body is commonly referred to as the collarbone the scapula clavicle or sternum it is the clavicle the joints between the skull bones are called what are they synovial joints cartilaginous joints or sutures and the correct answer is this sutures which bone is also known as the kneecap the patella scapula or fibula and the correct answer the patella which bone is responsible for protecting the spinal cord rib sternum or vertebra and the correct answer vertebra okay so next up we have the muscular system which type of muscle is voluntary and under conscious control cardiac smooth or skeletal muscle and the correct answer there skeletal muscle the main energy source for muscle contractions is what ATP oxygen or glucose and the answer ATP what is the name of the connective tissue that attaches muscle to Bone ligament tendon or cartilage foreign which type of muscle is responsible for moving food through the digestive tract rough spongy or smooth now the answer is smooth which of the following is not a function of muscles generating heat maintaining posture or producing insulin and they don't produce insulin which type of muscle fiber is best suited for endurance activities such as long distance running type 1 2A or 3. and the correct answer type one [Music] which type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle lengthens during tension isometric concentric or eccentric [Music] and the correct answer eccentric which of the following muscle groups is responsible for bending the elbow the biceps quadriceps or triceps and it is the biceps which are the following muscle groups is responsible for flexing the knee quadriceps glutes or hamstrings and for that one the hamstrings which are the following is the primary function of smooth muscle tissue pumping blood involuntary movement or producing heat [Music] and the correct answer there involuntary movement I hope you're doing well so far let's see how well you do on the next one it's the integumentary system which layer of skin is responsible for producing new skin cells the dermis hypodermis or epidermis and the answer we're looking for there the epidermis which type of sweat gland is responsible for producing sweat with an odor Akron sebaceous or apocrine [Music] and the correct answer there apocrine which of the following is responsible for giving hair its color the hair follicle melanin or hair bulb and the correct answer is melanin
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