Planckmaxxing

Planckmaxxing

From That's Absurd Please Elaborate by Trace Elements Media

April 30, 2026 · 1h 5m · Episode 124

About this episode

The episode explores the origins of life and the concept of maximum temperature in the universe.

This week, Trace digs into whether life could’ve ever gotten its start somewhere else—say, Mars, for example—quickly pointing out that our lovely planet's existence is already pretty insane on its own. Meanwhile, Julian takes a simple “why hot things glow red” question and follows it straight through Max Planck to the idea of whether the universe itself has a maximum possible temperature. Naturally, we end up circling the origin of everything like that isn’t wildly overkill, and we somehow accidentally relive the Big Bang along the way. QUESTIONS Julian: “Is there a limit to how hot something can get?” from Tyler Trace: “Could we be martians?” from Wyn Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's a silly idea that popped into your head, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? Whatever your question, we want to answer it—tell us! HOW TO ASK A QUESTION 🖥️ Submit on our website:  thatsabsurdshow.com/ask ☎️ Leave a voicemail: (302) TAPE-SHO [+1-302-827-3746‬] 📬 E-mail questions to hello at  thatsabsurdshow.com If we use your question we’ll give you a shout out in the episode. WANT MORE US? SUPPORT THE SHOW…

People in this episode

Hosts: Trace, Julian

Topics covered

  • life on Mars
  • universe temperature
  • Big Bang
  • origin of life
  • science questions

Keywords

  • Mars
  • Big Bang
  • Max Planck
  • temperature limit
  • origin of life

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Organizations: Trace Elements Media

Places: Mars

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