The Human Body is a Topologist’s Nightmare

The Human Body is a Topologist’s Nightmare

From That's Absurd Please Elaborate by Trace Elements Media

May 28, 2026 · 1h 2m · Episode 127

About this episode

Julian and Trace explore the absurdity of human allergies and the concept of humans being born with holes.

This week, Julian explores whether animals can be allergic to humans, digging into all things histamine to find out if nature has ever collectively decided that people are, medically speaking, just too annoying to be around. Later, Trace investigates a deeply cursed question: how many holes do humans really have? Oh, and he also tackles the ACTUAL question of what it would be like if humans were born full of holes—think a walking, talking monstera plant, but flesh. Horrifying… and also quite unsanitary. QUESTIONS Julian: “Are there recorded cases of plants and animals being found to be allergic to humans?” from David Trace: “What if humans were born with lots of holes in us? Not wounds, but like a monstera leaf. Could we run faster? Swim? Would that solve anything?” from Dalla in the Bay Area Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Julian, Trace

Topics covered

  • allergies
  • human anatomy
  • histamine
  • absurd questions
  • biology
  • cursed concepts

Keywords

  • allergic to humans
  • histamine
  • human anatomy
  • absurd questions
  • monstera plant

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Organizations: Trace Elements Media

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