Risky or Not?

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DALL·E - A hockey referee gracefully bending over to pick gum up off the ice in the style of Johannes Vermeer

571. Hockey Ice Gum

February 02, 2024 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of chewing a piece of gum that you picked off the ice at a hockey game.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

  • 176. Beer Brewed With Hockey Ice — Risky or Not?
  • Ken Kesey - Wikiquote
  • Who coined "don't yuck my yum"? : r/etymology
  • Zebrasclub - The #1 Online Store for Hockey Referee Equipment
  • Human exposure to air contaminants in sports environments - Salonen - 2020 - Indoor Air - Wiley Online Library
  • Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis infection linked to the international ice hockey tournament | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
February 02, 2024 /Don Schaffner
Chewing gum, Hockey, Cross-contamination

290. Yeeting a Real Fish Into a Crowd

April 18, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of yeeting a real fish into a crowd.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

  • yeet Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.com
  • Seattle Kraken - Wikipedia
  • Hartford Whalers - Wikipedia
  • Three stars (ice hockey) - Wikipedia)
  • Andrew Branagan on Twitter: "@SeattleKraken @NHL @benjaminchapman @bugcounter Yeeting a fish into a crowd. Risky or not?" / Twitter
  • Nashville Predators Catfish Tradition: Why Fans Throw Catfish on the Ice - Thrillist
  • Legend of the Octopus - Wikipedia
  • Cornell–Harvard hockey rivalry - Wikipedia
  • Inside the Fish-Throwing Tradition at Lynah Rink | The Cornell Daily Sun
April 18, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Yeeting, Fish, Hockey
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176. Beer Brewed With Hockey Ice

July 26, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking beer brewed with hockey ice.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

  • Coors Light is making the first beer made with the actual ice the Stanley Cup Final was played on
  • A KISS Comic Was Inked With The Band's BLOOD (Seriously)
  • I Like Beer by Tom T Hall - YouTube
  • Here’s Brett Kavanaugh Mentioning Beer During His Senate Hearing - YouTube
  • 10 Gross Things People Used To Make Craft Beer - Oddee
  • Zamboni (song) - Wikipedia)
  • Mycotoxins in artisanal beers
July 26, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Hockey, Beer, Mycotoxins
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153. Drinking From the Stanley Cup, COVID Edition

June 02, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking from the Stanley Cup, (COVID Edition).

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

  • Jonathan Coulton - First of May - ASL Song - YouTube
  • Drinking from the Stanley Cup - YouTube
  • Joe Nieuwendyk - Wikipedia
  • Glenwood Pines
  • Science Brief: SARS-CoV-2 and Surface (Fomite) Transmission for Indoor Community Environments | CDC
  • CDC COVID Data Tracker
  • NHL modifies COVID-19 protocols for fully vaccinated during playoffs
  • Could The Stanley Cup Spread Disease? | NC State News
  • McNulty Eh GIF
June 02, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Hockey, Cross-contamination

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