The Pulse: How Much Do You Know About Your Body?

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[INAUDIBLE]? I don't know. I would think maybe 200.
[MUSIC PLAYING] How long is the small intestine?
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JOHN WHYTE
What's the largest organ in the body? SUBJECT 1
I would say the liver. SUBJECT 2
Not sure. I'm going to guess the heart? SUBJECT 3
Boy, boy, boy. I don't know. I would think the heart. JOHN WHYTE
It'd be nice if it was heart. SUBJECT 4
Lungs. SUBJECT 5
Your intestines? SUBJECT 6
The skin. SUBJECT 7
The skin. SUBJECT 8
Your skin. SUBJECT 9
Um, stomach. Oh, the brain, the brain. Right? JOHN WHYTE
We wish it were the brain. It's our skin. SUBJECT 10
Oh, that doesn't-- that's not fair. [MUSIC PLAYING]
JOHN WHYTE
Which two body parts never stop growing? SUBJECT 1
Your belly and-- [LAUGHTER]
SUBJECT 2
Your feet or your hand? SUBJECT 3
Your eyelashes and your nails? SUBJECT 5
Your nose and your ears. SUBJECT 6
Your ears and your nose. JOHN WHYTE
Is that right? SUBJECT 7
I don't know. SUBJECT 8
Nose and ears. JOHN WHYTE
How do you know that? SUBJECT 8
Heard it somewhere. SUBJECT 9
Your hair and your fingernails. JOHN WHYTE
It's the ears and the nose. SUBJECT 9
OK, well, maybe I'll get one right. [MUSIC PLAYING]
JOHN WHYTE
How many bones do you think are in your foot? SUBJECT 1
Foot? Just going to guess. 15? SUBJECT 2
A bunch. Like 100? SUBJECT 3
Is that the [INAUDIBLE]? I don't know. I would think maybe 200.
SUBJECT 4
I'll say 35. SUBJECT 5
Probably about 20. SUBJECT 6
12. SUBJECT 7
I have no idea, but I'll guess 60. SUBJECT 8
100. SUBJECT 9
25? SUBJECT 10
[INAUDIBLE] JOHN WHYTE
It is 26. SUBJECT 9
Really? Wow. JOHN WHYTE
That's right. [MUSIC PLAYING] How long is the small intestine?
SUBJECT 1
10 feet? SUBJECT 2
I don't know. snake sized? SUBJECT 3
Three or four feet? SUBJECT 4
I'd say 20 yards. SUBJECT 5
Five. SUBJECT 6
I'm going to say six feet. SUBJECT 7
Oh, it's long, right? JOHN WHYTE
How long? SUBJECT 7
It's like a football field, I'd say. JOHN WHYTE
A football field? SUBJECT 7
Yeah. JOHN WHYTE
It's about 22 feet. SUBJECT 7
That's not a football field. JOHN WHYTE
No, it's not. But still pretty long, though. [MUSIC PLAYING]
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