Film Theory: The Science of Seinfeld's Deadly Envelopes - Summary

Summary

The speaker discusses a theory about the "Seinfeld" episode where a character dies from licking envelope adhesives. The speaker explores the possibility of this happening in real life, considering the properties of the adhesive and the amount of arsenic it might contain. However, the speaker concludes that it is impossible to be poisoned by licking conventional envelopes, even with all the tongue paper cuts. The speaker also shares some statistics about the most popular theories from their recent episodes, including a theory about the villain in "Fifty Shades of Grey", the favorite character in "Game of Thrones", and the future of movies.

Facts

Here are the key facts extracted from the text:

1. The text is a transcript of a film theory episode about Seinfeld.
2. The episode explores whether Susan could die from licking envelope glue.
3. The episode reveals that the envelopes were old, cheap and not very adhesive.
4. The episode suggests that the glue might have contained arsenic, a deadly poison.
5. The episode calculates that Susan would need to lick 300 milligrams of arsenic to die.
6. The episode concludes that it is impossible to be poisoned by licking conventional envelopes.
7. The episode also recaps the results of previous film theory polls and episodes.

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