Dear Hank & John 365: Some Guy Died in This House
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Mar 20, 2023 Could a planet be entirely liquid, and what does the ocean look like to a fish? Hank and John wander through tuberculosis, edible minerals, cricket-like foot rubbing, and the perfect outfit for a Ratatouille symphony. They also ponder birthday secrecy, a radically redesigned calendar, moon phases, and the strange feeling of living in a house where someone died.
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Quotes Get Misused Out Of Context
- People often misattribute pithy quotes to authors without context, changing their intended meaning.
- John Green rejects a popular misquote about people and things because it misrepresents his views.
Water Worlds Are Real Possibilities
- Water-world planets (no land) are plausible and likely exist somewhere in the universe.
- Expect planetary sorting processes and pressure effects to shape whether a planet is fully liquid or has submerged land.
Stories Can Romanticize Suffering
- Cultural narratives can romanticize diseases and distort public perception.
- John Green notes Charlotte Brontë's portrayal of tuberculosis as 'beautiful' despite its brutal reality.