Vlogbrothers, Hank Green - Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous lyrics

Good morning, John
It's very nearly Thanksgiving here in these
United States of America according
To Green family tradition
It's now time for me to tell you what I'm
Thankful for, which is a wonderful brother
Who is a brilliant writer, an awesome bunch
Of people who watch me make a
Fool out of myself on YouTube
An amazing family and a loving
Wife who will carry my
Dead weight through all of
Super Mario Brothers Wii

Now that my obligation to my mother, who I
Love and am thankful for, has been fulfilled
I wanted to provide a service for
The Google-searching population of the world

At Google I typed in 'Why-Are-space' and I'm
Going to answer the top most searched
For question for every single letter of
Our alphabet right now starting now

"Why are Asians so smart?" Well first
Even positive stereotypes are stereotypes
So you should be ashamed of yourself but
I actually have theory
On this subject, I think that generally
Asian-American culture values smartness and
I think that our
Values as individuals and as members of
Broader cultures have a huge effect on what
Sort of people we end up becoming

Now, "why are barns red?"
When farmers were treating
Their wood hundreds of years ago they were
Doing what materials they had in hand and one
Of the materials that they had at
Hand was rust and rust is a fungicide and
Put that in the paint and it
Would prevent the wood from rotting it also
Turned the wood kind of a rusty
Red brown color

"Why are Cuban cigars illegal?" 50 years ago
The Communist Cuban government decided that
They owned all of
The land that Americans owned in Cuba and
So they just took it America was all "No
Give it back" And
Then Cuba was like "Plttthhh" and
Then America was like, "Fine
Then we're never gonna buy anything
From you ever again"
"Why are Dina and Caroline
Fighting?" You know I
Have no idea who those people are but
I'm just gonna venture a guess that it's
Because they're not imagining
Each other complexly

"Why are enzymes important?" Because
Every living thing
In our planet is basically just a
Series of chemical reactions
And those chemical
Reactions are facilitated by, that's right
You guessed it: enzymes

"Why are flamingos pink?" Because the food
That they eat is pink

"Why are grapes bad for dogs?" No one
Knows why grapes are bad for dogs
But, it's important to note that they are
Do not give your dogs grapes
And if they eat a bunch of
Grapes take them to the vet

"Why are Jews liberal?" Really?

"Why are Kardashians famous?" So
Here's the thing
About fame we decide who's famous
I've decided that they aren't so the
Kardashians aren't famous cardassians
Are famous, they're infamous in fact

"Why are leaves green?" 'Cause they
Packed full of chlorophyll!

"Why are manhole covers round?" Well
1) because sewers are round and 2) so that
The manhole covers can't fall into the sewer
And 3) to give douchebags an annoying and
Meaningless question to ask in job interviews

"Why are noble gasses
Unreactive?" Because their
Electron orbitals are filled duh

"Why are oceans salty?" Fresh water falls
On land and then as
It runs down rivers it picks
Up tiny amounts of salt and then it gets to
The oceans where it evaporates
Up and the salt stays behind
Fresh water comes up
More salt gets washed into
The ocean over eons
And eons salt builds up in the ocean

"Why are plants green?" Already did that one

"Why are Q-tips called Q-tips?" The
Q stands for quality!

"Why are Republicans stupid?" Oh, come on
People! "Why are significant figures
Important?" 'Cause
Measurement is entirely useless without
Knowledge of the precision at
Which you are measuring

"Why are they called carpetbaggers?" That's
Weird bring back the science!

"Why are unions bad?" Who told
You unions were bad?

"Why are veins blue?" They aren't
Blue and neither is de-oxygenated
Blood the subcutaneous fat in
Our skin actually blocks
Red light from escaping so you
Only see the blue light that's coming off of
The veins ha! Interesting!

"Why are we here?" Oh, lord
You're asking Google?

"Why are yawns contagious?" yawning No
One has any idea actually

"Why are zombies so popular?"
Well, dear Googler
My opinion is because the myth
Of the zombie allows us
To do metaphorical battle with things
That we cannot battle
In real life such as disease
And decay and violence
And the inevitable evacuation of
Ourselves from our bodies

John, I will see you on MondayWednesdayFriday