It's a pretty miserable thing to break a bone. There's the initial blinding pain, all of the medical procedures during a trip to the hospital and then, in the best case example, you have to wear a cast for four months. Beneath all of this misery, though, your body is carrying out some pretty amazing processes.
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Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of broken bones and how our bodies miraculously heal themselves. They explore the different types of fractures (from simple breaks to the dreaded compound fracture), the amazing three-phase healing process involving blood clots and bone calluses, and how modern medicine assists this natural regeneration. Along the way, they discuss everything from bone marrow as "the butter of the gods" to rare conditions where muscle becomes bone, making this both an educational and entertaining look at one of our body's most impressive abilities.
Rear Window
1954
1h 52m
★ 8.3
"And there's like a rear window, like a rear window thing going on with him. Oh, you're right. Cause Jimmy Stewart was in the wheelchair. — Chuck compares Bart's situation in The Simpsons episode to Jimmy Stewart's character in Rear Window."
— Chuck
"Do you remember the Simpsons where Bart has a cast for the summer? — Chuck recalls a Simpsons episode where Bart breaks his leg and can't enjoy the pool during summer."
— Chuck
The Sixth Sense
1999
1h 47m
★ 7.9
"He didn't like the sixth sense. I guess that was okay. That was a great movie. — Chuck mentions The Sixth Sense when discussing M. Night Shyamalan's filmography."
— Chuck
The Village
2004
1h 48m
★ 6.5
"Because he has me. He's got a great imagination. Yeah. But um, yeah, I guess it just, I don't know what the problem is. Because he has me. He's made some great movies at the village. That was a really good movie. — Josh defends M. Night Shyamalan by praising The Village."
— Josh
Unbreakable
2000
1h 46m
★ 7.1
"Like Bruce Willis. I wouldn't say that just because I'm just too superstitious for that kind of thing — Josh compares himself to Bruce Willis's unbreakable character when discussing never having broken a bone."
— Josh
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