Matt McCusker
Matt McCusker is a comedian, writer, author, and podcaster. He has appeared as a guest on podcast programs including Mostly Wise. There are no academic publications listed for him in the provided records.
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The United States has more surveillance and security cameras than China when private consumer cameras like Ring doorbells are counted.
"There's I think there's more cameras in America than China if you include private Ring doorbells and all this stuff." (said at 0:51:00)
No published record matching the claim that the United States has more surveillance and security cameras than China when private consumer cameras like Ring doorbells are included was located; this does not prove the claim false.
Photons generated by nuclear fusion in the sun's core take approximately 17,000 to 100,000 years to diffuse through the radiative zone to the surface.
"the hydrogen fusion, whatever, that happens in the sun's core, that release that releases gamma rays, which if they went through, they'll just like literally sever your DNA... They bounce around in the sun's core. That original light that's, you know, originated in that reaction bounces around the core for like 17,000 to 100,000 years in the core, then it gets to the surface and shoots out in like 8 seconds if that." (said at 2:36:08)
No published record matching the claim that photons diffuse from the sun's core to the surface in approximately 17,000 to 100,000 years was located; this does not prove the claim false.
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