Shadowing-Übung: What If You Ate Moldy Bread By ACCIDENT? | Types Of Fungi | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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What are you making, Big Granny?
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Some healthy vegetable sandwiches.
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Mmm, yummy!
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Oh, what's this, Granny?
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Oh, the bread had some greedy, mouldy stuff on it.
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So I sliced the bad part and used the clean part.
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Isn't it a smart move?
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No, no, no. There is no such thing as a clean part of moldy bread.
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What do you mean?
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Let me explain that by answering a moldy question.
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What if you ate moldy bread by accident?
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Zoom in!
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While it may seem like a sensible solution to cut away the mouldy part of the bread and consume the clean portion,
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this can actually be a risky decision.
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Yes, that's because although the mould itself may be easy to detect with the naked eye,
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what we can't see is the vast network of underground roots called hyphae
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that branch out throughout the bread and act as a means of transport for the fungus to extract nutrients from its surroundings.
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So, it's always a wise choice to discard the entire piece.
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But what about the other pieces of bread from the same loaf?
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They look clean enough to eat, right?
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Unfortunately, I wouldn't recommend that either.
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You see, the visible The mold on the bread is actually just the tip of the iceberg,
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as they are in reality the mold's reproductive structures called Sporangium,
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whose job is to release thousands of spores which are essentially the seeds of the fungus.
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So even if it looks clean on the surface,
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the entire pack of bread could be home to countless fungi and spores just waiting to spread.
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I know what you are thinking, aren't we eating fungi all the time?
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For instance, yeast, a type of fungus is commonly used in baking pizza dough,
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while Aspergillus oryzae is used in the fermentation of soy sauce.
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Additionally, life-saving antibiotics are produced from Penicillium fungus.
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So, what's the concern with the ones spread over pieces of bread?
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Well, this is where it gets tricky because just like mushrooms,
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some molds are harmless while others can cause serious damage to our health.
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So with thousands of types of fungus contaminating our food, it's hard to say which ones are safe to eat and which ones are not.
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But the vital question is, what if we accidentally ate some contaminated food with harmful species of fungi?
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Well, if you just happen to have a bite or ate very little,
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luckily there is nothing to worry about it as your body will deal with it.
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Especially if you have a healthy immune system.
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But if you ignore the warning signs and finish the entire loaf of bread,
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then some molds like Penicillium Crustosum and Rhizophus Stolonyphor
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which are commonly found on bread can cause some side effects such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
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Additionally, some people may have an allergic reaction to Penicillium, which can cause symptoms such as itching,
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swelling and difficulty in breathing.
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On the other hand, some moulds can produce harmful toxins that can cause serious health problems.
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One such mould is Aspergillus, which is commonly found on bread.
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Aspergillus can produce mycotoxins which can cause liver damage,
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respiratory problems and even cancer in some cases.
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So considering the risk factors, it's better to throw away the contaminated food and find something else to eat.
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Also to prevent the growth of mold on bread, it is essential to store it in a cool and dry place.
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Additionally, you should avoid buying food items that are past their expiry date or has visible signs of mold growth.
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Trivia time!
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Did you know the largest living thing on earth is a fungus known as the honey mushroom?
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Yes, one of them covers almost 10 square kilometers of land in the Blue Mountains of the US state of Oregon.
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It's sketching time!
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The sketch of the day goes to Nidhi Gowde.
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Hope you had fun today.
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Until next time, it's me Dr. Binox, Zooming out.
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Why are you throwing away mushrooms?
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You said to throw away the fungus food.
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Oh, never mind.

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Phrasenbank

  • "What if you ate... by accident?" – "Was passiert, wenn du versehentlich... isst?"
  • "It's a wise choice to discard..." – "Es ist ratsam, ... zu entsorgen"
  • "the tip of the iceberg" – "die Spitze des Eisbergs" (Redewendung)
  • "deal with it" – "damit umgehen" (in Bezug auf den Körper)
  • "prevent the growth of mold" – "das Wachstum von Schimmel verhindern"

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Der Clip hilft dir, deine Englische Aussprache verbessern, insbesondere bei Wörtern wie "hyphae" (Hyphen), "sporangium" (Sporangium) oder "mycotoxins" (Mykotoxine). Achte auf die Betonung: "moldy" (schimmelig) wird auf "mo" betont, "fungi" (Pilze) auf "fun". Nutze shadowspeak, um die Rhythmusmuster nachzuahmen – die kurzen Sätze und die Frage-Antwort-Struktur machen es einfach, mitzuspielen. Übe, die Informationen flüssig weiterzugeben, ohne zu stocken – das stärkt deine fluency!

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