"Cummingtonite" is the second episode of the C Series of QI and the 26th episode overall. It was first broadcast on BBC Two on 7 October 2005. It featured the first appearances of Andy Hamilton and Doon Mackichan. The episode was preceded by "Campanology" and followed by "Common Knowledge".
Scores[]
Numbers in brackets mark appearances - e.g. "(2)" means "(second appearance)".
- Andy Hamilton (1): 5 points
- Doon Mackichan (1): -2 points
- Alan Davies (26): -4 points
- Arthur Smith (2): -6 points
Subjects[]
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- Mackichan swam the Channel in 1998; Captain Webb was the first man to do so in 1875, he was smothered in goose–fat in order to insulate himself.
- Cummingtonite is a mineral discovered at Cummington, Massachusetts. Other comedy compounds include Penguinone, Arsole and Moronic acid.
- Deep-fried Mars Bars do exist and are not an urban myth. The deep-fried pork sausage kebab, found in Glasgow, contains 1000 calories and 46g of fat.
- Ordeal by bean is an (outlawed) Nigerian tribal custom[1] whereby accused individuals are forced to eat a lethal strain of bean called the Calabar bean.
- A hairdresser called Big Beard Wang regularly shaved his pussy, because his pussy was Chairman Mao. ("Mao" is Chinese for "cat".)
- According to one survey, the age people would most like to be is 17, however a later survey showed that 100% of people disagreed with this. From a man's point of view, a woman's perfect age is said to be half his own plus seven.
General Ignorance[]
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- How big is a platypus?[2] - A platypus, technically speaking, is a genus of beetle, not to be confused with a duck-billed platypus. The latter has no nipples, but instead sweats milk.
- A dialogue does not have any limits[3] to how many people can take part. Two people have to take part in a duologue.
- The Queen's handbag contains some money, a comb, a handkerchief, a small gold compact and some lipstick.
Task[]
Contestants were offered the chance to gain 50 points by breaking a glass by singing, which is possible but incredibly difficult. Alan Davies managed to break his glass, but Fry revealed that Davies had been given sugar glass.