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What's The Equivalent Of? (Banana Equivalent Dose Song)

from An Album Of Unnecessary Detail by Helen Arney

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As heard in the APOUD episode "LIVE AND KICKING 3" it's the Banana Equivalent Dose Song, aka "What's The Equivalent Of?"

Listen to the whole episode by searching for "Unnecessary Detail" wherever you get your podcasts, or head to:
festivalofthespokennerd.com/podcast

This recording is taken from our filmed science comedy special "You Can't Polish A Nerd" rather than the Bloomsbury Theatre show, for reasons that are almost as complicated as calculating a meaningful BED.

You can download and watch that whole show, and two others, from just £π (£3.14) from the Spoken Nerd shop:
shop.festivalofthespokennerd.com

Or for a taste of the song as it was performed, we've put a bit of it on YouTube, complete with dancing bananas played by Matt and Steve:
youtu.be/4c1AcX4AME0

lyrics

What’s the equivalent of...
An X-ray at the dentist?
About 50 bananas

What’s the equivalent of...
A weekend in Cornwall?
300 bananas  

What’s the equivalent of...
Lying next to someone as you sleep?
About half a banana

What’s the equivalent of...
Eating a banana?
That’s one banana

What’s the equivalent of...
A handful of Brazil nuts?
100 bananas

What’s the equivalent of...
Flying from London to New York?
800 bananas

What’s the equivalent of...
One month living in the UK?
About 3,000 bananas

What’s the equivalent of...
One month of living on the International Space Station?
133,000 bananas

What’s the equivalent of...
The maximum annual limit allowed for employees of the US nuclear industries?
500,000 bananas
Or 1,400 bananas a day

Radioactivity looks kinda harmless
When you measure it out in bananas
In actual fact it’s more complicatey
So please don’t use this song for your Health and Safety
Potassium in your body doesn’t accumulate
So don’t go putting radioactive stuff on your plate
Unless it’s a banana

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from An Album Of Unnecessary Detail, released September 1, 2020

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Helen Arney London, UK

"Geek Songstress" Helen Arney is the UK's finest purveyor of comedy songs with a scientifically verified twist.

"Champion of musical whims" Evening Standard
**** ”Harnesses the spirit of Ben Folds & the Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon… delightful” (Chortle)

Also one third of Festival of the Spoken Nerd and author of "The Element In The Room"
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