{"id":89283,"date":"2025-08-23T05:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T05:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/89283\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T05:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T05:44:09","slug":"dr-karl-reveals-the-science-behind-addison-raes-diet-pepsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/89283\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Karl Reveals The Science Behind Addison Rae’s ‘Diet Pepsi’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Acclaimed scientist and frequent triple j<\/a> guest Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki<\/a> has been grilled by the station\u2019s presenter Lucy Smith<\/a> on a weighty topic \u2013 namely, how scientific the lyrics of Addison Rae<\/a>\u2018s 2024 hit single \u2018Diet Pepsi\u2019 actually are. During a recent live show held by the pair at Sydney\u2019s Enmore Theatre<\/a>, Smith presented Kruszelnicki with a clip from the song in which Rae sings \u201cBreak all the rules\/Til we get caught\/Fog up the windows in the parking lot\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow long would Addison and her man need to be in the car to fog up the windows?\u201d queried Smith, to which Dr. Kruszelnicki responded: \u201cI need more information. Is the car stopped, or are they doing everything while they\u2019re doing blockies?\u201d Upon being informed that the car is presumably stopped, given the couple are in a partking lot, Kruszelnicki notes that two factors are at play. <\/p>\n

The first is \u201chow cold the air is on the outside\u201d, and the second is \u201chow active they are\u201d. \u201cIf the air temprature is, say,10 degrees [Celsius] outside, [and] it\u2019s the middle of the night, I reckon in a couple of minutes they could fog up the windows,\u201d he hypothesised.<\/p>\n

Science With Dr. Karl Live In Sydney<\/p>\n

\u201cCan somebody do the experiment?\u201d he asked the audience to a loud laugh. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to document it. The difference between science and screwing around is that you\u2019ve got to write it down. We want a large sample size, too \u2013 at least double figures.\u201d<\/p>\n

The clip comes from the debut live recording of Science With Dr. Karl<\/a>, the scientist\u2019s weekly segment with Smith on triple j, which took place earlier in the month on Monday, August 11th. Ironically, when announcing the show at the time, Smith remarked that she \u201ccouldn\u2019t believe [she] and Addison Rae are performing on the same stage this year\u201d. Among several other topics throughout the show, Dr. Karl touched on how he originally came to first appear on triple j \u2013 then 2JJ<\/a> \u2013 back in 1981, shortly after the launch of the NASA Space Shuttle<\/p>\n

Rae will, indeed, be performing on the Enmore Theatre stage for two sold-out nights this November<\/a>. Six weeks later, she will hit the new-year festival circuit with appearances at both Beyond The Valley<\/a> and Wildlands<\/a>. The full line-up and ticketing information for both can be found here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Further Reading<\/p>\n

Watch Dr. Karl\u2019s Emotional Farewell To Triple J\u2019s Zan Rowe<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch Triple J\u2019s Dr. Karl Drop Science Bombs On Unsuspecting Splendour Campers<\/a><\/p>\n

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