Episode 90 - Flavour-free base
Mitch and Dao dine on pizza for the socially intolerant.
Gluten-Free Pizza Slapping, Chainsaw Drill Attachments, and House Renovations
This episode revolves around eating terrible gluten-free pizza, rabbit-holing into YouTube build videos late at night, and brainstorming ridiculous house renovations.
Gluten-Free Pizza vs. Real Pizza
The hosts kick off the episode eating a gluten-free pizza while podcasting.
The "Slap" Test: They joke that eating gluten-free pizza base feels like eating the cardboard box it came in—you have to "slap" and chew it violently because it lacks real dough pull and elasticity.
The Metaphor: Proper pizza dough is described as "if an angel did heroin and passed out in your mouth," whereas the gluten-free alternative is just like refueling a car.
Late-Night YouTube & Chainsaw Attachments
Insomnia leads to deep YouTube rabbit holes and impulsive product research:
Norwegian Log Cabins: Watching builders in Norway construct log cabins in the snow using only chainsaws, drills, and wooden mallets.
Chainsaw Conversion Kits: Waking up at 3:00 AM researching chainsaw attachments that turn a standard chainsaw bar into a heavy-duty wood drill, water pump, or log-planer.
Primitive Technology: Praising the channel Primitive Technology for silently smelting iron out of creek rocks and building clay furnaces without speaking a word.
Indoor Skateparks & House Redesign
The conversation shifts to modifying the host's house into a giant indoor riding spot:
Indoor Quarter Pipes: Brainstorming how to build a wooden quarter pipe right inside the living room, even if it blocks doorways or windows.
Spiral Staircases & Vin Diesel: Mocking the current "overbuilt and dominant" wooden staircase in the house by calling it "the Vin Diesel of staircases," and proposing replacing it with a small spiral staircase to make room for a step-up jump.
Pit Bikes, Mini-Bikes, and Maintenance
The Pit Bike Shortage: Discussing how 110cc mini-bikes (Honda CRF110s) are completely sold out across Victoria as everyone buys them up during lockdown restrictions.
How Chinese Pit Bikes "Ruined" It: Reminiscing about riding 1997 Honda Z50s and XR50s everywhere as teens, contrasting them with cheap Chinese knockoff pit bikes that were too loud, backfired, and ruined the casual neighborhood scene.
BMX Maintenance: Searching high and low for a high-quality 16-inch BMX tire after his son Max blew through his rear tyre from doing power skids down asphalt hills.