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Marcello Hernández experienced the wonders of science and technology in real time on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
During the Thursday, Jan. 15, episode, the Saturday Night Live cast member, 28, sat behind the desk alongside Fallon, 51, while YouTuber and tech expert Linus Sebastian showed them innovative tech. The first product was the Lollipop Star, an edible lollipop that lets you “hear music” through your mouth.
Upon hearing the explanation, Hernández began to laugh. “That’s the slogan?” Fallon asked.
“It’s really easy to use. I’m gonna be really careful. I’m not gonna touch the end, because you’re gonna need this.”
Sebastian then pulled out the product, a bright pink stick with a knob at the top, and passed one to Fallon and another to Hernández before explaining how the device works.
“You just pull this out. Hold this button for three seconds, and I’m gonna give you some instructions that you’ve probably never heard and are never gonna hear again,” Sebastian explained.
“Put it in your mouth and then it’s okay to put it against your teeth. You can even bite down on it a little. Just cover your eyes,” Sebastian added.
“I wish you all the best in your career. But I have a problem with the stuff that you have been saying today,” Hernández said jokingly as the audience laughed.
“Press, hold it for three seconds,” Sebastian instructed.
“Is it supposed to be blinking?” Hernández asked, to which Sebastian replied, “Yes.”
“What in the world?” Fallon said while biting down on the lollipop. “Oh, man!” Hernández said.
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Questlove of the late-night show’s house band, The Roots, also indulged in the unique lollipop and expressed awe as well.
“Normally, sound is vibrations in the air. They hit our eardrum, and then they get transferred to our inner ear, to the bones in there. With bone conduction technology, you just put a very minor vibration up against your bones, and it takes it straight to the inner ear,” Sebastian explained of the lollipop’s technology.
Hernández then began humming “Bad Girls” by M.I.A., indicating that it was the song connected to the lollipop. Fallon then joined in.
The comedian hosted his first Netflix comedy special, American Boy, on Jan. 7.
