Lateral with Tom Scott 55: Octopodes in trees
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Oct 27, 2023 The podcast discusses topics such as a miraculous basketball shot, a mysterious gate and sign, a Las Vegas restaurant for overweight people, the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus hoax, a mysterious phone call on a flight, a joke about speeding tickets, and decoding the phonetic alphabet.
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Shot That Kept Fans Safe
- A 2008 college basketball shot forced overtime during a tornado near the Georgia Dome.
- The extra time kept hundreds inside and likely prevented many casualties outside the stadium.
Novel Pricing By Physical Fit
- A Malaysian restaurant used uneven poles and percentage signs to charge different prices by body size.
- Diners chose a gap to pass through and paid a ticketed discount based on how small they fit.
Use Hoaxes To Teach Skepticism
- Teach critical internet literacy using invented but plausible hoaxes.
- Assign tasks like researching the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus to show students not everything online is true.