Lateral with Tom Scott 49: Completely inedible eggs
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Sep 15, 2023 The podcast discusses various interesting topics including martial arts mastery, boating back stories, motoring materials, mathematical game Nim, a man cutting power poles in Canada, Captain Scarlet plot point, a Bavarian shaving ban, a mysterious yellow line in sports event, strange cloud phenomenon after earthquake, evolution of kinder eggs and escape rooms
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Power Poles Used As Distress Signal
- A lost man in Northern Saskatchewan chopped down four power poles to attract rescuers after bad weather stranded him.
- Cutting the power forced maintenance crews to be dispatched who then found and rescued him.
Preserving Big Ben For Neighbors
- BBC installed a rooftop loudspeaker so nearby residents could still hear Big Ben's chimes after Broadcasting House blocked the sound.
- The speaker played a live feed to preserve the familiar local soundscape that the new building otherwise muffled.
Whole Town Passion Play Preparation
- Oberammergau stages a town-wide Passion Play every 10 years and mandates no haircuts or shaving for a year beforehand.
- The decree is followed socially rather than by law and preserves authentic appearance for the production.