79: Deliberately faulty rulers
Lateral with Tom Scott
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Copyrights, Rulers, and Shrinkage: An Unusual Mix
The chapter covers a legal case involving a music quiz show playing an unlicensed song, leading to a fine for a pop group. It also delves into a listener's question about measuring rulers and explores a thought experiment involving faulty rulers and wood expansion. The conversation transitions to casting objects, specifically a bracket made from cast iron, discussing shrinkage in manufacturing and the use of special rulers to account for material shrinkage.
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