17: Some 3-D movies from 1903
Lateral with Tom Scott
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The Most Base Human Thing You Could Do Under Darkness?
If you were planning a heist and you had a deliberate power cut as part of the heist, why would you be doing that? You'd be turning off the security systems or causing a distraction. So what could you potentially do under darkness? Could you read the ballot boxes? Not rigging the ballot boxes. Bribery. It's easier to bribe someone if the power's off. Nobody can see who you're bribing. Or who is getting the bribes. This is our second India bribery question on this show. Somebody wants to draw attention to this problem. And funnily enough, when the elections are over, the power cuts just stop.
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