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53: The criminal caught by a toy

Lateral with Tom Scott

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Deciphering Numbers on Steps

The chapter focuses on a puzzle involving numbers on steps at a store in Shibuya, Japan. The speakers speculate about the meaning behind the numbers, considering correlations to significant dates or coordinates. Eventually, they deduce that the numbers represent the number of calories burned when climbing the steps.

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