25: A deliberately bad program
Lateral with Tom Scott
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The Problem With Combining Letters
Think about eight things that are represented by symbols that can go up and down. Are we talking states? Are we talking? I feel like I'm just embarrassing all of the Australians right now. This is an issue that affects every country in the world, not just specifically Australia, but it's something the Australian Red Cross does. Oh, so this is like algebra now. You might be looking at a percentage sign. No, just like a plus and minus. A plus or a minus. It's blood donation. Blood donations. Ooh. Is it about donating? Is it like how many blankets and how many physical objects have been donated?"
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