86: Tricycles that lean
Lateral with Tom Scott
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Physicists Cause Havoc at Society Meetings
The chapter humorously explores the peculiar incident of physicists attending a convention in 1986 and then being politely asked not to return by both the hotel and the city. Speculations range from their obsession with bomb designs to their possibly less-than-social behavior. Additionally, the tale of physicists attending a conference in Las Vegas without gambling and causing a revenue drop for the casino adds a twist of unexpected humor to the story.
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