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30: The orchestrated in-joke

Lateral with Tom Scott

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The Audience's Laughter

The orchestra plays concert pitch, which is an A. It's when they all play about the same note so that they can make sure they're all in tune with one another. "I didn't know they were all playing the same note and I kind of just thought it's like, you know, if someone tunes their guitar," he says.

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