152: Microwaving chocolate
Lateral with Tom Scott
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E-commerce Nostalgia and Insect Conversations
This chapter explores the website fatfingers.com, which was designed to help users find bargains by correcting common typos in eBay listings. It also delves into humorous anecdotes about online shopping mishaps from the early internet days, alongside a whimsical discussion about the decline of beetles at Berkeley's Memorial Stadium. The conversation connects ecological issues with personal experiences, blending nostalgia for e-commerce with lighthearted speculation about why bugs congregate at football games.
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