30: The orchestrated in-joke
Lateral with Tom Scott
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The Orchestra of Silence
To prevent hitting his head, Tom put a few UK one pound coins in his shoes. It causes a little pain to step on so they can punch over and if you're in some hitting their head on something,. I've heard that uses a method. If you want to get around gate recognition cameras, like there's artificial intelligence stuff that you recognize the way you walk. Why? To cause a bit of a limp and change in balance. But I don't know why you'd use one pound coins for that. The orchestra tune up gets a laugh because the piece itself is entirely silent. Can you suspect what four minutes, 33 by John Cage might be? It's just silence.
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