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Lateral with Tom Scott
94: The empty pizza box
Jul 26, 2024
Hank Green, Ceri Riley, and Daniel Peake tackle quirky questions about pencils, pyromaniacs, and protoplasm on a comedy panel game podcast. They delve into mysterious puzzles, analyze Billy Joel's song, discuss unique pizza orders, and ponder why traffic cones scatter at a New Zealand tunnel. The conversation also touches on unconventional timekeeping, musical solutions, and the largest biological cell people see regularly.
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- Creativity can lead to unique solutions like using a pencil and rubber band as a guitar capo.
- Legal loopholes like adjusting clocks can have practical implications, such as keeping a diner open for almost 24 hours.
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Clocks in Milwaukee Diner
At branches of George Webb's in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, there are two clocks side by side, with one set one minute later than the other. It is a loophole to ensure the diner remains technically open for only 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds each day, dodging a ban on 24-hour establishments.
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