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Lateral with Tom Scott

84: Leftover contraptions

May 17, 2024
Comedy panel game guests Sam Reich and Ashley Hamer, along with contraption expert Adam Savage, discuss police paperwork, tiny text, judicial jobs, accumulated items, mysterious ingredients, dueling practices, fines on social media, and a name change prank.
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Quick takeaways

  • Saving money by legally changing name to match Facebook name
  • Utilizing household items for multi-pest protection system

Deep dives

Adam changes name to save flight fee

Adam Armstrong changed his name to Adam West on Facebook, causing an issue with his flight booking on Ryanair, which would have cost him 220 pounds to change. Instead, he legally changed his name via deed poll for 103 pounds to match the Facebook name, saving him more than half the cost.

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