Lateral with Tom Scott 55: Octopodes in trees
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Oct 27, 2023 The podcast discusses topics such as a miraculous basketball shot, a mysterious gate and sign, a Las Vegas restaurant for overweight people, the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus hoax, a mysterious phone call on a flight, a joke about speeding tickets, and decoding the phonetic alphabet.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Miracle Shot: Saving Lives and Lifting Spirits
01:42 • 5min
The Mysterious Gate and Sign
06:35 • 10min
Heart Attack Grill and Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
16:27 • 2min
The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus: A Hoax to Teach Critical Thinking
18:29 • 2min
Mysterious Phone Call on a Flight
20:06 • 13min
Speeding tickets joke and US Navy manual illustrations
33:15 • 2min
Decoding the Phonetic Alphabet
34:47 • 9min