Comedy panel game contestants Molly Edwards, Becky Stern, and Jenny Draper discuss fancy flowers, shirt selections, car coordination, genetic manipulations, banknote designs, wall-mounted books, Clear Petra's Wikipedia page views, identifying smart shirts for twins, and police methods for solving hit-and-run cases in this entertaining episode of 'Lateral with Tom Scott'.
Matching buttons on men and women's shirts can be used to correctly assign shirts based on gender.
The positions of valves on the tires can indicate whether a car has been driven, helping to solve a hit-and-run case.
Deep dives
Unlabeled Shirts
Helen gave the correct shirt to each twin by considering the buttons. Men and women's shirts have buttons on opposite sides, allowing her to match the shirts based on the gender of her twins.
Same Car, Different Damage
The police officer doubted Jake's claim because the recent photo of his car from the CCTV did not show any change in the car's location or any signs of vandalism. Therefore, the officer deduced that Jake must have driven the car and caused the damage rather than someone hitting it while parked.
CCTV Photo and Valve Positions
The officer was able to determine that Jake had driven his car since the photo was taken by looking at the valve positions on the tires. The valves' positions had changed, indicating that the car had been driven and thus supporting the officer's accusation of a hit-and-run.
Resembling the Sunrise
The common wild plant known as the daisy gets its name because its disc-shaped flower opens up in the morning, resembling the sun rising. The word 'daisy' comes from the old English word for 'days-eye' as the flower opens up during the day.
Molly Edwards, Becky Stern and Jenny Draper face questions about fancy flowers, shirt selections and car coordination.
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