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Lateral with Tom Scott
54: Smearing honey on doors
Oct 20, 2023
Podcast guests discuss topics such as navigating international grocery stores, photo cell light controls, observing children's signals, the history of the stethoscope, track rail expansion, using honey to smooth glass, and the mystery of a brass contraption.
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- Honey can be used to see through frosted glass by applying it to an office door window
- During a UK heat wave, old British trams' track rails expanded, temporarily adding nine kilometers of track length
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The use of honey to see through frosted glass
In a 2012 science documentary, Tarioshikono demonstrated that honey could be used to see through frosted glass by applying it to the window of an office door.
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