Lateral with Tom Scott 58: Straight-line sports
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Nov 17, 2023 
Fashion historian Bernadette Banner, Emily Graslie from the Field Museum, and Dani Siller discuss jogging jobs, textual T-shirts, dangerous dogs, hidden messages in clothing, 90s fashion nostalgia, innovative museum technology, peculiar bird behavior, unusual golf challenges, Australian bank note riddles, fire-saving techniques, and a Parisian Newfoundland dog mystery.
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Sweaty Shirt Workout Incentive
- Steve wears a grey T‑shirt to the gym that reveals "You can go home now" when soaked with sweat.
- The hidden message motivates him to keep exercising until the shirt is visibly wet.
Decoys Can Teach Animal Behavior
- Puffins copied standing behaviour from decoy mounts used in reintroduction efforts.
- Decoys mounted on single stakes made real puffins stand on one leg, mimicking the decoys.
Golf Between Runways Stops For Planes
- A golf course sits between two runways so players stop hitting when planes use the strip.
- Red lights halt play while aircraft land or take off across the fairway.