A Problem Squared

To celebrate 12 episodes we're collecting some data! If you can, fill in the listener survey: http://thatsurvey.ilikeit.aproblemsquared.com Does this cheese look like it has 41% less packaging? https://www.dropbox.com/s/kuj16lmkgrx8w7i/41cheese.jpeg?dl=0 Here's the wikipedia page we used to make sense of shark teeth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_tooth#/media/File:How_to_count_shark_teeth.png The Weaire-Phelan structure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaire%E2%80%93Phelan_structure What a truncated octahedron looks like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncated_octahedron And a spinning one!  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Truncatedoctahedron.gif MATT'S CALCULATIONS A 140mm × 60mm × 46mm block of cheese has a volume of 386.4 cm^3 and a surface area of 352 cm^2. To give a 41% reduction the original needs to have the same volume of cheese but an area of 596.6 cm^2. Matt assumed there are 4,200,000 current infections and each person has 400,000 virus particles per mL across 2L of fluid. If the SARS-CoV-2 particle has a diameter of 150nm and stacks like spheres with 74% efficiency: those 3,360,000,000,000,000 current virus particles would fill only 8mL, aka "about a teaspoon".

How long is a year of A Problem Squared podcasts? What's the qualification for a room being a room? Is the famous Ferrero Rocher advert mathematically possible? You can visit the Crafts Council campaign here: https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/support-us/appeals-and-projects/lets-craft-packs-children Delve into luxury with the original Ferrero Rocher ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P-nZZkQqTc The best-known packings of equal circles in a circle http://hydra.nat.uni-magdeburg.de/packing/cci/d1.html Correction: Bec's episode of Jonathan Ross's Comedy Club aired on 19th September (Series 1 Episode 2)

- How can you keep cool when there's no air conditioning? - What's the best thing to do with a spare room? (If you're lucky enough to have one, that is.) - How much would the Big Macadamia Nut be worth if it was an actual nut? - Why are typewriters mysterious? Matt's long-awaited topography video, inspired by a problem in the show, is here at last! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtKhbbcc1Rc You can see the typewriter patent here: https://patents.google.com/patent/US207559A/en And for Bec's 5KTS t-shirt, head here: www.bechillcomedian.com/5kts/square

- Could pennies make a girlfriend for the Statue of Liberty? - What's the optimum burger size for your mouth? - Where is Matt's topography video? Here's Bec's burger video analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAc2ukZVtdk And for Bec's 5KTS t-shirt, head here: www.bechillcomedian.com/5kts/square

- Why are kitchen counters one-size-fits-all? - Are the recorded surface areas of countries 3D? - Why don't plastic things dry in the dishwasher? Special thanks to: Gareth and Kiruna (@garethandkiruna on TikTok and PIrate & Parrot TV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHX3-ZTmi60fYtcnO4VOPSQ) Ed Warner from Motionspot (https://www.motionspot.co.uk/, www.fineandable.co.uk and @themotionspot on social media) Check out www.podcastsincolor.com for an exhaustive and excellent list of podcast recommendations. And for Bec's 5KTS t-shirt, head here: www.bechillcomedian.com/5kts/square

- What is the biggest big thing? - Is the lottery a good retirement plan? - Update on the £5,000 t-shirt. - The taster data has popped. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/aproblemsquared Review us on apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-problem-squared/id1490290676 Twitter: https://twitter.com/aproblemsquared Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aproblemsquared/ This is the bear with very long legs. Very long. Legs. https://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/people-are-losing-it-over-this-giant-teddy-bear-that-just Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/world-s-tallest-filing-cabinet The difference between Financial Advice and Financial Guidance. https://www.fca.org.uk/consumers/understanding-advice-guidance-investments Get your own free financial guidance from here: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/getting-financial-advice/ Bec's £5000 T-SHIRT http://www.bechillcomedian.com/shop Here's Mr Squiggle, he's lots of fun for everyone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdmsE-Bff7k Check out our instagram for photos. https://www.instagram.com/aproblemsquared/

Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/aproblemsquared Submit your data for our toaster investigation. http://bit.ly/APS_toasterdata Mike Hill wrote up his calculations as an official report. https://www.dropbox.com/s/m0njel6x5xcg0z5/T-Shirt%20Quest.docx?dl=0 Energy Scavengers: Static Electricity Could Power the World https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/energy-scavengers-static-electricity-could-power-the-world International Electrotechnical Commission standards 60065 https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/494 Limmy's channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/LimmyDotComBlog/ Limmys Show: Whats heavier a kilogram of steel or a kilogram of feathers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fC2oke5MFg

- What went wrong with the audio of episode 003? - The best place to put a backpack on a crowded train. - How many Boeing 737s will fit? - Making a perfect guest bedroom. - Bonus: Bec has feedback on Matt's rice calculation Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/aproblemsquared Review us on apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-problem-squared/id1490290676 Twiiter: https://twitter.com/aproblemsquared Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aproblemsquared/ Listen to the BROKEN version of episode 003 and see how you hear Bec! https://www.dropbox.com/s/kvdbytyu1jazr15/A%20Problem%20Squared%20Episode%20003%20BROKEN.mp3?dl=0 Wikipedia page on surround sound Matrix Decoding. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_decoder Watch Bec's flip-chart of "Non Je Ne Regrette Rien" by Edith Piaf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTH9MKiYvM0 This is the audio file of Non Je Ne Regrette Rien that Bec sometimes has problems with. https://www.dropbox.com/s/zfh910uve85vdvk/Edith%20Piaf%20-%20Non%2C%20Je%20ne%20regrette%20rien.mp3?dl=0 There are only 10,575 Boeing 737s which have been made and delivered. http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=737&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=737&ViewReportF=View+Report Check out our instagram for photos of the 'Futuristic Garden' Bec gave Matt for their spare room. https://www.instagram.com/aproblemsquared/

- Why is this episode so late? - What to take when in hospital quarantine? - Tips for working at home from two pros. - Does the exponential maths of viral memes check out? Get in touch if you'd like to share your working-from-home space. We'd love to see it! https://www.instagram.com/aproblemsquared/ https://twitter.com/AProblemSquared Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aproblemsquared

- When does the new decade start? - The best system for brushing teeth. - How many orders are there for Bec's show? - Top travel tips. Get in touch if you have any more travel tips! https://www.instagram.com/aproblemsquared/ https://twitter.com/AProblemSquared Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aproblemsquared