3.5 - Twelve Pentagons
Summary
Matt Parker updates his campaign against UK street signs depicting mathematically impossible footballs, revealing a custom ball designed to match the flawed icon. Steve Mould explains excitable mediums using a ring of fire and hot chocolate bubbles, comparing them to Mexican waves. Helen Arney shares a song about Soviet space tortoises, the first animals to circumnavigate the moon.
Topics discussed
Intro, Live Shows, and Ad Breaks
The Campaign to Fix UK Football Street Signs
Petition Failure and the Wedding Cake Tiling Disaster
Commissioning the 'Impossible' Football
Premier League Petition and New Ad Breaks
Hot Chocolate Bubbles and Ring Fire Physics
Mexican Waves, Cricket, and Excitable Media
Brilliant.org Sponsorship Segment
Space Tortoises and the Tenuous Football Link
Performance of the Space Tortoise Song
Outro, Book Promo, and Credits
Final Ad Read
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