202: A sudden square
Summary
Tom Scott hosts a panel game with Evan, Caitlin, and returning guest Sage the Bad Naturalist, who is nearing 100,000 YouTube subscribers. The group tackles bizarre trivia prompts, including how four articulated buses in Oslo formed a gridlocking "red square," why urban finches weave cigarette butts into nests to repel parasites, and how a neurological exam of hockey player Pat LaFontaine accidentally became a viral ASMR video. They also discuss Mumbai’s "punishing signal" that reset traffic lights when honking exceeded 85 decibels, Steve Jobs’ strategy of leasing cars to avoid license plate…
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Toyota trucks and weekend adventures
Welcome to Lateral and introduction to the game
Discussion on personal branding and merchandise
Update on the resin ocean bench project
Welcome back guest Sage the Bad Naturalist
Puzzle: The red square formed by buses
Debrief on the bus square puzzle
Puzzle: Finches in Mexico City and aromatic butts
Sponsor: Disney Plus and Hulu
Sponsor: Rocket Mortgage
Puzzle: Pat LaFontaine's viral neurological exam
Puzzle: Mumbai's punishing signal and honking
Sponsor: Disney Plus and Hulu
Puzzle: Steve Jobs and the Mercedes lease
Puzzle: Tori's cookware and the bird adoptee
Outro and social media links
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