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The Flip Flap Railroad and Marshmallow Bearings [ Citation Needed 7x04 ]
In the second of two shows with guest Matt Parker, we're covering some hair-raising history, and also imagining some little ears flapping in the breeze. Featuring: Matt Gray: - @unnamedculprit Gary Brannan:
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zero-g
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How Zero-G Planes Work
The European Space Agency offered me a seat on their zero-g plane: it's an Airbus A310 that flies parabolic maneuvers, pulling up into the sky and then arcing back down, giving its passengers about 20
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facts
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Why California's Musical Road Sounds Terrible
In Lancaster, California, there's a musical road. When you drive over it, it plays the William Tell Overture. Unfortunately, it's out of tune. Here's why. Thanks to David Simmons-Duffin, who figured this
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podcasts
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Turra Coo and Four-Legged Juggling [ Citation Needed 7x03 ]
Matt Parker joins the team this week, in which there's talk of the great cream seams and a surprisingly in-depth discussion of how quadrupeds might juggle. Featuring: Matt Parker: - @standupmaths Gary
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history
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The Centuries-Old Debt That's Still Paying Interest
In the archives of Yale University, there's a 367-year-old bond from the water authority of Lekdijk Bovendams, in the Netherlands. And it's still paying interest. Thanks to: Prof. Geert Rouwenhorst for
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cryptography
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The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure
At the headquarters of Cloudflare, in San Francisco, there's a wall of lava lamps: the Entropy Wall. They're used to generate random numbers and keep a good bit of the internet secure: here's how. Thanks
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news
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Batman's Village of Fools: Gotham, England
There's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. And it starts in a small village near Nottingham, in the time of Robin
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facts
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The German Town That's Literally Breaking Apart
The town of Staufen, in the south-west of Germany, has a problem: a drilling operation in 2007 that went very wrong. Half a metre of movement might not sound like much, but in this town, that's enough
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podcasts
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The Sark Football Team and Hovercraft Enthusiasm [ Citation Needed 7x02 ]
This week, Gary's on home turf, Matt's hoping to float on air, and we all set a new record for longest time to get to the actual subject of the article. Are you part of the Sark Football Team? Get in touch:
