060 = Cables Coiled and Water World - a podcast by Matt Parker & Bec Hill
from 2023-05-22T01:00
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In this episode...
🎧 How do you stop the wires on headphones from twisting?
🏊🏽♀️ If the Earth was a smooth sphere, how much water would sit on it's surface?
🛎 Get ready for some dings!
💼 And the business briefcase is open.
If you'd like to find out exactly why our pockets twist up our wires, follow this link: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/why-do-your-earphones-get-tangled-in-your-pocket-science-has-the-answer-9548540.html
For more on the spontaneous knotting of an agitated string, look no further: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0611320104#sec-2
To really comprehend the over under technique you have to see it, and even then it's tricky. You can attempt to find out how to do that, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwMJHMSmjVY
The Merch Competition is ongoing, so send in your sizes for those T-Shirts! And phone it in if you want THE HAT! Put your down preferences HERE: bit.ly/APSgiveaway
If you'd like to find out which Muppet you are, you can speed ahead of Matt and Bec and find that out here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenlewis/which-muppet-are-you.
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