Alex from Wiltshire embroidered their Mondopoint shoe size onto their shoe, but only the length and not the width, and they spelled Mondopoint wrong. Matt has posted the book, giving Bec no opportunity to sign it.
Matt was Co-Host for Hannah Fry's lectures. He got dressed up as a robot and slimed. Very important: It's Royal Institution, not Royal Institute!
On Christmas Eve, Bec will be on the Jonathan Ross show with a brand new flip chart made specifically for the show. Bec also talks about her life-size cardboard cut-out of David Tennant.
There will be pictures, diagrams, clips, Matt in a robot costume, ...
How much pizza is too much pizza?
Bec decides the standard unit of pizza measurement is a large (14 inch) Domino's Classic Crust Cheese Pizza. It's about 1000 g, which is about 1 l, which is about the volume of the stomach of a non-competitive eater.
Bec asks comedian and doctor Kwame Asante, who notes that you'll die if you consistently eat too much pizza. Bec and Matt decide that the problem is about a single session, and discuss symptoms of overeating.
In 2018, Geoff Esper ate 19.25 9 inch pizzas in 10 minutes, which is almost 8 large pizzas. However, in a twitter poll by Bec, 45% of people say they only eat one pizza.
Given these inconclusive results, Bec and Matt decide on an experimental approach and Bec orders one standard unit of pizza per person. The conclusion: Too much pizza is between 3/4 of a large pizza and one large pizza in a sitting.
A "ding" by Bec
What is the mathematically optimal way to store shirts, in terms of volume used? Folded, rolled, hung up, or some other method?
Matt and Bec practice experimental mathematics with a lot of Matt's nerdy T-shirts and an (initially) empty box. While Bec rolls shirts, Matt explains that his ideal T-shirt storage system should be FIFO (First In, First Out). Bec explains her coat hanger system for tracking worn clothes. Matt debunks the penny pusher T-shirt drawer setup.
Experimental results: The box fits 15 rolled, 12 folded, and 9 scrunched-up T-shirts. While hung-up shirts win for FIFO purposes, rolling is the most volume-efficient.
A "problem solved, ding" by Bec
Matt has never gotten the hang of jet lag. Does Bec have a solution?
Matt is travelling from the UK to the US soon. Both Matt and Bec regularly travel between the UK and Australia. Matt and Bec both originally come from Australia but live in the UK.
Shift-worker syndrome (e.g. from a night shift) is the same thing as jet lag. You can buy melatonin, but it doesn't solve the jet lag itself, just helps getting to sleep. Hangover and jet lag are similar: Not sleeping and hydrating properly.
Bec suggests moistening clothes in the in-flight bathroom. It helps with dehydration, and people won't want to sit near you, which gives you space to sleep. Matt will give it a go on his flight and report back.
Matt and Bec continue plugging their Patreon, which at this point has 17 members. One of those is Michael Hill, Bec's brother. Matt and Bec then thank all 19 of them individually. [Editor's note: Patreon names won't be transcribed because of all the mispronunciation shenanigans in later episodes.]