Matt has made some mirror balls for Alex James at the Big Feastival. They were constructed in the cheese hub. The balls consist of 150 faces each and have handedness (chirality), and Matt built a left handed and a right handed version. This makes them mirror mirror balls. This all happened on a very dusty farm in the UK heat wave, so Matt's voice is a bit hoarse.
Bec went to the End of the Road festival in Dorset and did a Celebrity Pun Fair. She has built a puppet representing a celebrity, and is inviting listeners to guess who it is. Matt incorrectly guesses Coconut Shylester Stallone.
In Busted's 2002 hit "Year 3000", they proclaim that "your great-great-great granddaughter is pretty fine". Assuming technological advances in keeping humans alive (they live underwater now after all), what is the youngest this great-great-great granddaughter could be with just 5 generations separating you in the year 2002 and her in the year 3000?
Matt and Bec start by analyzing the lyrics of the song in detail. For Busted's 7th album to come out near the year 3000, each stasis in-between reforming needs to be 9.4373 times longer than the previous one.
Using Matt's working out from problem 034-1 and with some additional research, Matt computes that there are 37.1 generations between the years 2002 and 3000. For the great-great-great granddaughter to exist, the generational gap needs to increase by a factor of 2.1 each generation.
A ding by Bec
Why do boys have nipples?
Because all embryos are female in the early stages. They differentiate only after a few weeks. Having nipples is not disadvantageous, so we haven't lost our vestigial nipples.
A "ding ding" from Matt, one ding per nipple
A carrot and some cheese came in at 25.1%, an apple got 16.7%, and celery came in at 33.1%. Bec sent the poll results to Doctor Sophie (in the UK dentists are not doctors, while in Australia, dentists have to get a doctor of dentistry or dental surgery, so Sophie is actually a doctor). Sophie says the correct answer is cheese, as it helps with remineralization. The second place is celery.
Very soon after this episode airs, Matt and Bec are going to New York City. Matt and friends are doing An Evening Of Unnecessary Detail. Bec is doing a spot in the show. The profits go to WaterAid.
While already there, Matt and Bec will record a special New York A Problem Squared episode. Listeners are encouraged to send in New York related problems.
Bec is out of out of date Twisties alternatives. She proposes searching for a US Twisties alternative in NY next episode. Listeners are encouraged to send in suggestions.