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007 = Big Thing Fans and Retirement Plans May 31, 2020

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- What is the biggest big thing?
- Is the lottery a good retirement plan?
- Update on the £5,000 t-shirt.
- The taster data has popped.

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This is the bear with very long legs. Very long. Legs.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/people-are-losing-it-over-this-giant-teddy-bear-that-just

Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/world-s-tallest-filing-cabinet

The difference between Financial Advice and Financial Guidance.
https://www.fca.org.uk/consumers/understanding-advice-guidance-investments

Get your own free financial guidance from here:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/getting-financial-advice/

Bec's £5000 T-SHIRT
http://www.bechillcomedian.com/shop

Here's Mr Squiggle, he's lots of fun for everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdmsE-Bff7k

Check out our instagram for photos.
https://www.instagram.com/aproblemsquared/

006 = Squaring Shirts and Testing Toasters Apr 30, 2020

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Support us on Patreon!
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Submit your data for our toaster investigation.
http://bit.ly/APS_toasterdata

Mike Hill wrote up his calculations as an official report.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/m0njel6x5xcg0z5/T-Shirt%20Quest.docx?dl=0

Energy Scavengers: Static Electricity Could Power the World
https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/energy-scavengers-static-electricity-could-power-the-world

International Electrotechnical Commission standards 60065
https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/494

Limmy's channel.
https://www.youtube.com/user/LimmyDotComBlog/

Limmys Show: Whats heavier a kilogram of steel or a kilogram of feathers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fC2oke5MFg

005 = Airplane Stacks and Backpack Hacks Apr 01, 2020

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- What went wrong with the audio of episode 003?
- The best place to put a backpack on a crowded train.
- How many Boeing 737s will fit?
- Making a perfect guest bedroom.
- Bonus: Bec has feedback on Matt's rice calculation

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Listen to the BROKEN version of episode 003 and see how you hear Bec!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kvdbytyu1jazr15/A%20Problem%20Squared%20Episode%20003%20BROKEN.mp3?dl=0

Wikipedia page on surround sound Matrix Decoding.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_decoder

Watch Bec's flip-chart of "Non Je Ne Regrette Rien" by Edith Piaf.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTH9MKiYvM0

This is the audio file of Non Je Ne Regrette Rien that Bec sometimes has problems with.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zfh910uve85vdvk/Edith%20Piaf%20-%20Non%2C%20Je%20ne%20regrette%20rien.mp3?dl=0

There are only 10,575 Boeing 737s which have been made and delivered.
http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=737&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=737&ViewReportF=View+Report

Check out our instagram for photos of the 'Futuristic Garden' Bec gave Matt for their spare room.
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004 = Quarantine Kits and Contagion Calculus Mar 24, 2020

Show notes

- Why is this episode so late?
- What to take when in hospital quarantine?
- Tips for working at home from two pros.
- Does the exponential maths of viral memes check out?

Get in touch if you'd like to share your working-from-home space. We'd love to see it!

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003 = Teeth Tips and Defining Decades Jan 31, 2020

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- When does the new decade start?
- The best system for brushing teeth.
- How many orders are there for Bec's show?
- Top travel tips.

Get in touch if you have any more travel tips!

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002 = Too Much Pizza, Not Enough Space Dec 31, 2019

Show notes

- How much pizza is too much pizza?
- What is the optimal way to store shirts?
- How should Matt deal with jetlag?

Update from episode 001: someone embroidered their shoes!
http://twitter.com/AlexRob2001/status/1200926733807095809

SHOW 002 LINKS:

Watch Bec on the Jonathan Ross show:
https://youtu.be/1x9dGTSA1-I

The Ri Lectures are on iPlayer now and the Ri channel a month later:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pmbqq
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRoyalInstitution

All the images we mention are on our instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/aproblemsquared/

001 = Sizing Shoes and Selling Organs Nov 30, 2019

Show notes

Problems featured in this episode:

What's the deal with shoe sizes?
Buy my body!
Re-refridgeration.
Nice knick-knacks for nieces.

Bec Hill: http://bechillcomedian.com/
Matt Parker: http://standupmaths.com/

CORRECTIONS:

01:04 Matt says "early adapter" when he means "early adopter". But it could be both. It’s a podcast that changes you.

18:08 Bec says "4" instead of "6". Don't worry: the maths was all ok. Phew.

26:22 Bec says "implicit permission" when she means "explicit permission". She will definitely double check before she repurposes any one else's teeth.

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