The ingenious gull feeder

Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan from 'Answer in Progress' discuss a question about a bird-brained scheme.

GUESTS:

HOST: Tom Scott.
QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe.

RECORDED AT: The Podcast Studios, Dublin.
EDITED BY: Julie Hassett.
GRAPHICS: Chris Hanel at Support Class. Assistant: Dillon Pentz.
FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott.

[lundylow]

Taha and Sabrina saying "telescope" and "peephole!" in unison twice in a row there

[Zadster]

I can't help but think the Tech Dif gang would do a great version of this!

[ihathtelekinesis]

When they got into submarines I wondered if it was going to be like that exploding dogs plan, and the seagulls would just flock to the British subs instead.

[daeken]

Really missed an opportunity to say "MK Gulltra"

[Mountainousview]

Any chance you could do some more 2 of these people are lying? its 100% my fav techdif series :D

[donaldasayers]

Couple of pedantic points:
At that time not called SONAR but ASDIC.
Submarine telescopes are not bent at the top, but cylindrical, with a view port in the side near the top. If they were bent they wouldn't fit back down the hole in the sub whence they came.

[Pingviinimursu]

"That's Taha? Yeah, I'll click... IT'S ALL OF THEM?! YESSS!!"

[davidshi]

I thought they were targeting the "snorkels" that diesel submarines used, but those weren't used until WWII

[alxk]

This one clip has so many great scenes. 😂.

[tokenredhead]

Shoutout to anyone who came from the Tire video with the same title

[alveolate]

other one was apparently a different question and it got unlisted xD

[Charlesb]

So wherever you seagulls, you have a submarine? 😆

[UpHigherMusicOfficial]

Again, my brain jumped straight to periscope when he described the long tube

[tomcardale]

Homing pigeons were a very effective idea... in Worms!

[fariesz]

"this is what you get for training seagulls"
no, Sabrina, this is what you get for trying to take advantage of the proud lineage of modern dinosaurs! the mammalian hegemony shall fall by its own beaks i mean hands!

[Maedroth]

Its purpose: To feed gulls.
Why it became obsolete: Gulls can feed themselves.

[cybergeek]

immediate response after the first reading of the question: windsock! the gulls would eat while airborne, and you could judge wind strength by ....how much flapping there was? or something?

[kaneto]

The first one that I got immediately without hearing or reading about it beforehand !

[mfaizsyahmi]

Lateral with the Answers In Progress gang is always a highlight.

[ZedIsNotGaming]

I wonder if the plan backfired like the Soviet anti tank dogs Tom mentioned on Citation Needed, where they'd train them on British submarines and they'd only land on their periscopes