Anguilla's surprise windfall

Abby Cox, Matt Gray and Iszi Lawrence discuss a question about fortuitous finances.

GUESTS:

HOST: Tom Scott.
QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe.

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

[RocketSlug]

I love how quickly Matt gets the top level domain and then proceeds to struggle through every letter of Anguilla before figuring out the answer

[Soul-Burn]

As a tech guy, I figured it out immediately from the question :)
Think about Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Federated States of Micronesia!

[JimCullen]

Tom's "hi ho, hi ho" didn't get nearly the reception it deserved.

[lleander]

I was thinking of the Tuvalu story the entire episode… but couldn’t figure out what Anguilla could abbreviate to until Tom mentioned “the last couple of years”😅

[michaelsommers]

In 1967, Anguilla had a rebellion to prevent Britain from giving them independence.

[RobBulmahn]

As soon as Tom said it was technology-related, but not crypto, that's when the answer hit me. I didn't know the exact answer immediately, but TLDs immediately came to mind.

[MrInsomniac]

**Paused after 20 seconds** - An old Half As Interesting video about Tuvalu gave me an idea about what this might be related to and a quick Google search has filled in the blanks for me

[andyt]

Got this one with thanks to the Map Men

[TotoDG]

Bonus Anguilla fact: it declared independence as the Republic of Anguilla, and its motto was “Strength and Endurance”.

It lasted less than two years before being reabsorbed into British control 😂.

[RFC]

Literally got this one instantly, from the title alone. See, Mom, I really _am_ a nerd!

[adityapradeep]

Aha, finally the Anguilla windfall episode. If you were early to the previous episode you know what I am talking about.

[PaulMutser]

Quickly thought about TLDs, but couldn't figure out what theirs would be

[marklamourine]

Oh cool. Ive been listening to Iszi (Rrowerrr!) for a couple of years talking with David Hone on "Terrible Lizards". Its nice to see their face for the first time!

[alphazero]

I got it before even opening the video. I saw the title and thought "Small island nation? Sounds kinda like the Tuvalu deal. Their name starts with A, so it's probably ai." Then double-checked that was indeed their tld

[anjaanja]

i got this one immediately and was screaming at my car radio metaphorically

[deltaa]

Can't believe that no one said anything about the HI HO joke.

[AnonymousFreakYT]

Working in a certain industry, I knew this just from the title.

[adamsbja]

I always trip up on locating Caribbean and Pacific islands, You're trying to pinpoint a place, rule out all the continents and assume you missed something in one of the continents you're less familiar with instead of remembering all those dots that weren't in the list you checked.

[nariutimes]

Well I learned several things with this puzzle! Love it!

[JennaGetsCreative]

I'm proud to say I figured this one out long before the end of the video! Tuvalu had the same fortune.