Small Differences

Episode 14: A Good Recipe For Wind


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This week Chris and Knut tackle carrot peeling (and end up putting instructional videos on YouTube), Marmite, a surprising twist on the British National Anthem, and what to do about that awkward last slice of cake. Chris ducks the opportunity to have a two-minute hate; Knut gets wet feet.

Links:

  • Fancy a beer outside? There's a Scandi word for that – and so much else | Life and style | The Guardian — To most native Scandinavians, this Scandimania is both creepy and flattering. Buying Acne jeans is one thing; borrowing from their entire sociocultural fabric is borderline Ripley. Scandinavia, of course, is a sum of its snowy parts – Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland – although we tend to lump their psyches together into one giant, social-democratic, sauna-loving landmass of smoked fish, dark nights and trees.
  • Yr – weather forecast for Oslo
  • Yr – weather forecast for Bergen (Hordaland)
  • Wind Relieving Pose Pose • Yoga Basics
  • Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion | °F to °C | Temperature conversion
  • “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes”
  • Bathtub curve (distribution) - Wikipedia
  • Marmite - Wikipedia
  • Urban Dictionary: the cake is a lie
  • ‘Want the Last Biscuit?’: A Very British Dilemma | Anglophenia | BBC America
  • Zeno's paradoxes - Wikipedia — Can also be applied to the last slice of cake
  • social psychology - Why do people avoid taking the last "donut"? - Cognitive Sciences Stack Exchange
  • Cheese knife (slicer. Technically, shaver.) - Wikipedia
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Small DifferencesBy Knut Melvær & Chris Atherton