For our European cousins, the reason some might go to 38: in America, we dont just have a 0, we also have 00, which of course doubles the house edge. something something we're #1
they should have given the baggage handlers stickers with 0-36 on them and if you pick your bag from the right position you win: A free drink at the casino bar.
Same, but I needed "maybe the would've chosen 38, but most people would go with 37" (because some casinos amplify their house edge by putting TWO green sections, 0 & 00)
I remember visiting popular American tourist trap South of the Border, and when you woke up the next morning after a say, they had indeed attached bumper stickers for the place to everyone's cars.
Here in Argentina there's an infamous tourist destination called Mundo Marino with several marine animal shows, and they stick their logo on the back of every car that uses their parking. At one point in the early 2010's, basically half of the cars on tourist routes had the stupid sticker. I'm really surprised that's no a common thing over the world, like what Tom suggested, but I'm glad!
@@TXnine7nine Phantasialand, too. But IIRC they got sued at some point because somebody didn't appreciate having to scrape off the sticker (and maybe even scratched their car while doing so), so they're just handing out the stickers now, I think.
@@tonyng5645 They are running triple 0 on the strip? I did google it and it kind of make sense now: Triple zero is for the lower bet areas, to be able to make a little bit more money. The higher the stakes, the less bad the odds are for the players and the house edge is enough to give the casino the insane profits they crave.
@@tonyng5645I had to google that, but there are actually tripple-zero wheels out there. As if your chances weren't bad enough already playing roulette, now they go and decrease them even more.
I can just see the giant ball coming careening out of the carousel, bowling over passengers waiting for their baggage. Cut to the former deputy now head of the airport advertising department telling the media conference, "I don't know what went wrong. It was just supposed to be a fun little stunt to take the passengers minds off the fact that all of their luggage has been lost. This slightly oversized ping pong ball was the one that was meant to be used, I have no idea where the giant ball of doom came from."
That's wild, but landing at the Las Vegas airport was a real shocker for me. The first thing you store when stepping out of the jet bridge from the plane is a row of slot machines. That's before you've passed through security, or picked up your bags. Absolutely wild.
Yes in the USA roulette wheels have a zero and a double-zero (both losing). BTW in at least some European casinos if you bet on 'Even' and zero comes up, you get half your stake back (kind of a compromise because zero is an even number).
Initial thoughts: The explorer getting 36 slots for the 360 degrees or the Earth, and a bonus one for the winners of the ad campaign (sweepstake, lottery, contest, etc.). Ad campaign to stimulate tourism and/or celebrate a milestone surrounding Marco Polo and the airport.
"Roll a big ball down" ... I immediately thought of Indiana Jones. It would certainly wake long-haul passengers up and lend a bit of excitement to a normally very boring process!
However, that raises the question why the gambling wheel normally has 0 to 36. What is special about this number? Maybe idea for another Lateral show, or one of you want to answer here?
Because 36 has a bunch of factors, so the numbers can be divided up a lot of ways for different kinds of bets. You can bet on one number, on two adjacent numbers (a split), three sequential numbers (a street), four numbers (a corner bet), six numbers (a line), 12 numbers (first-, second-, third-dozen; or a column), 18 numbers (first-, second-18; or red/black; or odd/even)
36 has many divisors. You can bet on groups of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, or 18 numbers. The payout for each is what would be fair if there were 36 numbers, e.g. if you bet on a row of 12 numbers then you get back 3x your stake. So the 37th number on the wheel ensures that the house wins more than it loses.
@@TophTheMelonLord Thanks for your clarification. I understand that fair divisions are easy with highly composite number and I love them. I also understand that they add one to rig the game in favor of the house so they can always profit. Yet, why specifically 36 + 1. Why not 24 + 1 or 48 + 1. I mean, is there a reason that 36 was picked out among the highly composite numbers?
So, this part was not explained... why did Tom say that most people would go with 37, but that it could also be 38? In his explanation of the numbering, he mentions 0-36. Where would the 38th number possibly come from? By the way I'm trying to word this somewhat vaguely so I don't give blatant spoilers.
@@Dizzula EXTRA SPOILERS Single zero is generally the standard in Europe, and double zero is generally the standard in the US. There are actually some casinos in Las Vegas that are starting to use triple zero tables to increase the house's edge.
(Presumably airports have some institutional memory.) I've had to deal with unwanted -the- giant sticker-ads on people's bags while traveling between (90's, early 2010's). (Almost) Every time since they've asked first, and offered stickers that weren't obnoxiously large. (But sometimes they just go up/down the line to sneak the sticker on.) The first time around it made many people *very* angry; And the -['people']- running from carousel to carousel with the stickers were telling people "someone was on the way to talk to them," causing strangers to loiter in the terminal shouting at every new face, increasing the tension. (There was nobody coming to talk to them.) I particularly remember this because one of the sticker- -['people']- kept pointing at me and saying "That's them there." and running to direct the next angry group at the next checkpoint while I tried to make my way out of the airport after a long flight late at night. I started shouting back "It's not pronounced Tiem're --- I told you it's that's not my name." Dunno why they expected me to turn around at the exit, but it gave security time to walk up behind the one I refused to break eye contact with first while while they pointed behind me while their more perceptive coworkers ran off. (I've since stopped travelling in shirts with buttons.) The second time (Toronto?), they gathered groups of people with an offer of a free sticker, with the traditional "[Location Name]" in one hand, and a roving group of assistants carrying the advertiser's sticker sprinting in/out. Again people were angry that their irreplaceable souvenir stickers were being covered up and destroyed (prematurely) by this advertiser. --- People - People were swiftly not as politely hands off in this instance, particularly since the sprinters tended to stumble over bags and 'bump' people out of the way. *Much* less screaming however.
So, it seemed to not give the answer of why 37 not 36: is it because they went with a double zero, as American casinos have these and... that's where I lose it.
My brain went "so 37 is A-Z, 0-9, plus a space - werre they trying to spell messages with the luggage drops?"
If your luggage landed in the green section it belongs to the airport now!
That unclaimed baggage store in Alabama is about to get a lot more business…
Yes, that’s a thing. They buy lost luggage and sell the contents.
In the US, it would be 38 sections because in addition to 0, there is a 00 on the wheel.
@@berndbeispielmenschWasn't that bit of trivia the key to a question in a previous episode of Lateral?
@@mittfh yes it was.
At first I though the reference to "37" and "green" was meant to be a Kevin Smith Clerks thing.
Extra funny when Abigal mentioned 0th class.
For our European cousins, the reason some might go to 38: in America, we dont just have a 0, we also have 00, which of course doubles the house edge.
something something we're #1
they should have given the baggage handlers stickers with 0-36 on them and if you pick your bag from the right position you win: A free drink at the casino bar.
Yeah, coupons for a free drink or like a $10 betting card would be a good way to get people into the door.
You know what they say. TANSTAAFD.
Never heard of this before, or play roulette, but got it instantly for some reason.
I'm no gambler, but I got it as soon as Tom said "37 sections".
Same, but I needed "maybe the would've chosen 38, but most people would go with 37" (because some casinos amplify their house edge by putting TWO green sections, 0 & 00)
If it was done in USA it would have been 38 sections. The 00 section is added in.
That is what twigged it for me, when Tom said "some people might go with 38"
Oh no, I'm starting to see 37 everywhere!!
I have a photo of my baggage on that carousel. Came up 8 Black, when I visited in 2012. Oh, and checking the photo... It was Casino Di Venezia.
It's so funny to me, how it's 37 after Veritasium done his most recent video, especially when Annie mentioned it being "random".
I remember visiting popular American tourist trap South of the Border, and when you woke up the next morning after a say, they had indeed attached bumper stickers for the place to everyone's cars.
I remember then doing that to the rear car windows at the Holiday Park and Europa Park theme parks in Germany.
Here in Argentina there's an infamous tourist destination called Mundo Marino with several marine animal shows, and they stick their logo on the back of every car that uses their parking. At one point in the early 2010's, basically half of the cars on tourist routes had the stupid sticker.
I'm really surprised that's no a common thing over the world, like what Tom suggested, but I'm glad!
@@TXnine7nine Phantasialand, too. But IIRC they got sued at some point because somebody didn't appreciate having to scrape off the sticker (and maybe even scratched their car while doing so), so they're just handing out the stickers now, I think.
I guessed this one right straight away! I definitely recall seeing a photo of that baggage carousel.
Ok, my initial guess is it was for an Ok Go music video.
If it had been Venice, US, it would have been 38.
or 39 if you are in the strip
@@tonyng5645 They are running triple 0 on the strip?
I did google it and it kind of make sense now:
Triple zero is for the lower bet areas, to be able to make a little bit more money.
The higher the stakes, the less bad the odds are for the players and the house edge is enough to give the casino the insane profits they crave.
@@tonyng5645I had to google that, but there are actually tripple-zero wheels out there. As if your chances weren't bad enough already playing roulette, now they go and decrease them even more.
@@tonyng5645do they have a triple zero there?
@@tonyng5645Oh for f-
I can just see the giant ball coming careening out of the carousel, bowling over passengers waiting for their baggage. Cut to the former deputy now head of the airport advertising department telling the media conference, "I don't know what went wrong. It was just supposed to be a fun little stunt to take the passengers minds off the fact that all of their luggage has been lost. This slightly oversized ping pong ball was the one that was meant to be used, I have no idea where the giant ball of doom came from."
That's wild, but landing at the Las Vegas airport was a real shocker for me. The first thing you store when stepping out of the jet bridge from the plane is a row of slot machines. That's before you've passed through security, or picked up your bags. Absolutely wild.
@2:08 at that point the penny dropped for me ... 37: with 0, 38: with 0 and 00 :)
I just had the mental image of Indiana Jones being chased into baggage claim by that giant boulder (painted white, of course!).
Ooh, he's gonna be running for a while.
Reminder, some countries have roulette wheels with 2 zeroes, 0 and 00, which became more popular because it has a higher edge for the house.
Maybe that's why Tom suggested that 38 might also be acceptable?
@@marcelwiszowaty1751 Yup. he forgot to mention why 38 might have been acceptable
Yes in the USA roulette wheels have a zero and a double-zero (both losing).
BTW in at least some European casinos if you bet on 'Even' and zero comes up, you get half your stake back (kind of a compromise because zero is an even number).
2:14 I was thinking something to do with the historical Marco Polo, but now, I'm saying casino's roulette.
4:20 bingo
Aww, so unlucky. You should have stuck with "roulette" instead of switching to "bingo".
@@RFC3514... I am not sure if you made a pretty good joke on my comment, or if you actually thought I had changed my mind...
Now I want to see a photo of it! 😢
I am so happy, this is the first one that I got instantly without knowing about it beforehand
I guessed immediately and the minute he said "or 38" i knew I was right.
Knew this instantly because they have the same at my local airport (FRA) as well.
My idea was that it used to be one gigantic baggage carousel that served the entire airport, and they had to split it up to make it more convenient.
You'll find the same at Frankfurt Airport in Germany
I once eat at the running sushi bar at the airport. After those big portions I felt luggagy
I immediately thought of a roulette wheel with its 37 slots
In the first 10 seconds I already thought "Roulette!".
Advert for a casino!
Initial thoughts: The explorer getting 36 slots for the 360 degrees or the Earth, and a bonus one for the winners of the ad campaign (sweepstake, lottery, contest, etc.). Ad campaign to stimulate tourism and/or celebrate a milestone surrounding Marco Polo and the airport.
Where are the full video episodes? I can find the full audio episodes but weirdly the full video only seems to be up for a few of them
Got it at 37 or 38, funnily enough because of another lateral episode about Paris…
Here I thought it was going to be something with Roman numerals because of the Stand-up Maths video on dog registration
No, Tom's already done a Roman Numerals question!
My first thought was a roulette wheel, but I wasn't sure how many sections it is divided into.
I got it the moment he said 37 sections. Roulette is one of the few places you'd come across that number.
Maybe the thumbnail helped. but I instantly got this.
A European roulette wheels has 37 sections, 0-36, an American roulette wheel has 38 sections 0-36 +00
Veritasium made a video that 37 is the most picked "random" number 😂
This video is an ad for Venice
Instant idea: to make a giant roulette?
I blame Umineko for me getting the roulette bit.
"Roll a big ball down" ... I immediately thought of Indiana Jones. It would certainly wake long-haul passengers up and lend a bit of excitement to a normally very boring process!
37 sections? in a row?
Try not to claim any baggage on the way to the parking lot!
A round wheel type baggage carousel it keeps going in a circle.
Fun!
I somehow guessed it immediately even though I barely know anything about (slight spoiler)
gambling.
Vegas and new cruise ships have 0. 00 and 000 so 39 would be valid and it makes me sad as a person who likes to loose only a little money
I actually guessed it!
"37..?!"
So 38 in America where 00 on the wheel is the norm
However, that raises the question why the gambling wheel normally has 0 to 36. What is special about this number? Maybe idea for another Lateral show, or one of you want to answer here?
Because 36 has a bunch of factors, so the numbers can be divided up a lot of ways for different kinds of bets. You can bet on one number, on two adjacent numbers (a split), three sequential numbers (a street), four numbers (a corner bet), six numbers (a line), 12 numbers (first-, second-, third-dozen; or a column), 18 numbers (first-, second-18; or red/black; or odd/even)
36 has many divisors. You can bet on groups of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, or 18 numbers. The payout for each is what would be fair if there were 36 numbers, e.g. if you bet on a row of 12 numbers then you get back 3x your stake.
So the 37th number on the wheel ensures that the house wins more than it loses.
@@TophTheMelonLord, I guess you could say that's pretty "nif"ty.
@@TophTheMelonLord Thanks for your clarification. I understand that fair divisions are easy with highly composite number and I love them. I also understand that they add one to rig the game in favor of the house so they can always profit. Yet, why specifically 36 + 1. Why not 24 + 1 or 48 + 1. I mean, is there a reason that 36 was picked out among the highly composite numbers?
Hmm different sections for local and international flights. Further divided by airlines.
Yes so everyone has less bags to look at and a less crowded area to stand in. Those bastar*s
So, this part was not explained... why did Tom say that most people would go with 37, but that it could also be 38? In his explanation of the numbering, he mentions 0-36. Where would the 38th number possibly come from?
By the way I'm trying to word this somewhat vaguely so I don't give blatant spoilers.
@@Dizzula thank you for the explanation and for the spoiler warning :)
In Europe it's 37. 1 to 36 plus 0. In America and Canada we have a 0 and a 00 the double zero. Abagail is Canadian so she would expect the 38 numbers.
The Americans use two zeros on their wheels. That's how they pay for all the neon in Vegas
@@Dizzula EXTRA SPOILERS
Single zero is generally the standard in Europe, and double zero is generally the standard in the US. There are actually some casinos in Las Vegas that are starting to use triple zero tables to increase the house's edge.
thank you for the spoiler warning, that was super considerate of you (i know tone is hard to tell on the internet to just fyi i'm being genuine)
Roulette wheel (38 would have the 00)
(Presumably airports have some institutional memory.)
I've had to deal with unwanted -the- giant sticker-ads on people's bags while traveling between (90's, early 2010's). (Almost) Every time since they've asked first, and offered stickers that weren't obnoxiously large. (But sometimes they just go up/down the line to sneak the sticker on.)
The first time around it made many people *very* angry; And the -['people']- running from carousel to carousel with the stickers were telling people "someone was on the way to talk to them," causing strangers to loiter in the terminal shouting at every new face, increasing the tension. (There was nobody coming to talk to them.)
I particularly remember this because one of the sticker- -['people']- kept pointing at me and saying "That's them there." and running to direct the next angry group at the next checkpoint while I tried to make my way out of the airport after a long flight late at night. I started shouting back "It's not pronounced Tiem're --- I told you it's that's not my name." Dunno why they expected me to turn around at the exit, but it gave security time to walk up behind the one I refused to break eye contact with first while while they pointed behind me while their more perceptive coworkers ran off. (I've since stopped travelling in shirts with buttons.)
The second time (Toronto?), they gathered groups of people with an offer of a free sticker, with the traditional "[Location Name]" in one hand, and a roving group of assistants carrying the advertiser's sticker sprinting in/out. Again people were angry that their irreplaceable souvenir stickers were being covered up and destroyed (prematurely) by this advertiser. --- People - People were swiftly not as politely hands off in this instance, particularly since the sprinters tended to stumble over bags and 'bump' people out of the way. *Much* less screaming however.
Roulette?
So, it seemed to not give the answer of why 37 not 36: is it because they went with a double zero, as American casinos have these and... that's where I lose it.
0-36 is 37 slots. American casinos have a double zero in addition to the normal one, so that'd bump it up to 38.
(spoilers)
the 37 gave it away instantly that it was about roulette. I might have spent too much time at the roulette tho.
They don't get anything? Shouldn't they get their bags?
37 for Europeans for 0-36
38 for Americans for 0-36 + 00
Don't read the comments, they're full of spoilers!
As were a lot of 80s cars in the UK!
I can’t believe it took them as long as it did, I got it straight away.
Ah roulette wheel