What rule gave rise to the self-proclaimed title of Salad Engineer? The answer to that at the end of the show.

My name's Tom Scott, and this is Lateral. This is Something of a Maker special on Lateral, as we welcome back three familiar faces to the show,

who are all looking to better their performance from their last appearance.

Like a butcher's shop on Mount Everest, the stakes have never been higher.

Bravo.

Here to face a grilling once more.

We start with Alice Bagnola.

Welcome back to the show.

Hi, thanks. So glad to be here.

Last time on the show, I don't think we really appreciated just what a wide range of ridiculous things you build and make and work with.

What have you been doing lately?

I'm trying to make crocs out of wood because that's sensible.

Ooh.

I was trying to portmanteau crocs and clogs there and it really doesn't work.

Crogs?

Crocs?

Clocks?

Yeah, that's difficult.

So we'll see.

But yeah, the world's most comfortable shoe.

I'm just trying to make them extremely uncomfortable.

Is that like carving and polishing it and everything?

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