125 = Toots from Bums and Attitude Sums

From A Problem Squared by Matt Parker, Bec Hill

January 5, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 1 · Episode 125

About this episode

The episode explores the mathematics of farting, word sums, and engages listeners with various interactive elements.

💨 How many people are needed to guarantee that there is always someone farting somewhere? 🔠 If you match each letter with the corresponding number in the alphabet and add them together, which words add up to 100. 🏁 And there is some unfinished business. Head to our socials for pictures of Matt’s Homemade Sea Salt and Bec’s Brilliant Branding, an assortment of Massive Hourglasses, the beautiful sketch of Bec, and a smiley jerk on the beach in the sunshine 🌅 Here is the full list of words that add up to 100 (and do be warned that it contains some words that may not be suitable for young eyes) https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/r0u9hnx0c63ma3ovky3gp/100_letter_sum_shuffled.txt?rlkey=n62ik3j22tnwujod53wqrf4cc&e=1&dl=0 If you have a suggestion of dates for us to do a Rock Special and a Tooth Special,, go to the Problem Posing Page at aproblemsquared.com and select ‘Solution’ and do mention ‘International Teeth Day’ See Matt on tour in 2026! http://standupmaths.com/shows Here’s how to get involved with Matt’s Moon Pi Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/standupmaths And here’s how to volunteer for Calculate Pi By Hand with Matt: https://forms.gle/w44THpNJ3jWUPqHy6…

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Parker, Bec Hill

Topics covered

farting
word sums
social media
math humor
podcast engagement

Keywords

farting
word sums
math
podcast
humor
social media
engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Problem Posing Page, Patreon, Calculate Pi By Hand, Kickstarter

Books & works: I’m A Wizard!