129 = People off Ground and Pound for Pound

From A Problem Squared by Matt Parker, Bec Hill

March 2, 2026 · 54 min · Season 1 · Episode 129

About this episode

The episode explores the number of people flying at any moment and the concept of pound for pound in a comedic context.

🛫 How many people are flying in the air at any given moment? ⚖️ What weighs a pound and costs a pound? 🏈 And there’s some Any Other (Foot)Ballness Head to our socials to see Bec’s glasses 🤓Pat Patriot 🇺🇲and our Pound for Pound items! Here is a link to the book Flying With Confidence (which helped Producer Laura with her fear of flying and also helped her answer the problem correctly!) https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/415543/flying-with-confidence-by-patricia-furness-smith-and-captain-steve-allright/9780091947859 They Did The Math, They Did The Monster Math on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/ https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemonstermath/ Flight Radar 24: https://www.flightradar24.com/ If you’d like to see Bec at the Adelaide Fringe, you can get tickets here: https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/bec-hill-creates-the-perfect-show-work-in-progress-af2026 And if you’d like to see Matt on tour, all the dates, venues and tickets can be found here: http://standupmaths.com/shows Join us on Patreon for early releases and our monthly bonus podcast I’m A Wizard! If you’re already on Patreon and have a creative Wizard offer to give Bec and Matt, please comment on our…

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Parker, Bec Hill

Topics covered

aviation
weight measurement
comedy
math
fear of flying

Keywords

flying
pound
comedy
math
fear of flying

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Penguin, Flight Radar 24, Adelaide Fringe, standupmaths.com, Reddit

Books & works: Flying With Confidence