To test whether people with a name ending in Y really get fewer chances, Andy enlists the help of Britney Vanhaelen (20) from Dilsen-Stokkem. “People may not say it out loud, but I do feel they have a bias,” she confides in Andy. “I would rather be called Louise.” To find out whether a first name affects the opportunities you get, Andy and Britney, together with labor economist Stijn Baert, send out 100 fake applications, create identical Tinder profiles with different names and make mystery calls to 10 employment agencies. The results leave them open-mouthed. Nine out of ten employment agencies respond to the demand without any problem not to send candidates with names ending with -y to an event with stylish hostesses.
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The combination of rainy weather and the ring around Brussels. Andy and Dina need that for their second test. Together with Maarten Vancoillie and Dorothee Dauwe, who guide Flanders through rush hour at Qmusic every morning, they test whether you actually get through a traffic jam faster if you zigzag from one lane to another. Maarten is convinced that the myth is correct, while Dorothee finds the constant changing of lanes not only dangerous, but also burly and antisocial. To test who is right, Maarten, Dorothee, Dina and Andy – aka team zigzag – compete against team lane: 3 cars that remain in lane 1, 2 or 3. Eventually Andy and Dina arrive first and that is rewarded with a massage.
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Finally, Dina tests the myth of whether you have a better reception when you put your mobile phone in the air. For this she goes to camp in a forest. Ultimately, it appears that in certain situations it can effectively help to keep your smartphone as high as possible.
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