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Tom Scott explains how the internet and computerized remote bidding replaced the physical Dutch auction clock at Royal FloraHolland.
It feels like no-one's told the world about this yet. ■ AD: 👨💻 NordVPN's best deal is here: nordvpn.com/tomscott - with a 30-day money-back guarantee! ■ More: Royal FloraHolland's flower auction in Aalsmeer had a famous clock: a literal Dutch auction where the first person to press their button would win. But it's no more, and that's down to the internet. royalfloraholland.com/en/about-us/who-we-are/royal-floraholl… Location camera: Dion Huiskes feedbuilders.nl Editor: Michelle Martin youtube.com/@OnTheCrux Producer: Jasper Deelen fixer-netherlands.com Footage via Open Images: openbeelden.nl/media/653209 and openbeelden.nl/media/43281/ is from Polygoon-Profilti (producer) / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (curator), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en (which does not extend to the larger video, see wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/ShareAlike_interpretation ) 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: lateralcast.com/ youtube.com/lateralcast/ 👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: youtube.com/techdifWhat people say. Recommended for its clear explanation of how the internet and network latency transformed the traditional Dutch flower auction system.
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