After ten years, it’s time to stop weekly videos.

From Tom Scott. Find me here: ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast πŸ“° WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ πŸŸ₯βž• TOM SCOTT PLUS: https://youtube.com/tomscottplus πŸ‘₯ THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: https://youtube.com/techdif πŸŸ₯ MAIN SITE: https://www.tomscott.com/ On January 1st, 2014, I uploaded the first "Things You Might Not Know" video. Once the initial rush of videos settled down, I aimed…

Why the government drops flies on California

From Tom Scott. There’s a good reason for it. β–  More about the program: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/PDEP/prpinfo/ Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmartin πŸŸ₯ MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) πŸ“° WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/…

Why don’t subtitles match dubbing?

From Tom Scott. Translation is really difficult. β–  AD: πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» NordVPN’s best deal is here: https://nordvpn.com/tomscott – with a 30-day money-back guarantee. πŸŸ₯ MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) πŸ“° WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast:…

Why use many streetlights when one will do?

From Tom Scott. The moonlight towers of Austin, Texas, are the last urban municipal lighting towers in the world: because before every street was wired to the grid, how else would you light up a city? β–  Austin Energy: https://austinenergy.com/ β–  Moonlight Towers https://www.austintexas.org/listings/moonlight-towers/5895/ Producer: Jodi Shores at Sparksight https://sparksight.com Director: Kelly Shores at @readysetdrone…

Every mistake I’ve made since 2014.

From Tom Scott. Time to correct the record. β–  AD: πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» NordVPN’s Black Friday deal is on: https://nordvpn.com/tomscott – with a 30-day money-back guarantee. βœ… All corrections: https://www.tomscott.com/corrections/ | ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/ πŸŸ₯ MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) πŸ“° WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with…

Does the language you speak change how you think?

From Tom Scott. No. Mostly. β€’ Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen’s podcast has an episode all about Arrival: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/157167562811/transcript-lingthusiasm-episode-3-arrival-of-the β€’ More Language Files: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0 Gretchen’s book BECAUSE INTERNET, all about the evolution of internet language, is available: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US: https://amzn.to/30tLpjT πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CA: https://amzn.to/2JsTYWH πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK: https://amzn.to/31K8eRD (Those are affiliate links that give…

Boarding planes could have been very different

From Tom Scott. There’s a world in which everyone boards planes with "mobile lounges", PTVs, or Plane-Mates… but this is not that world. β–  YUL Montreal-Trudeau International Airport: https://www.admtl.com/en β–  AccessAir: https://accessairsystems.com/ Thanks to Eric Forest and the airport team, and to Christian Brice for stepping in for additional camerawork! πŸŸ₯ MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/…

0-100 in less than a second. And I’m driving.

From Tom Scott. AMZ Racing’s "mythen" holds the world record for electric vehicle acceleration: 0-100km/h in 0.956 seconds. And they let me drive it. β–  AMZ: https://www.amzracing.ch/en https://www.instagram.com/amzracing/ β–  Their world record video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88cVs5zZFTE Main camera op: Juan Pablo Salazar Additional cam op: Tobias Binder Drone camera ops: Felix Kunz, Marco Odermatt πŸŸ₯ MORE FROM…

there’dn’t’ve

From Tom Scott. This script was a nightmare to pronounce. β€’ Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen’s podcast has an episode all about this: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/662535562508517376/lingthusiasm-episode-60-thats-the-kind-of β€’ More Language Files: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0 Gretchen’s book BECAUSE INTERNET, all about the evolution of internet language, is available: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US: https://amzn.to/30tLpjT πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CA: https://amzn.to/2JsTYWH πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK: https://amzn.to/31K8eRD (Those…

I finally rode the weird, curved German elevator.

From Tom Scott. At the New Town Hall, the Neues Rathaus, in Hanover, there’s a strange elevator where the track curves unevenly. For years, people from Germany have been emailing me about it: well, I finally visited. β–  More about the Hall: https://www.visit-hannover.com/en/Sightseeing-City-Tours/Tourist-Highlights/The-New-Town-Hall Camera: Maximilian Unger Producer: Viktor Sramo at Klein Aber πŸŸ₯ MORE FROM…

Spherical houses weren’t a great idea.

From Tom Scott. The Bolwoningen, in Den Bosch, in the Netherlands, are experimental architecture: the surprising part is that people still live there. Local producer: Jasper Deelen Camera: Jeroen Simons Thanks to @NotJustBikes for the Rotterdam cube house footage A lot of my history research for this video is based on the 2019 book "Experimentele…

Who’s faster around London: a taxi driver or a GPS?

From Tom Scott plus. ​@TomtheTaxiDriver has The Knowledge. I have a phone. β–  AD: πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» NordVPN’s best deal is here: https://nordvpn.com/tomscottplus – with a 30-day money-back guarantee! My main channel: https://www.youtube.com/tomscottgo With thanks to Clipper Cab https://www.clipper.cab/ for providing the electric-converted TX4, which was one of their two prototypes! I’m at https://www.tomscott.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomscott Instagram:…

Tom Scott vs TomSka: who is the best Tom?

From Tom Scott plus. ​@TomSka and I have been on the internet too long. β–  AD: πŸ–ΌοΈ Displate’s Black Friday sale is on now! https://displate.com/promo/tomscott/?art=6226560147bb6 – up to 44% off! My main channel: https://www.youtube.com/tomscottgo I’m at https://www.tomscott.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomscott Instagram: https://instagram.com/tomscottgo Facebook: https://facebook.com/tomscott Series Producer/Director: Kirsten Taylor Assistant Producer: Han Evans Editor: Chris Leggat Sound…

I’m not a pilot. Can I land a 737?

From Tom Scott plus. Can a passenger land a plane? @MentourPilot helped me find out. | AD: β€πŸ’» Take your career in a new direction, learn to code: https://on.boolean.co.uk/tom_scott | Petter’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaOvtL6qYpc My main channel: https://www.youtube.com/tomscottgo I’m at https://www.tomscott.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomscott Instagram: https://instagram.com/tomscottgo Facebook: https://facebook.com/tomscott Series Producer/Director: Kirsten Taylor Assistant Producer: Han Evans Camera…

He tracked me with an AirTag. Now it’s my turn.

From Tom Scott plus. Arun from @Mrwhosetheboss is on the run this time. | AD: β€πŸ’» Take your career in a new direction and learn to code: https://on.boolean.co.uk/tom_scott | PREVIOUSLY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmC05wOc5Dw ARUN: https://youtube.com/mrwhosetheboss β–  My main channel: https://www.youtube.com/tomscottgo My main channel: https://www.youtube.com/tomscottgo I’m at https://www.tomscott.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomscott Instagram: https://instagram.com/tomscottgo Facebook: https://facebook.com/tomscott CREDITS Series Producer/Director: Kirsten…

We tried the Hot Ones sauces. It was painful.

From Tom Scott plus. I asked Gavin from @theslowmoguys if he wanted to play a game. Sorry, Gav. | AD: β€πŸ’» Try a free week of coding lessons with Boolean’s Fundamentals Camp: https://on.boolean.co.uk/fd_tom_scott The hot sauces are available from https://heatonist.com My old channel: https://www.youtube.com/tomscottgo I’m at https://www.tomscott.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomscott Instagram: https://instagram.com/tomscottgo Facebook: https://facebook.com/tomscott CREDITS Series…

I’ve never ridden a horse, but we’re trying jousting anyway.

From Tom Scott plus. ​@HeyRowanEllis and I joined the Knights of Middle England. Oh dear. β–  AD: πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» NordVPN’s best deal is here: https://nordvpn.com/tomscottplus – with a 30-day money-back guarantee! β–  Thanks to the Knights of Middle England: https://www.knightsofmiddleengland.com/ Rowan Ellis: https://youtube.com/rowanellisvideos I’m at https://www.tomscott.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomscott Instagram: https://instagram.com/tomscottgo Facebook: https://facebook.com/tomscott CREDITS Series Producer/Director: Kirsten…

I tried tightrope walking, and it was terrifying.

From Tom Scott plus. This was a much tougher challenge than I thought. β–  AD: πŸ“¦ 50% off your first monthly KiwiCo crate: https://kiwico.com/tomscott β–  Thanks to Chris Bullzini! https://www.bullzinifamily.com/ My main channel: https://www.youtube.com/tomscottgo I’m at https://www.tomscott.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomscott Instagram: https://instagram.com/tomscottgo Facebook: https://facebook.com/tomscott CREDITS Series Producer/Director: Kirsten Taylor Assistant Producer: Han Evans DOP: Jamie Macleod…

I can’t cook, but the person in my ear can.

From Tom Scott plus. Thanks to the @SortedFood team. Sorry about the mess. | AD: πŸ–ΌοΈ Displate’s summer sale is on now! https://displate.com/promo/tomscott/?art=6226560147bb6 – 22% off 1 Displate, 33% off 2+! Sorted Food: https://youtube.com/sortedfood Sorted Food’s sidekick app: https://bit.ly/3NW2qfW My main channel: https://www.youtube.com/tomscottgo I’m at https://www.tomscott.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomscott Instagram: https://instagram.com/tomscottgo Facebook: https://facebook.com/tomscott Series Producer/Director: Kirsten…

I’m scared of rollercoasters. Can I get over my fear?

From Tom Scott plus. Thanks to Alton Towers https://altontowers.com β–  AD: πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» NordVPN’s best deal is here: https://nordvpn.com/tomscottplus – with a 30-day money-back guarantee! β–  Pull down this description for a thorough video FAQ! ❓❓ FAQ (has spoilers) 🎒 Haven’t you done stuff like this before? My phobia’s specifically about rollercoasters: the clack-clack of the…