Tom Scott

Tom Scott

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People are going to be angry about pylons.
People are going to be angry about pylons.
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How languages steal words from each other
How languages steal words from each other
This library has every book ever published.
This library has every book ever published.
Why are adverts so loud?
Why are adverts so loud?
No-one built these for 5000 years… until now.
No-one built these for 5000 years… until now.
This town banned cars except tiny electric ones
This town banned cars except tiny electric ones
Storing dead people at -196°C
Storing dead people at -196°C
A bear found my GoPro and took a selfie
A bear found my GoPro and took a selfie
Grizzly bear GoPro selfie raw unedited footage
Grizzly bear GoPro selfie raw unedited footage
How can you legally fly a plane designed in 1910?
How can you legally fly a plane designed in 1910?
The first jungle gym was meant to hack kids brains
The first jungle gym was meant to hack kids brains
The cable car that you pedal by hand
The cable car that you pedal by hand
I had to throw out my script about this submarine simulator
I had to throw out my script about this submarine simulator
No-one knows how explosions work yet
No-one knows how explosions work yet
This is an excuse to show you a really good tunnel
This is an excuse to show you a really good tunnel
The people who get paid to get sick
The people who get paid to get sick
The worlds cleanest railway
The worlds cleanest railway
How they saved the holes in Swiss cheese
How they saved the holes in Swiss cheese
Its the Matrix but for locusts.
Its the Matrix but for locusts.
I rode the worlds fastest train.
I rode the worlds fastest train.
I climbed inside a giant robotic parking garage
I climbed inside a giant robotic parking garage
This bus transforms into a train
This bus transforms into a train
Things are changing at the worlds oldest hotel
Things are changing at the worlds oldest hotel
The city with a hundred private cable cars
The city with a hundred private cable cars
This is “impossible” but New Zealand is trying anyway.
This is “impossible” but New Zealand is trying anyway.
This café sends food through pneumatic tubes
This café sends food through pneumatic tubes
I tried using AI. It scared me.
I tried using AI. It scared me.
Google gave the Shweeb $1000000.
Google gave the Shweeb $1000000.
I took a ride on a moving radio telescope
I took a ride on a moving radio telescope
These chickens save lives.
These chickens save lives.
This rollercoaster doesnt stop automatically
This rollercoaster doesnt stop automatically
The architecture graveyard is alive and well
The architecture graveyard is alive and well
I was wrong and so was everyone
I was wrong and so was everyone
The US government is giving out free wasps
The US government is giving out free wasps
Firing radioactive stuff at high speed under city streets
Firing radioactive stuff at high speed under city streets
Cheap renewable clean energy. Theres just one problem.
Cheap renewable clean energy. Theres just one problem.
Why build a diving board twice the Olympic height?
Why build a diving board twice the Olympic height?
This river can be switched on and off
This river can be switched on and off
This electric ferry uses a very long extension cord
This electric ferry uses a very long extension cord
Is Polands tap water really protected by clams?
Is Polands tap water really protected by clams?
The government approves of this shark now.
The government approves of this shark now.
This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world
This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world
I finally found a useful monorail.
I finally found a useful monorail.
Why do YouTubers clap at the start of videos?
Why do YouTubers clap at the start of videos?
How much helium does it take to lift a person?
How much helium does it take to lift a person?
This is the most interesting roof in London.
This is the most interesting roof in London.
This massive truck makes artificial earthquakes
This massive truck makes artificial earthquakes
Delivering mail by jumping from a moving boat
Delivering mail by jumping from a moving boat
How the US Postal Service reads terrible handwriting
How the US Postal Service reads terrible handwriting