Tom Scott

Tom Scott

Hi, I'm Tom Scott. These are some of the things I've made and done. They'll probably come back to haunt me in a few years' time.

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How languages steal words from each other

How languages steal words from each other

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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This library has every book ever published.

This library has every book ever published.

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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Why are adverts so loud?

Why are adverts so loud?

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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This man built his office inside an elevator

This man built his office inside an elevator

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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No-one built these for 5,000 years… until now.

No-one built these for 5,000 years… until now.

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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This town throws pennies at people. They hurt.

This town throws pennies at people. They hurt.

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones)

This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones)

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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Storing dead people at -196°C

Storing dead people at -196°C

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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A bear found my GoPro and took a selfie

A bear found my GoPro and took a selfie

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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Grizzly bear GoPro selfie: raw unedited footage

Grizzly bear GoPro selfie: raw unedited footage

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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If this survives for an hour, it passes the Bear Test.

If this survives for an hour, it passes the Bear Test.

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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I thought this rotating house was impossible.

I thought this rotating house was impossible.

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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How can you legally fly a plane designed in 1910?

How can you legally fly a plane designed in 1910?

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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The first jungle gym was meant to hack kids' brains

The first jungle gym was meant to hack kids' brains

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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The cable car that you pedal by hand

The cable car that you pedal by hand

Tom Scott

4 months ago

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

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

Tom Scott

1 year ago

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People are going to be angry about pylons.

People are going to be angry about pylons.

Tom Scott

1 year ago

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Why the government drops flies on California

Why the government drops flies on California

Tom Scott

1 year ago

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A robot just swapped my electric car's battery

A robot just swapped my electric car's battery

Tom Scott

1 year ago

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Why don't subtitles match dubbing?

Why don't subtitles match dubbing?

Tom Scott

2 years ago

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Why use many streetlights when one will do?

Why use many streetlights when one will do?

Tom Scott

2 years ago

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These tiny ships have a serious purpose

These tiny ships have a serious purpose

Tom Scott

2 years ago

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Every mistake I've made since 2014.

Every mistake I've made since 2014.

Tom Scott

2 years ago

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Does the language you speak change how you think?

Does the language you speak change how you think?

Tom Scott

2 years ago

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Boarding planes could have been very different

Boarding planes could have been very different

Tom Scott

2 years ago

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

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

Tom Scott

2 years ago

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there’dn’t’ve

there’dn’t’ve

Tom Scott

2 years ago

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I finally rode the weird, curved German elevator.

I finally rode the weird, curved German elevator.

Tom Scott

2 years ago

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The largest telescope that will ever be built*

The largest telescope that will ever be built*

Tom Scott

2 years ago

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Spherical houses weren't a great idea.

Spherical houses weren't a great idea.

Tom Scott

2 years ago

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