After ten years, it's time to stop weekly videos.
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Published 2024-01-01
On January 1st, 2014, I uploaded the first "Things You Might Not Know" video. Once the initial rush of videos settled down, I aimed for one video a week, and while there have sometimes been guest videos and occasional blatant filler: to my own satisfaction, I never missed a week. But now, it's time to stop.
I never got to space. I never got to the ocean depths. And I never got to fly off into the sunset, harnessed underneath a helicopter. I couldn't find an excuse for that one.
CREDITS
Producer: Cambria Bailey-Jones
Director: Guy Larsen
DoP: Jamie MacLeod | www.jamiemacleod.co.uk/
Stunt Coordinators: Dilwyn Sanderson-Jones; Scott Heffield
Drone Team: Lec Park; Andrew Lawrence
Pilot: Will Banks
Refueller & Ground Co-Ordinator: Gary Wise
BTS: Bryn Williams | www.brynscamera.com/
Editor / Colourist: Jamie MacLeod
Composer: Ben Squires | www.benjaminsquires.co.uk/
Sound Mix: Dan Pugsley | www.cassinisound.com/
A Penny4 Production | www.penny4.co.uk/
Special thanks to Abi Hensby and the team at GB Helicopters | gbhelicopters.com/
"Lifted" by Benjamin Squires is available on streaming platforms: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/benjaminsquires/lifted/
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• How To (Appear To) Strangle Someone (...
• How To Fall Into A Swimming Pool
• The Level Crossing You Have To Power ...
• How The Arecibo Telescope Could Help ...
• This tiny hovercraft went viral.
• I tried to film a volcano and it was ...
• Big Industrial Simulators in Finland
• Why You Can't Trust Me
• Stopping A Laser Beam In Mid-Air
• The theme park inside an old nuclear ...
• The giant freezer that tests winter b...
• Swimming between two continents, debu...
• G-Forces, Gliders, and Graveyard Spirals
• My unlicensed hovercraft bar is techn...
• The world's only wingsuit tunnel
• Taking The Emergency Exit From A Wind...
• I rode the world's fastest train.
• The Human-Powered, Giant Theme Park P...
• G-force, jerk, and a giant centrifuge
• How can you legally fly a plane desig...
• I Almost Learned To Fly A Jetpack
• This is how zero-g flights actually work
• The shooting range where you fire ove...
• Testing a zip line that goes round co...
• We Sent Garlic Bread to the Edge of S...
• Flying a plane with fireworks on the ...
• The Elie Chainwalk is safe, as long a...
• Testing the world's longest echo
• I took a ride on a moving radio teles...
• I flew with birds. You can too.
• Why NASA Spun Astronauts Around, But ...
• I thought the treadmill crane was fic...
• How much helium does it take to lift ...
• The cable car that you pedal by hand
• 0-100 in less than a second. And I'm ...
• This rollercoaster doesn't stop autom...
• How formation flying works
• Wingwalking used to be a lot more dan...
• Standing in a Hurricane in Slow Motion
• Fail-Safe vs. Fail-Deadly (with Colin...
• The public toll road with no speed limit
• What counts as the world's steepest s...
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• The Shocking New Use for Red Telephon...
• The World Is Slowly Running Out Of Sand
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All Comments (21)
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Update, January 19th: I've updated the title and thumbnail because it turns out a lot of people don't even get to the second sentence of the video before writing me off forever!
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Well, you've cemented your place in Youtube history forever. Thanks, Tom, for everything.
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Now THAT is an exit! Enjoy your very well earned break mate and thank you for setting the bar high for what YouTube content can be for so long now.
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It feels weird to go this long without a new Tom Scott video
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Being a subject of a Tom Scott video will forever be one of my proudest achievements. Incredible 10 years of dedication to the craft of obscure oddities!
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I grinned like an idiot when your feet lifted off the ground. Congratulations man.
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It's only been 2 months, I miss you man.
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An amazing ten years. I love what you have given to YouTube and wish you every single success for the next chapter! xxxx
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Congratulations Tom. Thanks for all the help and advice over the years!
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Sensational decade. ❤
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This man is a Legend. He dedicated ten years of his life to show and teach us things all around the globe, and that every week. I´m so thankful for his videos and the awesome content. Stay awesome Tom.
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You know it's been three months and I finally realized why 2024 isn't the same. I don't get a weekly email from Tom, I don't get a new piece of nerdy media from him. L I didn't think I'd truly miss it but you know what? I really do. I hope you are well Tom and thanks for making the impact you did.
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When other YouTubers stop videos it’s from scandals, burnout, building a “business”, etc. Tom says “my idea worked, I have done a good job, and I reached my goal”, and ascends into the heavens. Perfection
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There goes one of the very best to ever use this platform. Have a good holiday Tom, you've earnt it.
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Bro Said „im quitting“ and entered creative mode, imagine you did that at an office job 😂
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Sir, I doubt you will ever find this comment, but i have to at least try to say this. Never doubt that you have made a difference in the world. Over the past decade, your videos have been a regular source of wonder and comfort for more people than you could possibly imagine. Thankyou , for everything youve done. It matters.
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Enjoy yourself Tom you have more than earned it, very few people will ever understand the monumental achievement that doing a video a week for 10years is but we have all enjoyed watching the results. See you soon.
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Now with matpat leaving it’s like a double gut punch
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What makes me happy is seeing all my favorite youtubers leaving retirement comments. I loved your content Tom
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Thanks for all your amazing content over the years! Enjoy your vacation!
