The world's most powerful tidal current

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Published 2017-05-22

Near Bodø in Norway, there's the strongest tidal current in the world: Saltstraumen Maelstrom, a constantly-changing rush of whirlpools, boils and vortices. It might not be quite the whirlpools of myth and legend, but it's still an impressive sight to see.

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All Comments (21)

@TomScottGo 6 years ago

And for everyone who's been waiting: Citation Needed returns Thursday!
@oOBeagleOo 6 years ago

Can always count on Tom to give us the most current content.
@romanski5811 6 years ago

Bread goes in, toast comes out. Can't explain that.
@moonbeamyall4007 3 years ago

no matter what you binge on YouTube, you'll always end up in Tom Scott videos
@ryanrowat6640 2 years ago

Tom, the Scookumchuck narrows here in BC on the west coast of Canada is similar. We see 760m cubic meters flow with a 3m tide change. Amazing to see. They practice surfing and kayaking on a 2m waterfall caused by it during extreme tide changes of 5m. Love your channel, thanks
@Wolfiegangs 6 years ago

Why does this guy look old and young at the same time?
@tommyhvalberg 6 years ago

Fun fact: Scuba divers often take a dip when the current is at its strongest outwards (towards the ocean), to be flung underwater at high speeds just for shits and giggles. They then end up hundreds of meters out in the ocean and get picked up either by boat or helicopter ^_^
@Holmesy87 3 years ago

"Most of us don't think much" Could have just stopped there really.
@BillionairesArentYourFriends 11 months ago

As someone who lives near and visits the bay very often (Long Island, NY which is usually known for strong currents) I can't even fathom the speed of that current visually alone. Makes my bay seem stagnant in comparison. It's almost surreal. I had to rewind to hear what Tom was even saying because I was stunned at the immensely powerful speed of the flow was. Really neat stuff.
@infrabread 6 years ago

The tides have turned.
@stickman3214 5 years ago

Me: "Wow that's deadly" Brain: "Swim" Me: "What?" Brain: "You gotta"
@handsfree1000 1 year ago

How does Tom come up with all these fascinating phenomena? Well done Tom. Tremendous amount of research
@ArneKristianNBakklund 3 years ago

Great to se home in a Tom Scott video. Saltstrømmen is an incredible place everyone should visit if they are in Norway 🇳🇴
@dpmakestuff 6 years ago

This is one of the greatest channels on YouTube! Thanks for all you do!
@hotriffs4824 2 years ago

Found Tom last night & I’ve literally been binge watching all his videos! What an educational & awesome channel!
@MichaelJOneill333 3 years ago

Tom, I just want to thank you for including captions for all your videos. We so appreciate it!
@LA12901 6 years ago

As ever Tom, brilliant. Keep up the great content but don't burn out, looking after yourself is the number one priority.
@theretard666 6 years ago

Some of Slartibartfast's best work!
@shivanshkhandelwal859 2 years ago

Your videos about the Bolton Strid and now this are honestly mindblowing
@caspersrensen8693 5 months ago

Thanks for getting straight to the point! :)