How much helium does it take to lift a person?

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  • The Aéroplume, in France, is a helium blimp sized for one person. €60 gets you half an hour's flight. I had to try it. ■ More about Aéroplume: aeroplume.fr ■ This isn't sponsored: I paid for my flight at the normal price, I was the one to contact them asking permission, and Aéroplume had no editorial control. I am, however, amazed that in the ten years this has been going, no-one's ever told me about it before!
    Edited by Michelle Martin / mrsmmartin
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  • @TomScottGo
    @TomScottGo  ปีที่แล้ว +14732

    Apologies for the creaking noises here: they weren't that loud in person, it's just that lavalier microphones don't work that well when lying down!

    • @mancitykshah2737
      @mancitykshah2737 ปีที่แล้ว +407

      It’s ok tom we love you

    • @revelationdefy3345
      @revelationdefy3345 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      4 days ago

    • @bloobushviper5709
      @bloobushviper5709 ปีที่แล้ว +207

      Love how he apologizes before he even uploads it. Like, he's saying sorry to his data pirates.

    • @thezenithupabove2531
      @thezenithupabove2531 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Apology not accepted. What compensation do I receive?

    • @Adam.Robert
      @Adam.Robert ปีที่แล้ว +139

      I think most viewers would assume it’s just part of the experience.

  • @michael_gibbs
    @michael_gibbs ปีที่แล้ว +3544

    I'm surprised to see no one's talking about what good value for money this is - 60 euro is a fantastic price for a once in a lifetime thing like this. I'm going to have to try this at least once before I die, it looks so amazing.

    • @treelineresearch3387
      @treelineresearch3387 ปีที่แล้ว +180

      Probably because if you're not within a day's travel by rail to France you have to factor in "vacation to France". Still a cheaper way to float around than the $8000 2 hour flight on the civilian "vomit comet" doing parabolas though.

    • @DHealey
      @DHealey ปีที่แล้ว +276

      Not once in a lifetime if you have 120 Euros :)

    • @torinlupo807
      @torinlupo807 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@DHealey 180 euroes:

    • @Tao_Tology
      @Tao_Tology ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@torinlupo807 You go to far, sir or madam.

    • @Mgooy
      @Mgooy ปีที่แล้ว +18

      If it's a fantastic price for once in a lifetime, does that mean if you go again its a ripoff

  • @shinyagumon7015
    @shinyagumon7015 ปีที่แล้ว +12899

    I love how this and the robotic elephant create an unintended subseries of "French people recreating Jules Verne concepts in real life". Can't wait to learn about more steampunk adventures I could do for my next French holiday.

    • @cartoonfantasy4541
      @cartoonfantasy4541 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      What is a Jules Verne concept?

    • @grIMAG3
      @grIMAG3 ปีที่แล้ว +383

      @@cartoonfantasy4541 Jules Verne is the father of science fiction.

    • @shinyagumon7015
      @shinyagumon7015 ปีที่แล้ว +222

      @@cartoonfantasy4541 You know the old science fiction author who made such classics as "2000 Leagues under the Sea" or "Around the World in 80 Days".

    • @maloxster
      @maloxster ปีที่แล้ว +172

      @@cartoonfantasy4541 Jules Verne is a French writer and author, one of many references in French Literature. His writings were often based on scientific progress of the times (XIXth to XXth century). He wrote "Around The World in 80 Days", "Twenty-thousand Leagues Under The Sea" and the series "Voyages extraordinaires".
      And as a concept, it would be objects inspired by that era, kind of steampunk-like. Like the Nautilus for example.

    • @Julia_and_the_City
      @Julia_and_the_City ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Can't wait for Tom to visit Iraq to see whatever remains of Project Babylon
      EDIT: oh wait, French people. Is there a Frenchman who has invented a gun that can shoot people towards the moon yet?

  • @chasehardison6743
    @chasehardison6743 ปีที่แล้ว +497

    I love how he filters through viewers by just straight up answering the question. Like "now you're just here to see me!"

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      imagine how much it takes to lift you in your Vehicle🤔

    • @Amen-Magi
      @Amen-Magi หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂

  • @engliships2126
    @engliships2126 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    tom's living the life. he gets to have once in a lifetime experiences on a weekly basis and get paid

    • @makingmach7
      @makingmach7 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      _Thy shall read the description_

    • @lemmmakestunes8312
      @lemmmakestunes8312 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      imprecise words

    • @outandabout259
      @outandabout259 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@makingmach7 even though he didn't get paid by them to fly the blimp, the video will pay for the expenses. So yes, he gets to have once in a lifetime experiences every week and gets paid for it.

    • @makingmach7
      @makingmach7 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@outandabout259 👍

    • @YHK_YT
      @YHK_YT 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And now it’s his time off

  • @greenmt1100
    @greenmt1100 ปีที่แล้ว +15145

    Tom has accomplished his lifelong dream of becoming an airship, congrats Tom!

    • @billturner375
      @billturner375 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Haha

    • @In.Darkness
      @In.Darkness ปีที่แล้ว +226

      My addiction to Helium is out of control, but...
      no one is taking my cries for help seriously.

    • @delfinenteddyson9865
      @delfinenteddyson9865 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@In.Darkness xD

    • @volodyadykun6490
      @volodyadykun6490 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Thomas The AirShip

    • @mutley66
      @mutley66 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Blimplasty.

  • @jobeedobyyyclobeelobyy8786
    @jobeedobyyyclobeelobyy8786 ปีที่แล้ว +3238

    Imagine hearing an air raid siren and then seeing an army of Tom Scott balloons come from behind the clouds. Someone needs to make a movie about that.

    • @user2C47
      @user2C47 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Very easy to take out with AAA.

    • @KeVIn-pm7pu
      @KeVIn-pm7pu ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@user2C47 Not for Londoners at the Start at wwI

    • @craigjensen6853
      @craigjensen6853 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      What would he drop? A deuce?

    • @jennymunday7913
      @jennymunday7913 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      The army would just slowly and joyfully paddle over to tell you new facts XD

    • @vive335
      @vive335 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bruh 😂

  • @marumisu9560
    @marumisu9560 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    This seems more like everyone's dream of flying than those car drones or jetpacks. On the drone cars or a jetpacks you're kind of constantly stressed and worried about accidentally hitting something, but this is more like a dream where you're just being lifted up and enjoying it.

    • @seanbigay1042
      @seanbigay1042 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ... which is why I asked if any Aeroplume customer's fallen asleep while in harness. Pity they don't dare take these flimsy things out of the hangar ...

  • @ToninFightsEntropy
    @ToninFightsEntropy ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I really respect you opening the video with the answer for anybody who wanted to find out quickly! Though I am definitely here for the whole video :)

  • @Keymaster2022
    @Keymaster2022 ปีที่แล้ว +2647

    Makes the title a question, immediantly answers the question, then provides entertainment for the duration of the video.
    Tom Scott is a TH-camr like no other.

    • @BastiPROTON
      @BastiPROTON ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Like anti-clickbait. Love it.

    • @Shywizz
      @Shywizz ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Daily dose of internet also kind of does this, can't think of anyone else though so you are right.

    • @gcahbm
      @gcahbm ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And i love it! Never liked a video so fast like this.

    • @carlhallstrom4867
      @carlhallstrom4867 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It is a welcome change from the long, drawn-out let downs.

    • @tanelehala6422
      @tanelehala6422 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      But before we dive into that I would like to introduce to the sponsor of this video...

  • @whenyoucantfindaname
    @whenyoucantfindaname ปีที่แล้ว +6534

    Tom at this point is just the physical embodiment of that one random ass thought that appears in your brain

    • @kathybramley5609
      @kathybramley5609 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      You meant "of our dreams"

    • @In.Darkness
      @In.Darkness ปีที่แล้ว +232

      Have you heard about the helium shortage?
      It's only gotten worse with inflation.

    • @thechiliman500
      @thechiliman500 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      @@In.Darkness Thanks dad.

    • @tirushone6446
      @tirushone6446 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      "Babe what are you thinking about?"
      Tom Scott "Brb going to The Aéroplume, France." *leaves*

    • @kathybramley5609
      @kathybramley5609 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@In.Darkness We need to use hydrogen for blimps. It can be just as safe. And/or somehow repurpose ITER to make helium!

  • @Brubarov
    @Brubarov ปีที่แล้ว +23

    It makes me wanna cry to think that almost 250 years ago people would draw sketches of such machines but never could saw it come true, nor fly them. And now we can.

    • @caseydriscoll5331
      @caseydriscoll5331 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The French actually pioneered hot air ballooning right around that time! Montgolfier brothers in 1783 at Versailles! The French love their dirigeables.

    • @Bob-pd1wf
      @Bob-pd1wf 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      These have been around for hundreds of years.
      100s of different FREE flying machines hidden from the masses so they can charge us for fuel and garbage polluting ways of travel.
      It's all about money.

  • @TheOfficialDjProduct
    @TheOfficialDjProduct ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This is now on my list of things to see/do in France if I ever end up going there. Very cool video Tom and a big thanks to all those who make such a fun, scientific activity available.

    • @dannyboy4682
      @dannyboy4682 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      From the website: Flights at Écausseville suspended until further notice (helium crisis)
      I think w3 caught this too late

  • @uknowngamer1017
    @uknowngamer1017 ปีที่แล้ว +3055

    Can we just stop and thank the instructor. He did a very good job explaining the mechanics of the blimp 👍 as well as instructing Tom from what we can see

    • @Tequila4Two
      @Tequila4Two ปีที่แล้ว +99

      I also liked the colour of his shirt.

    • @scottcantdance804
      @scottcantdance804 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      The instructor was great, I enjoyed listening to him. He had great explanations.
      Thanks instructor guy, you added a lot to this video 👍

    • @djsomeguy
      @djsomeguy ปีที่แล้ว +121

      He actually knew the physics of it too, not just someone who is repeating instructions, someone that actually understands what's going on.

    • @TCRYTV
      @TCRYTV ปีที่แล้ว +91

      In his second language, too! I can't explain aerodynamics in English and I've been speaking it since birth

    • @qasagod
      @qasagod ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Lovely accent too, I could listen to his instructions all day!

  • @gavinmendonza
    @gavinmendonza ปีที่แล้ว +2020

    I really like the stark contrast between Tom freaking out about standing on a metal mesh up high, but also not freaking out about literally floating by a helium balloon. Great video as always, this is definitely now on my bucket list!

    • @basketcase1235
      @basketcase1235 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      i guess it's the difference between "i can fall from this height" and "I can fly this high". I for one also have a fear of heights, but strangely enough it's because i might try to jump when I'm high up, and the fear comes when you realize you can't fly.

    • @ashurean
      @ashurean ปีที่แล้ว +80

      I mean, on a mesh you're aware that you're standing on a lot of tiny cables, you recognize the fragility of what's holding you up even though the cables could probably support 10x more than you weigh without a problem. Meanwhile, the balloon feels relatively safe because it's so large.

    • @PointB1ank
      @PointB1ank ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Same reason the edge of buildings scares the hell out of me but I can ride a roller coaster that goes twice as high just fine. It's the falling, not the heights.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      So much fear is just about a feeling of control.

    • @howard5992
      @howard5992 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      among the other good replies I would like to add that the balloon has a cradle - the web that supports the entire body. That provides a sense of security. When standing upright there can be a sense of " potential instability ".

  • @TerroxNL79
    @TerroxNL79 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Added to my bucketlist! Respect for the instructor! He explains how to operate perfectly and one will feel completely safe.

    • @dannyboy4682
      @dannyboy4682 ปีที่แล้ว

      From the website: Flights at Écausseville suspended until further notice (helium crisis)

  • @brianllamas3719
    @brianllamas3719 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE VIDEO, AND ADDING EVERYTHING ELSE AFTER

  • @h.a.9880
    @h.a.9880 ปีที่แล้ว +2205

    Without exaggeration, this seems like a lifechanging experience. Kinda like going to space.
    You can see in Tom's face how much fun it is to fulfill the ancient human dream of flying like a bird. It's an experience that not even a plane can give you, since it feels less "organic" I guess.

    • @The4stro
      @The4stro ปีที่แล้ว +102

      i think that the main thing is that it's you that is making the blimp move, with your own hands. in a plane you're just pulling, pushing and pressing different instruments

    • @tegxi
      @tegxi ปีที่แล้ว +17

      it's similar to indoor skydiving in that way, though this is surprisingly much cheaper (unless you account for trave prices I suppose)

    • @peach495
      @peach495 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I noticed his face as well. He was having a blast.

    • @lucas839
      @lucas839 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tegxi safer too

    • @drewmortenson
      @drewmortenson ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I fly paramotors, and the draw to that is often times the freedom and closeness to flying like a bird. It is far closer to bird-like flight when compared to planes. This is another level

  • @unoriginalname4426
    @unoriginalname4426 ปีที่แล้ว +706

    Love how he doesn’t beat around the bush. Just walks into frame and tells you the answer. Amazing.

    • @Soken50
      @Soken50 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      He has transcended clickbait, he gave it away so quick you feel compelled to stay just to hear more :D

    • @khalilahd.
      @khalilahd. ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Lmfao exactly. Love that about him

    • @terencemichaels
      @terencemichaels ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Refreshing, isn't it.

    • @xerxeskingofking
      @xerxeskingofking ปีที่แล้ว +34

      he has confidence that the rest of his video is enough to keep us interested, so he doesn't feel the need to string us along..

    • @ugoboom
      @ugoboom ปีที่แล้ว +10

      yep theres a sizeable amount of good quality youtubers that practice ethical clickbait. there's even adam neely who puts the answers to the clickbait title, in the thumbnail, which is hilarious and awesome

  • @poisoninfrance3003
    @poisoninfrance3003 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Tom... your experience is so inspiring and fresh to the soul! Thanks again for your work.

  • @romanieo
    @romanieo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This brought me joy and a little lift, just when I needed it. Superb Tom..., as always.

  • @KanameYuuki
    @KanameYuuki ปีที่แล้ว +802

    I loved Antoine's calm and slow demeanor, he really sets the speed of how people are going to act in there.

    • @Hung_Nguyen_90
      @Hung_Nguyen_90 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      IKR If he teach faster Tom probably would cut the weight and break the roof then fly away 🤣

    • @kimgkomg
      @kimgkomg ปีที่แล้ว +33

      He probably has to deal with people having panic attacks 2 seconds after leaving the ground

    • @tanakaobi
      @tanakaobi ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It`s called being French.

    • @Cantfindaname917
      @Cantfindaname917 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      5:04
      "Kilogram - De igher u arr, De otter et es."

    • @MGSLurmey
      @MGSLurmey ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Cantfindaname917 The most French sounding sentence ever uttered.

  • @Strathclydegamer
    @Strathclydegamer ปีที่แล้ว +765

    Nothing in this not to love. That instructor was just incredible, patient and relaxed while explaining aerodynamics in a second language. A brilliant business concept. And of course, Tom, a huge smile and clearly loving every moment.

    • @theflash95
      @theflash95 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Steve D If you listened to the instructor you would have heard that they are aware of the limited nature of helium and their efforts not to waste it while still being able to do what they do.

    • @maxsnts
      @maxsnts ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @Steve D Like filling party balloons? I'm joking but i guess a lot more gets wasted at Disney parks. We can excuse this use.

    • @toobig7150
      @toobig7150 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@maxsnts and given how they are reused its far more effective than most common uses of helium, which are (very often) a single use time thing

    • @sircalvin
      @sircalvin ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@maxsnts the biggest consumer of helium is the macys parade

    • @samack3
      @samack3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@theflash95 just because they are trying to be efficient doesn’t mean it isn’t wasting rare elements

  • @imjusthappytobedepressed1123
    @imjusthappytobedepressed1123 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gotta love how proud the guy is about having zero accidents, great stuff!

  • @dayaksrae7390
    @dayaksrae7390 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like seeing him happy, especially because he works hard to give us such great videos

  • @ThePensiveWalrus
    @ThePensiveWalrus ปีที่แล้ว +3780

    2019 Scott: "Is the world is running out of helium? It's a valuable resource that should be treated as finite." 2022 Scott: "Watch me float in a giant helium balloon!"

    • @jjasper7512
      @jjasper7512 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Literally yesterday I was in a card factory shop in the UK and saw a sign to say they had run out of helium due to shortages and couldn't fill a party balloon! Would love to do this and a great price, way cheaper than if I'd tried to get 70,000 litres at UK card shop prices assuming they had any!

    • @Gillsing
      @Gillsing ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Stealing helium from the sun? Now there's an idea for a mythical heist!

    • @uku4171
      @uku4171 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@Gillsing Let's hope it won't retaliate.

    • @agsystems8220
      @agsystems8220 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      ​@@Drabkikker Uranus is a far easier source. A nuclear powered flying atmospheric liquefaction facility launching nuclear cargo rockets could get helium back to earth from there with clever application of the technology we have now (almost*). The surface gravity is actually slightly lower than Earth, and the methane can be processed into carbon fibres and plastics. The delta-v to get off the surface is about twice that of getting off earth, but the hydrogen available suits a nuclear engine well, and plastic fuel tanks can be disposable (or even fed through the engine).
      *A reusable heat shield that can survive entering from orbit around Uranus is beyond us currently, but with the amount of hydrogen available bleed cooling should be able to manage it.

    • @michaelporzio7384
      @michaelporzio7384 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Try it with hydrogen, what could go wrong...

  • @Doyle69
    @Doyle69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I couldn't help but smile all the way through watching.

  • @itschelseakay
    @itschelseakay 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That is INCREDIBLE! It looks so magical, I don’t think I’d ever want to come down to earth. I’d want to swim in the air all the time

  • @CzarOfMars
    @CzarOfMars ปีที่แล้ว +1439

    The creator of aéroplume is a friend of my dad's, i got to try the blimp a couple times. It's definitely fun and a very serene experience, just floating gently through the air. Beating the wings puts a hell of a strain on the arms though!

    • @maxonheadrick9339
      @maxonheadrick9339 ปีที่แล้ว

      id imagine on the neck as well

    • @ethan-loves
      @ethan-loves ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Thank you for sharing :)

    • @nevermindgamer4946
      @nevermindgamer4946 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Imagine flying in tropical winds in it

    • @TheSheepster
      @TheSheepster ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wow! Does it feel like you're a bird? xD

    • @biIIybob858
      @biIIybob858 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or in a hurricane

  • @ericgoldman7533
    @ericgoldman7533 ปีที่แล้ว +1242

    One of the things that particularly struck me how the movement and maneuvering of the fins looked very much like how fish use their pectoral fins, especially when just chilling and trying to stay (relatively) in one place. This of course makes sense, because it's the same exact principles at play just in different fluids (air versus water).

    • @robinlove6981
      @robinlove6981 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Apart from moving backwards yes

    • @majorbruster5916
      @majorbruster5916 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@robinlove6981 Ahhh but, fish CAN swim backwards using their pectoral fins. Puffer fish swim using their pectorals nearly all the time, only flicking the caudal for a rapid burst of speed when necessary. Many Cichlids also use their pectorals to reverse out of narrow spaces or to back away from another cichlid during confrontations.

    • @DACatface
      @DACatface ปีที่แล้ว +2

      flippers might be able to get some forward speed too

    • @mandelorean6243
      @mandelorean6243 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ...Uh. Overly obvious.

    • @sidewaysman1
      @sidewaysman1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      water and air are both fluids that share the same basic properties

  • @skyearthocean5815
    @skyearthocean5815 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This looks insanely fun!

  • @stavyaagarwal4399
    @stavyaagarwal4399 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love this .
    The answer i wanted at the start, no clickbait
    I love it.

  • @hamfranky
    @hamfranky ปีที่แล้ว +271

    I imagine the door is closed not only because of the breeze but also to stop the otherwise irresistible urge to make a dash for the open skies.

    • @wta1518
      @wta1518 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      The air whales are always in search of freedom.

    • @sonwig5186
      @sonwig5186 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You know thats actually a great SCP idea in the making

    • @Boris19389
      @Boris19389 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      STOP HIM HES MAKING A BREAK FOR THE DOOR!!!
      OH GOD HES FLOATING AWAY OMG JOHNNY NOOOOOO

  • @Jeagles
    @Jeagles ปีที่แล้ว +239

    I love the anti-clickbait style of these videos where you answer the title question straight away. Thanks Tom!

  • @aterxter3437
    @aterxter3437 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for making the video : being in a model airplanes club, I had the chance to go there for indoor piloting, but at the time the aeroplume activity was stopped, I am glad to know that it is back

  • @adriandennis3283
    @adriandennis3283 ปีที่แล้ว

    That looks awesome and peaceful. Tom Scott God bless you.

  • @sajiwaji
    @sajiwaji ปีที่แล้ว +441

    Oh god why am I learning about this through a Tom Scott video, now there's no chance that they're not gonna be booked out for like, the coming 7 years

    • @khalilahd.
      @khalilahd. ปีที่แล้ว +12

      No but same this is incredible!

    • @queeny5613
      @queeny5613 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yep

    • @karlcatt
      @karlcatt ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not that overbooked at all - and it's right behind Normandy's Utah Beach, in Écausseville.

  • @maxpadgett6504
    @maxpadgett6504 ปีที่แล้ว +798

    When Tom Scott poses a question, he answers in a prompt and concise fashion. No intro, no adds; 70,000 litres before three seconds!

    • @imelbook
      @imelbook ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And he didn't beg viewers to hit the bell button to subsribe! You get the answer immediately.

    • @legoworks-cg5hk
      @legoworks-cg5hk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      And he's been making videos like these weekly for almost 10 years. People who say that you have to have other things for 'engagement' have no excuse

  • @OneMinuteSaxLessons
    @OneMinuteSaxLessons 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude, you are so awesome for answering the question of the thumbnail right off the bat. Subscribed!

  • @FrankBenlin
    @FrankBenlin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That *was* incredible. This will be working it's way into my dreams. Thank you.

  • @mal2ksc
    @mal2ksc ปีที่แล้ว +2635

    After all the "don't go here, they're not prepared for tourists" and "this river will kill you" type videos, it's nice to get one where the rest of us could reasonably afford to do this, assuming we have another reason to be in the area.
    This has probably been one of your more rewarding experiences of late as well, as it looked like you were having a blimpload of fun. And Aéroplume will almost certainly see an uptick in business. Sometimes all a good idea needs is for people to know it exists and it can propel itself from there.

    • @cprgreaves
      @cprgreaves ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You want ANOTHER reason? (grin)

    • @froglover4203
      @froglover4203 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Those jokes float outside my tastes

    • @Tenchi707
      @Tenchi707 ปีที่แล้ว

      That blimp will kill you, it killed Ross 😢

    • @mrbeeoutdoors3213
      @mrbeeoutdoors3213 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      ...."bigger one can carry up to 90 kilograms".... not for me then 😒

    • @Saareem
      @Saareem ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@mrbeeoutdoors3213 Another motivator to lose weight?

  • @rustybrazenfire
    @rustybrazenfire ปีที่แล้ว +693

    I appreciate that the end links to the 2019 video on "Is the world running out of helium?" Because that is exactly the video I thought about when I saw this one. Thank you as always Tom.

    • @geoffwatches
      @geoffwatches ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yah, used for really important things like mris no?!

    • @caelcdye9575
      @caelcdye9575 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      I gotta say I ended up doing a 25 page research paper on it in high school and spent the entire year studying/researching that. Suffice it to say we are not ‘running out’ there is still plenty of helium out there it’s just about the economics surrounding it being different in a lot of ways that has driven the price up over the past 20 years or so. It’s a lot like oil or natural gas (considering you often find helium where you find natural gas) where everyone says we are running out when in reality there is plenty just the current reserves of what is currently economical is being depleted. The helium situation is actually significantly more complicated though since it’s usually just extracted as a byproduct then as something people specifically target.

    • @frankyflowers
      @frankyflowers ปีที่แล้ว +2

      they found a bunch more.

    • @the_retag
      @the_retag ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Summergch these blimp guy us etheir helium very efficiently. I wouldn't be surprised if they dont just vent it but recycle it at the end of the season

    • @AntiGravityC9
      @AntiGravityC9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      even if the 70k liters aren't 100% helium anymore, they might still be able to pass them forward as a "low quality" supply of helium, for party balloons and whatnot?

  • @binbot5489
    @binbot5489 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for getting straight to the point of the video at the start! Im going to do this at home unsafely!

  • @kentslocum
    @kentslocum 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It was very wholesome to see Tom's pure exhilaration in this video.

  • @colinfurze
    @colinfurze ปีที่แล้ว +914

    That looks amazing

    • @feryth
      @feryth ปีที่แล้ว +87

      You're gonna make one, aren't you

    • @thedarkgreenvanman
      @thedarkgreenvanman ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Build one with rc propellers so you can use it outside

    • @bingus2550
      @bingus2550 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      make it but give it flamethrowers

    • @kelzuya
      @kelzuya ปีที่แล้ว

      A wild Furze appears

    • @kelzuya
      @kelzuya ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@bingus2550 He'd defo use Hydrogen :D

  • @capnkatie
    @capnkatie ปีที่แล้ว +451

    ive never once considered that having an unpressurised balloon would make a puncture almost totally safe thats rad

    • @scoopet
      @scoopet ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wonder the size difference if it was pressurised

    • @noahorr3480
      @noahorr3480 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@scoopet I don't think pressurizing the balloon would change the size or lifting capacity - because it's all about the volume of air displaced right? If you add more helium inside the same size envelope, you're still displacing the same amount of air but your balloon now weighs slightly more because of the extra helium. So net reduction in lift. I do wonder if it would help with environmental air infiltrating the balloon though.

    • @cfilorvyls457
      @cfilorvyls457 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@noahorr3480 Also wouldn't pressurized balloon make the gas inside heavier (being denser and all)? That's even less lift

    • @MushookieMan
      @MushookieMan ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The balloon is pressurized. The fabric can not support itself. It's about 0.2 psi, so they call it unpressurized.

    • @scoopet
      @scoopet ปีที่แล้ว

      @@noahorr3480 surely you will get more lift if the balloon was smaller and a more sturdy material but with the same amount of helium in it?

  • @markmark5269
    @markmark5269 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just felt fun the whole time, thanks Tom :-)

  • @codiecola3636
    @codiecola3636 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve never seen Tom Scott this happy before. Can’t really blame him, that looks like fun!

  • @optimisticbeard1485
    @optimisticbeard1485 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    Tom in a separate video: helium is a finite resource with only about 100 years worth left in the world
    Also Tom:

    • @ernstschmidt4725
      @ernstschmidt4725 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      gotta enjoy it meanwhile it lasts!

    • @Mgooy
      @Mgooy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If we simply strip our atmosphere by around 50% helium flight will become a lot more viable and less wasteful

    • @Lagmeister12382
      @Lagmeister12382 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ernstschmidt4725 There are much more important uses for the helium than frivolous pursuits like putting it in balloons or doing silly things like this video.

    • @jakebrowning2373
      @jakebrowning2373 ปีที่แล้ว

      We can make more right

    • @ernstschmidt4725
      @ernstschmidt4725 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@Lagmeister12382 There are much more important uses for your time than frivolous correction of silly strangers in the internet.

  • @BobbyDukeArts
    @BobbyDukeArts ปีที่แล้ว +1960

    That was freaking cool. I definitely want to try that!

    • @FreyaOakley
      @FreyaOakley ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If you ever have the opportunity to go, Bobby, I would love a video of you experiencing this! I can already imagine the punny fun you'd have. 😄

    • @demolisherinfinite8606
      @demolisherinfinite8606 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You could even make a sculpture of yourself in one of the aeroplumes out of WEWD

    • @twoheadedgiantgaming7029
      @twoheadedgiantgaming7029 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wow! Really cool to see you here
      I can imagine you watching this and just saying: "I wawnt to dew thayut" XD

    • @jmi5969
      @jmi5969 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too. But I would need two of these blimps. Oh, they say they have one for 270 kg. Perfect size for me!

    • @Spektr86
      @Spektr86 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I want that!

  • @TheWiKiGaming
    @TheWiKiGaming ปีที่แล้ว

    You always answer the never asked questions, thank you for your public service

  • @sameerparker8801
    @sameerparker8801 ปีที่แล้ว

    Getting the answer to the title in the beginning, and getting the detailed explanation in the rest of the video.
    This should be a TH-cam genre.

  • @SamBebbington
    @SamBebbington ปีที่แล้ว +3031

    So you’re deathly afraid of standing on a metal mesh with an expert showing you it’s safe, but flying on your own in a large helium balloon is fine? 😂
    Keep making great videos Tom!

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou ปีที่แล้ว +97

      the guy stood on a flying plane. this is nothing

    • @tompw3141
      @tompw3141 ปีที่แล้ว +211

      The human brain is weird!

    • @xerxeskingofking
      @xerxeskingofking ปีที่แล้ว +246

      i;ll second the "human brain is weird" answer. I've been skydiving. when you sat in the plane, looking out a window, yhea your high, but it doesnt feel dangerous. then, your stood in the doorway, and looking at the same drop, but without a sheet of glass in the way, sends you all sorts of danger signals and it takes a serious, deliberate mental effort to work past those. but 10 seconds later, when your out of the plane and under canopy? you dont feel unsafe anymore, your sat in a harness and the "danger" feels are gone again.
      id imagine its something similar. the albert hall felt unsafe because he had no harness or anything to catch him (he didnt need it, but his brain wanted it anyway). in this, he can feel he's lying in supporting straps, safe and secure....also you start at very low altitude which might help ease the brain into the situtation.

    • @metalswifty23
      @metalswifty23 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@tompw3141 When I was 11, I went on a school trip to an activities place for a few days on the Isle of Wight. They had rock climbing walls there, and I flatout refused to do it as I wasn't fond of heights (still not really). I did, however, do abseiling on walls of the same height a couple times and thoroughly enjoyed it.
      I still won't do rock climbing, but I'd do abseiling again, and I've wanted to do skydiving for a while. The brain is odd.

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@xerxeskingofking it also helps that he is somewhat in controle of the blimp.

  • @firdaushbhadha2597
    @firdaushbhadha2597 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    Absolutely, positively, Tom has the best intros. Period. The people that watch watch, the people that googled the question have their answer, and the universe lives in harmony.

    • @JoshSmith-db2of
      @JoshSmith-db2of ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Don't forget the physics nerds like me who calculated to answer before watching the video, and then watched the video anyway.

    • @firdaushbhadha2597
      @firdaushbhadha2597 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JoshSmith-db2of 🙏

  • @cocacolazero_
    @cocacolazero_ ปีที่แล้ว

    help! ive just watched 10 tom scott videos and i cant stop

  • @juancelop
    @juancelop ปีที่แล้ว

    The way Tom laughs in the end made us wanna fly too to feel that happiness and freedom 😂

  • @JeremiahMcaninch
    @JeremiahMcaninch ปีที่แล้ว +700

    I think this is an excellent demonstration of how adapt we are at tool use. As soon as Tom was in the air, he adapted to his new body as an air whale.

    • @reeyees50
      @reeyees50 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Air whale......🤣

    • @latro5002
      @latro5002 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Wailord

    • @Zamandu
      @Zamandu ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@latro5002 Skitty

    • @tejas238
      @tejas238 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I hope this is a joke

    • @ominous-omnipresent-they
      @ominous-omnipresent-they ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ​@@tejas238 Why would it be a joke?

  • @karolkozik5918
    @karolkozik5918 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Incentives for loosing weight:
    -to be in good health
    -to be in peak condition
    -to feel good about yourself
    -to be able to go to France and pay to pretend to be a blimp for half an hour

    • @FrietjeOorlog
      @FrietjeOorlog ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Incentive to *not* lose weight: pretend to be a blimp all day long!

    • @colossalbreacker
      @colossalbreacker ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I would rather gain muscle than pretend to be a blimp.

    • @Wannes_
      @Wannes_ ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ​@@FrietjeOorlog Always be the blimp you wanna be !

  • @nicokyriak
    @nicokyriak 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent presentation of a place that everyone should visit at least once in their life.

  • @savigg174
    @savigg174 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is properly brilliant. That guy is definitely an engineer.

  • @killercaos123
    @killercaos123 ปีที่แล้ว +465

    this is possibly one of the coolest experiences. This surely goes on my bucket list for flying, but in a hangar. And honestly, for €60 it's not exactly a expensive adventure.

    • @jackthatmonkey8994
      @jackthatmonkey8994 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      For 60 euros this is a steal!!

    • @hubudubebububububeubub
      @hubudubebububububeubub ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Then do it quick, because helium is leaving the atmosphere and will be gone in 15 years during this time the prices will go up significantly.

    • @ShaddyWoohooMan
      @ShaddyWoohooMan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's actually completely affordable. I was expecting much more than that

    • @jimdennis2451
      @jimdennis2451 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Honestly, for me, it is the 90 kg limit... and it is in France.

    • @mrbeeoutdoors3213
      @mrbeeoutdoors3213 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jimdennis2451 yup 90kg limit puts me out of the running...

  • @treychiri1607
    @treychiri1607 ปีที่แล้ว +1601

    Tom, have you ever though about how much of a legacy you will leave behind on the internet? your videos will always resurface and trend again and again. Love what you do, brilliant.

    • @michaeljones5681
      @michaeljones5681 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I belive he is, in his how to be popular on the internet series he looked at that i think. Quite interesting and I'd imagine a large part of his thinking about videos

    • @tylerbrantner4026
      @tylerbrantner4026 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      He just does such a great job of finding things worth documenting and recording them in an informative and interesting way

    • @dakoderii4221
      @dakoderii4221 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      He's a major part of history from his two videos on voting machines alone.

    • @jamiehughes5573
      @jamiehughes5573 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      All it will take is one massive solar flare to hit the earth to completely wipe out all electronics and data

    • @craigjensen6853
      @craigjensen6853 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jamiehughes5573 One can only hope. Maybe then Facebook would go away and people could get back to minding their own business.

  • @isaiahtatum
    @isaiahtatum ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for literally answering the question right off the jump

  • @inkognito7607
    @inkognito7607 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's what I've always wondered. That's a great idea. Thank you

  • @sebastianwlodarczyk
    @sebastianwlodarczyk ปีที่แล้ว +603

    "Inventor, artist and engineer"- those three titles put together can bring out something either amazing or terrifying. Glad it was the former one:)
    I love Tom's reaction from 3:38, when he figured out how to control that thing!

    • @JohnRay1969
      @JohnRay1969 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Amazing or terrifying OR BOTH. 😳

    • @nanomachines9872
      @nanomachines9872 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Inventor, artist, and *GERMAN*

    • @Ravo92
      @Ravo92 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hundredfireify Which wasnt considered an artist nor an Inventor in Austria :D

    • @friezcuber
      @friezcuber หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      3:45😂😂

  • @waves_under_stars
    @waves_under_stars ปีที่แล้ว +441

    Tom flies through the air majestically like an eagle. piloting a blimp.

  • @Cockroachsex
    @Cockroachsex ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how the answer was given right away I’m subscribing ong

  • @xoleum
    @xoleum 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    6:06 "If it's too late to avoid the wall or the roof it will pull, not for your safety, but for the safety of the blimp"

  • @theirishstew
    @theirishstew ปีที่แล้ว +161

    Tom Scott: The world is running out of helium
    Also Tom Scott: I’m gonna go get enough helium to make me float

    • @testnameone806
      @testnameone806 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      and put out a popular video about it encouraging others to do the same. But no matter He is only used for party balloons, silly voices and MRI machines.

    • @MrCamille9999
      @MrCamille9999 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Well I'd argue that this type of usage if done right actually uses (or loses I should say) very little hellium.

    • @samueladitya1729
      @samueladitya1729 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The alternative is hydrogen

  • @davidweaver4702
    @davidweaver4702 ปีที่แล้ว +478

    I so want to go and try this, as I am stuck in a wheelchair for most of the time when I'm out. I could tell how much you were enjoying that Tom. Thanks for sharing an amazing adventure with us all. Kindest regards, Dave W 👏😊

    • @benoitbvg2888
      @benoitbvg2888 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      If you can, I know some swimming pools have "aqua-gym"-like activities for people in wheelchair. Not as fun as this, but still nice.

    • @michaelpipkin9942
      @michaelpipkin9942 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did you see the Fly With Geese episode?
      That looks awesome too!

    • @michaelcherokee8906
      @michaelcherokee8906 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      So long as you would be physically capable of getting into the blimp harness, even if you need assistance, and your arms work, I guess youd be able to take one of these helium balloon rides. Then you, a mostly-wheelchair-bound individual, would have had an experience most of us with two perfectly good legs have never had, flight.

    • @ThatOpalGuy
      @ThatOpalGuy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it would be so cool to do this, right?

    • @dthomas9230
      @dthomas9230 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@benoitbvg2888 Floats for the legs let you swim with upper body Australian crawl, breast stroke, or butterfly.

  • @dennistucker1153
    @dennistucker1153 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool experience. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @mikehatter1800
    @mikehatter1800 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was the best controlled flight I have ever seen super nice❤

  • @zg4705
    @zg4705 ปีที่แล้ว +762

    Tom should make a bucket list blog with everything he's done so we can do what he has done without searching all the videos!

    • @Soken50
      @Soken50 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      No because in most instances he doesn't want a mob of internet tourists swamping some little corner of the world that happens to have something interesting to see, like this neat blimp hangar in Northern France in a quiet little village of 100 which is about 20 minutes from where I was born :D

    • @khalilahd.
      @khalilahd. ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yesss! I would love to watch that

    • @polygontower
      @polygontower ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Soken50 But it would be like a 10 minute videos with about a hundred places so it will be an even distribution of people
      Some popular might get more people but it should be relatively even.

    • @ShadowebEB
      @ShadowebEB ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Every time I watch a video that really interests me (like this one) I put it in "Want to Go" on Google Maps, like that when there are enough spots (from Tom and others) I can organize a trip there.

    • @alexevanspoppsychedelicren4158
      @alexevanspoppsychedelicren4158 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I just want to sit in a cavern filled with radioactive gas. Is that too much to ask?

  • @maxgary4032
    @maxgary4032 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    5:05 "De 'igher u r, de 'otter it is" amen brotha 🙏

  • @fishingforcandyBW
    @fishingforcandyBW ปีที่แล้ว

    BEST VIDEO EVER!!! THANKS FOR GETTING STRAIGHT TO IT

  • @BilTheGalacticHero
    @BilTheGalacticHero ปีที่แล้ว

    That's awesome. I'm going to check that out next time I find myself in France.

  • @cyrusds
    @cyrusds ปีที่แล้ว +151

    tom scott: answering questions ive never asked for

    • @khalilahd.
      @khalilahd. ปีที่แล้ว

      And I love it 😂

  • @ByddinRhyddidCymru
    @ByddinRhyddidCymru ปีที่แล้ว +333

    This was a cool video, looked like great fun, however, it would’ve been a lot cooler with lots of multi coloured small balloons tied to a deckchair

    • @genelomas332
      @genelomas332 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      It's been done... And that guy had to be rescued by helicopter, when the wind direction changed and he got blown out to sea.. 3 miles up!
      Apparently the BB gun he took with him jammed, or he dropped it or something, and he couldn't reduce his altitude..
      Very close candidate for that years Darwin Award..

    • @youngmoney9041
      @youngmoney9041 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@genelomas332 Perhaps but he also lived his life! I’d like to go out like that when I’m old

    • @michaldvorak1
      @michaldvorak1 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@youngmoney9041 Don't let anyone stop you. That's a hell of a retirement plan!

    • @frankyflowers
      @frankyflowers ปีที่แล้ว

      ack ack.

  • @meegs699
    @meegs699 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Tom, I’ve been wanting to know

  • @courtlandbates2683
    @courtlandbates2683 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for such an uplifting video. 😆

  • @Scientist_Albert_Einstein
    @Scientist_Albert_Einstein ปีที่แล้ว +29

    6:05 "If its too late to avoid the wall of the roof, we will pull, NOT FOR YOUR SAFETY, But for the safety of the blimp..."
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @firmanawd
      @firmanawd ปีที่แล้ว +5

      very honest

    • @Scientist_Albert_Einstein
      @Scientist_Albert_Einstein ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@firmanawd 😂😂 imagine if all politicians were like this honest down to earth guy.

    • @iwatchwithnoads7480
      @iwatchwithnoads7480 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Scientist_Albert_Einstein Marcon must go

  • @cprgreaves
    @cprgreaves ปีที่แล้ว +343

    "Not for your safety, but for the safety of the blimp" Great line.
    I confess that I was ready to correct you when I saw "Helium", saying that you were floating, not flying, but you were flying in the sense of propelling your self in three dimensions.
    Years ago I came to the conclusion that birds swim through the air, and fish fly through the ocean water.
    Cheers, Chris

    • @Nofishnoclue
      @Nofishnoclue ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What is your reasoning behind your last statement?

    • @alifaan595
      @alifaan595 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@Nofishnoclue I think it's because birds propel themselves up into the air. Whereas fish already float in water, they just controlling their vector.

    • @RatherBeTraveling
      @RatherBeTraveling ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@alifaan595 Both are fluids, think of it that way.

    • @tula__
      @tula__ ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I don’t think birds and fishes are any different. They both on fluid medium, just with different densities and weights. And both experience gravity. Did you know sharks would drown if they didn’t swim?

    • @jiripanik4604
      @jiripanik4604 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some birds glide... Just saying. :)

  • @jeanmarc5896
    @jeanmarc5896 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolument incroyable
    Would love to try this!

  • @Ijay1101
    @Ijay1101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just had an intrusive thought of the roof just coming off and you just flying up and out of earth aha. love your videos mate, smart fella with a good passion for understanding reality.

  • @colman123456
    @colman123456 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I've been scuba diving before and I know how cool it feels to just float in a perfect ballance, but achieving that in air instead of water must be so much cooler.

  • @noodlepoodleoddle
    @noodlepoodleoddle ปีที่แล้ว +289

    Tom went from learning how to bike to learning how to fly, now that's character development.

    • @Cosmik60
      @Cosmik60 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Next vid: I learned how to launch a rocket

    • @fajaradi1223
      @fajaradi1223 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Cosmik60
      I think that episode should be done after Tom learn how to burrow

  • @stein1385
    @stein1385 ปีที่แล้ว

    macys needs to do this every thanksgiving day parade. so cool!

  • @itsszztime
    @itsszztime ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the wings and how you can move them❤

  • @EdwinWiles
    @EdwinWiles ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Amazing, and amusing. The situation makes all the difference. Tom was legit terrified at stepping out onto the floor grid in a prior video about St. Albert's Hall. Yet here, he is calm and even joyous.

    • @Soken50
      @Soken50 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Seems Tom has a lot more trust in Fluid Dynamics than Material Sciences ^^'

    • @caramelldansen2204
      @caramelldansen2204 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      The illusion of control is one helluva thing.

    • @johnbeauvais3159
      @johnbeauvais3159 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It’s the perspective, mentally, Tom is flying/floating here. On the corona he was standing over a great height. This doesn’t work for everyone but I know some people can pacify their fear of heights by thinking that they’re floating instead.

  • @Zalaniar
    @Zalaniar ปีที่แล้ว +241

    Tom, I cannot express how thankful I am for this video. Ever since I was a kid I've had dreams of flying by swimming through the air. This, I think, is the closest thing that exists to that. This is definitely going at the top of my bucket list of places to go outside the US!

    • @cranegantry868
      @cranegantry868 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I've had the same dreams, of flying by myself.

    • @davidnyasha
      @davidnyasha ปีที่แล้ว

      look up wingsuit base jumping

    • @JHaven-lg7lj
      @JHaven-lg7lj ปีที่แล้ว

      Me, too! And the way it looks in the video seems exactly right for the way I remember it!
      Also I can absolutely see this as how people get around on some future planet of ours. Incredible

  • @darrellmurdock6880
    @darrellmurdock6880 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was so neat , thanks for the shared experience 👍😊😎😎

  • @johnmorton6512
    @johnmorton6512 ปีที่แล้ว

    That looks like so much fun!

  • @mozteq7536
    @mozteq7536 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you, Tom, for answering your question before your video, rather than an annoying "preview" of the video, followed by a sponsor, followed by an introduction, followed by a 7 minutes vlog, followed by a cameo of a random youtuber.

  • @whyjnot420
    @whyjnot420 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    The pure joy in Tom's face when he started ascending put a huge smile on my face.

  • @littlegreycat
    @littlegreycat ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely fantastic

  • @Zanda641
    @Zanda641 ปีที่แล้ว

    2 seconds in and got my answer cheers Tom!

  • @1da1a172
    @1da1a172 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    I need this to become an Olympic sport. The contrast between fast reactions necessary for a race and the slowness/latency of the vehicle would be like watching snails race, and I'm here for it.

    • @Amanda-C.
      @Amanda-C. ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe with sci-fi mag-lev balloons, but that'd be a crap ton of precious helium for an entire international sporting community.

    • @raidermaxx2324
      @raidermaxx2324 ปีที่แล้ว

      I see this becoming a tourist attraction on moons around the gas giants, like Titan, that would have the perfect atmosphere for these balloons to work in.

  • @gordonrunsurbathon
    @gordonrunsurbathon ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Next week on Tom Scott Plus: Tom Scott travels across a tightrope into an aeroplume, floats to safety, then rides off into the sunset on a bike while rounding sheep.

    • @ejasmith
      @ejasmith ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't forget the parcour into a plane, flying it blindfolded whilst on fire, then having coffee and ice cream

  • @vanillabear1177
    @vanillabear1177 ปีที่แล้ว

    loved this one

  • @KAFNOR
    @KAFNOR ปีที่แล้ว

    This is going on my bucket list.