Taking The Emergency Exit From A Wind Turbine
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3 роки томуWind turbines have emergency exits, but they might not be for the reason you think. • Thanks to Octopus Energy: octopus.energy/octopus-fan-club/ (This video isn't sponsored, but obviously they did let me go up their wind turbine.)
Drone camera: Tom Francone
Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)
Thanks very much to all the team at Octopus Energy and EWT!
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@TomScottGo 3 роки тому
I couldn't find a way to fit this into the video, but rather wonderfully, this turbine is called Octopus Energy's "#1 Fan". Thanks to all the team there, and the rope access team at EWT. This wasn't sponsored, and Octopus had no control over the final video, but obviously they did let me go up their conveniently-branded wind turbine in an effort to boost their brand. (If any other companies would like to show me around their conveniently-branded spectacular facilities, they should definitely get in touch...!)
@bluemarvel5970 3 роки тому
This was pinned 2 days ago tf
@exakter8555 3 роки тому
@@bluemarvel5970 yea do you not know how yt works?
@acxgr6457 3 роки тому
@King of kings shut up
@karljohan9104 3 роки тому
Hi
@SK_3PT1 3 роки тому
hi tom
@IgorRyltsev 2 роки тому
If you didn't have a heart attack, use the emergency exit to get one.
@fatitankeris6327 2 роки тому
Good one!
@philcliffe6909 2 роки тому
Funny
@jamiehoward5538 2 роки тому
😂 I actually laughed out loud there
@vicpalushaj 2 роки тому
😂😂😂
@brade7322 2 роки тому
Nice! 😄🤣
@DanielFernandez 3 роки тому
To this day Tom is still whispering to himself “I’ve got two wires”
@tekvax01 3 роки тому
right?!
@markyichen6195 3 роки тому
It isn't even 20 mins to upload..😂
@ErikUden 3 роки тому
this ^
@chrisclay9704 3 роки тому
8 minutes later tom is still saying this
@JeskidoYT 3 роки тому
That's a good motto in life
@cody1964 2 роки тому
shout out that turbine worker who was an absolute DUDE the whole time, made me want to work on turbines
@iitzfizz 2 роки тому
It pays well
@Jenit 2 роки тому
Replace DUDE with CHAD
@patrickreilly6272 2 роки тому
I work on them and most of the people are like that guy, it's the chillest job
@saednoor5766 2 роки тому
@@patrickreilly6272 do they pay you good
@MegaLarriot 2 роки тому
@@saednoor5766 wind turbine workers are notoriously well paid. it's an extremely fast growing and lucrative business. you'll make a mint if you work in it
@ast9398 2 роки тому
Leaning back on that two rope system 50 meters in the air is probably one of the hardest things to watch, can’t imagine how you did that in person.
@Gogeta70 Рік тому
I've actually done that. Not from a wind turbine, but in basic training back when I joined the U.S. Army. You have to learn how to rappel down a 40ft wall. It's scary stuff if you've never done anything like that before.
@justinmcgough3958 Рік тому
@@Gogeta70 I remember seeing a video of soldiers training and they showed that part and how one of those trainees froze up. Deffenite hard step to get into the mindset of trusting the equipment to get you down safely.
@TheHunter2 Рік тому
when I did waterfall rappelling it was the same thing. Even worse because you have all the powerful water coming on your side and to walk down you have to do your steps on slippery wet rocks. I froze and couldn't move at some point and somehow I found a hole behind the waterfall where I went inside sat down and chill for a bit, hoping the guys would understand to come and rescue as i wasn't going anywhere. Then I remembered this was a jungle and there could be snakes on that hole. I left the hole and descent faster than the water itself 😂
@itsraahul Рік тому
@@TheHunter2 damn
@veryslyfox Рік тому
I once did ziplining 50 feet above the ground, in the mountains. The line moved very slowly because the people ahead would freeze up when it was their turn. The workers had to convince them to go, or get off the ramp. Workers weren't allowed to push them (I wish they were allowed to). It was mainly women who were the cowardly slowpokes. Next time, don't go ziplining if there are many women ahead of you... it'll take forever
@dangehret1349 3 роки тому
Tom Scott is going for the platinum trophy in the game of life. Every quest, every minigame, full map exploration.
@Artuchu 3 роки тому
yes
@soweliLuna 3 роки тому
100% glitchless
@nielsklaver7469 3 роки тому
And he's Lets Playing it all
@enemdisk6628 3 роки тому
😂
@charlieheath943 3 роки тому
i wonder what the world record is for that category
@sebassanchez2848 3 роки тому
"And if you fall down, itll break" *Double checks what guy said* "itll brake" oh thank god
@junan6183 3 роки тому
+
@a.wosaibi 3 роки тому
"It'll BREAK" *_panik_* "That's your braking system" *kalm*
@dmritchie3 3 роки тому
Technically it does both, one fall ruins that 400 dollar piece of equipment, about a 1 foot fall
@feetlunatic5134 3 роки тому
@@a.wosaibi the braking system is broken *panik*
@exidon2799 3 роки тому
@@junan6183 facts
@jacobr8063 2 роки тому
One thing I really appreciate about you, Tom, is that you get to the point. You don’t add loads of nonsense or uninteresting fluff to your videos just to get them to the 10 minute mark. You actually value quality over quantity.
@HookerHeels 2 роки тому
Right? One of his most interesting videos imo, is not even 3 minutes long.
@Post_Stall_Maneuver 2 роки тому
I thought the 10 minute rule for video monetization was removed a long time ago, I could be wrong though.
@flaccidego4291 2 роки тому
Yep. Checked out his over videos & I'm subscribed. So glad I cut my cable teevee years ago. What a waste of idiotic programming from these stiff, old & clueless teevee executives. In a few more decades, cable teevee will go the way of the teevee antenna. When the "teevee generation" of tens of millions of mindless soap opera, sit com, "tv drama", & "hollywood award" ceremony watching boomers eventually bites the dust, cable will become like the antenna & unlike the antenna which costs little to produce, the cable companies will collapse & bite the dust as well!
@RiteshSingh-po7tm Рік тому
@@Post_Stall_Maneuver na its still active
@veryslyfox Рік тому
Most Americans couldn't do this job. They wouldn't even fit up that ladder.
@sixstanger00 2 роки тому
Worker: "I think I've twisted my ankle! I can't get down!" Emergency Services: "Better use the emergency exit, then." Worker: "Actually, my ankle isn't too bad. In fact, the pain is gone already. Hey, who's up for a game of football when I get down?"
@BrntToaster 3 роки тому
Fun fact: Tom Scott has never taken the ladder down a wind turbine.
@ThatWhichObserves 3 роки тому
Now my favorite random fun fact.
@itukug8994 3 роки тому
Neither have i
@fongus6420 3 роки тому
he’s taken the ladder up once, but never down.
@Kyss007 3 роки тому
Neither have i
@mtpstv94 3 роки тому
When you're a skydiver you often think to yourself how few airplanes you have actually landed with but how many you've actually taken off with.
@Nomystery22 3 роки тому
The 2 things I learned from this video : 1- The view at the top is amazing 2- He's got two wires on him
@junan6183 3 роки тому
+
@ssmuggler1wizerd881 3 роки тому
the view from the top is worth trespassing for
@jsl6155 3 роки тому
3- Turbines now have an emergency exit due to a fire that killed two repairman, and trapped them at the top.
@FlexibleToast 3 роки тому
@@jsl6155 I was surprised they didn't mention the risk of fire. Sounded like this emergency exit is only meant for one person, meaning this wouldn't even solve that issue.
@lukehewings1 2 роки тому
When they say the emergency services won't climb a wind turbine, that isn't completely true. In most cases because of these systems we don't need to. However in the event it is needed we have specialised teams, the Hazardous Area Response Team, who are trained in accessing these kinds of areas and rescuing patients from similar awkward locations.
@revolver265 2 роки тому
Tom is officially an adrenaline junkie, if the last 30 times didn't prove it.
@ericmcalexander4366 3 роки тому
“I’ve got two wires on me” is the politest way Tom could keep himself from soiling his trousers lmao
@Visibletoallusers12 3 роки тому
Can’t get demonetised now
@exynth1a215 3 роки тому
soiling his trousers lmao
@DarthTofu2 3 роки тому
I've rappelled once or twice, and it truly is nerve wracking. I had to go down maybe a 3 meter wall-- nothing big enough that I'd die if I hit the ground, but certainly it would hurt-- and my brain wouldn't stop telling me about how it was going to end. It's so darned difficult to put your faith in someone and something other than yourself
@karmaoutlaw 3 роки тому
They didn’t show the soiled trou...
@TheNewTimeNetwork 3 роки тому
@@DarthTofu2 My old high school's gym has a climbing wall with top rope, probably about 7-8 meters and we actually used that in PE. We paired up and took turns climbing and belaying. We also made a trip to an indoor climbing center with taller walls. Retroactively, I'm a bit baffled how casually we were putting our lives literally in each other's hands, but I'm also positively reminded how responsible everyone was behaving.
@bigscarysteve 3 роки тому
"If you fall, it will brake." Gee--that's a LOT clearer in writing than in speech!
@tomysshadow 3 роки тому
I interpreted it as "if you will fall, it will break" as in, it will trip, it will break in the same sense as an electrical breaker. I can see how it could be confusing though.
@Taima 3 роки тому
@@tomysshadow I looked at it both ways and wasn't sure which was right and was satisfied with the notion of "either way, it'll stop you"
@protercool8474 3 роки тому
@@tomysshadow electrical breakers physically break the circuit. It would be like having an automatic rope disconnecter that dropped people to their death to ensure the rope didn't snap.
@Toastybear1 3 роки тому
the fall arrests we use on roofs really do break, theyre designed to do so in order to provide a softer catch than the snatch of rope, the rope/strap is designed to unravel and appears broken!
@orangeapples 3 роки тому
“If it breaks, you will fall.”
@gabrielaolivares794 2 роки тому
What I always love about toms videos about different fields is that the people in them always seem so genuine and happy with their jobs and overall just so eager to talk about it and help Tom understand it better
@lambdaman3228 2 роки тому
If you're a company trying to get some low-cost PR by inviting UKposts personalities to visit your facilities, will you send a happy and eager person or a sad and uninterested person to talk with them?
@AdamGaffney96 2 роки тому
I gotta say my favourite thing about all these types of videos are finding out about the cool intelligent people doing a job so well you don't even need to know it exists. Like logically you know there must be people to repair turbines, but you don't think of all the extra technicalities involved and you don't need to thanks to these fantastic people on the ground doing the invisible jobs.
@gaithorn 3 роки тому
The eternal conflict between "That took a decade off my life just watching it" and "I would plonk down serious money to be allowed to do that"
@TheAkashicTraveller 3 роки тому
While doing it off of a wind turbine specifically is probably not goint to happen there are loads of places you can go absailing.
@dzanderallison 3 роки тому
This feels a bit like a recruiting video for the job - go get paid to do it!
@beretperson 3 роки тому
"It will break." Wait...that's bad. "It's a braking system." Oh, that's good.
@Jemppu 3 роки тому
Oh, English language, you rascal.
@friendgray1 3 роки тому
“The braking system will break” “That’s bad.”
@trichotillomaniac1959 3 роки тому
@@friendgray1 But it comes with a frozen yogurt, I call frogurt
@kruks 3 роки тому
Breaking Bad?
@nitehawk86 3 роки тому
But the braking system is cursed. Oh, that's bad.
@pixelthomas7475 2 роки тому
this idea reminded me of the two dutch men in Ooltgensplaat that were last seen hugging on a burning wind turbine. both didn't survive. one jumped and one burned to death.
@BadWebDiver 2 роки тому
I remember that. Very sad.
@Wolf_Ghost Рік тому
Same. The fire would have burned the ropes I assume.
@rsplatpc Рік тому
@@Wolf_Ghost actually no, they use fireproof ropes literally for the Ooltgensplaat disaster
@Wolf_Ghost Рік тому
@@rsplatpc nice! I'm glad to hear that. I wish they had them available. That whole disaster was heartbreaking.
@kerwynpk Рік тому
@@rsplatpc is fireproof rope not just steel cables like these? if it is in contact with flames enough for that to matter, how do you descend it?
@TheDrumminguy 2 роки тому
and now imagine that this is actually a tiny turbine by modern standards, now they are easily 3 times as high
@CK_5 3 роки тому
Tom is taking us on a tour of literally everything there is in every country
@boomboom7265 3 роки тому
Hi doggo
@General12th 3 роки тому
Di hoggo
@cytonicstarspren4384 3 роки тому
Oggod Ih
@ratoh1710 3 роки тому
I'm down for that. If anyone can make utterly mundane sounding topics interesting, it's Tom.
@RearedThree 3 роки тому
@I_WANT_S_Έ_Χ ! SΣΣ ΜΥ VΙDΣΟ !!! Yes, and also the
@SirWrender 3 роки тому
"I've got two wires on me I've got two wires on me I've got two wires on me" hahahahaha love it
@YodsYunkestYriver 3 роки тому
Whats so funny
@tomsen920 3 роки тому
@@YodsYunkestYriver him trying to be rational in the moment while every cell of his body probably screamed "DONT DO THAT" totally relatable to me :D
@joshsharp7897 3 роки тому
Hi wren
@pomonabill220 3 роки тому
*SNAP* I've got one wire on me... I've got one wire on me....
@Zath137 2 роки тому
He'd be a terrible undercover cop
@jasonflay8818 2 роки тому
Tom, you are making the most of your life. You have a true adventurer's spirit. Thank you for taking us on your adventures. From the longest echo in the world, to a stone-turning witches cave, to the shortest ferry ride in the world, and everything else in between, thank you.
@gregoryf9299 2 роки тому
Love it! The training and professionalism of EWT fully evident - great job to those guys!
@boeing3808 3 роки тому
Honestly, Tom’s video ideas are getting more and more niche, yet still getting more and more fascinating
@ZheToralf 3 роки тому
probably generated by an AI
@namae6637 3 роки тому
The more niche, the more interesting, because they get to be more specific videos. Tom gets to take twice as deep a dive in the normal timeframe into a topic that gets more fascinating the deeper you dive.
@kilianortmann9979 3 роки тому
I think that's the trick. Tom has the passion to make almost everything interesting, why waste it on some mainstream topic, that has been covered multiple times already.
@bae509 3 роки тому
From the
@even___ 3 роки тому
your username is cursed
@reedman0780 3 роки тому
Tom's the only guy some random energy company's gonna ask "hey, wanna climb our wind turbine"
@SobaYatai 3 роки тому
@@avw5kt sound about right
@SirMangler 2 роки тому
Having done something very similar to drop down a wall the size of 3 floor building, I'm impressed by Tom's quick commitment to what is literally walking backwards off the edge of a tower. It's not easy, even when you're not afraid of heights!
@panzerkitsune 2 роки тому
Im getting sweaty hands and elevated heartrate by just watching this video. good work on doing this, and also to the team that helped you.
@GhostPuddle 3 роки тому
Ah yes, the Fight, flight, or "I've got two wires on me" response.
@bigveganal 3 роки тому
This is so underrated! 😢
@halfrhovsquared 3 роки тому
People often forget that there is a third “F” and in situations like these it is more than likely the response we’d expect - FREEZE !
@halfrhovsquared 3 роки тому
@George - Good point. I’d not considered that one but I concur that it belongs in the list.
@midgetman4206 3 роки тому
@George I assume the other two are more recognized due to predators not caring to much about fawn or freeze, the other two also have a quicker and more direct result with both animals and humans
@galaxypanda7524 3 роки тому
Someone really needs to make a compilation of Tom saying "I got an email...[something probably very crazy]"
@adamsbja 3 роки тому
It's a good opener. Ties the fantastic to the everyday, and also suggests to other people with neat stuff that they can just reach out.
@Cygerion 3 роки тому
@@adamsbja yep, also works as a way to show the video wasn't sponsored
@albertjackinson 3 роки тому
Exactly!
@sorcererxiii1315 3 роки тому
It's also rare for him, to GET emails-
@Svvicu 3 роки тому
Reminds me of top gear and Clarkson's "I went on the Internet and found this"
@paraglidingguys Рік тому
GREAT JOB TOM! You made it look easy going over the threshold like that! Leaning back into your harness toward certain death, and trusting gear only shown to you moments prior, takes immense strength! What a phenomenal video! 👍🏼
@halnwheels 2 роки тому
Wow! This reminded me of when I was rock climbing with an expert who had to get me to "trust the rope". It is so counter-intuitive to the way my brain is wired, which is to hold on for dear life and not let go! We used a second person called a Belayer while these guys use the automatic device that allows ascent while locking up if there is a fall. I found this very informative and fascinating.
@kaitlyn__L Рік тому
This reminded me of rock climbing as a kid too :)
@sorenon5307 3 роки тому
Love the exit signs that just point down
@timothymclean 3 роки тому
The signs are required to be accurate, not helpful.
@megafrodo100 3 роки тому
there are types of injuries where you have a loss of orientation so it helps there actually
@sorenon5307 3 роки тому
@@megafrodo100 good point
@crispoman 3 роки тому
I think it must have been designed by Aperture Laboratories. At least you've got your Long Fall Boots... you do have your Long Fall Boots, right?... ah, never mind.
@TheVaryox 3 роки тому
Today on "Things I didn't realize existed, but make complete sense when you think about it": emergency exits on wind turbines.
@Simadalen1 3 роки тому
Unfortunately it wasn't that common until recent years. In the Netherlands two people died after a turbine fire. One awaited his dead on top of the windmill, the other one jumped. There's a heartbreaking video out there seeing them hug each other before one jumps.
@TheVaryox 3 роки тому
@@Simadalen1 One of the many sad stories where safety measures are implemented only after a tragedy demonstrated their necessity. Can't imagine how it must be to decide whether to burn to death or make a big splat 100m below.
@calvinscarvings.66 3 роки тому
Comorack exactly like the triangle shirt fire. Many people died, though the later things that were implemented because of it saved many lives in 9/11
@jytyp 3 роки тому
@@ragnkja Me too, but then again its easy to say that. Probably a tad bit harder decision when youre looking down from like 150 meters or something, your survival instincts would do whatever they can to stop you from jumping
@madxenomorph 3 роки тому
Safety regulations/changes are written in blood.
@JAWNDOEmusic 2 роки тому
I love how 'I have two wires' just becomes your calming-mantra immediately hahah
@JackG79 2 роки тому
Thank you for that. I used to be an electrician when I was healthy and was always fascinated with turbines. Your video answered a lot of my questions. Thanks again!!
@_weasel 3 роки тому
The "I've got two wires!" bit really hit me because it really seemed like it was just Tom thinking aloud, convincing himself this very unsafe-seeming thing was in fact perfectly safe.
@bernier42 3 роки тому
I caught that too. That was genuine self-talk we witnessed.
@mancubwwa 3 роки тому
It's letting go that is the problem. Your brain just doesn't want to be convinced to do it. The moment your body wegiht is acttually supported entierly by a harness, 90% of anxiety goes away. Unless you're reylly overthinking and/or have severe agoraphobia that is.
@KautionTape 3 роки тому
I think it seemed like that because it's literally what was happening. Definitely awesome, because I'd be too scared to even convince myself it was safe. 😂
@_ikako_ 3 роки тому
@@mancubwwa well your brain is thinking that you're just falling backwards from a very high point and doing everything it can to stop you from letting go.
@JSideFx 3 роки тому
@@mancubwwa the fear of heights is Acrophobia, Agoraphobia is fear of going out into situations that may cause anxiety. Close in both spelling and in this situation meaning, so I'll let it slide this time😜
@64Bits 3 роки тому
Thanks, got sweaty palms now.
@donuthurtmyhoney8313 3 роки тому
Yup
@karurosu3dx 3 роки тому
Are your knees also weak?
@Taima 3 роки тому
Spaghetti derivative present upon an article of your clothing?
@Arbiter099 3 роки тому
Might you be an aircraft, with payload bay open?
@desmond-hawkins 3 роки тому
When you open your mouth, do the words come out?
@gammon1183 2 роки тому
Fond memories of helping my friend at the old Ilfracombe wind turbine. Sat on the top once , never again 😀
@Khy._ 2 роки тому
That's a hard pass from me. That one moment where Tom was panicking about trusting the ropes, that would've been me from the very beginning. Acrophobia ruins a lot of things. Even carnival rides give me intense vertigo.
@knaxel 2 роки тому
make baby steps my friend you wont regret it, trust me
@cozycowboy 2 роки тому
@@knaxel true! I was thinking about Tom’s descend and how nerve wracking it must be to go fully horizontal like that, but I thought about when I do indoor rock wall climbing, it’s nearly the same thing
@k3v1n73 2 роки тому
am i the only one whos like; berlin television tower, tall roller coasters and flying in a plane? no problem. stading on a 3 steps ladder? nearly panicking
@Menaiya 2 роки тому
You aren't the only one going: Nope nope nope.... NOPE!
@lordvasha5246 2 роки тому
@@k3v1n73 dawg I've been on a plane, ridden a lot of roller coasters and thrill rides and I absolutely refuse to climb ladders. They're Shakey and aren't nailed to the floor and just ugh.
@godukekelsey6896 3 роки тому
"and for some reason, they said yes" even tom is surprised XD
@Intentionally_blank 3 роки тому
You're at 665 likes. Take my updoot.
@jk-gb4et 3 роки тому
dang 3 bots on a single comment
@mayur619 3 роки тому
They might been surprised someone asked to try the emergency escape and just got their guys 2 yearly practice of trying out the escape along with it.
@godukekelsey6896 3 роки тому
@@jk-gb4et ik its getting ridiculous
@Intentionally_blank 3 роки тому
@@jk-gb4et Yup. Gets annoying. Right my fellow humans? *beep boop*
@FixItYerself 3 роки тому
4:56 Tom: "You dont even need to be conscious" Tom's voice in his head: "I wish I were unconscious right now "
@danondler8808 Рік тому
You don't see that everyday! Amazing. Thanks Tom and the crew. I've drove by turbines often and wonder what it's like in there.
@Todomo Рік тому
i really love that there are exit signs within the climbing tube
@DominoLarry 3 роки тому
My mother told me: "Never meet with strangers from the internet who ask you if you want to come to their wind turbine!", and then there's Tom Scott.
@twistedtachyon5877 3 роки тому
Your mother was strangely specific.
@wugadawoo 3 роки тому
@@twistedtachyon5877 Still good advice. Then again, Tom's a trained professional
@drsquirrel00 3 роки тому
@@twistedtachyon5877 Instructions unclear, something caught in a 500kW wind turbine.
@Harry101UK 3 роки тому
I like the disembodied legs on the left at 0:06
@Haddleton 3 роки тому
This is just Harry complimenting his own legs and no one can prove otherwise!
@clipscompilations4442 3 роки тому
Wait...
@littlefox_100 3 роки тому
By the pile of long stuff
@TimSorbera 3 роки тому
What the heck is that? Person with their body obscured? Other thing that just looks like legs?
@blockofcheese8015 3 роки тому
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
@Frankie2012channel Рік тому
Tom Scott is an absolute CHAD! Bravo. I didn't know just how fearless Tom was. Now I know!
@reubenkinsey2947 Рік тому
Thank you Tom ✌️
@AgnesRonan 3 роки тому
Tom: I've got two wires on me. Tom's brain: No, you're on your feet. If you lean back you'll fall. Tom: I've got two wires on me. Tom's brain: Don't let go you're gonna die! Tom: I've got two wires on me. Tom's brain: Oh I get it, we're good.
@trevc63 3 роки тому
Lmfao
@CED99 3 роки тому
If you've never been abseiling that initial lean back and trust your legs/the rope is definitely the most scary part
@KevinLyda 3 роки тому
I suspect his brain didn't get to that last part till his legs were on the ground.
@randomjapsi 3 роки тому
@Ķévïņ Bŕëēmànşhow about no
@FIammen 3 роки тому
I'M A STICK!
@jamescarroll384 3 роки тому
Plot twist: Tom really just didn't want the effort of going back down the ladder
@kevinkottom1526 3 роки тому
No joke, climbing ladders that high is a serious workout!
@abdullahcoolgamer797 3 роки тому
ikr
@armyofsporks1 3 роки тому
@@kevinkottom1526 Did you notice how fast the technicians were
@ingratus8160 3 роки тому
@@armyofsporks1 I couldn't believe how fast they were. It was the equivalent of sprinting for ladders.
@russellmoore8187 2 роки тому
I love how clean it is
@thatebsguy4253 3 роки тому
You know it’s a good video when it starts with “I got an email from a company”
@Trainwreck144 3 роки тому
It's called PR (Public Relations).
@ZSchrink Рік тому
This was amazing to watch!
@tredog884 Рік тому
Nice! I like the way you reasoned your way over the edge! I've been there before, and I relate.
@achilleus9918 3 роки тому
i like that tom never tries to seem tough or like he's not scared when doing this sort of thing
@TheExop 3 роки тому
They just cut that bit out 😁
@Schattengewaechs99 3 роки тому
That's true boldness! Someone who doesn't show actual fear doesn't show actual bravery either.
@MyRealName 3 роки тому
@@TheExop all i know is, i wouldn't dare
@u1zha 3 роки тому
Exposure therapy, perhaps. If you watch his Pulpit Rock video you will see a whole another level of "never trying".
@rolandkatsuragi 3 роки тому
I got that "falling sensation" when Tom started leaning back
@Dhuntermarcel 3 роки тому
Same here!
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 роки тому
It's like vicarious panic.
@freelander 3 роки тому
Yep, my stomach turned there.
@kip741 3 роки тому
The weightlessness
@Platitudinous9000 3 роки тому
I got a similar sensation, but I call mine _"AAAAAAAAAAAAA"_
@HappyTanksKCMO Рік тому
I just built a mock up of one of these units in a classroom for Pinnacle Career Institute in Kansas City Missouri. It is specifically to teach the rescue procedures and climbing the correct way with all thier rigging. I am super proud to help and be a part of this. Thanks for the pov perspective as I have not been lucky enough to get up inside one yet ! Hahahha.. Awesome...
@EOlson-vt1od 2 роки тому
Well done! Enjoyed that immensely!
@rufusgreenleaf2466 3 роки тому
*4:59* "All i need to do now is sit, and wait." *Voice from top:* "We've reached the max length of the rope Tom you're on your own."
@nolyspe 3 роки тому
This is one of the common mistakes that happens in abseil accidents: too short rope, and the person forgot to add a stopper knot at the rope.
@noahmay7708 3 роки тому
@@nolyspe yikes.
@nitehawk86 3 роки тому
25 or so years ago, someone died after trying to escape the Allegheny County jail in Pittsburgh from top floor by repelling down with bedsheets. They did not have enough and tried to jump several floors. (I believe the windows in the cafeteria on the open.)
@Asptuber 3 роки тому
What I really want to know is how long it took to get down.
@legrandliseurtri7495 3 роки тому
@@nitehawk86 Now this guy really wanted to get out.
@shelterit 3 роки тому
This is why we've got UKposts. No way in any hell I would even think about doing that.
@ronstill3868 3 роки тому
I would
@Tre16 3 роки тому
This would be so fun!
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 роки тому
The logical next step is for someone to make a VR experience out of it.
@kutsen39 3 роки тому
I've rappelled down a 40ft/12m tower twice, and I can promise you that the "two wires" part was the single hardest portion of the entire thing. Once you've done that, it's so much fun it's great! Once you know the rope's gonna hold, it's fun and exhilarating!
@DugrozReports 3 роки тому
Nope, nope nope nope.
@jamespink4202 2 роки тому
Great episode Tom! Worst part of abseiling... letting go. Defining moment!
@YourLocalGP 2 роки тому
Bloody hell, Tom! Well done!!
@julius855 3 роки тому
You know your doing well in life when a company invites you to get ontop of a wind turbine
@somethingtothinkabout6556 3 роки тому
Yes
@SacredDaturana 3 роки тому
Doing well... or really, really poorly. ;)
@MrShepard65 3 роки тому
@@SacredDaturana 56.000 a year doesn't sound like really, really poorly
@SacredDaturana 3 роки тому
@@MrShepard65 My implication was that if you're "invited" up there to be flung off the top of it you're doing very poorly in life. :P But hold on, does Tom Scott make only 56k a year? That's not bad for a normal person but I assumed a top UKpostsr like him would be making a lot more.
@tubanbodyslammer9125 3 роки тому
1:50 genuine terror in toms face contrasting against googly eyes on helmet
@maddiepaige715 3 роки тому
I completely missed the googly eyes until you pointed them out :D
@SirPrizeMF 3 роки тому
I hope they're painted and not glued on there. We once had a whole batch of helmets fail inspection because they had numbered stickers on them. The sticky stuff in stickers and such contains chemicals that soften plastic. Small sticker (or googly eyes) stuck on a helmet? Won't pass inspection, permanently unfit for its purpose (on paper at least).
@TommyWashow 3 роки тому
@@SirPrizeMF thats interesting, I work in a sign shop and I regularly make numbered helmet decals. must be a regional restriction? possibly the 3m material we use doesnt degrade plastic?
@gamewithgreg 3 роки тому
Haha never even noticed the googly eyes til your comment
@sriramachandramurthypheelk8902 Рік тому
Excellent video, Excellent team with perfect team members working 👍🏻👍🏻
@BeaChapman Рік тому
It's so obscure, I love it.
@defeatedink0544 3 роки тому
As a kid my uncle who works at the water treatment plant in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, took me and my family there and explained everything about how it worked, and now I want Tom Scott to explore a water treatment plant
@Gastell0 3 роки тому
Water in treatment, or water out treatment?
@defeatedink0544 3 роки тому
@@Gastell0 If only I remembered
@andreasu.3546 3 роки тому
"Water treatment plant" - is this where the CIA do their interrogations in Guantanamo?
@ryshow9118 3 роки тому
Maybe The John Oliver Memorial Sewage Treatment Plant in Danbury, Connecticut?
@water4039 3 роки тому
Did someone say water?
@BirdKeeperToby 3 роки тому
This is terrifying! Good for you mate! Jeeeez!
@krishkabob9847 3 роки тому
I’m actually surprised that there aren’t any comments because usually people with verified checks get so many comments.
@oswinoswald131 3 роки тому
@@krishkabob9847 Comment.
@Nietabs 3 роки тому
Burgers
@Nietabs 3 роки тому
Burgers
@explosivemallard8038 3 роки тому
If you ever get the chance to rappel down a climbing wall or whatever is available to you, I really recommend it. Initially it’s really scary depending on how much rope-trust experience you’ve had, but after that, is a wonderful experience!
@Adoptpets833 9 місяців тому
Great video, I'll never forget that haunting photo of the two workers holding each other ad the turbine burned & they knew they would die.
@charminbutterfly32 Рік тому
I'm so terrified of heights !! Just watching him go down had my heart beating so fast. For those that do maintenance on air turbines, I give it to you all, that takes guts and bravery.
@brockobama257 3 роки тому
Tom Scott knows precisely the content his audience wants.
@thatxonexguy5438 2 роки тому
@@Brabant076 hes the only big youtuber i have respect for
@CR7GOATofFootball 2 роки тому
@@thatxonexguy5438 Mr. Beast is good.
@cctproductions6976 2 роки тому
@@CR7GOATofFootball am
@smugslider3690 2 роки тому
@@CR7GOATofFootball coryxkenshin also has quite a wholesome community
@YayzayMc Рік тому
he can mind read us
@Knifesake 3 роки тому
Ben's such a genuine dude, so passionate about his job too.
@helper_bot 3 роки тому
I mean when you're carrying your company's name on your back you wouldn't want to act just numb or they might fire you, but I still like the idea that Tom is one of his favorite celeb nonetheless xD
@cowslaw 3 роки тому
"In my opinion"
@_ikako_ 3 роки тому
@@helper_bot I don't think they're allowed to fire someone for something they say about the brand, unless it can cause damage to their brand.
@mrcaboosevg6089 3 роки тому
@@helper_bot My companies name is on my work outfit, i'm still utterly miserable. Ben clearly likes his job
@GreenGoblinCoryintheHouse 3 роки тому
Dude fuckin loves his job. Rare imo.
@mistyleo 2 роки тому
Watching him step off made my heartrate go crazy and my palms are now drenched in sweat
@gamingandlego4735 Рік тому
1:44 I appreciate the person who put the exit sign on the wall pointing down in case I ever got lost in the tiny tube and somehow forgot which way was up and down
@joanbennettnyc 3 роки тому
Can I point out that the camera work WHILE HE"S UP THERE is done SO smoothly that you never stop for a moment to think: "Wait, where IS this camera and WHO's operating it?!?!?!" Smoooooooth! Kudos
@jetison333 3 роки тому
I think its a 360 camera, so all the panning and such is done in post so tom doesn't have to worry about it as hes worrying about being on top of a wind turbine.
@joanbennettnyc 3 роки тому
@@jetison333 omg! you're right, I JUST noticed the stick holding the camera has been taken out in post and even THAT is done so smoothly... wow (you see the shadow of the stick, but the stick itself is out)
@johncook205 3 роки тому
@@joanbennettnyc If the stick is aligned properly and fits between the lenses (i.e. not too thick or bendy), it shouldn't be visible in the videos created as it is in the camera's blind spot. Removing a tripod can be a bit of work, which is why some use a ground stake type rather than one with legs or just tell the software to replace the nadir with a logo.
@Tustin2121 3 роки тому
I spent the entire video trying to spot the cameras at work here.
@phinjones1386 3 роки тому
As a final safety feature: the red shirt means that it wouldn't get ruined in the unfortunate even that Tom did indeed fall off...
@hanswoast7 3 роки тому
Deadpool uses a read suit for the same reason! :)
@GiacomodellaSvezia 3 роки тому
Forgot his brown pants. ;-)
@quillmaurer6563 3 роки тому
From what I've seen though that indicates one is expendable.
@johnvriezen4696 3 роки тому
@@quillmaurer6563 I 100% anticipated the 'expendable' reference would be in the replies.
@philb4462 3 роки тому
Fortunately he's not in Star Trek, because the people in red wouldn't have made it down in one piece.
@timcantrell9673 Рік тому
That Demonstration is so Totally Right On! Thank you and my Grandchildren thank you as well ❤️
@ShabeerSniper 2 роки тому
These things are terribly huge... Tom has guts 👊
@RogueFreeman2 3 роки тому
As someone who just started working as a wind turbine technician this makes me happy.
@rickeydart3040 3 роки тому
Is it fun?
@PokeFan515 3 роки тому
Shame, wind turbines are bad
@brandonisthetrivium1 3 роки тому
Should have worked for nuclear. Less chance of dying statistically
@ogi22 3 роки тому
We've got similar jobs:) Yours just have MUCH better view when you go outside. I work on high bay storage cranes. Usually about 40m is the tallest. Probably on this saturday i will have to swing from the ceiling to fix one thing on a crane. We are trying to have our climbing, evacuation and belaying training every year. It is crucial to make our jobs safe. But yes, soiled pants are a possibility too;)
@RogueFreeman2 3 роки тому
@@rickeydart3040 Yes
@JustBackgroundNoise 3 роки тому
"500 Kilowatts of energy." 500 kilowatts of _power,_ sir.
@Synthetica9 3 роки тому
I was so glad they didn't say Kilowatts per second I totally missed that
@unknown_10453 3 роки тому
Kilowatts per hour*
@Eye5x5 Рік тому
That space inside looks so claustrophobic yet so cozy at the same time.
@JacquelineHahn1 Рік тому
That was great thank you for sharing
@MatthewCopperwaite 3 роки тому
Tom: I'm sure it's not possible can I leave via the emergency exit? Octopus PR team: yes Tom: damn
@autohmae 3 роки тому
Definitely feels very much a: be careful what you wish for.
@kendarr 3 роки тому
@@autohmae I don't think so, safety stuff neededs to work 100% of the time
@kirkb0t 3 роки тому
in military, we did an ascend like that on a mountain wall. There were guys on top to feed more rope as we ascended. My guy was not paying attention and kept feeding more rope, even when I got to a difficult spot, where I needed more time. That resulted in me turning upside down, which was probably the scariest moment of my life
@dollunthesavag3352 3 роки тому
I descended down upside down for a bit. Only difference was it was with my dad and his canyoning buddies and the spotter was at the bottom and I was still an amiture repeller.
@Wanted797 2 роки тому
I love the exit signs pointing down all the way up.
@timzhang4663 2 роки тому
Such a cool video! I especially liked the final words that Tom said: " I have got two wires on me.
@Kyrelel 3 роки тому
"Quick, the turbine is on fire, take the Emergency Descender ..." *_elevator music plays_*
@hotdogskid 3 роки тому
Ugh just the other day i had to share the turbine emergency descender with THAT coworker, you know the one
@nathanberrigan9839 3 роки тому
Or Metallica since it's a huge metal fan.
@tomrogers9467 3 роки тому
“Fourth floor, Lingerie”.
@Isgolo 3 роки тому
In a fire on the nacelle you must not take the descender, you always have to take the ladder. Those things burst in flames quicker than you can descend, and the rope is flammable...
@bobthompson4319 3 роки тому
@@Isgolo is that why the 2 guys who died didn't make it?.
@immortalsun 3 роки тому
Tom Scott could literally go anywhere for a video. Wouldn’t be surprised if Tom’s next video is him on the Moon describing the fascinating history of a space rock.
@georgedoty-williams2085 3 роки тому
The Forgotten History of the British Moon Landings
@Kevin-mx1vi 3 роки тому
Don't give him ideas ! 😁
@maddiepaige715 3 роки тому
@@Kevin-mx1vi No! Give him more ideas! XD
@Taima 3 роки тому
@@georgedoty-williams2085 lmao that's like that video where the AI was generating titles for a UKpostsr's next video
@asedtf 3 роки тому
"I got an email from NASA"
@VincentVega323 Рік тому
I just got hired as a wind turbine tech in the US and this was very informative. Thank you
@schottenlord 2 роки тому
It's so scary to watch. You are really very brave!
@m4rz585 3 роки тому
can we take a moment to appreciate the googly eyes on Tom's hat
@ZpeedTube 3 роки тому
I didn't even notice them until I read your comment 😅
@jennarhodes2724 3 роки тому
Octopus Energy: would you like to go up our turbine Tom: yes and I would like to jump off it also
@wunyons Рік тому
I work for Vestas and make blades for a living, it's truly amazing how big they are in person and how they work
@dangerousdave123451 2 роки тому
I like how when you're climbing the ladder there is a regular Exit sign pointing downwards.
@derpimuss 3 роки тому
Can you imagine passing out, then someone yeets you out the emergency exit just for you to wake up on the way down
@carltonharris4474 3 роки тому
Probably pass out again!
@kriscarlisle3621 3 роки тому
That sounds about .5 seconds of not being passed out, then, lights out again
@EthosAtheos 3 роки тому
That's how you fix constipation.
@rickroll5958 3 роки тому
Sounds fun!
@judil3294 3 роки тому
@@EthosAtheos 😂🤣😅
@Ike0815_ 3 роки тому
Last month in Germany a energy worker had to be rescued through one of this emergency exits. They managed the situation amazingly and got the guy out of there.
@nou2500 3 роки тому
what happened to him? a strain? a cramp?
@NickiRusin 3 роки тому
do tell what happened, or link an article, please
@Asptuber 3 роки тому
Link please? German is fine.
@AnnekeOosterink 3 роки тому
I remember a few years ago someone died doing maintenance on a wind turbine in the Netherlands, there was a fire. I don't remember the details, but there was a big to-do about the safety of turbines etc.
@emmynoether9540 3 роки тому
Google this title: "In 95 Metern Höhe: Höhenretter bergen Arbeiter von Windrad"
@Travlinmo Рік тому
Definitely something they can charge me for the opportunity to do. I still remember climbing the inside of very large containment facility outside of Ballston Spa NY. That was much less safe as we had no safety gear and zero authority to be there. But the feeling and the view was amazing.
@Xtremerides 2 роки тому
Nice job mate!
@timothymclean 3 роки тому
I exist in this weird cycle where I think I'm not afraid of heights for months at a time, then someone reminds me how high heights can go.
@joshuakelly8103 3 роки тому
No, higher than that.
@J8n3eyr3 3 роки тому
Heights are just depths from a different perspective.
@qwertyTRiG 3 роки тому
That makes sense, actually. My brain works the same way.
@crispoman 3 роки тому
I'm not afraid of heights. I'm not afraid of falling. I'm afraid of that bit where you're suddenly NOT falling.
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