I took the world's shortest flight. It was underwhelming. 

Looking forward to your second channel, Tom !

What will it be named?

1 week ago?

Amazing

My guy commented a week before this video was uploaded

"And now to Tom with the nature report" Tom: "That's a bird, that's a bird, and that's also a bird"

"Sounds rough Tom, do you have an umbrella?"

Admin, it's raining sideways

is gon rain!

Bring him some soup!

I'd rather be sailing.

I'd rather be sailing.

I'd rather be sailing

I'd rather be sailing

I’d rather be sailing.

Thats not

Thats not

Thats not

Thats not

Thats not

But it doesn't have a roof, so does it really count?

@@SupersuMC yes

@@SupersuMC it shouldn’t

Well if we were to be that picky, we’d have to discount a great deal of the world’s heritage sites, such as those without roofs due to having been removed for tax purposes. It was a house at one point, and it is mostly standing so therefore it should count.

@Andrew Jackson You'll noteclip into The Backrooms 👽✌🏽

Heh!

Ruminating

@@ABlueOrb room-inating*

haha

yup. Typical Tom Scott times

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@@clouds645 ok

Welcome to Scotland

@@clouds645 well, I always do as I'm told

@@clouds645 I didn't mean to, my eyes just kind of drifted to the pfp and thus I got accidentally rickrolled

Did he succeed?

@@RealTallestSkilIf he succeeded, then he should've been a doctor.

Can you please tell the whole story? I’m super curious!

It would still be quite an expensive commute at 18 pound for a flight. You'd look at essentially 40 pound just for commuting every day.

People go to school in these planes.

Commuter flights aren't that uncommon in places like islands or mountains where you can't easily build a road or track.

@@Maddinhpws I'd like to assume this gets a little cheaper for some committed tickets. Like if there are students who will, without fail, need M-F travel at 8 AM on the regular or the like.

I know the video says that they fly multiple routes but if the pilot actually did just fly this one route 1000 times it would be only 25 and a half hours hahah

@@lpharmer3496 lots of practice taking off and landing though

@@Stavroization this might be faster than practicing take off and landing

@@ralanham76 hence there is only 15 hours added to the total of 1000 flights

Ling ling 40 hours

*Plays "Curb your enthusiasm" song*

The worlds shortest commercial flight: Public tampolene playground with entrance fee

No, before the credits rolled, Tom would explain what could be considered a flight or not, whether this has brought legal issues or has been exploited.

That's not flying, it's falling with style!

@@computer_dude Tom: But does it make sense to call it a flight? You aren't really flying- there are no wings or blades or any way for me to force down the air in order to climb. So I asked an expert. _Cuts to someone talking about what constitutes flying_

What about the other two?

@@leitfie3579 those other two are actually our Scottish variants of our latest drone bird tech

@@FBIagentObama Thanks for the info. I'll know that the next time I see another one.

Thanks for clearing that up. I thought that it was an airborne crab.

@@CC3193 I’m happy to help :)

When I say "ornith-," you say "-ologist!"

Ornith!

Ologist!

Ornith!

Ologist!

My favorite is his failed vaping and talking attempt.

That's another bird!

Luke A. Boyd ought to learn something from Seymour Robbins.

I think they also got the guy from half as interesting too, crazy right?

Still waiting for the Wendover Productions and Half as Interesting crossover

@@ichsagnix4127 I dunno, those guys sound way too similar, it would get really confusing if both of them were narrating a single video.

@@ichsagnix4127 We got the brick video, cant expect much more for a while

crossover productions

Lmao family guy reference love it

Tom should do all the whether reports.

Tricia Takanawa

@@kaneshrasalingam16 hello, i’m tom tucker

@@ak_-zc4kb Tom, I’m *standing* here to board the world’s most underwhelming flight while my parents critique my performance.

To be fair, they weren't using Selfie Sticks, or narrating the journey.

@@Anaerin imagine someone with a go go gadget extendo selfie stick that extends straight into the pilots face

So true!😳

What about "That's also a bird"?

@@commandercody2980 The quote is actually ”That is also a bird”, and real fans of the Tom watching Seabirds segment would know that. (This is partially a joke, in case that wasn’t clear)

Should be followed by, "That's a plane" and "That's Superman!"

@@danrobrish3664 I was actually expecting that, just for some comedic relief.

SQ21 and 22, is that Singapore Airlines?

@@lieny Yes it is.

When I see other youtubers doing that it's so awkward. Like, could you really not find any other place to film?

at least do it when people are sleeping bruh

I wouldn't mind a legit vlogger. But it is the number of average idiots who film everything,--- at music concerts, parades, etc.

lore% speedrun master tom scott

The 100% completion is essential bro

He's going for 100% completion of Earth.

Not yet - there’s a fascinating monastery on Papa Stronsay, still in active use to this day!

I'm really surprised on the places missed in this quest, the Highlands and Islands are something out of Skyrim.. I did a recent video on the insane geology especially the NE where there is actually a cave where vikings repaired boats and stored booty.

🤣🤣🤣

Bill Bailey did that routine on QI several years ago.

@@newforestukulelefestival Never heard of him, sorry. :)

*throws passengers out of plane* Thank you flying with us

They legit get landing clearance and take off clearance at the same time. On the ground before they leave

There are around 30 airports / airbases with runways longer than this route in the UK

@@markmayfield3488 LGW is one.

Thats Britain for ya

Americans who want to go to the UK... this is what the UK looks like 50% of the time

@@irissupercoolsy The other 50% of the time, it's like that but with a lot more buildings on.

It's just part of being a British youtuber

People in the UK usually only film outdoors on days that are overcast and grey, not on days that are overcast, grey and raining.

As long as they don't rely on solar power ;)

That's a great idea; though, the harder the wind blows, the less good the flying conditions become, but the greater the need is to use of the excess wind generated power. 😂😂😂😂

It's already in development.

that's exactly what I was thinking watching this!!!

Or a motor boat. Or you could just swim across, honestly.

Now that's an obscure Tech Diff reference!

and there are an-te-lope

Are you done?

@@KurosakiYukigo Obscurity is relative... As far as Citation Needed moments go, this is a very famous one.

Nanaue, stay off the comms!

Lmao

Mogi!! I love your videos!

Did not expect to see Mogi here

1000th like

And then the tahts a bird

hmmm

Classic Scotland

That just gave me more proof that the pacific northwest has the exact same weather as Scotland does; as sideways rain is a rather common thing here as well

-Ollie Williams

That part made me laugh

I'm so stupid I just realized that airbus means air ... bus.

😂😂😂

No it's a bus made of air.

I read that as arby's 💀

Nah it boings from island to island.

My brother once asked my mother, "What sort of bird is that in the garden?" My mother answered, "It's a paper bag." My brother got some glasses.

But it was a lovely curlew , my favourite kind.

That's my reaction when I look outside the window while a sex scene plays in the movie I'm watching with my parents

@@auldfouter8661 Thanks, I was trying to remember what that bendy-beak bird is called.

I will never understand why such huge proportions of people a) don't care about birds; b) think it's really funny to point that out; c) think that most other people will relate; and d) depressingly, are right about c) most of the time. It's neither a good nor a valuable thing.

no! TAKE ME TO THE SEA AND DIVE

1:54

"Please fasten your seatbelts...cancel that last order."

Me flying my shortest A320 flight in RFS:

@@silvervisage5096 "Belay that order."

I was expecting an actual house, not a hole in the ground where a house was… I was so confused

@@colejohnson66 Yes, they're using their own peculiar definition of "standing"...

@@colinslant and "house"

@@colejohnson66 No their houses were built into the hillside, for shelter because it's so windy there. As for the 'still standing' bit - most houses from that era are mere post-holes or just the remains and the foundations. The only thing missing in these is the roof. You can still see the sleeping areas and storage containers etc.

Whoa!

Don't forget down and out...

@@MadScientist267 optional

Only problem - constant rain!

We have a local airport around here that have plane as large as A330. While there is a building there, its not very large. There is like 5 meters of space a head of the two check in desk. The check in desk don´t have a belt, but just a slide out the back of the building where dude stands and lift the bags up on a wagon. There is one metal detector, a waiting room. While the room is not tiny, there is only chairs for about half the people when a A330 is arriving. Then the "gate" is just a door out with the plane waiting outside. The aircraft is simply fueled from at truck. Ariving back is the most ridiculous part. There is a short belt for bags at arrival. But the belt simply goes out to the run way side. And they have the wagon pulling the bags the 10 meters from the plane to the belt. Really annoying is that the belt just fits like a hundred bags or so. So if the bags are not picked up from the belt, the workers don´t put any bags down. If you arrive in a C-series its perfectly fine, if you come in a full boeing 767... well you may wait a hour for the belt to clear.

And down and out! (If your feeling a little daring today)

Apply David Attenborough's voice to the sentence.

Try watching Zefrank1 hes hilarious and does exactly that 😂

sounds like a huggbees video

"Here, we have the Northwestern Dinglepuff. One thing that you'll notice, if you look really closely, is that the flower is... purple"

Make it happen @Wendover Productions!

hello verified

Ben Dover…

OMG…

@@Loifey lmao I was thinking the same thing

Cub :O

Somewhat reminded me of Glados, very stark jump in tone from Tom.

CUB?

cub ur vids r amazing

Mhh

Glad to get that cleared up.

Dark Crystal fan?

As an inhabitant of Westray, I can confirm that there are many birds and rocks to choose from here.

😂

I heard that last time it stopped raining there people thought it was the end of times.

gee i wonder if this person is scottish

@@RapidVidsProductions Nah, no way, that's absurd

ur not wrong mate

* THAN, not then.

@@deirdrekiely6187 got it out of your system?

@@drink15 * HEAT, not it.

i was thinkig about that also

Pilot experience should be measured by number of takeoffs and landings, not hours. A pilot can build hours ("experience") by sitting looking out the window on autopilot turning a dial every 30 mins on a transatlantic flight. Or they can be like this guy, rarely using autopilot, constantly managing the aircraft, doing lots of takeoffs and landings, which are the hardest parts of flying. Which one's hands would you rather put your life into?

Least the plane didn't hit any of them

@@joinedupjon I'm fairly sure with a plane this size, things would have ended rather badly.

I think Great Skua, Fulmar and Curlew.

The Larch....The...Larch... :D

@@buvvins6687 Aww,...I was gonna' say that!

But it wasn't disappointing. It was exactly what I expected: a short hop in a typical STOL twin engine light aircraft. It was satisfyingly accurate to my expectations

It wasn't disappointing. We got a Wendover Productions crossover.

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It was disappointing. I was promised Tom and got an inferior copy.

@@clouds645 what, nothing in channels

Right? If I got to choose the definition it would at least have to still have a roof

Hole, that isn't a pool, yet.

Well c'mon, be fair - it's THOUSANDS of years old...

Makes me think Machu Picchu should be called a "still standing Inca city"

I would have assumed it meant “inhabited”

That's three idiot

2 and 3 aren't the same Mr I know everything.

@@badza47 ummm, I guess math isn't your strongest side

Borrowed from Family Guy, but still good

there's also "ooh, volcano!"

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This video was only Half As Interesting as they usually are...

@@ATM648 Reference acknowledged

Should have gotten a round trip ticket

Damn this pun

Hi Adam! Didn't expect to see you here, I'm a fan of your music and memes, of course ;)

this video is about bricks

1000th like

Bruh

ok

But what about one with both of them, the rest of the Technical Difficulties, the Map Men, Jago Hazzard, and you? That’s the perfect British collab!

Oh, hi there!

Hey it’s the British guy

YESSSSSS

yep

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This video was only Half As Interesting as they usually are...

Ornith- -ologist!

Traffic: "That's a bird. That is also a bird." "Thanks Tom. And now the sport, with Tom!"

@@davidmoore1253 Sports: ''Looks like Papa Westray and Westray are at it again in the Football match of the year!'' ''Thanks Tom, and that will be all.''

Traffic: "It's moving sideways" "thanks Tom, now to move onto news about football"

I landed sideways one time, due to cross winds. I wasn't the pilot but it was a small four person plane and it was a very tense experience.

@@jimmyboy131 landing sideways, though only on one of the main tires, is normal in crosswinds. At the moment of touching down one of the main gears, the pilot has to line up the entire plane forward with the runway, otherwise, imagine a car making a jump and landing sideways.

Landing that way is named after crabs, who also walk sideways. Never heard of taking off sideways before, though.

@@iraqiboy90 very common in rallying

Didn't notice Air traffic controllers. It seems like there is no danger of other aircraft entering the Airspace. Hence no possibility of collisions. I bet the pilots have done some stunts when there are no passengers.

but then how are we gonna melt the icecaps hu?!

@@QuantumFluxable really big blowtorches

Except the BN-2 islanders aren't electric. But it would make sense.

Definitely! I hope they get there sooner rather than later - especially with all that wind power they've got lying (uhhh... blowing..?!) around!

As a kid, I had a model airplane on which you would wind up a rubber belt which would then drive the prop. Should be sufficient for this flight.

cheap labour smirk

Tom being Tom

As Tom talked only half of the video, it was half as interesting.

Actually I think this was originally said by Ollie Williams

thanks ollie

If you believe a word is letters followed by a space xytop Aaaaaaaaahhhh

Because the hyperbole is more known as a clickbait

*I GOT ON THE WORLD'S SHORTEST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT AND YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT (MINUTE 2 WILL SHOCK YOU)*

@@princegoatcheese9379 I TAKE THE WORLD'S SHORTEST FLIGHT!?!?! And don't forget that idiotic red arrow and red circle, and Tom's face looking shocked, in the thumbnail.

ZAMN IT WAS UNDERWHELMING

That honesty in titling combined with short videos is what makes Tom Scott stand out from the crowd, which, of course, is what the original purpose of clickbait titles was... before they became the crowd. :-)