The world's only wingsuit tunnel 

nice one :)

@@advancedinsights2618 :)

noice

:)

2 weeks ago? What?

They flew a kite in a public place

They flew a kite in a public place

I think just one guy

They flew Tom on the windy place

Hi

I wish these were my kind of problems

Maybe there should be a new series of "I got an email...so I've passed the job on to Joe Bloggs, one of my fans."

Classic

Bonny Mwenda no, don’t be mean. Imagine if someone said you HAD to do something really scary just because it would make them happy.

Uh that reminds me of the book "The Circle" but not in a good way.

Call me, beep me, if you want to drop me

@@odyseya It doesn't matter where or when there's trouble

Beep beep boop boop boop

Tom Scott becomes Tom Cruise

Or Tom Cruise

He's like giggling like a baby in the background while the guy with the accent narrates

yes

TameTornadoMC kinda like most of tom’s audience (including me)

@@kottbullarochpotatismos6705 Sverige!

🎵we flew a kite in a public place🎵

Next up: "I got an email from a Nigerian prince..."

Now I really want to hear what happened when FlyLikeBrick contacted James Veitch.

s8w5 Who?

@@mccordia a comedian

I got an email. My ex gave my HIV

It certainly resbles the video footage we have seen

It's probably a call-back to something like the Space Shuttle which I seem to recall had the gliding characteristics of a brick, or maybe a grand piano to be kind ;-)

"Tom hung in the sky in much the same way bricks don't."

Seems like a net* of some sort before the mesh would make sense.

Irony and humor are not everyones strong point ;)

duck74 UK That’s sort of what we did with Tom ;)

Jarno Cordia Oh hey its you! nice to see more videos from you guys

Well, it means that you are taking random people. Im swedish so i get the semi direct translation.

If someone had said this exact sentence 200 years ago, people would have laughed their assess off and ridiculed you

pssss hey buddy wanna learn how to fly??? come with me

Why no comments?

*3:53 its here

true

Mashallah tbark Allah alhamudillah inshallah better astgfrallah

Q

Thanks, good info!

Wild

Must hurt like hell

Sassy The Sasquatch boooo

@Sassy The Sasquatch No, but they write Airplane

Wall, Ceiling, Floor...thing in the back: Net :)

@Daniel Kintigh You mean a mesh.

@@Hoch134 I mean, it could technically be woven out of a single, continuous wire.

@@Hoch134 a rigid metal mesh

@@_yuri They generally have quite some give. I wouldn't call it rigid - the wires aren't under tension.

That's actually how orbit works. Douglas Adams wrote it slightly differently though.

I just saw this comment update by one like

PFFFFFFFFFFFFT

Agreed. Their demonstration was impressive, too.

As a skydiver who's never been in the wingsuit wind tunnel, but only the regular vertical wind tunnels, this effect still applies just the same. Wind tunnels give you sooo much condensed and precise experience in a short amount of time. In this sport, more skills means more potential for fun. It's one of the reasons I really want to go to the wingsuit wind tunnel, now that I started flying wingsuits in the sky. RIP Jarno (instructor in the video), you will be missed with a heavy heart. BSBD :(

if you have the $ for it, sure

@@jimday666 I've got a vacuum cleaner and a screwdriver. Shouldn't be too hard to make, right?

@@andymcl92 I've got a plastic bag and a fan. All I ask is some flight time when we get this thing made....

@@jimday666 still much cheaper than getting a lift up to 10000ft in a piston aircraft, jumping out, "gliding", landing and then doing it all again 😛

Folds neatly under your bed too!

@@ragnkja damn

I'm picturing a Goofy yell... if not Team Rocket.

@@ragnkja Hey! Saw some of your really old comments on the Citation Needed, then on some Steve Mould's video, if I'm not mistaken, then on the Matt Parker's video and now here too... We both seem to have a lot of similar interests, huh

More likely from SpaceX.

If at some point space travel becomes more possible for "tourism" (in lack of a better word) I would love to get Toms view on it! :D I say "if" as in, if Tom still makes videos at that point, because it is definitely happening in the somewhat near future.

"There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying." HHGTTG

It's trying to hit the ground and miss

*I can fly around this room with my eyes closed!* "Ok Mr.Light Beer prove it." Never too old for Toy Story references.

Ah toy story reference

@Phonixrmf Storm troopers would be great at flying

Watch out - special episode incoming! (I wish)

Not sure if Tom will be doing this kind of thing into his 60s. I hope so, but I don't know.

Do non-computer scientists not use the word “parse?”

@@caltheuntitled8021 I did not know that this word existed. It means describing the grammatical form and function of a word or sentence.

As long as it's an offline computer and it gets the job done, what's a problem?

@@patrik9666 Then again... Is that Firefox I see there in the background...

@@jthecoder That is a Firefox in the background, but it's connected to an IP in the local network (192.168.1.something). Most likely the computer is not connected to the Internet, only LAN. It's fairly common to use Windows XP or even older operating systems when dealing with old special hardware that doesn't have the proper drivers for newer operating systems.

@@SamiLaine Right. Just didn't see the local IP! 😂

Imagine that: you're a trying that super complicated maneuver that could break your neck of you aren't careful, and some hacker decides to turn up the wind speed and slap you on the wall. That would be a great way to cover a Murder...

The Shuttle had worse aerodynamics than the box in came in. :P

Exactly the way bricks don't.

@Mohan Sandal It's not completely copied, and it wasn't a lame comment, in my opinion.

With the wireless headsets of today that might actually be possible in this confined space... Dear god can you imagine?!

It's funny that you immediately can recognize a dutch person speaking English

you called me?

Lode Smets you just have to look for the most basic accent and you’ll find the Dutchman.

That explains the orange suits

@@hanghuhn not really...

Aren't those just pigeons?

this will save the world.

Because no one asks questions if they end in fries behind the metal grill

Gotta keep them of the streets somehow. Why not making them fly. They will never stop flying.

With a price tag of 800 Euros per hour they'll need a hefty subsidy

That instinct is helpful... Once you learn to low brace.

I don't remember having that instinct when I went canoeing as a child. Either I forgot, or maybe cycling replaced that instinct with "lean the opposite way from what your vehicle wants to do".

But with skydiving, you do put out the arm on the same side, to catch more air and therefore more lift on the side that is dipping.

With canoeing the learning curve is steep and only gets harder over time. As you seek to heighten your skill level the basics become more and more important to the extent that one understand why the Hungariand and Germand train from the ages of 5 and onwards. Muscle memory and basic core strength as well as other exercises picked up over the years contribute to confidence and genuine performance in the boat that most don't realise. The skill difference from a young age really determines the longevity of the athelete, although casual paddlers need not reach that level to enjoy the sport. Cheers:)

Stephen Lafferty thank you :)

In the tunnel ‘intermediate’ suits are used standard. As it allows more relaxed flying.

Said by Gary.

That’s heavy, Doc.

Kilk Nil It is!

To be fair it's not the flying that's harmful, it's the sudden high-impact landing.

@@RudyBleeker It's not getting splattered to your death. It's called falling *without* style.

@@kebien6020 agreed, style is everything

You're making stuff up. They fixed that bug over a year ago...

Jttv no they really didn’t

@@TheJttv If it were a bug, then they definitely didn't fix it, as I see comments about likes count being higher than view count on nearly every video I watch. It isn't a bug, but merely a consequence of a large mulit-threaded data collection/reporting system in which real-time consistency is not required. See the video referenced by Raqha.

@@TheJttv They only count a view when you have watched x far into the video, I don't know exactly how long. It is not a bug, it is intentional.

@@TheJttv Not really a bug, just a byproduct of how these numbers are calculated and updated.

Guy in orange suit Me: "must be Dutch" :p

It is definitely NOT safer.

Then come and try :)

Email them!!

Unfortunately I won't be able to come because of my location but in a couple of I'll go to Sweden and check out the place

It's the most Dutch way of saying that too

To be fair, not everyone doing less smart things in things are necessarily dumb. It could just not be their area of expertise.

Brandon G Stockholm, cold and grey this time of year, but worth visiting for a flight!

@@mccordia Hmm, you seem familiar... :P

Hey actually said "Uhm... more than welcome"