Two Drums and a Cymbal Fall off a Cliff

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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 15 тыс.

  • @Blizzic
    @Blizzic 4 года назад +34717

    “10 years ago” carries so much weight

  • @mofojomomma7243
    @mofojomomma7243 4 года назад +7630

    They made this just to have fun, with no clue how popular they would become.

    • @Anankin12
      @Anankin12 4 года назад +74

      Well they had already made some stuff that went absolutely popular everywhere in the UK

    • @raph2954
      @raph2954 4 года назад +37

      This video only became popular a year ago too. Only about 2 years ago this was one of the least viewed tom Scott videos

    • @Anankin12
      @Anankin12 4 года назад +7

      @@raph2954 yes, but they made plenty of other stuff that went viral, not on YT

    • @raph2954
      @raph2954 4 года назад +3

      @@Anankin12 I know, that wasn't my point

    • @Anankin12
      @Anankin12 4 года назад +2

      @@raph2954 sorry, I thought you were replying to me, not OP

  • @brendancross2767
    @brendancross2767 4 года назад +24262

    rare footage of Tom Scott wearing a tshirt that isn't red

    • @erikwoodruff5643
      @erikwoodruff5643 4 года назад +308

      I didn't even know this was Tom I thought it was some random video

    • @EthanBoBethan
      @EthanBoBethan 4 года назад +117

      I thought this guy sounded familiar

    • @japascho
      @japascho 4 года назад +82

      must be some realy complex vfx and colour correction in this one

    • @slaven5239
      @slaven5239 4 года назад +42

      these were the gray hoodie times

    • @user-qx7tm5df8j
      @user-qx7tm5df8j 4 года назад +76

      that was a beta version of tom. stable release is red.

  • @JerryRigEverything
    @JerryRigEverything 2 года назад +9994

    Bring back the pony tail.

  • @Marki02
    @Marki02 4 года назад +14624

    Rare footage of Tom not wearing a red shirt.

    • @zachodge4177
      @zachodge4177 4 года назад +110

      He's kind of wearing his grey jumper tho.

    • @Brahvim
      @Brahvim 4 года назад +37

      .....and Nerdy glasses.

    • @molcal8303
      @molcal8303 4 года назад +105

      And a freaking ponytail

    • @alumlovescake
      @alumlovescake 4 года назад +5

      It is red

    • @priyal1415
      @priyal1415 4 года назад +1

      Rare footage of tom in a 'lungi'😂

  • @redlenseglasses4111
    @redlenseglasses4111 6 лет назад +7679

    As a drummer, I am now very worried that my job is going to be stolen by a british cliff face.

    • @yonatanbeer3475
      @yonatanbeer3475 5 лет назад +127

      Automation has gotten out of hand.

    • @jakobauger6805
      @jakobauger6805 5 лет назад +35

      Build a wall, so that they can't come and steal your jobs!

    • @jakobauger6805
      @jakobauger6805 5 лет назад +24

      Deport the cliffs!

    • @ghostlyflame1479
      @ghostlyflame1479 5 лет назад +17

      But cliffs are technically like walls o.o

    • @HenryPiffpaff
      @HenryPiffpaff 5 лет назад +9

      If your job is to make _badoom-tssh_ all day... I really want to have your life. Wait, how much money do make with that?

  • @andrewcurtin7003
    @andrewcurtin7003 5 лет назад +85521

    That "YES!" Tells a story of how long they've been trying that

    • @thelastcube.
      @thelastcube. 5 лет назад +454

      true

    • @TwentyGX
      @TwentyGX 5 лет назад +2737

      They've actually said it only took 4-5 tries, surprisingly!

    • @AlastorTheNPDemon
      @AlastorTheNPDemon 5 лет назад +2082

      @@TwentyGX I'm impressed with how well the drums held up. I mean, they're designed to be struck, but that's a hell of a drop to be doing almost half a dozen times.

    • @cheesyquokka
      @cheesyquokka 5 лет назад +31

      Indeed

    • @swedishcomedian7090
      @swedishcomedian7090 5 лет назад +22

      @@TwentyGX Source?

  • @bensonwr
    @bensonwr 10 месяцев назад +1099

    Had to come here after watching his final weekly video

  • @ahanime_
    @ahanime_ 4 года назад +19432

    That was the most delayed response to a joke I have ever seen.

    • @toffeelatte6042
      @toffeelatte6042 4 года назад +484

      Just makes it even better.

    • @AmnesiaForever
      @AmnesiaForever 4 года назад +361

      the drummer searching for the drumsticks lmao

    • @pastychomper4939
      @pastychomper4939 4 года назад +152

      They would have fallen faster if the joke had been better.

    • @markzaikov456
      @markzaikov456 4 года назад +39

      **throws 2 drums and a cymbal at ya'**

    • @khoshekhthecat
      @khoshekhthecat 4 года назад +48

      The gap between the toss and the impact was extended 2 seconds to make the cliff seem taller

  • @surprisedchar2458
    @surprisedchar2458 4 года назад +7639

    I genuinely forgot it was Tom who made this video. It looks like it was recorded in the 70's with a camera from the 90's.

    • @jarrodmckee7750
      @jarrodmckee7750 4 года назад +128

      Hold up... Recorded in the 70's.... Camera from the 90's... Hmmmmm
      Are you a time traveller?

    • @themiswalkthroughs4474
      @themiswalkthroughs4474 4 года назад +40

      Jarrod McKee Tom was looking a bit like John Lennon lmao

    • @pws3rd170
      @pws3rd170 4 года назад +14

      Legit 240p is the max resolution

    • @surprisedchar2458
      @surprisedchar2458 4 года назад +5

      Jarrod McKee me? No. Tom? Maybe.

    • @t6amygdala
      @t6amygdala 4 года назад +2

      pws3rd 1 its cus that was the max resolution during this era of youtube

  • @LlamasOnJUPITER
    @LlamasOnJUPITER 10 лет назад +9260

    gotta admit, i was NOT expecting it to actually do the noise.

    • @萩原諒太-p4e
      @萩原諒太-p4e 7 лет назад +124

      I think they tried it multiple times

    • @starmax1000
      @starmax1000 7 лет назад +125

      萩原諒太 yep they even screamed "yes!!" When it happened... Btw that's a 2 year old comment wow

    • @erickmetthiast1453
      @erickmetthiast1453 7 лет назад +20

      Serrot304 FALSE, it's a word

    • @calandprem
      @calandprem 7 лет назад

      Eick then what am i?

    • @HaggisDruid
      @HaggisDruid 7 лет назад +4

      Erick Metthiast It's actually a value.

  • @thekeeperwithskills1025
    @thekeeperwithskills1025 2 года назад +587

    That “and a CLIFF” delivery was so perfect

  • @smipfr
    @smipfr 4 года назад +61253

    Needs to be remade. Same friend, same cliff, same joke

  • @IkaSternenlicht
    @IkaSternenlicht 3 года назад +12002

    I didn't expect that they'd actually sound like that when they hit the ground.

    • @alfresco1552
      @alfresco1552 3 года назад +442

      I expected them to just hit the dude in the head. I hope someone makes an edit of that

    • @notrigescnt4498
      @notrigescnt4498 3 года назад +23

      Too natural.

    • @lolicon453
      @lolicon453 3 года назад +37

      You know how many retakes they must’ve done?

    • @Devlinator61116
      @Devlinator61116 3 года назад +59

      @@renaminginprogress6903 Actually 4. The instruments broke on the fourth take.

    • @daroldcarold3443
      @daroldcarold3443 3 года назад +11

      @@Devlinator61116 how do u kno?

  • @Lord_Skeptic
    @Lord_Skeptic 3 года назад +38875

    The punchline landed very well

  • @chapter_elevenchess4698
    @chapter_elevenchess4698 2 года назад +2927

    As an unpaid and untrained lawyer, representing the drums and cymbal, I present to the court evidence that my clients did not fall off a cliff, rather upon close examination, they were thrown off a cliff. We are suing those who threw my clients off.

    • @electrohalo8798
      @electrohalo8798 2 года назад +86

      Objection!
      Your honour I wish to present the evidence that the defendant is defending inanimate objects in the court!

    • @agambansal902
      @agambansal902 2 года назад +49

      Objection!
      .
      .
      Hearsay!

    • @thundercrrp9931
      @thundercrrp9931 2 года назад +37

      Objection! The allegation that the prosecutor's clients are inanimate objects are irrelevant. The defendant clearly places the drums and cymbal on a slope near the edge of a cliff which then proceeded to fall off the cliff. I rest my case.

    • @aaishaismail5717
      @aaishaismail5717 2 года назад +9

      Nice to see that the algorithm is returning this masterpiece

    • @matthewknobel6954
      @matthewknobel6954 2 года назад +16

      What you see is my client trying to keep the two drums and cymbal from jumping off the cliffing and trying to harm an individual on the ground. What you see is not them being thrown, but my client trying to grab them in the air.

  • @jay.459
    @jay.459 4 года назад +16617

    Imagine if that guy got hit in the head and it still made that sound.

    • @fartsneed9464
      @fartsneed9464 4 года назад +381

      That would be the best joke of all time

    • @rainbowfury1019
      @rainbowfury1019 4 года назад +95

      Ba dum tss

    • @Flxkzz
      @Flxkzz 4 года назад +246

      “What’s black and white and red all over? Me! AHHH-“

    • @Boomshteck
      @Boomshteck 4 года назад +71

      I'm not sure where this joke is HEADED but ok

    • @parzingtheasian
      @parzingtheasian 4 года назад +10

      Bah dum tshhhh

  • @FullaEels
    @FullaEels 7 лет назад +6273

    This needs a remake on its 10 year anniversary.

    • @bearidotindisguise
      @bearidotindisguise 6 лет назад +90

      Its almost to the 10 year anniversary if you are still alive

    • @grayyarg424
      @grayyarg424 6 лет назад +4

      2000th like

    • @giannawong3708
      @giannawong3708 6 лет назад +27

      Just 1 year and 9 days left. Let's see if any of us remember and drop by with a comment 374 days later.

    • @supertrinigamer
      @supertrinigamer 6 лет назад +2

      I certainly will. Drop a comment on one of my videos near may 14 next year and i should remember

    • @Haihatu
      @Haihatu 6 лет назад

      yesssssesss

  • @Halbairn
    @Halbairn 4 года назад +12345

    -Shitty- Godly superpower: everytime you make a bad joke, you can summon two drums and a cymbal out of the sky.

    • @garrettg1765
      @garrettg1765 4 года назад +399

      Use it in a fight and make the drums and cymbal fall on your opponent

    • @Zocki1909
      @Zocki1909 4 года назад +176

      Thats a godlike superpower

    • @Hyperion4K
      @Hyperion4K 4 года назад +16

      yes

    • @konosxg7178
      @konosxg7178 4 года назад +103

      open a store with two themes:
      1 stand up commedy
      2 musical instruments

    • @AnDiHaZeKaYe
      @AnDiHaZeKaYe 4 года назад +14

      Let's see how many shitty superpowers we can think of 😂

  • @akaken23
    @akaken23 10 месяцев назад +125

    Just watched Tom's 10 year goodbye vid and had to come back here.

  • @shireenakter4409
    @shireenakter4409 4 года назад +15285

    Why are there dislikes?
    You wanted to see two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff and you saw two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff.

    • @gredangeo
      @gredangeo 4 года назад +574

      Below a certain percentage of dislikes, like ~10%. You can ignore them. Some people can't read I guess, and didn't know what they were watching. Some people's opinion are basically invalid, and just dislike anything Tom Scott makes. Can't be trusted. Those people are worthless, providing no input.

    • @scooper7428
      @scooper7428 4 года назад +148

      gredangeo well theirs also those who just thought it was dumb you can’t just make somebody’s opinion invalid that’s the whole point of an opinion I enjoyed the video personally some others may not

    • @bananya6020
      @bananya6020 4 года назад +184

      @@gredangeo or bots

    • @d.o.p.d.o.p.1775
      @d.o.p.d.o.p.1775 4 года назад +30

      Quality of video, or distaste of people in the vid?

    • @bananya6020
      @bananya6020 4 года назад +233

      @@d.o.p.d.o.p.1775 maybe it's because tom isn't wearing a red shirt

  • @identity_ception
    @identity_ception 4 года назад +27109

    Tom Scott going from throwing drums from a cliff to throwing garlic bread into space is the character arc we didn't know we needed.

  • @567890dan
    @567890dan 5 лет назад +16091

    Thank you, glorious RUclips algorithm, for bringing this to me

  • @bence712
    @bence712 10 месяцев назад +65

    Thank you for the 10 years! You are truly inspiring!

  • @KayTeeBee
    @KayTeeBee 9 лет назад +9185

    Wow... I actually didn't expect this to work.

    • @Gamez4eveR
      @Gamez4eveR 8 лет назад +43

      +KTBMedia It works because physics!

    • @TomzaBKewl
      @TomzaBKewl 8 лет назад +43

      Physics as in if you hit something it vibrates and makes a noise?

    • @Gamez4eveR
      @Gamez4eveR 8 лет назад +35

      Oh my, I am blushing

    • @xaviersantos4451
      @xaviersantos4451 7 лет назад +14

      Because it doesnt, it was edited in

    • @DeadParrot5
      @DeadParrot5 7 лет назад +32

      Xavier Santos "Looking Back At Two Drums And A Cymbal, Seven Years Later" is a video you should really watch.

  • @raspbunnyy
    @raspbunnyy 5 лет назад +4619

    Band director: “that sounded...expensive”

    • @yosoyysoyyo
      @yosoyysoyyo 5 лет назад +64

      brooke Apparently it was a cheap second-hand kid's drum set off like, ebay

    • @masons2442
      @masons2442 5 лет назад +40

      It was 99 pence iirc, it was bought as a used child drum kit off ebay.

    • @slapshotjack9806
      @slapshotjack9806 4 года назад +9

      Buh dum tsst

    • @0ranger
      @0ranger 4 года назад +2

      -money-

    • @Becky_Cooling
      @Becky_Cooling 3 месяца назад

      It was a second-hand £1 child's drum kit from Ebay

  • @jonathangandara109
    @jonathangandara109 5 лет назад +5983

    What the algorithm taketh away, it giveth back ten years later,

    • @aknopf8173
      @aknopf8173 5 лет назад +57

      Oh, algorithm almighty, you move in mysterious ways.

    • @defensivekobra3873
      @defensivekobra3873 5 лет назад +25

      People: why are you bringing me old vids
      People: *still watches them*
      RUclips: why are you booing me, im right!

    • @BigBootyBatman
      @BigBootyBatman 5 лет назад +2

      @Mason Parr it's old fashioned way of saying takes

    • @penguinziceland9573
      @penguinziceland9573 5 лет назад

      Pure poetry

    • @enkiwarrior8792
      @enkiwarrior8792 5 лет назад

      You uncultured swine

  • @Ratigan2
    @Ratigan2 2 года назад +230

    Matt's cheeky grin and anxious anticipation after the punchline is what sells it for me

  • @Mjws2907
    @Mjws2907 3 года назад +42999

    And Tom still looks 20 and 40 at the same time

  • @caedencloud3504
    @caedencloud3504 5 лет назад +58859

    It wouldn’t be classic RUclips without unnecessary slow motion

  • @Binky1325
    @Binky1325 5 лет назад +72221

    This reflects how pure the internet was back then. Just people having fun

    • @jonnoMoto
      @jonnoMoto 5 лет назад +923

      @@A2Z83 is it ever "free"?

    • @Azymss
      @Azymss 5 лет назад +401

      Except for 4chan. They never changed

    • @shinymusic7365
      @shinymusic7365 5 лет назад +177

      And not trying to make money and now small accounts are being deleted u_u

    • @elsietwigg8823
      @elsietwigg8823 5 лет назад +74

      they really do just be vibing

    • @riverevans726
      @riverevans726 5 лет назад +56

      Wish it was still like that

  • @mr.moviemafia
    @mr.moviemafia Год назад +58

    You mean to tell me, that ALL this time… this iconic piece of RUclips was a Tom Scott video?! What an amazing not-twist that somehow feels like a twist

  • @jamesbarnousky1270
    @jamesbarnousky1270 3 года назад +30952

    Tom in 2009: Two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff.
    Tom in 2029: Two drums and a cymbal fall from the edge of space.

    • @con_tent
      @con_tent 3 года назад +176

      “Now what?”

    • @kingjames4886
      @kingjames4886 3 года назад +174

      "and it was a giant fail."

    • @thebigone53
      @thebigone53 3 года назад +59

      Ok but actually I want to see that

    • @marshawargo7238
      @marshawargo7238 3 года назад +31

      But they didn't fall off a cliff, they were thrown...

    • @ftwgaming0
      @ftwgaming0 3 года назад +109

      Tom: "I'm here in the international space station with two drums and a cymbal... and also a very precise cannon."

  • @noellejones7164
    @noellejones7164 4 года назад +7486

    “you know that old joke that two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff”
    i don’t, but go on

    • @Gray-ve9qt
      @Gray-ve9qt 4 года назад +13

      saaame

    • @SupertCZ
      @SupertCZ 4 года назад +124

      It was old 11 years ago, now it's extinct.

    • @dputra
      @dputra 4 года назад +8

      It's old

    • @jaygay6576
      @jaygay6576 4 года назад +18

      All of you are uncultured idiots

    • @maddykim9348
      @maddykim9348 4 года назад +7

      Ba dum tsss

  • @aguywithahand502
    @aguywithahand502 6 лет назад +20617

    Keep in mind this is the guy that sent garlic bread to the edge of space

    • @alexhollinghurst3945
      @alexhollinghurst3945 6 лет назад +792

      Oh my god, really? That would explain a lot.

    • @Mica_T
      @Mica_T 6 лет назад +669

      What a couple of years can do to you

    • @drew_porter806
      @drew_porter806 6 лет назад +418

      I was wondering why I was already subscribed to this guy

    • @deephorizon1365
      @deephorizon1365 5 лет назад +222

      And ate it

    • @liamsemicolon
      @liamsemicolon 5 лет назад +105

      and flew a kite in a public place

  • @MeredithLikely
    @MeredithLikely 10 месяцев назад +16

    im watching this, oddly, on the day he said he was going to stop uploading. love you Tom, always had fun!

  • @aylim3088
    @aylim3088 8 лет назад +6975

    Well, that's definitely something I might not have known.

    • @readytherope
      @readytherope 7 лет назад +6

      DarkLights I doubt anyone thought it would work tbh. Also is your avatar from Vinesauce Joel by any chance?

    • @Mromfgtrololol
      @Mromfgtrololol 7 лет назад +2

      Gouenji Shuuya What... I clicked this video right after I watched a compilation of joel laughing at random stuff.

    • @dasovietpotato3784
      @dasovietpotato3784 6 лет назад +1

      I didn't know that anyone would call that drop a "cliff"

    • @Bradly105
      @Bradly105 6 лет назад

      DarkLights Vinesauce anyone?

    • @stscallop3254
      @stscallop3254 6 лет назад

      hi brother

  • @uuurettererreeeer
    @uuurettererreeeer 3 года назад +5766

    2009 : Throwing drums and cymbals off of a cliff
    2021 : Making an AI program of himself, as to preserve his spirit as Tom Scott forever

  • @unepicness8881
    @unepicness8881 4 года назад +10862

    This was the most straightforward and to the point video ever. No ads, just an intro and the ACTION.

  • @wa_akii6873
    @wa_akii6873 2 дня назад +4

    15 years ago, wow! i love this lmaoo how have i just seen it now???

  • @doll_dress_swap12
    @doll_dress_swap12 4 года назад +6269

    The fact that it had perfect timing on the “ba-dum-ts” gives me so much joy.

  • @micromadnessman
    @micromadnessman 6 лет назад +8204

    Let's hype this video up so that they remake it on May 14, 2019. We can do this!

  • @AJ-zt4bb
    @AJ-zt4bb 3 года назад +18574

    Young Tom Scott was the definition of the term - 'chaotic neutral'

    • @h_k_hellion7268
      @h_k_hellion7268 3 года назад +157

      I have never seen a more true statement

    • @khajiithaswares4147
      @khajiithaswares4147 3 года назад +143

      I mean. After the pineapple fingerprint thing i agree

    • @Tetopettenson1
      @Tetopettenson1 3 года назад +4

      zzz

    • @Chrnan6710
      @Chrnan6710 3 года назад +120

      In Tom's voice: "My younger self, admittedly, was of the Dungeons and Dragons alignment form "chaotic nyeutral", that meaning I had no spite or reverance, buuuuut I was a little insane."

    • @etourdie
      @etourdie 3 года назад +10

      Alright, let's all go out, and do as many silly things as we can in the background of different news stories

  • @FebbieG
    @FebbieG 2 дня назад +2

    I'm so glad to see this come up in my feed again. Classic.

  • @keithz.rawski6456
    @keithz.rawski6456 6 лет назад +9325

    What's the best birthday-gift?
    A broken drum.
    It's unbeatable

  • @OneTwoFive0
    @OneTwoFive0 3 года назад +12361

    Not sure what’s funnier, these peoples enthusiasm to the cause or the fact that this comedy gold was made 12 years ago

    • @curiousmind_
      @curiousmind_ 3 года назад +19

      Neither

    • @akbas58
      @akbas58 3 года назад +9

      none

    • @damuvang1915
      @damuvang1915 3 года назад +4

      Nun

    • @TWOhype23
      @TWOhype23 3 года назад +31

      Well we DID have comedy back then 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @backupceej3252
      @backupceej3252 3 года назад +53

      The fact that it *worked* is the funniest part.

  • @spyrosk.1881
    @spyrosk.1881 5 лет назад +5690

    The drums and the cymbal are clearly paid actors

    • @LolLol-ok4lr
      @LolLol-ok4lr 5 лет назад +2

      Random Reviewer bro whats ur steam acc ?

    • @flywy4461
      @flywy4461 5 лет назад +9

      They're technically "paid"

    • @noon4576
      @noon4576 5 лет назад +7

      totally original comment I haven't seen five times a day

    • @jaromor8808
      @jaromor8808 5 лет назад

      so are your parents
      /door

    • @givemeyourknees7178
      @givemeyourknees7178 5 лет назад

      big drum

  • @julianvanegas2721
    @julianvanegas2721 10 месяцев назад +4

    Coming back to my favorite Tom Scott video ever.

  • @conradandrew825
    @conradandrew825 6 лет назад +31080

    My recommended in 2018. Hell yeah RUclips. Only 9 years late...

  • @bearbishop8570
    @bearbishop8570 5 лет назад +12603

    Hi tom please re-do this in higher quality because it is great

    • @MainCS
      @MainCS 5 лет назад +441

      Bear Bishop the lower the quiality the funnier mate

    • @sardonical5684
      @sardonical5684 5 лет назад +197

      Nah it would lose it's charm

    • @RoyWiggins
      @RoyWiggins 5 лет назад +147

      240p is God's chosen resolution

    • @SparkieNeisti
      @SparkieNeisti 5 лет назад +13

      I would like this comment, but don't want to spoil the 666 likes.

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover 5 лет назад +2

      Trve Kvlt

  • @elimkwok938
    @elimkwok938 5 лет назад +4817

    I swear , RUclips is actually just an online time capsule

    • @umbrellastation25
      @umbrellastation25 5 лет назад +9

      Elim Kwok duh?

    • @warblenoise
      @warblenoise 5 лет назад +32

      Yes, if a video is uploaded in a previous year and doesn't get deleted, it will stay that way.

    • @asaschlobohm
      @asaschlobohm 5 лет назад +3

      Ok boomer.

    • @railfanning8017
      @railfanning8017 5 лет назад +4

      Waters wet also

    • @calebsherman886
      @calebsherman886 5 лет назад +7

      @@asaschlobohm h a ha h aa ha ha that's the funny joke!

  • @HighPandaa
    @HighPandaa 12 дней назад +6

    Took this man 15 years to retire after making this clip

  • @shaikrehanaparveen8862
    @shaikrehanaparveen8862 5 лет назад +10173

    This is the longest 1 minute video I've ever seen.

    • @Benzy670
      @Benzy670 5 лет назад +478

      Shaik Rehana Parveen Hahaha seriously this video was filmed in microwave minutes!

    • @ifalone
      @ifalone 5 лет назад +150

      @@Benzy670 is that phrase copyrighted? may i use it?

    • @xarvis9047
      @xarvis9047 5 лет назад +56

      @Shaik Rehana Parveen Jokes on you! This video is 59 seconds not 1 minute!

    • @XenuLordofTheSky
      @XenuLordofTheSky 5 лет назад +1

      You ruined your comment bud.

    • @jadenpina3989
      @jadenpina3989 5 лет назад +1

      Like begger!

  • @snh16
    @snh16 6 лет назад +79731

    This is so British it's colonising my phone.

    • @ShadeKill
      @ShadeKill 6 лет назад +1051

      We're not allowed to be called English if we come from the country called England.

    • @Haromegaa
      @Haromegaa 6 лет назад +717

      ShadeKill what so you’re englandish?

    • @Haromegaa
      @Haromegaa 6 лет назад +440

      ShadeKill r/whoosh at myself

    • @GumSkyloard
      @GumSkyloard 6 лет назад +771

      It's so British it's forming an alliance with me all while stabbing my back.

    • @GumSkyloard
      @GumSkyloard 6 лет назад +310

      @@edwardsutton9150 The British-Portuguese Alliance.
      Britain has tried multiple times to backstab Portugal, often unsuccessfully.

  • @W.2026
    @W.2026 4 года назад +10430

    Tom Scott in 2009: Just goofing around with his young adult friends
    Tom Scott in 2020: "How to create a deadly weapon that'll destroy the earth and all beings of existence"

  • @londonalicante
    @londonalicante Год назад +30

    I like how the fact that the cymbal was very slightly late actually made it more epic.

  • @luckyluck5139
    @luckyluck5139 4 года назад +9408

    This proves the theory that every legendary clip is under 1 minute

    • @roxypicasso66
      @roxypicasso66 4 года назад +130

      and the closer to one minute while still being under, the more legendary

    • @faiselbutt2944
      @faiselbutt2944 4 года назад +27

      Anecdotal evidence - not proof.

    • @IEatBubble
      @IEatBubble 3 года назад +1

      Like my videos

    • @justanotherbob69
      @justanotherbob69 3 года назад +43

      @@faiselbutt2944 you must be fun at parties

    • @staticklingon2182
      @staticklingon2182 3 года назад +25

      @@justanotherbob69 His name IS F Butt.

  • @Human-lx2hs
    @Human-lx2hs 3 года назад +5437

    Tom today: *stuff about science and things or something idk*
    Tom, in 2009: “look, 2 drums and a cymbal fell off a cliff. Cool”

    • @saquoiafighter
      @saquoiafighter 3 года назад +43

      Humble beginnings.

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 3 года назад +50

      And removing his fingerprints with pineapple.

    • @toomuchiridium
      @toomuchiridium 3 года назад +21

      And flying a kite in a public place

    • @batista9419
      @batista9419 3 года назад +7

      Testing if the timers in toasters actually use minutes

    • @veronicaredeemed
      @veronicaredeemed 3 года назад

      😂😂😂😂

  • @waffles7199
    @waffles7199 4 года назад +14254

    "What's black, white, and red all over?"
    Me: A newspa-
    "A badger in a blender."

    • @epsteindidntkillhimself6581
      @epsteindidntkillhimself6581 4 года назад +121

      Kateo _ 🤣 I’m literally wheezing

    • @ModishShrink
      @ModishShrink 4 года назад +257

      So perfectly British

    • @andylutz3505
      @andylutz3505 4 года назад +221

      When I was younger, I used to always say a bleeding zebra

    • @ho7mer
      @ho7mer 4 года назад +117

      *_bloody_* brilliant

    • @AD_RC
      @AD_RC 4 года назад +161

      because it's not red, it's _read_

  • @gavindinsmoor8196
    @gavindinsmoor8196 4 дня назад +4

    I have no idea why this got recommended to me 15 years later, but I was not expecting Tom to have a ponytail.

  • @MemeL0rd13
    @MemeL0rd13 5 лет назад +2274

    Got this 10 years after because of recommendation. The rewind was so bad that RUclips is trying to go back in time.

    • @thatoneguy444
      @thatoneguy444 5 лет назад +18

      Best theory ever.

    • @AliSquish
      @AliSquish 5 лет назад +8

      This comment feels rather underrated

    • @SergioPerez-vm8zw
      @SergioPerez-vm8zw 5 лет назад +4

      It's rewind time

    • @tacocrunch4512
      @tacocrunch4512 5 лет назад +3

      A.N.D 666 likes you’re welcome

    • @TheFlamingDraco
      @TheFlamingDraco 5 лет назад +2

      That would explain why a lot of older videos are being recommended to me now.

  • @MrSpiky
    @MrSpiky 4 года назад +2298

    "You've heard the joke, two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff"
    Me: "No, but go on.."

  • @potionseller8943
    @potionseller8943 5 лет назад +13299

    Looks like the RUclips algorithm is getting nostalgic again

    • @Joseph-xf9lq
      @Joseph-xf9lq 5 лет назад +25

      Garen Olivari I think we should send it to therapy

    • @God-kg1lx
      @God-kg1lx 5 лет назад +36

      Confirmed: RUclips algorithm is a bot that became sentient and in now nostalgic

    • @potionseller8943
      @potionseller8943 5 лет назад +10

      thanks for confirming that God

    • @MASTERCRAFT938
      @MASTERCRAFT938 4 года назад

      I get it 😭

    • @KaBar41
      @KaBar41 4 года назад

      Agreed.

  • @MaliciousChickenAgenda
    @MaliciousChickenAgenda 4 дня назад +1

    This pops up on my timeline every two years or so and I’m still grateful for it 😂

  • @CHR1SZ7
    @CHR1SZ7 7 лет назад +428

    This is the most pure and accurate summary of engineering students in one minute that I have ever seen

  • @chr0n0s17
    @chr0n0s17 4 года назад +11259

    What’s black, white, & red all over???
    Two nuns in a knife fight.

    • @creeper8222
      @creeper8222 4 года назад +140

      Two nuns, one sword, one gun

    • @AmanomiyaJun
      @AmanomiyaJun 4 года назад +30

      Two nun one blade

    • @UnsIiced
      @UnsIiced 4 года назад +6

      Oh god this has 666 likes too

    • @Montydace
      @Montydace 4 года назад +2

      The urge to like beyond that 666 is so strong

    • @NamelessFacelessWhoa
      @NamelessFacelessWhoa 4 года назад +13

      A nun falling down a flight of stairs

  • @muskatDR
    @muskatDR 10 лет назад +2373

    Id never guess that would actually work

  • @kosukemiyake4095
    @kosukemiyake4095 Год назад +41

    00:11 the transition 😂

  • @BlindingLight
    @BlindingLight 4 года назад +8678

    “What’s black and white and red all over? A badger in a blender.”
    *momentary latency spike*
    Bo- boom tsss

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 3 года назад +10221

    The joke might've _fallen short_ but thanks to the algorithm it became a...
    _smash hit_

  • @cmelton6796
    @cmelton6796 3 года назад +8556

    The RUclips AI: "Wanna see this vintage Tom Scott video?"
    Me:"Yes please."

    • @Piromanofeliz
      @Piromanofeliz 3 года назад +21

      Finely aged

    • @LadyLexyStarwatcher
      @LadyLexyStarwatcher 3 года назад +4

      Some one start a petition for this.

    • @bobsaget8791
      @bobsaget8791 3 года назад +2

      Me, every six months or so.

    • @tabeatamm3594
      @tabeatamm3594 3 года назад +4

      I've known this video for a long time but I never realized it was him.

    • @viliamklein
      @viliamklein 3 года назад +1

      10M views... The algo's been loving this video for a long time. Incredible.

  • @mrlink206
    @mrlink206 10 дней назад +2

    15 years overdue for a comment, but I love this. THIS was what RUclips was supposed to be.

  • @usernamepersonperson4376
    @usernamepersonperson4376 5 лет назад +5909

    I feel like there is a lot of symbolism going on here.

    • @CappytR
      @CappytR 5 лет назад +567

      Cymbalism*

    • @creator998
      @creator998 5 лет назад +3

      😐

    • @GhostBoyVideos
      @GhostBoyVideos 5 лет назад +20

      CappytRex7567 :3 refer to video for response to this joke

    • @tfr
      @tfr 5 лет назад +3

      @@CappytR bet me to it

    • @SarimFaruque
      @SarimFaruque 5 лет назад +9

      Took a lot of cliffort to say that

  • @pxter
    @pxter 4 года назад +2087

    I like how they credit the "people holding the camera"

    • @dryjoints454
      @dryjoints454 4 года назад +11

      “People”

    • @Jeeves_0
      @Jeeves_0 4 года назад +44

      Well they did help with the production of the vid so it's only fair that they get their share of credit.

    • @Imokay304
      @Imokay304 4 года назад +4

      Peter Kehoe they should

    • @spike6192
      @spike6192 4 года назад +1

      Cameras'

    • @strebicux6174
      @strebicux6174 4 года назад

      @@spike6192 what

  • @CometMasonTrucker
    @CometMasonTrucker 4 года назад +5330

    2009: throwing drums off cliff
    2019: changing video name based on views

  • @Thenumbersthatareodd
    @Thenumbersthatareodd 3 дня назад +1

    Recomended to me 15 years later. Thank you RUclips! No but actually, thank you.

  • @astroash
    @astroash 6 лет назад +8925

    John Lennon looks very alive...

    • @Knights_of_the_Nine
      @Knights_of_the_Nine 6 лет назад +45

      Naw this was stolen from one of Thunderfoots old phones

    • @austinmolitor7283
      @austinmolitor7283 6 лет назад +5

      I don't get it, John almost never played the drums? Paul did on the Ballad of John and Yoko, but that was about it.

    • @quarteracreadventures855
      @quarteracreadventures855 6 лет назад +9

      The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

    • @astroash
      @astroash 6 лет назад +1

      Sandra Noneofyourbusiness I believe so too

    • @nukwtunh8337
      @nukwtunh8337 5 лет назад +1

      What about the homeless Brian May?

  • @sigkilled
    @sigkilled 3 года назад +4569

    Is this the cliff that refused to be a cliff?

  • @louiereale8548
    @louiereale8548 4 года назад +23787

    RUclips be like: I think this has marinated long enough. Time to recommend to people 11 years later

  • @EMBEEAY
    @EMBEEAY 8 дней назад +3

    I can’t believe I’m only just now realizing 15 years later that this is Tom.

  • @j.r.huffnstuff3549
    @j.r.huffnstuff3549 4 года назад +2062

    If they were dressed in victorian clothes, this could be a monty python transition bit.

  • @katecritt
    @katecritt 3 года назад +8252

    The triumphant "YESS!" when they actually got the "badum tshh" made my day.

    • @thyst7014
      @thyst7014 2 года назад +4

      i agree

    • @maybeanfan
      @maybeanfan 2 года назад +6

      ONE TAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111!!!!!!!!!!1

    • @dimwitted-fool
      @dimwitted-fool Год назад +2

      I think that ruined it personally

    • @aaaaaa8656
      @aaaaaa8656 Год назад +21

      @@dimwitted-fool I think you're ruined personally

    • @JacksonKarmenLowe
      @JacksonKarmenLowe Год назад +2

      @@dimwitted-fool but then it wouldnt work the joke wouldnt be the joke so how would it be ruined

  • @ChrisPBacon-qi4ir
    @ChrisPBacon-qi4ir 5 лет назад +7260

    "What's black and white and red all over?"
    Me: a newspap-
    "A BADGER IN A BLENDER"
    Me: oH NO

  • @Kuroganekisaki
    @Kuroganekisaki 2 года назад +64

    Teenage ponytail Tom Scott is very much real and now we must live with it

  • @FredFlintstoffel
    @FredFlintstoffel 3 года назад +12892

    11 years later youtube suggests this to me. “YES”

  • @domcialolcia1880
    @domcialolcia1880 4 года назад +11164

    Older than 6 years: check
    Shorter than 1 minute: check
    Randomly recommended: check
    Ohh I'm ready for this pure gold

    • @jvccr7533
      @jvccr7533 3 года назад +238

      The only thing it doesn't check is that it's not made by some obscure channel but one of the biggest and most recognizable names on youtube.

    • @MalloryKnox.
      @MalloryKnox. 3 года назад +8

      I gave you your one thousandth like :)

    • @rajbiswas776
      @rajbiswas776 3 года назад +9

      has more than a million views: Check

    • @animarblemarblerace9232
      @animarblemarblerace9232 3 года назад +4

      @@jvccr7533 but the has very "original" comment is checked

    • @Kyun9432
      @Kyun9432 3 года назад +3

      and low quality: check

  • @TuhanRock
    @TuhanRock 5 лет назад +15049

    It seems RUclips recommendations have brought us all together again

  • @TheMajorStranger
    @TheMajorStranger 7 месяцев назад +4

    This popped up on my feed and made me remember Tom has stopped posting weekly and I miss it dearly.

  • @cosmosudburyslight2989
    @cosmosudburyslight2989 4 года назад +1015

    That, "Yes!" after they landed was a, "We've already done this 4000000 times, thank christ..."

    • @Mans.164
      @Mans.164 4 года назад +8

      This comment has been here for 2 months with 200+ likes and I'm the only reply.
      Should I Be Proud......
      YES
      NO
      WOW THIS IS
      THE MOST I GOT
      IN MY WHOLE
      EXISTENCE
      thx ;)

    • @AintTheDroidULookinFer
      @AintTheDroidULookinFer 4 года назад +2

      322 now. I guess the whole world will see this video today.

    • @contentcashew18
      @contentcashew18 4 года назад +12

      @@Mans.164 screw you for making me scroll for 3 minutes

  • @jconley2795
    @jconley2795 4 года назад +2355

    Memes now: *obscure image with bass boosted music*
    Memes 10 years ago:

    • @anglomapper6895
      @anglomapper6895 4 года назад +1

      True

    • @rowanatkinsonn
      @rowanatkinsonn 4 года назад +15

      nah, this has gen-z humor

    • @Leekodot15
      @Leekodot15 4 года назад +17

      I wish the old days of dank memes...
      Now it's all just so unwitty and overused...

    • @ganzo.1067
      @ganzo.1067 4 года назад +6

      Sean Moore most of it is still funny tho

    • @niggalamp9047
      @niggalamp9047 4 года назад +2

      Shigechi is that you?

  • @C.Dankertsen
    @C.Dankertsen 4 года назад +3199

    Tom Scott 2009: *throwing drums off cliffs*
    Tom Scott 2020: *asks 64,128 people about "jingle bells, Batman smells"*

    • @alessudot
      @alessudot 4 года назад +7

      robin flew away

    • @flowercat9883
      @flowercat9883 4 года назад +2

      Nothing has changed i see

    • @javierlatorre480
      @javierlatorre480 4 года назад +13

      Tom Scott 2020: *serving drinks while riding a hovercraft to prove that it's technically legal*

    • @therwfer
      @therwfer 4 года назад +3

      I'd call that a consistent character arc

  • @Well_Hello_There42
    @Well_Hello_There42 10 месяцев назад +9

    It took me a minute to realise that was TOM with a PONYTAIL

  • @adisatya7698
    @adisatya7698 4 года назад +7199

    Her: I bet he's out there cheating on me
    Him and his homie:

    • @saddurn7518
      @saddurn7518 4 года назад +3

      *homie

    • @deliriousmusicality8840
      @deliriousmusicality8840 4 года назад +23

      @B.D W bruh people clean up well after like ten years 🤣🤣🤣

    • @sib1051
      @sib1051 4 года назад +10

      B.D W that’s where you’re wrong kiddo

    • @Aditz3345
      @Aditz3345 4 года назад +1

      B.D W alright neckbeard. These guys can move on unlike you.

  • @Izandaia
    @Izandaia 9 лет назад +5410

    That worked way better than I thought it would.

    • @mrareay
      @mrareay 8 лет назад +201

      +Izandai took 4 tries, this was the 3rd, on the 4th, the drums broke...

    • @furbyguy
      @furbyguy 7 лет назад +1

      My words _exactly._

    • @popocraft4677
      @popocraft4677 7 лет назад

      2.7k likes and 2 replies wtf

    • @TiagoLageira
      @TiagoLageira 7 лет назад +10

      And didn't know what I was expecting honestly

    • @SpeedOfTheEarth
      @SpeedOfTheEarth 7 лет назад

      Izandai +

  • @LadyFireShelf
    @LadyFireShelf 4 года назад +1420

    This is probably the most 2009 video I’ve ever seen

    • @blevination
      @blevination 4 года назад +34

      Plus the unneeded slow motion

  • @Xodabeef
    @Xodabeef 6 дней назад +3

    The fact that this still hits aft÷r 15 years

    • @chicken65tv
      @chicken65tv 6 дней назад

      how the heck did bro accidentally hit the ÷ symbol 💀💀💀💀

  • @vitopettito1689
    @vitopettito1689 6 лет назад +1871

    The algorithm has spoken.

    • @JoshSweetvale
      @JoshSweetvale 5 лет назад +15

      ALL HAIL THE ALGORITHM

    • @tuuperware
      @tuuperware 5 лет назад +10

      THE MIGHTY ALGORITHM

    • @MC3pk
      @MC3pk 5 лет назад +7

      It spoke once again

    • @almtre9544
      @almtre9544 5 лет назад +6

      *ALGORITHMMMMMMMMME*

    • @neptune9647
      @neptune9647 5 лет назад +6

      _Oh, almighty algorithm. Bless us with more videos from 2009._

  • @ZeMarkKrazee
    @ZeMarkKrazee 3 года назад +9762

    Tom: “You’ve heard the old joke that goes ‘two drums and a cymbal fall off of a cliff’.”
    I have literally never heard of the phrase or joke before in my life.

    • @aashi8316
      @aashi8316 3 года назад +740

      Often after punchlimes people say "badumm tshh". So the joke goes "Two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff. Badumm tshh". :)

    • @shortlimb1
      @shortlimb1 3 года назад +34

      10 million views after disagree!!.. 😉

    • @abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwyxz102
      @abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwyxz102 3 года назад +37

      yes you have

    • @ZeMarkKrazee
      @ZeMarkKrazee 3 года назад +130

      @@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwyxz102 My memory! I was wondering where you went! I haven’t been able to remember a single thing without you!

    • @NarfBLAST
      @NarfBLAST 3 года назад +8

      Me neither, but now it finally makes sense!!!

  • @brickbrotherstudios1813
    @brickbrotherstudios1813 3 года назад +1307

    “We have drums, cymbals and a cliff”
    (Cliff: Unpaid actor)

  • @jamesahmed7036
    @jamesahmed7036 2 года назад +3

    I love that this has just came up on my news feed 12 years on