G-force, jerk, and a giant centrifuge

Thanks to the Starrship team for arranging this! I'm also over on their channel, flying with the Blades: • Tom Scott explains G-F... • At the Royal Air Force training centrifuge in Farnborough, pilots learn how to avoid G-LOC: g-induced loss of consciousness. Let's talk about g-force, about jerk, and about how to keep circulation flowing to your brain.
FAQs:
Isn't 3.6g a really low g-tolerance? *
Yep. Turns out I would not qualify to be a fighter pilot. The average range for g-tolerance is 4-6; no-one was expecting me to pass out. The centrifuge team do not deliberately try to G-LOC people! To be fair, though, I'd done a few earlier runs with only minor effects.
What g was the RAF person at the start pulling? *
That's Marcus, from the Starrship team, and he was successfully pulling 6.5g with the help of g-trousers: they plug into a compressed air source in the plane (and in the centrifuge) and act as a lower-body tourniquet to keep the blood up top. They are very effective.
Why did you shake and shudder when regaining consciousness? *
Those are called "myoclonic convulsions", which is a fancy medical term for "muscle jerks", and they're a common side effect of recovering from G-LOC.
What did it feel like? *
I'll answer this in more detail in a video over on the Matt and Tom channel soon, but in short: I don't remember it. I was doing the breathing maneuver, then everything was wobbly, then we were stopped!
Is this a sponsored video? *
No: the RAF and Starrship had no editorial control over this, and no money changed hands. Obviously, though, they gave me a spin in the centrifuge, and I'm collaborating with them over on their channel too!
THANKS TO:
The RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine, the Starrship team, and the folks at Qinetiq.
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[@TomScottGo]

If you have questions (what did it feel like? why did you convulse? isn't 3.6g a really low tolerance?) pull down the description, I've answered a few there! And if you see someone ask a question that's in the description, please point them there.

[@taffyjock1]

Tom Scott Don't think we need a description, the thumbnail says it all ;)

[@alphateilchen_]

taffyjock1 So... it felt like a particularly comical orgasm?

[@sjwimmel]

Did you have any lingering effects from the G-LOC the following hours or days? This seems like it would be quite a shock, mainly for your brain.

[@webbugt]

Did you slowly feel yourself dropping out of consciousness or did it happen all of a sudden? You mentioned that your vision started to grey out, but can you pinpoint the moment you lost consciousness or is it more of a blur?

[@How_To_Drive_a_TARDIS]

Tom Scott the perfect thumbnail just like succ

[@FelixEA]

It's scary seeing him pass out that way and then recalibrate

[@The_New_Abnormal_World_Order]

Yes, there are videos of fighter pilots G-locking in the centrifuge at 7 G's or above and sometimes they have big seizures where they flail their limbs, it's not nice to see... but they recover very quickly and seem fine afterwards.

[@DarkenedSilhouette]

BLIMEY

[@iomoonofjuputer]

hard to watch tbh...

[@chavoloco1666]

FelixEA how?

[@snoopyguy21]

Recalibrate. Hhaha. He's not a computer programme... I don't think.

[@Instabum]

*RESURRECTS*
*B L I M E Y*

[@lolvj-ur7fo]

James 🤣🤣🤣

[@henkdeklapsteen6787]

Thats so brittish

[@geddyleesowlnose]

Killed it.

[@stt577]

I laugh for like 10 minutes

[@solaireofastora5212]

British Sekiro

[@mrjoe332]

*arrives at heaven* 🇧 🇱 🇮 🇲 🇪 🇾

[@onder6072]

How do you make the text like that?

[@reekunkli4377]

@@onder6072 *L* *I* *K* *E* *T* *H* *I* *S*

[@mrjoe332]

@@onder6072 🇾 🇴 🇺
🇲 🇪 🇦 🇳
🇱 🇮 🇰 🇪
🇹 🇭 🇮 🇸 ?
With stylish text and name app

[@minib4800]

Ppls reveal ur secret formula

[@HarriWasHere]

How

[@Andrew-wb2zq]

Funny that Tom was deathly afraid of roller coasters, but hopped right into this thing designed to drain the blood out of your head.

[@MrShadowCZE]

I think it's the same with what I got, I'm mortified of rollercoasters, but this has multiple redundancy systems and you are being constantly watched over to make sure ur ok, so that kinda makes it feel allright

[@voiddcxi2630]

@@MrShadowCZEI mean it’s the same with roller coasters. There are countless failsafes

[@jarmoliebrand2005]

@@voiddcxi2630
Rollercoasters have soooo many redundancies… The following might sound a bit cruel, but after every accident (which are rare occurrences), the safety will only improve.
A short list of safety measures.
- Of course you have restraints keeping you in place on a ride. The thing that keeps it in place is the same thing that holds airplane flaps together. And… guess what? Every restraint has two of them.
- Furthermore, a restraint can only let you go once it received an electric charge in the coaster’s station.
- There are clearance codes. If there’s a chance you might hit something on a ride, because you’re tall, you will not be allowed to ride. I believe designers take the upper 95% of male height and add an extra few centimeters for good measure.
- Height limits in different parts of the train can differ. Up front, you get pushed into things and at the back, you get pulled over things. In the middle, the Gs are tamest.
- Coasters use block sections. Two trains cannot be on the same block section at once. There are many sensors on coasters to determine the position of a coaster train.

[@cccEngineer]

Except once you start you can't stop it. That could be scary for people.

[@voiddcxi2630]

@@jarmoliebrand2005 exactly

[@eleventyeleven]

I think saying ‘blimey’ after you were resurrected from the dead is one of the most british things to ever do

[@harrytoth265]

Xavier Rodriguez did you not read the comment 🤦‍♂️

[@ernykwame4285]

I died of laughter ☠️☠️

[@jecise]

Xavier Rodriguez means something like “oh my god” in a british way

[@robotsy]

I thought where the airforce doctor saying that losing consciousness whilst flying a plane is a "real problem" was an even more classically British understatement

[@abdulkarim2857]

Harry potter

[@AcidGlow]

*Loses Soul*
*Goes to Heavens Doors... Gets pulled back to his body*
BLIMEY! ✅🙂

[@denvertikky4088]

3:30

[@Kreptic]

@@denvertikky4088 Shut up.

[@germanboy4071]

@@Kreptic?

[@luziiiii]

@@Kreptic Who pissed on your cerial honey?

[@luziiiii]

@@rustyinfinity731 No u

[@jeezuhskriste5759]

I like that they had to add the “voluntarily” clause to that world record. What poor soul was yeeted into oblivion at 26 gs?

[@somethingeasytoretain1116]

I read somewhere in the comments that a guy had survived 200-something g's in a car crash

[@jeezuhskriste5759]

somethingeasy toretain that’s a big number, but this is the sustained g-forces record

[@MmpM123YT]

@@somethingeasytoretain1116 yes but that is during a fractiin of a second
Blood wont have time to move around
Really impressive that that guys body held together tho

[@karlamay_]

Yeeted into oblivion...
Genius choice of words😂

[@chrissweeney2738]

yh think wad a nascar crash..

[@santiklingo]

I love how he just goes "PAH ,,,, puh , ᵖᵘʰ" and fuckin dies

[@RubexQewb]

I can’t breathe xD omfg

[@DrSpaceman42]

I cry-laugh every time

[@Milkythefawn]

It’s kinda horrible to watch because that’s exactly how it feels when I pass out 😭

[@gregoryswelding]

3:26

[@gr1mmd]

LULE

[@wisnuyogapraditya6108]

My phone pulled 4G all the time. Beat that!

[@Trench303]

In 2021 I can do 5G

[@saltysoysauce954]

@@Trench303 mine can do 9g

[@Wade_Fucking_Wilson]

69g

[@simmerthesauce9228]

@@Wade_Fucking_Wilson nice

[@Wade_Fucking_Wilson]

Sean Worrall 😂

[@andotus7637]

(wakes up in coffin)
*B L I M E Y*

[@Lambda_Ovine]

British to his core.

[@manualLaborer]

(travels back in time, kills his mother, instantly voiding his own existence)
*b l I m e y*

[@Malwhere404]

*_Astronomia Intensifies_*

[@thesuperpunmaster6369]

What a night

[@ryanplayz8288]

I’m the 4000th like 👍👍😁

[@soup5344]

*practically dies*
*wakes up*
*stares at his soul being sucked back into his body*
"B l i m e y!"

[@daniloking223]

Still dead

[@Sam-ot8lm]

A true brit.

[@Caligsss]

im crying 😂😭

[@N3XXprod]

Oh, hey there.

[@heartnora7]

*g lock in itself is not dangerous* 🤣

[@connoremerick7405]

“The human body is an incredible thing”
the human body - *falls from standing upright and head hits the ground, dead*
also the human body - *casually vibes with 5Gs of force*

[@liagamer4265]

Then my head hit the wall, BOOM

[@dieptrieu6564]

Tbf, any animal would die if they have their head hitting the groud with enough force

[@iamthinking2252_]

well vibing with 5Gs of force doesn't have to inolve the brain slamming into the skull

[@connoremerick7405]

@@iamthinking2252_ very true
It seems the oldest and truest threat to all human life is slamming in one form or another
Being slammed into something or having something slam into you…

[@oKingsWild]

*gets a virus*
*heats up enough to kill virus, and also self*

[@carlkoller5960]

3:30 when then sloppy toppy too good

[@pamelah1220]

I wanna ask so bad but I'm scared.

[@jackthecommenter2768]

@@pamelah1220 ..?

[@mfkrmaggot2755]

@@pamelah1220 what

[@kaylons]

@@pamelah1220 Do you not know what sloppy toppy is?

[@pamelah1220]

@@kaylons I don't. It sounds questionable.

[@wjsyejwjwmmeusmqwjieem1473]

My g force tolerance is when I stand up to fast and pass out

[@villagernumber7882]

I see that you are a fellow low blood pressure person as well.

[@horribleperson9531]

Hi big fan

[@417Owsy]

@@villagernumber7882 im high blood pressure so anything that happens makes me die

[@amyemmaniu]

me 😔

[@dootanimations1687]

This is too relatable

[@StrictlySteam]

It’s so cool to hear a genuine “BLIMEY”

[@georgiasomething2064]

@Deniz Metin T. have the third like

[@youjustlostthegame4418]

@@georgiasomething2064 have the second like

[@medicalpol]

Tom forgot to lock in

[@itsbreadmydude]

I can't tell if you're 50 or 18

[@dolphindrawings9331]

I can’t think of a creative name 101 30

[@ajspence9191]

I can’t think of a creative name 101 30

[@VirtualConnor]

30

[@Laurton]

30

[@bobcartof3965]

30

[@kerimca98]

I wonder how Tom felt when watching his own footage
Maybe like "Damn I have to show this to million people?"

[@odysseusgaming7157]

Try 6.2 million

[@agakath]

lmao

[@agakath]

@@odysseusgaming7157 dont worry, generations to come will be ready for this

[@vdm5873]

Try seven!

[@Lou-li5mv]

even more so choosing that unflattering thumbnail 😂

[@aalia3573]

Being British myself, I felt like I was the only one who felt the blimey thing normal to say when you've been practically resurrected

[@thatguy-th8nv]

Agreed

[@Tentin.Quarantino]

Gordon Bennett agrees with your sentiment.

[@ThatTallGuy0]

@@thatguy-th8nv I’m the better guy

[@AndorianBlues]

my cockney roots would reassert themselves and i'd go full "cor bleedin blimey"

[@JetFalcon710]

Being American, I'd probably freak out a bit and be like "OY FLAK SH!T"

[@callmeshaggy5166]

The highest momentary g-force ever survived was *214 g* when Kenny Breck crashed his IndyCar. At 69kg, he momentary weighed over 14.7 metric tons.

[@BNWOCHUD]

*214g*

[@BNWOCHUD]

*2*

[@BNWOCHUD]

*1*

[@BNWOCHUD]

*4*

[@munastronaut8147]

@@BNWOCHUD what

[@DD-hu7ix]

3:32 Dude temporarily aged like 50 years in a fraction of a sec

[@thesummitingfalcon]

Ikr xD

[@Deacon...]

HAHAHA

[@Deacon...]

His face melted

[@GrabiBoi13]

Was almost like in the Indiana Jones haha

[@ubermenschnuts81]

@@GrabiBoi13 Nice Reference

[@YourFriendDevin]

“I’m getting a little bit of grey out.”
“I can’t quite see.”
“Ah.”

[@DrakeOola]

B L I M E Y

[@officialexemusic7330]

That had me in tears 😭 🤣

[@lsubandtrumpet2014]

@@DrakeOola I love it when the British say, 'Blimey!' 😂😂😂 Y'all make my day!

[@pidge8672]

Literally in tears 😂

[@garethjones9996]

Just discovered this, albeit 2 years late. That centrifuge at Farnborough was built by my great grandfather (Walter Acklam). Really cool to see that it's still in use

[@evil_zebra4275]

Cool!

[@brethebird3148]

Cool

[@bap8064]

ice.

[@gino9094]

baby

[@fallenriverie1663]

Absolute zero

[@padawansound6423]

Tom Scott: Debilitating fear of rollercoasters
Also Tom Scott:

[@longshot789]

"I lost everything there"
CHECK HIS PANTS

[@username4441]

@BU i miss the internet when it was human

[@YurkoYuriev]

@@VeryImportantPals r/woooooosh

[@iwilldefeateverysinglejust3826]

@@VeryImportantPals r/wooooosh

[@kostaschousianiths6076]

Does anyone remember what perry's comment was all about...?

[@7rodo]

@@kostaschousianiths6076 I'm wondering

[@MsSweety1418]

*passes out* - *wakes up* ''BLIMEY''

[@jackkemp7256]

*Point out what's obviously funny* - *Get hundreds of likes* "BLIMEY"

[@idontpaytaxes6250]

💀

[@HoboGotCash]

*BLIMEY!*

[@DeadAnimals_]

Jack Kemp I can’t tell if this is hate?

[@ihavelosthope]

I'm reading this at 3 am and I just burst out laughing

[@Sp00kq]

*temporarily "dies"*
*wakes up*
"B L I M E Y"

[@maddiedeakin-berry2324]

😂😂😂😂👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@goukimaster353]

What does it mean ?
ps : i'm french

[@jwwr8408]

Goukimaster basically another word for ‘oh my god’

[@Jusanotheronefr]

Stolen

[@miyoubi]

Y u gotta steal

[@ttyl2592]

off topics:
as an F1 fans, I really hope that non-fans can now understand how incredible those drivers are to constantly fighting those G-force while racing in 50-70 laps per race not including free practice, qualifying or even crash that can make they face 20-50G per impact.

[@puuoyevigannogreven8781]

yet they say, f1 is not a sport

[@SkyBlue-cv8qb]

Absolutely. But luckily they are very very short bursts of acceleration when they crash

[@ronmastrio2798]

Humans have a much greater tolerance for lateral g than vertical g.

[@viewaskew7741]

That cant be good for the human body

[@yatzeegamingop]

Vertical and lateral G's are not the same. Not saying F1 is easy, but when i ate 5G's in an edge540, i felt my brain pressing on my skull.

[@MadKingOfMadaya]

3:30 You are witnessing a body whose soul is being replaced. Tom Scott I died and Tom Scott II was born.

[@h3xad3cimaldev61]

Yes

[@taheemkhan8167]

Yes

[@capncook2006]

Original comment 100% never seen it before nuh huh nope no sir

[@MadKingOfMadaya]

@@capncook2006 ?

[@capncook2006]

@@MadKingOfMadaya I was saying that your comment wasn’t original

[@6darlingnikki9]

Those weren’t “muscle jerks”, that was his soul entering back into his body.

[@epsilon1563]

No.

[@amnesiagrunt2356]

losing consciousness isn't dying

[@heysaucemikehere1804]

Lassa Fever Youre teaching me _so much_

[@gangstasteve5753]

@@amnesiagrunt2356 kinda

[@ΦιαξδΞαδέλφη]

Lassa Fever r/whoosh

[@micropanda7916]

We now know that Tom's reactivation word is "Blimey"

[@lcberchtold1208]

Where Windows XP went "dum dahduh du duhdah" Tom goes "Blimey" haha

[@bashkillszombies]

Just think. You've just seen Tom's O face.

[@tvdinner325]

Tom, did your face hurt? 'Cos it was killing me! BWHAHAHA! (old joke for you young 'ens)

[@meerkat192]

My word would have 4 letters in it

[@ekathe85]

"Blimey" is more of his startup sound

[@Dr_Won_Hung_Lo]

Seeing you pass out then regain consciousness was a trip! Your facial expression told us everything we needed to know!

[@saulgoodman3305]

3:30 when her head game is too good

[@frosty1865]

Ok buddy kids are watching this video

[@somedude4122]

@@frosty1865 Kids aren't gonna understand that

[@frosty1865]

@@somedude4122 actually yea but still not cool to talk like that, really shows what kind of a person you are *cough* dirty minded *cough*

[@somedude4122]

@@frosty1865 Jokes are fine. They're good. A bit crude, yes, but fine nonetheless.

[@frosty1865]

@@somedude4122 Yea but this "joke" is inappropriate and I don't see how anyone can find it funny

[@LuisGutierrezG123]

British people literally see Satan and be like:
“Odd looking bloke that one innit?”

[@luicifiero]

`es rather schtewpid innit

[@raph2954]

Lmao Tom has the opposite English accent

[@BeanSoup9885]

don’t change the like anount

[@Jettski]

I don't know anyone British who talks like that

[@liminalb1rds158]

Blimey

[@yesh8340]

Its 2am, this was not the jerk and pass out I was looking for.
Edit: Wow, seems like I wasn't the only one.

[@dacallp]

XD

[@arathan9305]

😑

[@dacallp]

@@arathan9305 why you not feelin the fun

[@yoboiiisean3666]

😭😭😭

[@pamelah1220]

Ppffff!

[@premchandthakur7662]

F1 drivers pulling 2G to 5G for 2 hours straight. Mad respect

[@spatrk6634]

5 g while braking, 2 g while accelerating, and 4 to 6 g while cornering

[@muhammadriskysubhannorazha6815]

Because they wear an anti G suit therefore they only feel a small amount of that G force

[@bimpa1568]

Some even pull 51g when they get too close to Hamilton

[@SW-8228]

@@bimpa1568 didn’t Carlos Sainz experience 62Gs in Sochi 2015? Correct me if I’m wrong

[@bimpa1568]

​@@SW-8228 Idk, probably. You know more than me on that one

[@flosset9640]

Tom: *litteraly dies for a couple of seconds*
Also Tom: "01000010 01101100 01101001 01101101 01100101 01111001"

[@cottoncherry2177]

@Francisco A G My guess too.

[@flosset9640]

Yup it blimey

[@solarianv3]

blimey

[@alx2900]

Or is it "Blimey"?

[@NathanJReal]

It’s x æ 😂

[@poisonivy5077]

3:32
Uh oh! Your Tom Scott has stopped working. Initializing reboot...
Rebooting...
Rebooting...
Rebooting...
Success! Your Tom Scott is back online.
Press BLIMEY to begin.

[@kurlietingz3687]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ThanoSalt]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@capncook2006]

Hotel: Trivago

[@enshen2190]

@@capncook2006 ? What does it have to do with that?

[@AIM9XSIDEWINDER]

[Frantically spams BLIMEY]
I WAS WORKING ON A PROGRAM!

[@ryn5907]

3:26 - 3:38 me trying to hold my breath while watching finding nemo

[@goldvo9687]

You did that too 😭

[@WillTDA]

I'm dying XD

[@fredlup607]

I DID THAT TOO WHEN I WAS A KID AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@dioptre]

ok so this is a common thing

[@gabrilapin]

@@dioptre nope
Idk really

[@adamgoulder8019]

Nicely done. I enjoyed doing the training some years ago and participating in several studies on the centrifuge. It’s definitely a physical test and fatigue is important especially as the onset is quite limited so runs are quite long.
Hardest was getting to 7.4g with the old anti g trousers and lots of effort on the stain manoeuvre. The typhoon anti g suit with pressurised breathing system made 9g a doddle by comparison!

[@AlexKall]

What do you mean by "especially as the onset is quite limited so runs are quite long."?

[@adamgoulder8019]

1g/sec onset. So a 9g run would last 30+ seconds with a 15sec plateau at 9g.
More modern facilities can achieve higher onset so shorter runs.

[@AlexKall]

@@adamgoulder8019 ah yes the one in my country has a very short onset.

[@PerMortensen]

Seeing people lose consciousness like this is so eerie.

[@Apostate_ofmind]

I was all interested until his face dropped and i was like, oh no, this is real, get a doctor. Quite the emotional jerk ;D (hehe pun)

[@eisaatana96]

He didn't need a doctor

[@Apostate_ofmind]

i know, i know, but that was my gut reaction to that sudden and unbounded drop of muscle tension. Im so glad he was in a completely safe and controlled environment.

[@lajoswinkler]

Almost every fainting looks like this (except the forces pulling his face down, of course). It doesn't look like the stuff you see in the movies. It's a horrible sight because it's followed by movement, gasping and moaning.

[@pfos]

Check out videos of people passing out on the SLING SHOT ride for a real creepfest.

[@LetsMars]

My favorite part is when the technician is mocking Tom for twitching at 04:00

[@brunovaz]

Good catch! hahaha

[@Pantera1001]

phahahahah i havent noticed that lmao

[@RiasatSalminSami]

lmao

[@partyyartie]

😂

[@FLAK.O3]

😂😂😂

[@peathyyy]

we have found the new "this image from that video"

[@Searching4Solace]

That is one of my favorite videos of all time

[@Nadia1989]

Now I need a help package!!!

[@RoScFan]

meaning? what video? seriously! what are you talking about?

[@hellterminator]

He's talking about *that* image from *that* video.

[@Yotanido]

RoScFan: Look at Tom's other channel "Matt and Tom". It's a reference to two of the videos on there.
Particularly, *that* video :P

[@theoneed2051]

What this guy does for science and audience... we should be thankful!

[@daaltu6125]

2:50
"i cant quite see"
[slaps leg]
**"A"**

[@irbrn15]

.

[@mirabile1221]

..

[@hamzadafali3423]

...

[@12packersfan]

....

[@darkbobblackpants9747]

.....

[@desia.brimou]

Tom Scott, the king of ridiculously tragic and traumatising thumbnails.

[@vaclav_fejt]

Including, but not limited to *this* image, from *that* video.

[@MILCHMONSTER3D]

and matts mouth in slow motion

[@laurenconrad1799]

It is fascinating how different people look when they sleep versus when they are passed out unconscious.

[@dacallp]

Have you ever seen him sleep?!

[@vigorouspringle8962]

Ayo?

[@KrillMister57]

Super strong of you to live through this for our interest. Thank you!

[@them0rningstar]

3:26 my war thunder pilot when i pull some weird ass 15g maneuver

[@deputyshawnburrowitz6159]

Relatable.

[@Griffurlo]

When u dive down for 2000 meters and try to pull up

[@winks8202]

b-29 crew when you pull a 1g turn

[@leak5005]

YOU'VE GOT A HOLE IN YOUR LEFT WING

[@cantingvenus2]

I laughed at this so hard, don't ask me why.

[@AAvfx]

*I've got motion sickness by watching this experience alone! Not for the faint hearted* 😂

[@catchild1013]

I didn't, why do some people get dizzy watching this stuff? Pls answer

[@TheConguitusLB]

ok

[@stefansls1]

@@catchild1013 yes

[@euphoric1006]

@@catchild1013 it is like staring at your phobia. It still scares you even though you aren’t face to face to it

[@zajagter2888]

Stfu

[@DarcyIsLame]

3:42 My Dad after betting the entire house on the worst horse in the race...

[@snoboardsam]

LMAO

[@slavetislamic1957]

I’m giggling

[@bigbirdyellowfilms815]

💀💀💀💀😂😂

[@SaulGMV]

Nice

[@jekafe]

LMAOOOOOOO

[@Daniajax]

This proves how good of an athlete a F1 driver is. They reach up to 6G under heavy breaking corners.

[@Masterpouya]

And they are under extreme heat at the same time if I remember correctly..

[@cheshirecynic3061]

@@Masterpouya AND they piss their pants. Can't forget about that.
Could help 'em deal with the aforementioned heat, though...

[@jellybaby7]

That's why Schumacher Junior crashes, he doesn't clench he buttocks

[@Chzydawg]

@@cheshirecynic3061 Not really, urine is "held" at body temperature, so it really wouldn't do much...

[@cheshirecynic3061]

@@Chzydawg Incorrect. Water has phenomenal heat dispersal. Have you never pissed your pants and noticed how quickly it went from feeling warm to cold?

[@michaelc.2799]

I've just noticed the RAF personnel at 4:00 making fun of Tom by showing what Tom looked like while being unconscious.

[@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888]

Mic Cer XD

[@ROGUESPIRIT_]

Hes getting him to shake the life back into his limbs mate.

[@laughingskuls7000]

i think hes instructing him to move his muscles to circulate blood.

[@Communist-Doge]

Mic Cer -- No, he's making him shake his limbs to stimulate and restore blood flow, which is important after g-LOC (even though he'd be fine regardless, but it helps).

[@ziinx5899]

@@michaelc.2799 The same thing. Your blood goes everywhere, even to the head

[@smartereveryday]

I like that your face looked funny. Fun video! Respect.

[@808ender5]

Surprised no one is asking for a shout out in this replies section.

[@darikors9157]

shout me out

[@schynobonk]

litt

[@coba4680]

supscribr

[@henrymilner3212]

Shout me outtt

[@noahgonzalez1882]

I've pulled 12 Gs in war thunder....

[@gggaming2009]

well ive pulled probs over 2Gs real life m8

[@mankeez5892]

I've pulled 724G's in KSP bruh

[@AlejandroDiaz-jg1ow]

@@mankeez5892 poor kerbals

[@puffcatco]

i have pulled 400 g's in the roblox research center

[@jamesj.jamesworth9888]

I've pulled 800 Gs on a minecraft rollercoaster.

[@cacekayse]

2:50 that "AAaa..." had me laughing in tears

[@brodyplaysthebaritone]

kinda like that guy in the picture!

[@averyrae8666]

i’m cackling

[@Nativequeen101]

😅😅

[@BrimbankGarbo]

mans sounds like will from the inbetweeners

[@ACEMEDIA]

AAAaaaaa..... *Windows shut down sound*

[@Mutant_Renegade]

Tomscott.exe has stopped working

[@sixstringedthing]

"Issue was resolved via a reboot, ticket closed".

[@zwerko]

Nah, the garbage collector kicked in in the most unfortunate of times.

[@Sathrandur]

I'm not 100% sure why, but for some reason I found that comment made me laugh. I like it.

[@JonatasAdoM]

Turning it off and on seems to have solved the issue.

[@Shydood]

_reboots_
*"BLIMEY"*

[@xeramura]

1:50 trying to remember what you’ve studied for exam before it starts
3:25 during the exam

[@republikpropaganda2319]

😂👍

[@Yeet-cy8tz]

Stolen

[@survun2440]

when in your at the presentation.

[@queueeeee9000]

Stolen

[@yoitsrami]

Bro this is the funniest comment I’ve seen today

[@SamDBaker]

Blud didn't lock in hard enough.

[@sarahjrandomnumbers]

3:34 The moment Tom's brain reboots and starts loading Windows.

[@KurkoBaine]

LMAO

[@Pana_Kanel]

Lmao

[@cptnqusr]

windows blimey edition

[@CurvedGD]

If you want, I can take that and put the windows opening sound onto it

[@black.pewdiepie415]

@@CurvedGD do it

[@emlel1948]

When Tom said: PHAHA
I felt that...
BLIMEY

[@xnagira]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Kreptic]

When felt said Tom: AHAHP
I felt you.

[@leanasf821]

When AHAHP said: felt
I Tom that.

[@Revist92]

*passed out*
hour's latter
*awake*
"hey you're finally awake"

[@lemius6154]

B L I M E Y

[@uknowimeyen]

Todd Howard you bastard, you did it again.
You absolute mad lad.

[@mabra33]

This dosent make any sence

[@realbland]

BLIMEY

[@smallsmw1432]

Skyrim intro meme reference for those confused

[@vukvukmanovic696]

3:30 when tom lost consciousness it looks like his face is melting lmao

[@excaliber2845]

I am 💯th like

[@cashhhmere]

@@excaliber2845 no one cares

[@nilaksh007]

All the muscles relax

[@owenclough7156]

It's because all of the muscles in his face just stopped. So nothing was holding it normal

[@grangerpetmalu299]

It's quite staged.

[@MarimbaMaurice]

Quite terrifying to look at that recovery 😮

[@asylumskp4391]

*Wakes up from concussion to find himself tied to a chair*
"Ah bloody hell, what's all this then?"

[@yulebones]

Had a good laugh at you passing out like that. I have POTS and have that experience any time I try to ride a roller coaster. I actually got my formal diagnosis by showing my cardiologist a roller coaster photo that looked almost identical to this thumbnail, rather than needing to do a tilt-table test.

[@Nerdilicious]

Jesus, watching those myoclonic convulsions was terrifying. Like something out of a horror film

[@jeremyzorek]

That thumbnail might be the best thing ever.

[@ryanharper6391]

Jeremy Zorek +

[@josuelservin2409]

I agree, just wonderful 😂

[@Ascertivus]

This is such an incredible video to me. The explanation about how this all works, the historical footage, Tom's mentioning that we humans didn't evolve to do this, and then Tom actually trying the centrifuge. Absolutely solid piece of work right here. I love it.

[@JeremyBX]

And in just 5 minutes! Not bloated up to 10 minutes for cashing in

[@emilinebelle7811]

I’ve searched many videos to find out what this stuff means and your video is the only one I found that explains it all. Thank you!

[@thehockeynerd3479]

3:29 my last brain cell during a test

[@Asdfkill101]

Dude i lost it so hard xD

[@mpleandre]

That's the comment we need.

[@zdodops8490]

the hockey nerd34 what test,don’t you mean exam?

[@charrcoal2]

Imagine being the type of person to point out someone using “test” instead of “exam.”

[@tylerwhitney1161]

Subbed XD

[@vfrank2220]

3:25 Sounds like when you want to laugh so hard in public but you try not to.

[@senza4591]

BLIMEY

[@theonecallednick]

Fck I'm dead. Lmao

[@Albaraa]

Pah PAH

[@DogBeef]

i was worried theyd turn the centrifuge on while youre walking besides it

[@Oscar4u69]

me too, I'll kinda paranoic :s

[@rogercoulombe3613]

They almost certainly have safety interlocks to prevent that.

[@vetirtal1168]

What about a platform inside a centrifuge? You have to keep running until you get stuck to the wall.

[@SeriousNERD1]

That would be like something from Dead Space, anyone remember that section?

[@benharris8382]

DogBeef SMACK, CRACK, SPLAT, BOOM

[@travislayes6024]

I love your videos! Seeing you conquer fear in your videos is just amazing and you are brave! You really deserve that compliment. I hope everyone watching can be inspired to conquer their fears as well.

[@PlugSz4]

How it feels to chew 5 gum
3:36

[@maddiedeakin-berry2324]

😂😂😂😂😂😂👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@marcvos125]

Stimulate your senses

[@milesmorales9878]

Blimey

[@godparticle2770]

Comments that you could hear!

[@redrobsanthem9206]

*Stimulate your ferrets*

[@slobodanreka1088]

"Blimey, I lost everything there."
(Janitor sighs and picks up mop)

[@tonypajamaz7079]

U need way more likes

[@memoonacheema1476]

Lmaooooo 💀

[@willf.85]

LMFAO I'm absolutely dead.

[@pamelah1220]

@@aksHandler pick a fluid. any fluid

[@_ph4nt0mzz_47]

@@pamelah1220 read that in a carnival lottery type tone 💀💀💀

[@SoVeryGrim]

3:25
Theodore recieving the best head.

[@Trench303]

I’m dying

[@FBIAgent-ke4fq]

Lmao

[@rando23232]

Heheh
I'm 14.

[@mikebather6688]

I’m 7

[@ChamChamRealSmooth]

i'm a fetus

[@billcipher147]

Great choice of thumbnail there

[@Eagle_the_18th]

Tom: * wakes up *
“Hey, you finally awa-“
*“B L I M E Y!!!”*

[@MaximumPasta]

“Hey guys, what can we use for a thumbnail?”
Tom - “Say no more fam”

[@thetechnovoid]

help the read more button is broken

[@americandreams1978]

help

[@Hamuelin]

Jerk and passing out in a centrifuge? Sounds like demonetisation

[@qukoongames5830]

Ö _ oh mah god, that was funny

[@ophiolatreia93]

I don't get it?

[@whoyacallinpinhead]

Jerk=Fapping lmao

[@johnrobi0]

OMG I can't stop laughing!!!

[@Janfey]

Thats why the camera didn't show below his waist.

[@saberusmaximus2703]

Dang, g force blackout and being unconscious from lack of oxygenated blood to the brain seems like to closest thing to death without actually dying, until the blood rushes back to your brain and u wake up again.

[@tohrulol]

"I'm sure you can appreciate that that is a real problem."

[@raykent3211]

tohrulol yeah don't you love RAF phlegm? USAF: this could lead to catastrophic failure. RAF: it's best if the pilot remains conscious while flying the aircraft. Lovely.

[@Tom_Hadler]

tohrulol Classic British understatement!

[@zockertwins]

NASA: this may cause unplanned rapid disassembly

[@BeresfordProductions]

You aged about 30 years when you fell unconscious.

True, but only because he looks 10 years younger than his real age when conscious.

[@ginga-dna7807]

BeresfordProductions 😂😂😂

[@imaducky2617]

*breathing*
*dies*
*wakes up*
BLIMEY

[@IkesDaddelbox]

Then I must be 120 now. No wonder my back kills me at the age of 31.

[@jine7123]

@@imaducky2617 xD

[@puigi]

2:48 “I’m getting a little bit of grey out, I can’t quite see, *Aaaaaa* “

[@restlessbeing1398]

Props to this guy taking one for the the team

[@andrewmcgregor9691]

I've said it before and I'll say it again.
I've said it before.

[@abdillahisuley6945]

😂

[@ivoryas1696]

Andrew McGregor
You sir, belong on the comment awards!

[@justaHUGEfan]

i hate you for this

[@idontevenknow8646]

Nice

[@UnderscoreZeroLP]

@@ivoryas1696
why are you saying "sir"?

[@RSPikachuAlpha]

3:25
Oh no! Your Tom Scott is malfunctioning.
Rebooting system...
Successful!
Welcome back to BlimeyOS!

[@Eye5x5]

Your Tom ran into a problem, and needs to restart.
We're just collecting some error data, and then we'll restart it for you!

[@jaybenton7716]

You should use that thumbnail as your driving license picture. That way, when you're pulled over and pissed out of your head, you'll look the same and they'll let you go!

[@happytriangleman1157]

MrSplodgeySplodge
Time is money dude. Sometimes you just have to multitask.

[@vedastra1]

ROFL

[@Mister_Soyuz_on_YT]

Jay Benton In a comical sense, that made me laugh 😂😂😂😂👌. ❤ your sense of humor.

[@extrahourinthepit]

You sir are a genius

[@niggingnegro3325]

Jay Benton
Nice stolen joke.

[@N3rdmeow]

I’m obsessed with these videos

[@RaveBeats_]

(Practically dies)
"B L I M E Y!"

[@pinkorange4980]

cant make ur own original comment huh?

[@mariemayemendoza1706]

@@pinkorange4980 have you made a original comment before huh

[@evaristoregalado8954]

3:31 his batteries ran out

[@gamingchicken8181]

💀

[@KhanyisoMapuma]

This guy is like "Engineering Explained".
You can't tell if he's 40 or 19.

[@coolcube111]

Finally

[@odysseusgaming7157]

30

[@RuiRuichi]

That was my engineering life in a nutshell lmao.

[@ogfox9803]

Or 50 3:32

[@MrDannyloco]

I cant believe we live in a time where we can casually and safely witness this

[@LashanR]

I thought the "crackle and pop" derivatives were a joke, but I looked it up and it's real. I don't know what to make of this.

[@tycebruursema1274]

Rice krispies. Snap crackle and pop.

[@hannah-xo5ss]

and the derivative of pop is called Harvard, which was recently introduced by harvard mathematicians this summer!

[@Tasorius]

Sounds like the imperial system...

[@Abdega]

@hannah 9000
Okay but why tho?
Are they saying all of Harvard are derived from jerks?

[@jackkemp7256]

​@@Abdega They are if they ruined the joke. the next derivative should have been the temporary 1954 RICE KRISPIES character "POP" followed by other cereal mascots and funny names.

[@notleks2411]

Netflix: Are you still watching?
Someone's daughter's boyfriend: 3:25

[@bulbulitobayagbagan9633]

LMAO finally, after scrolling so deep, I see some cuuum joke, Bruh :V

[@seankingston7518]

lmfao, I had a good laugh at that

[@T-Even_phage_destroyer]

BLIMEY!

[@ahmadalzghoul5715]

Ah yes, I remember my roommate traveling 4 G while watching Netflix

[@arathan9305]

@@bulbulitobayagbagan9633 weirdo

[@AggressivelyLoving]

it's so fascinating to me how the body in this example as well kind of "shocks" the body in order to wake it up like an emergency shock because I mean you are clearly conscious and aware of what could happen snd your brain activates the emergency switch even though you lost your consciousness. amazing

[@spectrickx1678]

That was a heartfelt blimey

[@blackout.youtube]

Tom Scott, you have officially failed no Nut November

[@unregisteredhypercam2774]

April

[@velm1x1]

@mazlan mahadzir this was made 10 months ago, do some math

[@unregisteredhypercam2774]

No

[@Cypher_FED]

@@velm1x1 every month is no nut NOVEMBER because it's September duh You big Dum Dum

[@velm1x1]

@colten Error well next month it is