Matt and Tom's Controversial Opinions

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024

Комментарии • 4 тыс.

  • @jadestephan7395
    @jadestephan7395 6 лет назад +6581

    Controversial opinion: several minutes of arguing should be left in

    • @MaximNightFury
      @MaximNightFury 4 года назад +224

      *carguing

    • @meghnasingh4396
      @meghnasingh4396 4 года назад +83

      Not controversial !

    • @cubicinfinity2
      @cubicinfinity2 4 года назад +27

      If it was, I might not have clicked the video. I always look at the times and ask myself if I want to spend that time on it. Would've been worth it though.

    • @MindstabThrull
      @MindstabThrull 4 года назад +11

      I will second *and* third that.

    • @IroAppe
      @IroAppe 4 года назад +27

      That is why you can upload a private extending video containing the content that others do not want to see. I don't see a point against it - or is there anything against that algorithm-wise?

  • @HeadCannon19
    @HeadCannon19 4 года назад +1635

    I spent a solid minute trying to figure out what a "bog roll" was before I realized it's toilet paper

    • @AAArnold
      @AAArnold 4 года назад +11

      Isn't bog also Irish slang for mouth?

    • @thebigshowww
      @thebigshowww 4 года назад +83

      SWGYArnold you might mean gob

    • @jeremiah.massillon
      @jeremiah.massillon 4 года назад +18

      Someone thankfully put in the captions.

    • @gala8903
      @gala8903 4 года назад +4

      Someone thankfully put the captions

    • @baylinkdashyt
      @baylinkdashyt 4 года назад +4

      I didn't get it until I happened to scroll by this comment while they were talking about it.

  • @dorkmax7073
    @dorkmax7073 4 года назад +1502

    Me: I respect all opinions
    Tom: Lettuce is terrible, TP inside roll.
    Me: the lord is testing me.

    • @Aldiyawak
      @Aldiyawak 3 года назад +24

      my muslim southeast asian self:
      water?

    • @moondust2365
      @moondust2365 3 года назад +8

      @@Aldiyawak Me, a Southeast Asian Catholic: "Holy water?"

    • @Aldiyawak
      @Aldiyawak 3 года назад +5

      Also: Tom is a 'matic man.

    • @meetaverma8372
      @meetaverma8372 3 года назад

      @@Aldiyawak agreed

    • @nawfal3928
      @nawfal3928 2 года назад

      @@Aldiyawak water then bog roll

  • @sonicpawnsyou
    @sonicpawnsyou 6 лет назад +2837

    It's pronounced "neither".

    • @VicodinElmo
      @VicodinElmo 6 лет назад +160

      MeowGrump YOU ARE NOT HELPING

    • @lEGOBOT2565
      @lEGOBOT2565 6 лет назад +102

      I see what you did their
      I pronounce it differently depending how I use it

    • @peardude8979
      @peardude8979 6 лет назад +83

      I just realized that I pronounce it both ways.

    • @Throneos
      @Throneos 6 лет назад +29

      naither
      neither

    • @vaclav_fejt
      @vaclav_fejt 6 лет назад +18

      I originally used eether and neether, but then I switched to aither and naither. Of course, it's my second or third language, so I don't use it as much and I can play with it.

  • @Spirit532
    @Spirit532 6 лет назад +281

    Toilet paper(bog roll): Read the patent. The patent settles that it's over, not under.
    *Note: Patent does not account for cats or children.

    • @cybercat1531
      @cybercat1531 6 лет назад +11

      This has got to be one of the shittiest patents ever. Pun intended.

    • @stephendickinson382
      @stephendickinson382 6 лет назад +3

      Over

    • @chylex
      @chylex 6 лет назад +18

      The creator of GIF also says the official pronunciation is 'jif', even though he's clearly wrong :P

    • @TiddoB
      @TiddoB 6 лет назад +5

      but does GIF have a patent describing the pronunciation? not that I'd change my pronunciation

    • @cyclone19692000
      @cyclone19692000 6 лет назад +1

      don't care as long as there is some in the holder they could just sit it on the bar loose finding that theres just a brown roll left is the worst thing after making a deposit

  • @JackLeCroy
    @JackLeCroy 6 лет назад +192

    OK, you didn't bring up how lettuce works in a hamburger. I don't want spinach flavor in a burger, I want a texture and lettuce fulfills that nicely.

    • @Culmaerija
      @Culmaerija 6 лет назад +5

      rocket is great on a burger

    • @jellevm
      @jellevm 6 лет назад +12

      Spinach on a burger is really dope though.

    • @catfish552
      @catfish552 6 лет назад +7

      Spinach on a burger is still spinach, and therefore gross.

    • @jhulten
      @jhulten 6 лет назад +2

      A whole lettuce leaf is superior to spinach or rocket in keeping the burger juices from soaking the bun....

    • @TiddoB
      @TiddoB 6 лет назад +2

      I actually like spinach on my burgers better than lettuce

  • @brandy1011
    @brandy1011 6 лет назад +22

    "Why is choke automatic now?" - Because fuel injection.

  • @krymly
    @krymly 4 года назад +11

    3 years later Matt took cold baked beans to the extreme by making ice cream

  • @Robeight
    @Robeight 6 лет назад +415

    Toilet roll, matt is correct. Train the kids right.

    • @OnkelPeters
      @OnkelPeters 6 лет назад +5

      Robeight Yes.
      If the end is on the front side (which it usually is when you tear some paper off) you’ll find it faster. You look at the roll - and bam! There’s the end!

    • @XamiNaxamis
      @XamiNaxamis 6 лет назад +6

      I can't train my cat, mate.

    • @davidwalter3565
      @davidwalter3565 5 лет назад

      If you have kids, yes.
      If not, no

    • @Varksterable
      @Varksterable 5 лет назад +3

      The original patent for toilet roll had the hanging down bit furthest away from the wall (according to NSTAAF; I've not looked at it myself).

    • @mme.veronica735
      @mme.veronica735 5 лет назад

      @@XamiNaxamis Close the door. Boom cat can't get in

  • @ziggyhfx8202
    @ziggyhfx8202 4 года назад +25

    "Iceberg lettuce is garbage."
    I'd like to see you eat lettuce wraps with spinach.

    • @elisam.r.9960
      @elisam.r.9960 Год назад +1

      Pretty sure leaf lettuce or napa cabbage are better than iceberg for wraps, though.

  • @95DarkFire
    @95DarkFire 3 года назад +7

    2:20 When you accidently discover the real disagreement.

    • @sockroach
      @sockroach 3 года назад +1

      *accentidently 😛

  • @jero37
    @jero37 6 лет назад +13

    Thank you guys. You helped me recover from an upsetting evening.

  • @davidrobinson5357
    @davidrobinson5357 6 лет назад +12

    The original pattern for loo role holders. Shows the Paper outwards Tom Scott

  • @cleomat6321
    @cleomat6321 6 лет назад +10

    My phone is on silent 24/7 even when it’s in my handbag because you can still feel the vibrations when it goes off (when the phone vibrates it buzzes against the other stuff in there causing it to be audible and also makes the whole bag vibrate which you can feel)
    +1 to Matt!

    • @Nadia1989
      @Nadia1989 6 лет назад +2

      YES! My two handbags have dedicated mobile phone pockets, I bought them for that particular feature. And I ditched a Moto G when the vibrating engine broke, because ringtones are annoying.
      Also, those who make jeans with fake pockets deserve the worst place in hell.

  • @meisjeViv
    @meisjeViv Год назад

    I wholeheartedly agree about the phone notifications, and would even go so far as that you don't need vibration notifications either - since I turned absolutely all sound except for the 'someone is calling' sound, my life has gotten so much better. I get easily startled and really don't appreciate the little spike of adrenalin every time I or someone around me gets a message. Another upside is that not having notifications on makes it so much easier to not be on my phone all the time. By now this has been my default for long enough that my contacts know to call me if there's any time constraint on my reaction so I can just not read/reply to my texts for half a day if I'm doing other things. Highly recommended!

  • @prjndigo
    @prjndigo 3 года назад +1

    Celery is worse than Iceburg lettuce and toilet rolls should be mounted on a bearing mounted roller on a shaft that can be flipped out of a socket in the wall so that the axis is either up or straight out into the room - orientation on that axis means nothing.

  • @sarpbakrsoy8125
    @sarpbakrsoy8125 4 года назад +1

    "You get wall all over your ass." -Matt Gray, 2017

  • @czynx3196
    @czynx3196 Год назад +1

    The thing with loo roll: Beards are cool, mullets are not...

  • @Thegirlnamedsomthing
    @Thegirlnamedsomthing 4 года назад +1

    I have a terrible habit of leaving my mobile on silent and never answering my calls. I think people who know me would prefer it if I had the sound on 😅

  • @chilanya
    @chilanya 2 года назад +1

    The few cars with automatic transmission (and/or cars with cruise control, for that matter) that i've driven were much less fuel-economic than my own hand-transmissioned driving style. I keep close track of my fuel use / mileage and i can confidently say i would do better than an automatic and still be speedy where it is needed.

  • @Wonkyth
    @Wonkyth 6 лет назад +9

    Lettuce? I can take or leave.
    Bog roll? I'm with Matt.
    Mobiles? Handbag point is fair, but follow-up pocket corollary is also fair. I'd prefer less phones blinging.
    Manual cars? I drive better in manuals than automatics, so I'd rather keep them.
    Chips? I like variety, so I'm fine with anything.
    Cold coffee? Absolutely!
    Baked Beans? I prefer them cold. Less mushy.

  • @Celestatiune
    @Celestatiune 4 года назад

    I work outdoors at a public park. Even with the phone on the loudest setting I frequently don't hear or feel calls. Headphones would solve this but in a customer-facing position it comes off as rude.
    I'm also a recent convert to a manual transmission cause my old car died and my mechanic got me a deal with someone who was thinking of upgrading. There is a period where it's harder to use, but I find it helps keep me more engaged and less prone daydreaming. Doesn't help much once you're on a freeway though.

    • @petertaylor4980
      @petertaylor4980 4 года назад

      I wonder whether anyone sells normal Bluetooth headphones which look like hearing aids.

  • @rainisage1659
    @rainisage1659 3 года назад

    Lmao i love the end bit on how you led up to the beginning, very clever

  • @PatheticTV
    @PatheticTV 4 года назад +22

    8:10
    *looks at captions*
    C A R G U I N G

  • @glebeboi
    @glebeboi 2 года назад

    Oh, I forgot the weirdest option for adding a type of condiment while eating chips - altho to be fair, it only ever applies to when eating McDonald's "fries" & that is to dip them in your chocolate or caramel flavoured sundaes.

  • @vickolous
    @vickolous 4 года назад

    im gonna have a rant about the thing with automatic cars. if you buy a fairly standard or cheap car, chances are the automatic system will be quite dimwitted, and at slow speeds, it'd be unbearable. it'd judder and be uncomfortable, where as with a manual you have full control over the transmission's gear selection and clutch so you'd always be able to have a smooth ride. plus with some dimwitted automatic gearboxes, depending on how much you depress the throttle depends on the gear, so if you push the throttle pedal harder then the gearbox will lower the gears to be able to be able to be faster. however, there will be a certain percentage of throttle were the car will be like " i dont know" and might constantly drop a gear then go back up because you ever so slightly change the angle of your foot and depress the throttle less or more. and the strongest point is reverse. if you want reverse in a manual you just put your foot on the clutch and select it. in an automatic it takes forever to engage reverse, even on some high performance super cars with the fastest gear changes struggle finding reverse in a quick time meaning that while trying to back up into a parking space with your automatic, you'd either cause a blockage while the car tries finding reverse, or someone will steal your spot before it can be selected. also, if a kid gets into an automatic, they could easily just drive off because its just a stop and go pedal and a steering wheel, if you have a manual then the likelihood of a child being able to drive it is naught.

  • @osfa4138
    @osfa4138 Год назад

    When I’m in an automatic it take so little effort that I zone out. And that’s dangerous I recon.

  • @Electric999999
    @Electric999999 6 лет назад +18

    Matt is correct about toilet roll.

    • @wormswithteeth
      @wormswithteeth 6 лет назад +2

      Electric999999 Yes but it doesn't stop kids from rolling it the other way. It does not make a difference.

    • @TonyTheYouTuba
      @TonyTheYouTuba 6 лет назад

      Yes. Tom's counter argument was not even slightly convincing.
      But then Matt screwed up on the chips thing and Tom was spot on. What a world.

  • @freddierhodes8201
    @freddierhodes8201 3 года назад +1

    The only right condiment for chips IS mayo. Nothing else is acceptable

  • @amiscellaneoushuman3516
    @amiscellaneoushuman3516 5 лет назад +7

    "Lettuce is just water".
    Actually its 'only' 94.9% water meaning 5.1% of it ISN'T water.

  • @dizzydyzy
    @dizzydyzy 3 года назад

    Im here 4 years later, and having an automatic car with a setting that lets you select gears, was the best thing to have been invented.

  • @joeogle7729
    @joeogle7729 3 года назад

    As a petrol head. Tom saying automatic gearboxes are better annoys me a lot...

  • @britishthought4018
    @britishthought4018 4 года назад +2

    I got one, this isn't based off "Unpopular Opinions" but I would imagine you as a Radio 4 listener instead.

  • @Hyraethian
    @Hyraethian 4 года назад +3171

    "I didn't know there was a scoring system until I was winning." sounds like a very ominous quote with far reaching implications.

  • @felix-rebeccasaward3272
    @felix-rebeccasaward3272 4 года назад +1980

    Canterbury (East?) station put a motivational quote up:
    "When it feels scary to jump, that is exactly when you jump..."
    Perhaps don't tell people to jump at the railway.

    • @Near_Void
      @Near_Void 4 года назад +94

      Not the smartest thing, no

    • @nathankurtz8045
      @nathankurtz8045 4 года назад +157

      Also it seems like bad advice in general. You shouldn't really jump off something if you're not certain it's safe.

    • @kavertia6261
      @kavertia6261 4 года назад +39

      Nathan Kurtz ah, but that’s not what it says. It says “when it feels *scary* to jump”, not “when it *doesn’t seem safe* to jump” :p
      When you’re afraid to do something, provided it’s generally non-deadly, it’s probably a good idea to face your fears.

    • @stealthemoon8899
      @stealthemoon8899 4 года назад +2

      @@kavertia6261 Noice!

    • @autumn_west
      @autumn_west 4 года назад +3

      Typical Canterbury

  • @eccentricgreen7249
    @eccentricgreen7249 6 лет назад +1765

    "I didn't know there was a scoring system until I was winning" -Tom Scott, 2017

    • @mrsuperguy2073
      @mrsuperguy2073 6 лет назад +18

      Daye Gordon reminds me of that but on qi when they're joking about how no one knows how the scoring system works

    • @peter_smyth
      @peter_smyth 6 лет назад +13

      There isn't a scoring system until (or unless) you're winning.

  • @heysaucemikehere1804
    @heysaucemikehere1804 4 года назад +1227

    Wait wait wait, why is no one talking about how Timeless Tom™️ says he was a child once?

    • @TheSneezingAnouki
      @TheSneezingAnouki 4 года назад +164

      He's lying. He came unto this earth fifty years ago fully formed

    • @caenieve
      @caenieve 4 года назад +16

      TiMelessToMTM

    • @somewony
      @somewony 3 года назад +14

      How is this man, whose hair you can literally see become grey if you watch his videos chronologically, Timeless Tom?

    • @ThcPatient
      @ThcPatient 3 года назад +37

      HE'S TRYING TO PUT IT BEHIND HIM.

    • @Julio974
      @Julio974 3 года назад +3

      Just sort his videos by oldest and you’ll have a slight shock

  • @b.t.burton5000
    @b.t.burton5000 4 года назад +624

    "kids are basically small tornadoes of destruction." Sounds like Tom would be great friends with CGP Grey

    • @andrewenderfrost8161
      @andrewenderfrost8161 3 года назад +22

      They're the same person secretly

    • @mich8050
      @mich8050 3 года назад +2

      @@andrewenderfrost8161 I was about to comment exactly the same thing

    • @chadfalkin6850
      @chadfalkin6850 3 года назад +11

      Nah tom isn’t a coffee cultist

    • @rs180216
      @rs180216 2 года назад +11

      @@chadfalkin6850 that's just part of his cover to keep most ppl from realizing that each of his personalities has managed this much RUclips success. The question though becomes which one of them is using it as a cover; does he actually hate coffee for real and Grey is secretly drinking decaf or is Grey the true manifestation and the caffeinephobic Tom is really a coffee maniac once the camera is off.

  • @noe9250
    @noe9250 5 лет назад +2114

    tom: is very clever
    also tom: loses count of four things

    • @TheExplodingBacon
      @TheExplodingBacon 5 лет назад +60

      it's a smart thing...
      you wouldn't understand...

    • @elisttm
      @elisttm 4 года назад +26

      well technically the human brain can only really process 4 things at once

    • @kevinruston1558
      @kevinruston1558 4 года назад +26

      also tom: uses tp wrong

    • @ps3aciv
      @ps3aciv 4 года назад +3

      @@TheExplodingBacon oh shut the hell up Einstein

    • @Near_Void
      @Near_Void 4 года назад +2

      @@kevinruston1558 towards the wall, ALWAYS TOWARDS THE WALL

  • @mattandtom
    @mattandtom  7 лет назад +1447

    I apologise for only realising, days late, that I should have used the word "carguments" to cover the edited-out bits. I regret the error. -- Tom

    • @sophiew757
      @sophiew757 6 лет назад +13

      Matt and Tom Tom's toilet way is right and will always be right

    • @xereeto
      @xereeto 6 лет назад +32

      you should apologise for being a toilet paper heathen instead

    • @Tahgtahv
      @Tahgtahv 6 лет назад +2

      Controversial Topic: Matt and Tom videos should be released on Saturday, and today is Friday. Serious question though, why is the video a day early?

    • @Jegorex
      @Jegorex 6 лет назад +6

      Tahgtahv, or is the video 6 days late? Check the date when Tom posted this comment ;)

    • @quadrocaterpus7865
      @quadrocaterpus7865 6 лет назад +10

      Matt and Tom the best chip or fries topping is gravy and cheese curds, no matter what anyone says, poutine is the best type of fries

  • @RobertMilesAI
    @RobertMilesAI 6 лет назад +2111

    Controversial opinion: In this kind of game, you should get points for changing your mind, not for making the other person change theirs.

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 6 лет назад +14

      That’s more of a suggestion for how to improve the “game”.

    • @16montana24kobe
      @16montana24kobe 6 лет назад +41

      How would AI go about playing this game?

    • @wolframstahl1263
      @wolframstahl1263 6 лет назад +85

      Sorry for being "that guy", but I'd reward hack the crap out of that game.

    • @RobertMilesAI
      @RobertMilesAI 6 лет назад +75

      I need to make an alt account for commenting don't I

    • @DoctorDex
      @DoctorDex 6 лет назад +82

      If you do, I suggest going by Miles Robert and adding a mustache to your profile picture.

  • @obviouslymatt6452
    @obviouslymatt6452 4 года назад +1282

    Ah. Tom’s an under. I’m afraid i can’t watch his channel any more.

    • @AFrogInTheStars
      @AFrogInTheStars 4 года назад +33

      Constantinople, 1054 ohhh my god it took me a while to get the euphemism.

    • @sidarthur8706
      @sidarthur8706 4 года назад +54

      don't be homophobic

    • @heysaucemikehere1804
      @heysaucemikehere1804 4 года назад +70

      Sid Arthur I cant tell if this is a joke

    • @Varksterable
      @Varksterable 4 года назад +139

      The original patent had a diagram showing the intent was always for the TP to go OVER.

    • @firstname405
      @firstname405 4 года назад +8

      @@Varksterable not the intent, an example

  • @nefertitimontoya
    @nefertitimontoya 6 лет назад +1677

    "I was a child once, I'm trying to put it behind me, but you know" -Tom Scott 2k17

  • @MikuHatsune39_01
    @MikuHatsune39_01 5 лет назад +2124

    "Kids are basically small little tornadoes of destruction."
    - Tom Scott

  • @leiladekwatro3147
    @leiladekwatro3147 4 года назад +901

    "bog-roll"
    my non-commonwealth ass: "what"

    • @EightThreeEight
      @EightThreeEight 4 года назад +97

      The "bog" is a UK slang term for the toilet.
      Therefore "bog roll" means toilet paper.

    • @anch95
      @anch95 3 года назад +15

      @@EightThreeEight Thanks

    • @JonVonBasslake
      @JonVonBasslake 3 года назад +8

      Yeah, i had trouble ven making out what the word was, had to turn on the subtitles, still went "The flip's a bog roll" then noticed the subtitles said something extra but it went by so fast i had to go back and frame advance until i caught what it said...

    • @mars8378
      @mars8378 3 года назад +7

      I heard Bovril and was super confused for a minute

    • @trevorcorey7910
      @trevorcorey7910 3 года назад +2

      @@EightThreeEight anti Irish racism strikes again

  • @markcangila1613
    @markcangila1613 5 лет назад +3699

    I like slightly cruncy water though.

    • @catfish552
      @catfish552 5 лет назад +234

      It's all I want on my burger, TBH. Don't need any leaves with ideas beyond their standing in there.

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob 5 лет назад +12

      You're garbage,

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob 5 лет назад +7

      @@catfish552 and you're garbage,

    • @catfish552
      @catfish552 4 года назад +126

      @@zyaicob Careful, or I'll turn YOU into a burger.

    • @MaximNightFury
      @MaximNightFury 4 года назад +39

      @@catfish552 That... is very cursed

  • @nickhadfield3192
    @nickhadfield3192 6 лет назад +561

    Oh god I need a half hour of you two going through more controversial opinions.

  • @SimplyMe514
    @SimplyMe514 4 года назад +322

    Oh, gosh, I needed THIS kind of controversial opinion when the rest of my social media feed is making me physically sick with ACTUAL controversial opinions. Thanks for brightening my day.

    • @iincidious
      @iincidious 3 года назад +5

      what, do you browse un(popular) opinions everyday or what? not to be rude

    • @myladycasagrande863
      @myladycasagrande863 2 года назад +16

      @@iincidious I find a lot of controversial opinions are just posted on social media, whether I was looking for them or not.

  • @jaspercushing3470
    @jaspercushing3470 4 года назад +564

    Tom: "I was a child once, I'm trying to put I'd behind me"
    Me: Fascinating he was a *child* , I though he was born a grownup

    • @silverrraven5349
      @silverrraven5349 4 года назад +27

      His poor mother...

    • @meetaverma8372
      @meetaverma8372 3 года назад +12

      @@silverrraven5349 she kept him in there for years

    • @GumSkyloard
      @GumSkyloard 3 года назад +9

      @@meetaverma8372 Dw. He wasn't born, he just spawned in!

    • @meetaverma8372
      @meetaverma8372 3 года назад

      @@GumSkyloard how does that work

    • @Real_Dystopian
      @Real_Dystopian 2 года назад +16

      He’s born, immediately looks at a camera and goes “I’m in a hospital, the interesting thing about this place…”

  • @taiwithers6425
    @taiwithers6425 5 лет назад +439

    Easter egg y'all: the subtitle when they break to argue about cars say "carguing"

  • @azophi
    @azophi 4 года назад +923

    TP should always go outside (paper not on the wall).
    Tom is just crazy about that, probably the reason why he tried to remove his fingerprints with pineapple

    • @Milamberinx
      @Milamberinx 4 года назад +86

      Exactly, his argument is essentially that it's too user friendly when it's the correct way around.

    • @Near_Void
      @Near_Void 4 года назад +3

      TOWARDS THE WALL. And if anyone does it away, I will find you

    • @Varksterable
      @Varksterable 4 года назад +62

      @@Near_Void The original patent has a diagram showing it to be Away from the wall. Can't argue with in inventions.

    • @Lemau
      @Lemau 4 года назад +20

      @@Near_Void Mate, if you put it towards the wall you are a Neanderthal, and I doubt you'd be able to find your own arse, let alone mine. :D

    • @Lemau
      @Lemau 4 года назад +33

      @@Varksterable [Devil's advocate] The original pronunciation of GIF was JIF and they were wrong.

  • @tuesdaywithanh
    @tuesdaywithanh 4 года назад +775

    My controversial opinion is that nobody should make absolute statements, ever. There is never a time for them.

    • @AAArnold
      @AAArnold 4 года назад +16

      Sadly people like you don't love their fellow humans, and I hate people like that.

    • @WarrenGarabrandt
      @WarrenGarabrandt 4 года назад +34

      @Sarah Cannon I see what you did there.

    • @EightThreeEight
      @EightThreeEight 4 года назад +13

      Irony.

    • @pbj4184
      @pbj4184 4 года назад +2

      ;)

    • @billyshepard1881
      @billyshepard1881 4 года назад +40

      Only a sith speaks in absolutes

  • @Kactus_Kris
    @Kactus_Kris 6 лет назад +256

    On the subject of Matt eating cold beans.
    "What are you? homeless?" Gary Brannon
    "No!, may i remind you where we are recording" Tom Scott

  • @erinpeterson3202
    @erinpeterson3202 5 лет назад +133

    watching them bicker like an old married couple is delightful

  • @andrewwebb7584
    @andrewwebb7584 4 года назад +635

    'Either' is pronounced either "either" or "either". Whereas, 'neither' is neither pronounced "neither" nor "neither", it's "neither".

    • @TheMagnay
      @TheMagnay 4 года назад +51

      You say either and I say eyether
      You say neether and I say nyther
      Eether, eyether, neether, nyther
      Let's call the whole thing off!

    • @sonja5058
      @sonja5058 4 года назад +44

      What is this mystical third pronunciation of neither? 😂

    • @camacaron06
      @camacaron06 4 года назад +8

      Sonja Nahaeeether

    • @AvrahamYairStern
      @AvrahamYairStern 4 года назад +1

      Etymologically speaking, and Tom should know better for this too, 'either' and 'neither' should be pronounced with an 'eye' sound.

    • @stealthemoon8899
      @stealthemoon8899 4 года назад

      @@sonja5058 neiyeeyeeither

  • @jtrain9939
    @jtrain9939 6 лет назад +121

    Please oh please post the full cargument as a bonus video.

  • @octaviolopez7475
    @octaviolopez7475 4 года назад +59

    tom: i dont like tea
    (fade to black)
    (gunshot)
    (now only matt is in the bench)
    matt: thats all we have time for today

  • @johndoeanon445
    @johndoeanon445 6 лет назад +210

    Best Park Bench so far.

  • @juleklemmer5647
    @juleklemmer5647 3 года назад +144

    Yes to actual pockets on all clothing! To all who are wondering: there actually is such a thing as fake pockets. Most women's trousers have them. Blame the handbag industry!
    But did I get that right - Tom doesn't drink tea or coffee?!? I was absolutely sure he was a tea guy!

    • @NotKyleChicago
      @NotKyleChicago 2 года назад +7

      He made an International Standard cup of tea, but I don't think he drank it.
      I think on Tom Scott Plus, he tried a variety of coffees. However, that happened later than this video.

  • @treborely
    @treborely 6 лет назад +263

    baked beans are fine cold, but you must be at a pretty low point in your life not to reheat them

    • @catherineallen6024
      @catherineallen6024 6 лет назад +15

      Or (like me) you enjoy them cold...

    • @PigeonDetectivesFTW
      @PigeonDetectivesFTW 6 лет назад +12

      Or camping and in a rush

    • @TheMagnay
      @TheMagnay 6 лет назад +4

      Does lazy count.

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob 5 лет назад

      @@catherineallen6024 You're at a pretty low point in your life aren't you?
      Same.
      Edit: i love sadness beans

  • @joez6235
    @joez6235 5 лет назад +365

    I like iceberg lettuce in a salad. It's like having a bowl of healthy, refreshing crisps that are flavoured by whatever else you put in the salad.

    • @aaron5290
      @aaron5290 4 года назад +20

      Its about the sauce

    • @roberttowery3059
      @roberttowery3059 4 года назад +5

      @@aaron5290 you got the sauce mate

    • @Jhud69
      @Jhud69 4 года назад +14

      The point is that lettuce is not even healthy, it literally provides no nutrition.

    • @flok462
      @flok462 4 года назад +20

      Yea, but no nutrition is far better than the nutrition junkfood provides.

    • @Lemau
      @Lemau 4 года назад +15

      Nono, no - Iceberg lettuce is basically just nothing in terms of healthiness. The flavorings you add are generally unhealthy, thus netting an only slightly more healthy variant of chips/crisps. (Which is still fine, I like crunchy water, but I also like crunchy potatoes ☺)

  • @Cptn.Viridian
    @Cptn.Viridian 3 года назад +38

    Ya know, I was going to come in at this all nice and be like "Those opinions aren't that bad", but then Tom opened by dissing on every form of lettuce.

    • @JenniferIngrey
      @JenniferIngrey 2 года назад +7

      Agreed. Spinach in a salad is awful. It has a weird texture and makes your teeth feel furry

  • @nolestrono
    @nolestrono 6 лет назад +215

    I've spent the last 2 hours watching Matt and Tom videos and I regret nothing

  • @andrewwebb7584
    @andrewwebb7584 6 лет назад +54

    Neither is pronounced neither neither nor neither; it's neither.

    • @rjfaber1991
      @rjfaber1991 6 лет назад +3

      It's funny; I always say "either" as "eye-ther", and nearly always say "neither" as "nigh-ther" as well, but in the phrase "me neither", I do pronounce "neither" as "knee-ther".

  • @RustyBrakes
    @RustyBrakes 6 лет назад +731

    Tom: argues that lettuce is boring, dictates that cars should be automatic.

    • @arcadianwind
      @arcadianwind 6 лет назад +90

      And he's correct about both of those things.

    • @M0053yfate
      @M0053yfate 6 лет назад +103

      None Of Your Business, here's why you and Tom are wrong about the cars.
      Manual cars typically get better gas mileage. As well as Matt's anecdote about sloppy automatic transmissions. Not only that they're easier to work on from home, automatic parts are too wrapped up in themselves.
      Tom argues it takes up needed brain power that could be utilized elsewhere, but how many silly cunts would just text with that free hand?
      Matt's as right about this as he was about the TP.

    • @dingo137
      @dingo137 6 лет назад +41

      Some automatics now can be just as efficient as the manuals (or even slightly better) - e.g. the ZF8 transmission in the BMW 3 series. Having more gears and locking the torque converter more of the time rather makes a big difference. But there are still a lot of crap automatics around, I admit.

    • @hologrampizza5432
      @hologrampizza5432 6 лет назад +33

      M0053yfate modern automatics are incredibly advanced and efficient. Their advanced shifting logic and high number of gears allows them to keep the engine at the ideal RPM for the task at hand.

    • @John_Smith.
      @John_Smith. 6 лет назад +36

      +M0053yfate Tom wasn't arguing all cars should be automatic, just arguing that it should be the default, and manual cars should be the one that's harder to find.

  • @samanthadelahunt3698
    @samanthadelahunt3698 4 года назад +55

    Tom scott just ended sexism in clothing. Iconic.

  • @s6th795
    @s6th795 4 года назад +277

    I have tremors. I can't tell if my phone's vibrating or my leg's vibrating. I need that audio cue.

    • @Friek555
      @Friek555 4 года назад +125

      That's the "except accessibility" they were talking about, I think

    • @scootergrant8683
      @scootergrant8683 3 года назад +2

      Also if you are skiing, working in a workshop with loud vibrating machinery, hiking where it is windy etc. I think one would like to have the greatest chance possible of not missing a call.

  • @emexdizzy
    @emexdizzy 6 лет назад +323

    Here's a question, if you put cold beans in a tomato sauce on slightly crunchy water, mathematically speaking how many more "no's" will that get out of Tom?

    • @Ghorda9
      @Ghorda9 6 лет назад +2

      crunchy water?

    • @r4tch3t
      @r4tch3t 6 лет назад +26

      Ghorda9 did you not watch the video?

    • @Tyanna01
      @Tyanna01 6 лет назад +14

      Lettuce. Did you not watch the video?

    • @ArdisMeade
      @ArdisMeade 6 лет назад +22

      All of them. That wiil get you all the 'no's from Tom.

    • @Tophu48548
      @Tophu48548 6 лет назад +2

      Siara Hughes cute profile picture

  • @floof_hair3857
    @floof_hair3857 4 года назад +280

    Tom: Probably one of the most educated people on this platform
    Also Tom: 7:16

    • @meetaverma8372
      @meetaverma8372 3 года назад +19

      That's the language of superior beings

    • @zombieslayer1468
      @zombieslayer1468 Год назад +6

      he has a linguistics degree, he knows what he's doing

    • @kg4wwn
      @kg4wwn 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@zombieslayer1468 Part of me wants to figure out the IPA notation for what Tom said. The rest of me, fortunately, has better things to do.

  • @emilyjanet455
    @emilyjanet455 4 года назад +349

    An ADHD defense of manual gear transmission:
    Studies have shown (in North America anyways) that young drivers who drive manual get into fewer accidents and have fewer points on their licence than their automatic peers. Additionally, having to change gears forces you to pay attention to your speed and your position relative to other cars: it is much much harder to zone out and lose focus while driving manual than automatic. Plus, learning on manual means you can drive anywhere and you don't have to worry about needing an automatic car while traveling!

    • @bobothn
      @bobothn 4 года назад +58

      That study would have to be weirdly done to be accurate in the USA it couldn't just go off statistics. In the US it is very difficult to find a manual car so any one that has one would have had to seek it out and would be more inclined automotively then the person who just picks buys the most readily available car.

    • @Varksterable
      @Varksterable 3 года назад +33

      I drove a manual for about 2 decades. I've now had an automatic for a year and a half. From time to time I _still_ find my left foot attempting to stamp on the clutch and my left hand reaching for the gears to shift down. The sudden shock and recoil when I realise what I've just done has nearly caused far more accidents then manual shifting ever did. I guess that's just because it is _so_ ingrained in my brain how to switch gears in a manual car.
      I feel that if you can't master manual gear changes then there's a good chance you have neither the road-awareness nor the motor skills/coordination to be driving anyway. If simply changing gears is too distracting for you, then you definitely won't be able to cope with the many unexpected events and distractions which happen nearly constantly while driving today.
      Also, a manual gearbox makes using a mobile phone (without hands free) while driving significantly harder, which can only be a Good Thing. (Yes; that is illegal in the UK. But it's amazing how often you still see people doing it. Often the kind of person who is stuck in the middle lane on a motorway, driving slightly erratically, and completely oblivious to the lane-swapping chaos going on just behind them.)

    • @JonVonBasslake
      @JonVonBasslake 3 года назад +17

      @@Varksterable I think people who argue for automatic as default, like Tom, are under the impression that people have to take their eyes off the road to look at the gearbox or something to change gears... Gods no, i know that the car has five gears plus reverse (sometimes six plus r, though if i've not driven a six gearer for a while, i may forget about the sixth gear... Or may feel like it's not needed most of the time...), and i know where each gear is, i can feel from the movements of the gearstick where it is. So i can just quickly take my right hand off the wheel (I live in Finland, so we drive on the right and sit on the left) to quickly change gears...

    • @ethangoldsmith9332
      @ethangoldsmith9332 3 года назад +4

      @@bobothn umm, I literally could buy one in an hour in my tiny town. Manuals are fairly common

    • @VeraTheTabbynx
      @VeraTheTabbynx 3 года назад +7

      @@JonVonBasslake I can tell what gear my car is in by placing my hand on the stick for a split second, never taking my eyes away from the road and mirrors. Even that is unnecessary, because unless I am stopped, actively accelerating, or in stop and go traffic, I am either in 4th or 5th. 4th for anything between 40 and 60 km/h, 5th for 70+, and I can tell by ear if it is in the correct gear for its speed. I'm not some sort of expert or anything either, I'm a pretty young driver and it just came naturally.

  • @kasane1337
    @kasane1337 6 лет назад +670

    Sorry Tom, but Matt is right about the toilet paper. It doesn't make any sense to have the paper being further away from you and having to reach beneath the actual roll in order to grab a sheet of it. The opposite makes more sense, plus the angle that you can pull the paper in is much greater when facing you instead of the wall.
    You might say "It doesn't matter which way you put it", which is also correct, but there's no logical defense of putting the sheet facing the wall.

    • @conrrr
      @conrrr 6 лет назад +1

      Kasane1337 what about if the roll holder isn't one that hangs but instead of a solid bar set away from the wall
      This being in a place that makes it too close to the user when away from the wall, however when place towards the wall you have more room
      It's a rare situation but is a reason to be the other way

    • @kasane1337
      @kasane1337 6 лет назад +7

      I was actually thinking of just that, and in my opinion, it's still the same thing - especially since I've never had the situation of the roll being too close to me. As long as it's in less than a stretched arm's reach it's pretty fine with me.

    • @bloodgain
      @bloodgain 6 лет назад +12

      I have 5 cats, had 6 until recently, and one more that died before that. I've had this problem exactly once, and I set my TP the right way out. No excuse ;-)

    • @will9788
      @will9788 6 лет назад

      Kasane1337 agreeed

    • @kasane1337
      @kasane1337 6 лет назад

      +epoh333
      Thanks man, appreciate it.

  • @benjamingeiger
    @benjamingeiger 6 лет назад +35

    Iceberg is great as a salad base *because* it's crunchy water.
    The hanging part of bogroll should hang on the side closer to you... unless you have a cat.
    Pretty much any condiment works on fries as long as you're dipping them and not pouring the condiment on. My favorite happens to be tartar sauce (which is basically mayo but more sour and with chunks).

    • @d1v1k40
      @d1v1k40 6 лет назад

      I guess your american.

    • @Yous0147
      @Yous0147 6 лет назад +1

      Benjamin Geiger I agree on all fronts

  • @pauljmorton
    @pauljmorton 5 лет назад +262

    "So you got a text message. Why're you telling me?"
    Well Matt's not gonna like my text message notification sound. With most people, it' a random sound effect. Doesn't tell any stranger that it's specifically a text message. Mine is an actual spoken audio sample of the word "text message".

    • @JordanBeagle
      @JordanBeagle 4 года назад +14

      Hmm, interesting do you have a vision impairment

    • @travioli9643
      @travioli9643 4 года назад +20

      That is both comical and horrifying

    • @meetaverma8372
      @meetaverma8372 4 года назад +1

      Oooh I'm going to do that now

    • @petertaylor4980
      @petertaylor4980 4 года назад +27

      A friend of mine has a clip from Monty Python and the Holy Grail: the twang of an arrow being fired and Concorde saying, "Message for you, sir".

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob 4 года назад +1

      Is that that old Blu notification that goes "woohoo hahaha, text message!"

  • @rodoggx9046
    @rodoggx9046 3 года назад +31

    “I was a child once. I’m trying to put that behind me.” I’m getting that on Toms tombstone

    • @margaretmadole
      @margaretmadole 2 года назад +1

      Literally coming back to this video, years upon years later, just because this quote springs to mind so often

  • @tobywhite5218
    @tobywhite5218 3 года назад +32

    "The only rightful condiment for chips is mayo"
    Salt.
    I've got ya there

    • @stargate525
      @stargate525 2 года назад +11

      Salt is a seasoning not a condiment.

    • @gdttdeggegdh5471
      @gdttdeggegdh5471 Год назад +1

      Controversial opinion: the only wrongful condiment for chips is mayo

  • @ames354
    @ames354 6 лет назад +112

    ''Kids are basically small little tornadoes of destruction."
    -Tom Scott 2017

    • @pikgears
      @pikgears 4 года назад +3

      "Sounds like great fun"
      -Matt in response

    • @jolenethiessen357
      @jolenethiessen357 2 года назад +1

      I have 5. Can confirm. Also can confirm Tom's toilet paper theory fir both children and cats.

  • @simmerke1111
    @simmerke1111 4 года назад +190

    Manual vs Automatic gears: Manuals keep you focused on driving. Automatic gearshifts make driving incredibly boring to me and I did find myself getting more distracted because I didn't have to pay attention to anything except for the road.

    • @Spikeupine
      @Spikeupine 4 года назад +27

      I saw in a documentary once that found that people with automatic transmission uses their phone way more than people with manual transmission

    • @catman6089
      @catman6089 4 года назад +11

      Since when is driving supposed to be fun and entertaining?

    • @simmerke1111
      @simmerke1111 4 года назад +41

      @@catman6089 Never said it was fun and entertaining. Said it helps retain focus.

    • @KarlsGeoguessrAbenteuer
      @KarlsGeoguessrAbenteuer 4 года назад +18

      I drive an automatic for half a year now. And I miss shifting so much, that I specifically ask rental companys for a manual car on business trips/holiday/whatever.
      And it is a double clutch fast auto, but I still get annoyed sometimes. especially when parking, because you never know for sure when and how fast it bites the clutch. (And you have to make such a maneuver at every start and end of every drive)
      Manuals give me much more control, while autos are just boring.

    • @WarrenGarabrandt
      @WarrenGarabrandt 4 года назад +1

      You need to look into Audio books.

  • @gnemodori
    @gnemodori 5 лет назад +77

    Why did I only just realised "neither" is "not" and "either" mixed together

    • @Milamberinx
      @Milamberinx 4 года назад +9

      Because your native language is Inuktitut?

    • @AAArnold
      @AAArnold 4 года назад +7

      @@Milamberinx Yeah, either that or people just tend to not think about things that they are used to, we will never know.

    • @elmondo-s1e
      @elmondo-s1e 4 года назад +8

      I mean I’d actually hazard a guess at saying it’s cause English IS your mother tongue, and it’s not the kind of thing you learn so linearly. It’s a thing you accept. Probably the same reason no native speaker really stops to ask why “inflammable” doesn’t mean “not flammable”. They’re just “words” and unless you specifically study, or have keen interest in, language why would you think about it?

    • @silverrraven5349
      @silverrraven5349 4 года назад +1

      @@elmondo-s1e wait, what does inflammable mean then? (Native speaker here)

    • @paulnieuwkamp8067
      @paulnieuwkamp8067 3 года назад +2

      @@silverrraven5349 Inflammable means the same thing as flammable: it catches fire easily. Probably because of "to inflame"; the "in" in front of it is not meant to negate the word.

  • @JmaK17
    @JmaK17 6 лет назад +341

    Cost of me getting my 14 year old manual gearbox fixed = €260
    Cost of my mother getting her 6 year old automatic gearbox fixed = More than what my car is worth...

    • @Milamberinx
      @Milamberinx 4 года назад +14

      Actually would like to know where you got your gearbox fixed for just €260. I've been driving around without synchromesh on my 2nd gear for about 5 years now because it'd cost something like £500 to fix.

    • @EssJay1095
      @EssJay1095 4 года назад +5

      @@Milamberinx That's where the skill of rev matching comes in! Float the gear, problem solved.

    • @JonesNate
      @JonesNate 4 года назад +1

      "There are some things in life that money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard."

    • @lbc2013
      @lbc2013 4 года назад

      What about single speed gearboxes (like in electric cars)?

    • @Milamberinx
      @Milamberinx 4 года назад

      @@EssJay1095 believe me I have that skill now! I does mean I can't engine brake from 3rd to 2nd though and that's quite annoying.

  • @ConorDoesItAll
    @ConorDoesItAll 3 года назад +21

    I love the chemistry between these two, could watch their silly videos all day.

    • @flippetskater
      @flippetskater 3 года назад +2

      Have done it. Can confirm, it's AWESOME.

  • @rmae6835
    @rmae6835 5 лет назад +58

    I have a handbag, still believe all mobile phones should be on a silent ! And yes to pockets on everything !

    • @Milamberinx
      @Milamberinx 4 года назад +4

      I have a handbag, I keep my mobile on silent, still wish I had pockets on everything.

    • @saulwalker7058
      @saulwalker7058 4 года назад +3

      I work in a place where it is noisy and a lot of vibrations. I need to be able to hear my phone. Also, not everyone carries their phone on them.

  • @yorktown99
    @yorktown99 6 лет назад +79

    MATT & TOM GET SWEARY ON A PARK BENCH

    • @blank0s162
      @blank0s162 6 лет назад +4

      (NOT CLICKBAIT)

    • @amsyarzero
      @amsyarzero 5 лет назад

      GONE WRONG

    • @Morphior
      @Morphior 5 лет назад +1

      GONE CONTROVERSIAL

    • @draufe9201
      @draufe9201 5 лет назад

      Would like it but it’s on 69 likes

  • @robmckennie4203
    @robmckennie4203 6 лет назад +87

    I've had 4 cats, 4 dogs, and 4 baby siblings over the last 20 years, and never have I experienced the problem of the toilet paper being unrolled by an agent of chaos. If that's a problem you have, feel free to switch the roll around, but it's not better any more than needing a gate at the top of the stairs is better. When it unrolls towards the wall, you have to kind of awkwardly trap it against the wall and pinch it to grab it, or try and scoop your hand between the paper and the wall. You can also find the end disappearing to the back side of the roll and you have to go hunting for it. Not really terrible problems to have, granted, but minor annoyances that could be instantly solved by having it hang down in front. You can always see where to grab it, and it's easier to grab.

    • @OrigamiMarie
      @OrigamiMarie 6 лет назад +4

      Rob Mckennie I like the generic term for all of those being "agent of chaos". And yeah I agree, if it becomes a problem, hang it back, if it's not, hang it forward.

    • @JasperJanssen
      @JasperJanssen 6 лет назад +1

      End-forward, the end of the roll can also disappear, on the top of the roll.

    • @vaclav_fejt
      @vaclav_fejt 6 лет назад +1

      There's a thing some bog roll dispensers have, a hinged top cover rested on the roll, which prevents spinning after the pulling force has ceased.

  • @Zeturic
    @Zeturic 5 лет назад +72

    I don't even keep my phone on Vibrate. Literally the only way I know someone is calling or texting me is if I turn my screen on and look at it.

    • @firapuroki4571
      @firapuroki4571 4 года назад +1

      Same. Toss

    • @KyrstOak
      @KyrstOak 4 года назад +2

      Why?

    • @elmondo-s1e
      @elmondo-s1e 4 года назад +15

      Sun Jara why not. Personally I have those settings because I struggle with the concept of availability. When someone messages me, I feel a really weird kind of guilt for not reading it and replying immediately. But at the same time, why should I be available at all times? Kudos to folk who can see a message come in and just ignore it but I’m not one of those people

    • @pyotrilyichtchaikovsky9507
      @pyotrilyichtchaikovsky9507 3 года назад +1

      @@elmondo-s1e thats true but what about calls?
      people wont call you unless it is very urgent or if its not you can ask them to call later...one has to be available for calls atleast? dont they?

    • @ahmetgrcn2663
      @ahmetgrcn2663 3 года назад

      Same!!

  • @TheBorzoi
    @TheBorzoi 6 лет назад +33

    I think Matt is confusing "cold" with "uncooked" there. The onions in salsa are uncooked. The carrots which people eat "cold" are in fact again, uncooked, etc. Beans however are cooked and then go cold.

    • @theguru18
      @theguru18 6 лет назад

      The Borzoi you don't "cook" beans they are cooked before hand you just warm them so yes noting wrong or dangerous about eating them cold

    • @rjfaber1991
      @rjfaber1991 6 лет назад +3

      I've eaten cold carrots in both the cooked and the uncooked variety...

    • @kahorere
      @kahorere 6 лет назад

      I sometimes put cold cooked (in/for a broth) carrots on a sandwich

  • @foobar9000
    @foobar9000 6 лет назад +16

    Electric vehicles have no gears and instant torque, so that solves both of your problems.

    • @TheMagnay
      @TheMagnay 6 лет назад +1

      They are far more expensive and not just to buy.

    • @windhelmguard5295
      @windhelmguard5295 6 лет назад +1

      then you'll have to content with:
      too long charge times
      too low range
      fire hazards
      expensive components
      lack of feedback to the driver
      until we reach the point where electric cars have acceptable ranges (at least 500km on a ful lcharge), short charge times (less than ten minutes to full) and a way for the driver to controll the transmission ratio, in case he needs more acceleration at the cost of more energy, all to an affordable price, i'll continue driving manual diesel.
      i heared that, in japan, they have already found a solution to those absolutely terrible charge times by having built structures similar to gas stations where a robot simply takes out your battery and replaces it with a full one so you can leave right away, but such a systhem would have to be widely implemented and then we still have the problems of the whole deal being too expensive and unsafe.

  • @darrenslatta
    @darrenslatta 6 лет назад +13

    We don't have automatic chokes in cars now. We have fuel injected engines removing carburetors and thus removing chokes on cars and in machinery that still uses carbureted engines such as chainsaws they still have traditional chokes

    • @DasGanon
      @DasGanon 6 лет назад

      Ehhh, there's electric chokes for carburetors also.

    • @paulsengupta971
      @paulsengupta971 6 лет назад +2

      But the fuel injection computer will actually be doing the same as the choke, it'll enrichen the mixture when you start and drive when the engine is still cold. So in effect it is an automatic choke.

    • @paulsengupta971
      @paulsengupta971 6 лет назад

      The automatic choke on my old Ford Orion was operated with a bi-metallic strip in the coolant, so would progressively turn the choke off as the engine got up to temperature. It was also triggered/bypassed by manifold pressure so would change with throttle setting. No electronics needed.

  • @samuelholmes3696
    @samuelholmes3696 3 года назад +10

    When Tom said he doesn't drink tea or coffee, I found myself thinking "That in itself is controversial". I don't drink tea/coffee either and people are VERY surprised by this fact.

  • @LordZarano
    @LordZarano 6 лет назад +197

    Electric cars will solve the the manual vs automatic debate once and for all.
    They don't have a gearbox 'cause they don't need one.

    • @igorordecha
      @igorordecha 5 лет назад +9

      *Tesla Roadster crying in the corner*

    • @zach7482
      @zach7482 5 лет назад +61

      @@igorordecha it's only crying in the corner because it didn't have the range to get to the middle of the room.

    • @amberionik
      @amberionik 4 года назад +5

      Evs are still more efficent with a gearbox just teslas dont use them because they are not that important. Tho there are electric cars with gearboxes

    • @Ktulu789
      @Ktulu789 4 года назад +1

      @@zach7482 I laughed so loud at that that it might be a sin xDDD

    • @Milamberinx
      @Milamberinx 4 года назад +2

      @@amberionik if they can provide a good amount of torque at all speeds they don't need gearboxes, right?

  • @silasmayes7954
    @silasmayes7954 6 лет назад +18

    I haven't learned to drive manual yet, but I hate that I know what gear would be best and not be able to change it. My car is regularly in 3rd (5 speed trans) when I've been on the highway going 60+ mph (100+ km/h). At 4000-6000 rpm, that is incredibly inefficient for both power and gas mileage!

    • @RhodokTribesman
      @RhodokTribesman 5 лет назад +1

      That is due to the short gear ratio and not the form of transmission

    • @Quintinohthree
      @Quintinohthree 5 лет назад +5

      @@RhodokTribesman If you're in 3rd with a 5-speed, it's not the short gear ratio that's at fault, it's that a longer ratio isn't selected despite being available. A 5-speed automatic should be in 5th while cruising at 100+ km/h unless the ratio's are absurdly long and 5th only becomes efficient at higher but still legal speeds.

    • @RhodokTribesman
      @RhodokTribesman 5 лет назад +1

      @@Quintinohthree Yes, exactly. The gear he chose was short for the task he was performing, causing excess RPM and fuel consumption.

    • @Quintinohthree
      @Quintinohthree 5 лет назад +7

      @@RhodokTribesman Given his transmission is automatic, he didn't choose tge gear regardless.

  • @superjarnovk12
    @superjarnovk12 6 лет назад +14

    Please upload the full gearbox discussion

  • @anna-graceschumann8869
    @anna-graceschumann8869 4 года назад +20

    I have ADHD and a manual gearbox keeps me more engaged and safer on the road.

    • @scootergrant8683
      @scootergrant8683 3 года назад +2

      Also going up hills with heavy loads or going on tricky roads manual is better. Autos may be very efficient but today they still manage the surface poorly.

    • @jolenethiessen357
      @jolenethiessen357 2 года назад

      I live on Canadian prairies and manual gearboxes are far superior in poor winter driving conditions.

  • @helenhascatallergy413
    @helenhascatallergy413 4 года назад +15

    I knew this one was going to be good at, "Iceberg lettuce can go **** itself"

  • @scott_mc
    @scott_mc 4 года назад +76

    Tom: "you're wrong, vinegar"
    Me: "you're both wrong, ketchup. The f*ck‽"

    • @kaelan_123
      @kaelan_123 4 года назад +13

      Vinegar, Ketchup and salt mixed together is my favourite condiment.

    • @scott_mc
      @scott_mc 3 года назад +4

      @@kaelan_123sounds like it'd be the bomb

    • @clayel1
      @clayel1 3 года назад +3

      Neither I hate fries/chips

    • @scott_mc
      @scott_mc 3 года назад +3

      @@clayel1 hot take

    • @nwezparker
      @nwezparker 3 года назад +8

      You're all wrong, gravy!!

  • @RevolverLancelot
    @RevolverLancelot 6 лет назад +36

    As someone with ADD, driving stickshift helps me concentrate on driving, whereas driving automatic allows my mind to wander too far from the task at hand.

    • @iamtheiconoclast3
      @iamtheiconoclast3 4 года назад +1

      I agree entirely. What helps me even more is having a contest with myself to see how fast I can get from one place to another. I once made a last minute grocery run just as all the stores were closing, and got home to find that my average speed for the endeavour was 63 km/h _including the time I spent in the store._ I am extremely good at driving when I drive this way, as 100% of my consciousness is applied to the task at all times, however I feel there may be diminishing returns at some point.

    • @arianadidomenico5695
      @arianadidomenico5695 4 года назад

      also have adhd- i feel like that’s kinda similar to how i prefer to watch tv with captions- it gives me something to grip onto because otherwise my mind will just start wandering.

    • @meetaverma8372
      @meetaverma8372 4 года назад

      As someone with ADD I'm too scared to drive, so... you helped me

    • @screekid
      @screekid 4 года назад

      @@meetaverma8372 so do I there's no reason to be scared of driving lmao although I also drive manual

    • @hetspeelkwartiertjeslaatte2624
      @hetspeelkwartiertjeslaatte2624 4 года назад +1

      iamtheiconoclast3 did you drive like you were in a fast and furious movie?

  • @areshorror
    @areshorror 2 года назад +3

    I completely agree with Tom on lettuce. It's nothing more than just crunchy water, unlike spinach which actually has nutritional benefits.

  • @MidtownSkyport
    @MidtownSkyport 6 лет назад +146

    I like all the condiments on chips, but let me posit this: chips and gravy

    • @mattandtom
      @mattandtom  6 лет назад +34

      Matt disagrees with that on the grounds that chips should be crunchy. I am 100% in favour of this. -- Tom

    • @incy2367
      @incy2367 6 лет назад +6

      Does cheese count as a condiment?

    • @DuncanEllis
      @DuncanEllis 6 лет назад +32

      so you're just poutine that out there?

    • @Halosty45
      @Halosty45 6 лет назад +3

      Go all the way an make it poutine with curd cheese (or other cheese sometimes). It's really actually great. Canada knows. (I'm not from Canda though)

    • @Woodie-xq1ew
      @Woodie-xq1ew 6 лет назад +1

      MidtownSkyport are you by any chance from the north?

  • @benjefferson8609
    @benjefferson8609 6 лет назад +17

    "We have automatic windows" in most my dear friend. In most.

  • @aajjww121
    @aajjww121 5 лет назад +27

    You can tell that Tom has never been a farmer. We need them manual transmissions

    • @fionafiona1146
      @fionafiona1146 4 года назад +3

      Go electric?
      There are higher tork cheaper operation smoother maintenance versions of most farm vehicles and charging frequently is surprisingly manageable for things used less than 20h more than 20 days a year... Until that becomes affordable partitioning Brussels isn't your cup of tee, is it?

    • @farLander1
      @farLander1 4 года назад +17

      @@fionafiona1146 you do realize even when electric farm equipment becomes widely available people will still be using their equipment from the 60s. Not only are they cheaper to maintain, they're also far more self-serviceable than any completely electric piece of machinery. Even with enormous battery packs things like combine harvesters would drain them rather quickly due to how much power they require to operate.

    • @fionafiona1146
      @fionafiona1146 4 года назад +2

      @@farLander1
      I know those build in the 60s are much more convenient but most farm work is very local and requires high tork application, suitable for electric gear (similar to surprisingly many construction vehicles, wires optional )... The in between is high maintenance at the same low efficiency as 60s and prior equipment.

    • @timotejbernat462
      @timotejbernat462 3 года назад +4

      I think the correct term “torque” should be mentioned here

    • @richardharrold9736
      @richardharrold9736 2 года назад +2

      @@fionafiona1146 there's no such thing as an electric tractor or combine harvester and there probably never will be. However, many-geared automatic transmissions are now common on tractors.

  • @PaulPaulPaulson
    @PaulPaulPaulson 6 лет назад +157

    I vote for manual, but with a unique arrangement of the gears in each car.

    • @nathansketch6255
      @nathansketch6255 6 лет назад +2

      To make that possible you would need transmissions with 12 gears for the over 1 billion cars in the world.

    • @nanomage
      @nanomage 6 лет назад +2

      Considering we have 10 speed automatics a 12 gear manual should not be too difficult. Come to think of it, I have driven trucks with way more than 12 gear manual gearboxes.

    • @thepom572
      @thepom572 6 лет назад +3

      24 speed non synchro Eaton Fuller Road Rangers for all!

    • @thenerdylad882
      @thenerdylad882 6 лет назад +4

      What about Semi-automatic...?

    • @randomusermaximuss
      @randomusermaximuss 6 лет назад +5

      I get bored while driving and in an automatic I start to get sleepy. With a manual I have to be more involved with the car and have to stay alert.