Pull down the description for links to Alec, Sally, and Arun's channels! In hindsight I should have probably called this "Heat 2", because we're working towards a Grand Final...
A TechConnections and Tom Scott crossover is something that I didn’t realize I wanted as much as I did until now, and now I demand more, because you two cover topics that are just similar enough that I’d love to see what random things you guys could find together...but also, I love this show, the concept and way it’s done is very cool, and I look forwards to seeing more!
Knowing that there must be some correlation between being incredibly articulate, having a well honed dry wit, and having a broad knowledge base my money was behind Alec from the outset. (I look forward to checking out Sally and Arun now as well).
@@frankthefkintank If you know the correct answer with 100% certainty, you *cannot* lose a bar. If you deliberately sound unsure, you could fool someone into challenging, and then *they* would lose a bar.
I was rooting for Alec the whole show. His channel deserves more exposure, content is consistently top notch and he's humble enough to put a blooper reel at the end of every episode.
Tactically, chemical elements is one where you're either going to be reasonably confident or have no clue and just have to hope your opponents don't know much about them either, while with Disney films, most people have partial coverage, but hardly anyone will know everything. So if you're not confident about either, Disney's the one to take a punt on, while if you're knowledgeable about both, the elements are probably a better bet.
the question I have is who is going to buy a setup like that outside of TV productions and maybe RUclips (for there RUclips studio spaces). it is a bit overkill for your average user. the techniek is very interesting don't get me wrong but it might be a bit expensive to use for home use.
@@strangejune still the question would remain. for who would a setup like that be interesting. Even renting I don't think that the equipment and the people needed will go for cheap. I can see a big time TV network buy or rent a setup or even multiple if that is possible. For RUclips i think that the setup might be to much (if not sponsored like in this case).
@@sirBrouwer indie filmmakers for one (big studios ofc too, but that's covered not the point). sometimes if the greenscreen effect which is being made is too complex, the price of this setup might drop well below the required human work hours of editors. basically if you already have a professional team, swapping human hours with rented technology might very well be worth it
Colored text to indicate different people speaking is a great idea. (I didn't even know that was possible in RUclips.) Edit: Credit goes to Caption+ for the captions.
@@hgwsavage is correct. Tom's got a keen eye for captions and asked for BBC-style ones for this series. It's good for us to be able to bring it to RUclips!
@@jsmaps well done Caption+! Have you ever done another Tom Scott video or something as I swear I have seen Caption+ by JS* show up before on other videos.
@@julian-xy7gh Tom is a very intelligent fellow who knows how to work with data. It would hardly be surprising to me if the contestants are grouped according to YT statistics Tom got hold of, so that each episode maximizes its bait... er... potential audience - namely, I'm guessing that you are more likely to be subscribed to only one of the contestants in each episode, than not.
I think it's dishonest to call what was clearly a blind guess "a bluff"; unless the game strictly considers a 'bluff' as "I don't know the correct answer, but I'm not going to admit that."
At 12:58 Sally's bars have gone down to one, then go up again before having one taken away. I thought I'd gone mad but it actually did that haha I love this gameshow!
Michelle Martin You are a great editor. Very good work. These videos are great. Please may you tell Tom to do more (with your fantastic editing involved as well).
"Technology Connections" is one of the latest channel discoveries of mine and I loved it. I don't know how on earth it was came to my feed but I was watched that "VHS vs Beta" topic and fell into his fun, explanatory and very informative narration. I'm surprised to see him here.
It happens that I know exactly where I got Technology Connections - it was the same place I got Doug DeMuro: I was thinking about buying a Chevy Bolt a couple years ago.
Technology Connections is definitely one of my favorite channels on the video. Practically every single video I watched of his has been interesting in some way and the presentation is always well done.
Technology Connections was my channel of the year in 2018. The channel I discovered that was my favorite for offering something new, insightful, and entertaining. Glad to see Alec holding the torch.
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Now that you mention it, I thought that video of him spitting on and whispering insults to a cardboard cut-out of Victoria Coren Mitchell was a bit left of field. But now it makes sense
Best RUclips ad ever! You've nailed how to keep your audience engaged, it was actual content rather than wasting viewers time making a billboard out of yourself.
@@viktorminchev7095 well, looking at whosetheboss's channel, at least now I know WHY I never heard of him. It's videos about smartphones, smartphones and MORE smartphones. A topic that I couldn't care less about ;-)
13:06 Correction, the Panamanian Balboa is pegged with the US Dollar but not named a Dollar of course, however Panama does also use the US Dollar as legal tender. P.S. Was sort of hoping for either to mention the Netherlands here, the US Dollar is sole legal tender in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, which are fully incorporated parts of the Netherlands.
What I love about this new show is that I'm seeing my fav youtubers from different genres at one place. With modern day collabs, sometimes we see similar content creators in one place, but these combinations really selling it to me. Thanks for the treat!
What's really funny is that when this came out, I ignored it because I didn't know who any of the contestants were, but RUclips has kindly educated me, and now this feels like a surprise gem.
I REALLY like this format! It has all the good stuff: Knowledge, suspense, Tom Scott... yet it is short, without annoying interruptions (like music or something any other gameshow has)!
Tom: 6:21 guanine not a *part* of a fish. It's extracted from / contained in the scales, not another name *for* "fish scales". (And it should have a clear final n; I heard you say "guani", which isn't a thing.) 7:397:52 "aglio-" ≠ "algio-". Algio- / algo- are medical terms for 'pain' (from N.Latin algia, A.Greek algos); e.g. algophobia (fear of pain) or neuralgia (pain along a nerve). Aglio means garlic (in Italian; from Latin alium), so agliophobia would be a weird coinage for "fear of garlic". (Better: aliophobia.) "Agliophobia" is a ghost word (like 'dord') that seems to have gotten into silly lists of phobias, but is nevertheless a clear error and not actually used. Not a fair question (unless you were prepared to accept 'fear of garlic'). PS You're a linguist. You should've known the Latin _alg-_ vs _a[g]l-_ and the danger of totally spurious entries in e.g. a list of phobias. :-P
It's a nucleic base (part of DNA) -- and those are everywhere, so what's going on? Turns out that guanine crystals reflect light and the shimmer of fish scales is due to guanine crystals. These crystals are used in certain types of makeup, purely for the shimmering effect.
@@peterfireflylund Excellent follow-up. Would it be fair to say that guanine is the name for a "part of a human"? I don't think so. It's a really unfair question, as phrased. Which is a pity, because the underlying fact it's asking about is actually quite interesting. A better phrasing might be eg: "In its crystalline form, the DNA component guanine is an important component of special makeup, and it's harvested from certain fish. (What part of the fish is it harvested from?) / (What's special about that makeup?) / (What fish is it harvested from?)"
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Pull down the description for links to Alec, Sally, and Arun's channels! In hindsight I should have probably called this "Heat 2", because we're working towards a Grand Final...
Tom Scott Really? Can’t wait
A Tom Scott comment that isn’t 1 month old? Impossible
Mate I love this show, keep it up!
12:59 Why is Sally on 1 bar?
Wait, there is a Grand Final? I was just joking when I said there would be one.
(...in another comment that probably nobody saw)
This one's definitely going on my CV
If only they tested on smartphones i would figured you could pwn them
Poor Arun :(
You're an economist ,this does nothing.
Haha, nice seeing you on there.
Your voice and accent are the true winners!
Seeing Alec not in his basement without his jacket is like seeing Tom without a red shirt.
Exactly!
Ye
Niktwmt
@@nicolasgomez390 wat?
But Tom wears a blue and white suit!
I was hoping Alec would play from his table, wearing his brown suit.
I'd have loved that 😂👍
You mean his dark orange suit? 😃
@@crispoman
Orange with context suit.
Taste The Brown™
I honestly didn't recognise him without his brown suit. But maybe that says more about me than him!
[the winner] is seriously underplaying their channel here, it is *brilliant*
^
Love how you didnt spoil it. Massive kudos
Well, I'm 99% Sure I know who it is now, cause I too love that channel.
@@ChloeBxoxo Spoilers
Han Solo kills Spiderman in Half Blood Prince
Thanks for not spoiling it
"I'm an economist, I know nothing"
Best quote ever.
I'm studying economics and what a mood
I dont even know anything about Economics yikes
@@whalienreader1261 line go up okay, line go down good?
@@gam3rmom3nt3 line go straight, neutral
I have mideaval philosophy with people studding theology and those might be slightly worse.
why thank you
A TechConnections and Tom Scott crossover is something that I didn’t realize I wanted as much as I did until now, and now I demand more, because you two cover topics that are just similar enough that I’d love to see what random things you guys could find together...but also, I love this show, the concept and way it’s done is very cool, and I look forwards to seeing more!
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Amen! Two of the best channels on RUclips for sure!
👍∞
Seriously, collab, please?
We've had a Tom Scott x Ashens crossover already, I'm sure it won't be long!
Tom Scott and Technology Connections are a pair I never thought to see! Excellent work as always
Yet they work together so well.
I'd love to see them working together also
A collab that was long overdue!
Knowing that there must be some correlation between being incredibly articulate, having a well honed dry wit, and having a broad knowledge base my money was behind Alec from the outset.
(I look forward to checking out Sally and Arun now as well).
Some of my favorite you tubers
I feel like in this game, if you know the correct answer with 100% certainty, you should try to sound as unsure as possible.
I dunno about that @QuotePilgrim
@@frankthefkintank If you know the correct answer with 100% certainty, you *cannot* lose a bar. If you deliberately sound unsure, you could fool someone into challenging, and then *they* would lose a bar.
Alec is being humble; Technology Connections taught me so much about consumer media formats that I wouldn’t know where else to start.
Techmoan is another great channel for media formats.
@@SlyPearTree techmoan is more for obscure music formats (usually), where technology connections explains more on common ones.
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That channel is like a warm blanket and a cup of cocoa for me.
Im watching this on an 8 track thanks to him
I was rooting for Alec the whole show. His channel deserves more exposure, content is consistently top notch and he's humble enough to put a blooper reel at the end of every episode.
I agree😊
Tom: Would you like Disney films or chemical elements?
Arun: I'll take Disney films
Alec: So you have chosen death.
My thoughts exactly, if I was to give a description of Alec it would be "A guy with a major in technology and how stuff works and a minor in Disney"
To be fair, the other option was likely this.
Arun: I'll take chemical elements.
Sally: So you have chosen death.
Literally what I thought.
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Tactically, chemical elements is one where you're either going to be reasonably confident or have no clue and just have to hope your opponents don't know much about them either, while with Disney films, most people have partial coverage, but hardly anyone will know everything. So if you're not confident about either, Disney's the one to take a punt on, while if you're knowledgeable about both, the elements are probably a better bet.
We knew Alec had it. The channel isn't Technology DISconnections, after all.
Good one
Spoiler alert tho.
@@mohamadwaliyuddin1517 Who the fart reads the comments before watching the video? Doofs? Scrumps? They who ride the Dunderbus?
I read that in Alec's voice
@@Archgeek0 well I did :p
Mumbo Jumbo's ads are nice, Internet Historian's ads are funny, Tom Scott's ads are a whole fun video within themselves for fans of Tom Scott
the question I have is who is going to buy a setup like that outside of TV productions and maybe RUclips (for there RUclips studio spaces). it is a bit overkill for your average user.
the techniek is very interesting don't get me wrong but it might be a bit expensive to use for home use.
And Gray's ads involve bullying a tablet
@@sirBrouwer You don't buy a setup like that. You rent it.
@@strangejune still the question would remain. for who would a setup like that be interesting. Even renting I don't think that the equipment and the people needed will go for cheap. I can see a big time TV network buy or rent a setup or even multiple if that is possible.
For RUclips i think that the setup might be to much (if not sponsored like in this case).
@@sirBrouwer indie filmmakers for one (big studios ofc too, but that's covered not the point). sometimes if the greenscreen effect which is being made is too complex, the price of this setup might drop well below the required human work hours of editors.
basically if you already have a professional team, swapping human hours with rented technology might very well be worth it
"Would you like Feelings or Famous Americans?" - that sort of question that my mind asks me everyday
In my experience it's best to avoid the feelings.
Everytime you open twitter
Ah yes, "Tom Scott Invites My RUclips Subscription List to a Quizz" episode 2
On the other hand, I only know Arun, aka Mrwhosetheboss
stillFLiP I knew all of them except for Ellen
@@miaclarkwebb So...two of them?
I know Jaiden, Hank and Alec. I wonder who's gonna be next!
@@Blade.5786 there have been 2 episodes, hence "from the 6"
Seeing Alec without his brown suit is like seeing your teacher at the grocery store
5:35 When Alec raised his hand I immediately knew that Arun's answer was wrong. You do NOT mess with a Disney nerd.
I'd love to see a "Disney Trivia Challenge" with Alec and Jenny Nicholson (You Tube movie commentator, Disney nerd, and also with a level 12 dry wit).
"You do NOT mess with a Disney nerd."
This is so tryhard and pathetic.
@@BlackIndigenousPosse Have you watched sideways tho?
@@cjc363636 that would be an amazing crossover.
Colored text to indicate different people speaking is a great idea. (I didn't even know that was possible in RUclips.)
Edit: Credit goes to Caption+ for the captions.
Glad to see such quick notice!
- Jacob @ Caption+
God bless whoever did those.
BBC iPlayer does that
@@hgwsavage is correct. Tom's got a keen eye for captions and asked for BBC-style ones for this series. It's good for us to be able to bring it to RUclips!
@@jsmaps well done Caption+! Have you ever done another Tom Scott video or something as I swear I have seen Caption+ by JS* show up before on other videos.
Alec and Sally saying “It’s nice to be up here!” and Arun just being like *“I’m slightly scared of heights.”* made me crack up for no good reason lmao
I almost didn't recognize Alec without his jacket
It's because it has *B R O W N*
Taste the BROWN™
@@itskdog Ok that sounds more like Regular Car Reviews
That Pioneer LaserAction t-shirt made it easy for me.
almost indistinguishable from aging wheels
That's not Alec from Technology Connections. That's Alec from Technology Connextras
We've been backstabbed!
@@brrrrrr bamboozled even!
Welcome to an unscriped segment
Best comment i've read here.
No, THIS is the greatest crossover in history.
That's what I thought during the last episode also. Tom keeps surprising us
@@julian-xy7gh Tom is a very intelligent fellow who knows how to work with data. It would hardly be surprising to me if the contestants are grouped according to YT statistics Tom got hold of, so that each episode maximizes its bait... er... potential audience - namely, I'm guessing that you are more likely to be subscribed to only one of the contestants in each episode, than not.
@@IHateUniqueUsernames in other word's, he's maximising YT thumbnail clickability.
Not clickability, but the audience that would be interested.
Tom has managed to surprise me with the guests twice now.
Tom Scott and Technology Connections, the crossover I ALWAYS wanted
I was thinking exactly this
Why not Tom Scott and Joe Scott?
Holy crap, our profile pictures are almost the same.
@@Isaacfess I'm you, but with more chromosomes
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Bluffing about Disney when Disney superfan Technology connections is on was a bold move
Right? I immediately knew that Alec was going to know to challenge him on it.
I think it's dishonest to call what was clearly a blind guess "a bluff"; unless the game strictly considers a 'bluff' as "I don't know the correct answer, but I'm not going to admit that."
At 12:58 Sally's bars have gone down to one, then go up again before having one taken away. I thought I'd gone mad but it actually did that haha
I love this gameshow!
Oooh continuity error!
Oh, dang it! Sorry Tom
I was looking for someone to have mentioned it. But I am curious because I cannot really see how that would happen.
Michelle Martin You are a great editor. Very good work. These videos are great. Please may you tell Tom to do more (with your fantastic editing involved as well).
I have been watching Alec for years now. Such a goofy personality that I love.
"Technology Connections" is one of the latest channel discoveries of mine and I loved it. I don't know how on earth it was came to my feed but I was watched that "VHS vs Beta" topic and fell into his fun, explanatory and very informative narration. I'm surprised to see him here.
Welcome to the club and have fun finding the sneaky puns.
It happens that I know exactly where I got Technology Connections - it was the same place I got Doug DeMuro: I was thinking about buying a Chevy Bolt a couple years ago.
Technology Connections is definitely one of my favorite channels on the video. Practically every single video I watched of his has been interesting in some way and the presentation is always well done.
@@baylinkdashyt Same, and I also get Aging Wheels at the same time and they did colab. RUclips algorithm is weird.
I found him through the disposable DVD video that blew up quite a bit, thanks in part to Hank Green
Goes to check out Alec's channel:
* realizes that its the dude who made the Colour Brown Video*: WAIT A SECON-
Video says color
@@HoneyMike irrelevant
I’m genuinely enjoying the ads for the set, because it’s cool and I want to know about it ;)
Absolutely, I'm probably never going to use it, but it is quite a cool piece of kit!
I have the perfect name for this show: RUclipsrs, What Do They Know?, Do They Know Things?, Let's Find Out
Or YWDTKDTKTLFO
What is this, a cross over episode?
I knew Alec would win this one. The madman is overflowing with knowledge
His power is combined with the color of brown
@@loop5720 *orange with context
He’s humble. And made informed guesses.
@@loop5720 and dad jokes
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I wanna see one of these with Chris, Gary and Matt.
this format is kind of close to two of these people are lying
"I'm an economist, I know nothing" - Arun, 2020
'"we're trusting his gut over every other country"
ahh but his gut is treated to the perfect toast every day... I'd trust it
Technology Connections!! Yes! Love that guy
Whoever worked on the captions absolutely deserves a raise. Best captioning i've ever seen on RUclips, period.
"I guess im famous for toasters now"
Im dying.
Edit: thanks for 1 like i guess
Toaster boi wins!
I mean, I recc'ed exactly that toaster video to a friend, though iirc it was the streetlight one that I found him through and hooked me.
feha92 could you put the link here for me please. I have seen Tom Scott’s toaster video but I haven’t seen the other one.
@@feha92 same I found him thru portable air cons but the toaster video was just too fascinating and weird
I love how even the ads on Tom Scott's channel are genuinely interesting.
Plot twist: Tom's shirt is actually a green screen shirt
WELL YES BUT NO
It’s not a green screen though
This video wasn't recorded with a greenscreeen. If you watched the video you'd know that.
theLMGN weren’t
@@Number1tnfan683 wasn't
Is that him?
*Sees the laser disc T-shirt*
That's definitely him.
So happy to see Alec here. Along with Tom's channel, Technology Connections is one of my absolute favorite RUclips channels.
^
*looks at list of person of the year*
*Looks at 1938, 1939, and 1940*
“Oh no”
What did Winston Churchill do?
@@nabeelnitro6447
Ohh.. Uhh.. Well....... If you don't look it up you don't have to think bad of Winston Churchill!
Remember, the person of the year is more so the most influential, not the best.
tom pronounced algiophobic as agliophobic - that would make it a fear of garlic instead of pain
It threw me off too ^^
Rightly or wrongly (in terms of etymology), Agliophobia is the most common spelling, but Algophobia and Algiophobia are also used.
I was thinking of spaghetti aglio e olio during that question, and wondering if the feeling had anything to do with the pungency of garlic.
Me, as well. Had I been a contestant, I would have asked for the spelling.
Thank you! I thought I was mad for a moment there xD
(Spoilers)
The economist is eliminated right before a question about currency
Tom, I love this type of content. It's a nice crossover with other RUclipsrs.
Tom: Sally, would you like veggies or pro sports?
Sally: Veggies
Tom: What veggie is the main ingredient in football?
What sports ball is in sauerkraut?
This is Tom Scott/Technology Connections crossover we never knew we needed
6:50
Sally: "Guanine is an amino acid"
well actually it's a nucleic acid :P
I know, I know, I told Tom I made a mistake straight after filming, but I have no way to correct what I said so deal with it.
It’s not a nucleic acid - it’s a nucleobase!
Its a nitrogenous base.... smh
I don't know any of this because this is the kind of thing they never taught when I was in school.
Dang ol southern education failing me again
@@arandomguy3526 It's made of nitrogen yes but we're talking about biological function and guanine is a nucleobase biologically speaking.
Alec & Sally : we're in this to win this
Arun : I'm just happy to be here :)
I don't understand why no one challenged stickiness given that it's, um, not a feeling (it's a sensation). A real decimeter moment.
The greatest crossover in youtube history
Fingering Things ✔️ 🖕
Aaay🖕🏻🖕🏻
I was half expecting the Technology Connection end card music to play at the end
Me too
Great now I'm gonna have to hum it all day long, thanks.
*dissapointingly absent smooth jazz*
^
And some bloopers.
I'm surprised that Alec is in this episode!! Excited for the grand finale!
Technology Connections was my channel of the year in 2018. The channel I discovered that was my favorite for offering something new, insightful, and entertaining. Glad to see Alec holding the torch.
I think you should get the technical difficulties on the show
Oh yes
there might be some... technical difficulties doing that! badum sss
"Disconnected" aye? I see you're still bitter about losing in Only Connect
Tom’s back is still damaged from carrying his team on that show.
Everything he's done on RUclips has just been compensation for that one failure.
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Now that you mention it, I thought that video of him spitting on and whispering insults to a cardboard cut-out of Victoria Coren Mitchell was a bit left of field. But now it makes sense
@@JackDevaney there's a video???of that??
@@yeetusfetus8687 you can only see it if you truly believe in it
A little disappointed by Alec's lack of jacket\blazer
Dat shirt doe
Impressive backslash, there.
Are we even sure it was him?
And this, people, is why we have subscribed to Tom Scott.
Some of my favorite RUclipsrs as contestants. this show also makes me anxious even though I'm not competing
These are great! It’s awesome that Tom Scott is using his platform to push other channels. Especially Alec’s, one of my favorites!!!
More great youtubers I never expected to see together Tom really knows some interesting people
Best RUclips ad ever! You've nailed how to keep your audience engaged, it was actual content rather than wasting viewers time making a billboard out of yourself.
i wouldnt mind if they had 5 bars of signal, and the quiz was a bit longer!
There may be time constraints, as they're keeping the shows to around 20-25 minutes in length. Otherwise, I'd LOVE five bars.
I'm so happy Alec won!!! His channel is one my my favorite things on RUclips! I was holding my breath for each question!
YAY! Two of my favourite youtubers (well, three when counting you, Tom) - never even heard of "mrwhosetheboss" though, so let's see!
Bruh i only know whosetheboss tf
@@viktorminchev7095 me too
I knew Technolgy Connections and Mrwhosetheboss
@@viktorminchev7095 Same aswell.
@@viktorminchev7095 well, looking at whosetheboss's channel, at least now I know WHY I never heard of him. It's videos about smartphones, smartphones and MORE smartphones. A topic that I couldn't care less about ;-)
This video has the best closed captions I've seen on RUclips yet.
13:06 Correction, the Panamanian Balboa is pegged with the US Dollar but not named a Dollar of course, however Panama does also use the US Dollar as legal tender.
P.S. Was sort of hoping for either to mention the Netherlands here, the US Dollar is sole legal tender in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, which are fully incorporated parts of the Netherlands.
I was also hoping someone would have said Zimbabwe to see if that would have counted.
I would have said "Taiwan" but I'm not sure if that's recognised by the UN..
@@Prism019 It's very much not. Even "Taiwan" does not recognize Taiwan. "Taiwan" of course being the Republic of China.
@@Quintinohthree which is equally not recognised by the UN!
@@stephenpalmer9375 Which the UN recognizes is in fact what I said.
Alec and Sally are two of my favorite RUclipsrs. That was too much fun!
I was really hoping one of them would have mentioned the 1938 Time winner.
What I love about this new show is that I'm seeing my fav youtubers from different genres at one place. With modern day collabs, sometimes we see similar content creators in one place, but these combinations really selling it to me. Thanks for the treat!
So happy that Alec won,
Technology Connections is such a great channel,
Bro I literally shouted "OOOOOOH ITS TOASTER GUY!" Only for her to be all like "Oh you're the toaster guy" a second later
Everyone: it's time we stopped paying people with exposure!
Tom Scott: hold my tablet.
Mr Technology Connections, one of my favourite RUclipsrs!!!! Good luck Alec. I hope you win!
I really appreciate the color-coded closed captioning. Always amazed by your efforts in accessibility
What's really funny is that when this came out, I ignored it because I didn't know who any of the contestants were, but RUclips has kindly educated me, and now this feels like a surprise gem.
I was rooting for Alec the whole way through! Love Technology Connections!
Was great to see Alec in this show. I thought that he will win.. and he did! :)
so THAT's why it's SUPER CLEAR IT'S A DISPLAY behind him on close shots...
I love the fact that the ad is almost just as interesting as the rest of the video
wow this game show needs to be picked up by a big producer, truly enjoyed the format!
I REALLY like this format! It has all the good stuff: Knowledge, suspense, Tom Scott... yet it is short, without annoying interruptions (like music or something any other gameshow has)!
Can't believe you managed to get Alec on, he's a geezer.
My favourite by Alec is the traffic lights video 😂
The most wholesome episode of Black Mirror I’ve seen
This was so entertaining! I love that the subtitles are color coded to their boxes too.
I enjoy Alec's channel as a long time sub. Glad to see him here.
When having this open on another screen and hearing Alec's voice, I audibly went " Wait a second..."
For some reason I'm really proud of Alec won. His channel is great and he's a really cool guy!
I wanna see technology connections fight techmoan
i see nussing
The crossover we all need!
Two of my favourite youtubers, Alec and Sally. Definitely a great episode!
I feel like starting my career as a youtuber for the sole purpose of participating in this contest.
My favorite RUclipsrs are two for two in this game show, I love it! I'm glad Tom Scott has this on RUclips, he's a great host and presenter!
I was kind of excited for the lasers :(
I LOVE Technology Connections, I was so happy to see Alec was on the show! Great episode!
I have a deja vu on this Alec guy...
"Hello, this is Alec from Technology Connections!"
THAT'S IT!
Tom's the only person who can make an advert interesting enough to actually watch and informative as well 👍🏻
Tom: 6:21 guanine not a *part* of a fish. It's extracted from / contained in the scales, not another name *for* "fish scales". (And it should have a clear final n; I heard you say "guani", which isn't a thing.)
7:39 7:52 "aglio-" ≠ "algio-". Algio- / algo- are medical terms for 'pain' (from N.Latin algia, A.Greek algos); e.g. algophobia (fear of pain) or neuralgia (pain along a nerve). Aglio means garlic (in Italian; from Latin alium), so agliophobia would be a weird coinage for "fear of garlic". (Better: aliophobia.)
"Agliophobia" is a ghost word (like 'dord') that seems to have gotten into silly lists of phobias, but is nevertheless a clear error and not actually used. Not a fair question (unless you were prepared to accept 'fear of garlic').
PS You're a linguist. You should've known the Latin _alg-_ vs _a[g]l-_ and the danger of totally spurious entries in e.g. a list of phobias. :-P
Spot on!
It's a nucleic base (part of DNA) -- and those are everywhere, so what's going on? Turns out that guanine crystals reflect light and the shimmer of fish scales is due to guanine crystals. These crystals are used in certain types of makeup, purely for the shimmering effect.
Thank you for the aglio thing. "Spaghetti aglio e olio" is spaghetti with garlic and oil, a nice simple sauce. Tom should have lost a bar.
The guanine crystals are in the skin beneath the scales anyway, so not even in the scales themselves.
@@peterfireflylund Excellent follow-up. Would it be fair to say that guanine is the name for a "part of a human"? I don't think so. It's a really unfair question, as phrased. Which is a pity, because the underlying fact it's asking about is actually quite interesting.
A better phrasing might be eg: "In its crystalline form, the DNA component guanine is an important component of special makeup, and it's harvested from certain fish. (What part of the fish is it harvested from?) / (What's special about that makeup?) / (What fish is it harvested from?)"
Considering Alec is possibly one of my favourite youtubers past Tom, this makes me happy.