Tom takes a walk up a hill

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @techdif
    @techdif  2 года назад +3459

    No, Tom didn't get food poisoning afterwards. Not this time, anyway.

    • @erictheepic5019
      @erictheepic5019 2 года назад +86

      There's always next year!

    • @loyisbinnell2399
      @loyisbinnell2399 2 года назад +16

      That’s a shame

    • @context_required
      @context_required 2 года назад +21

      next time get tom to cook bacon on lava that will give him food poisoning

    • @PH4RX
      @PH4RX 2 года назад +27

      Alright, waiting for next year's video of "I missed the volcano by only 24 hours!"

    • @rasmusn.e.m1064
      @rasmusn.e.m1064 2 года назад +3

      I can only imagine him going "how can I get some German engineering into my food? Oh, I know, Rittersport!"

  • @DragonslayerProd
    @DragonslayerProd 2 года назад +3812

    Tom has the most innocent childlike fantasies.
    Drive a zamboni
    See a volcano
    Meet an owl

    • @kala_asi
      @kala_asi 2 года назад +314

      He's just picking up bits of flavour content after completing all major side quests

    • @GuyNamedSean
      @GuyNamedSean 2 года назад +205

      @@kala_asiSeriously, feels like this man is on the DLC and we're still in the tutorial.

    • @IzzyIkigai
      @IzzyIkigai 2 года назад +32

      What make these things "childlike fantasies" to you? Just because boomers gave up on their dreams in their 20s doesn't mean Millenials like Tom have to. If anything, more people should be like Tom.

    • @DyslecticAttack
      @DyslecticAttack 2 года назад +173

      @@IzzyIkigai "childlike" isn't negative, it's to enhance the dreams/fantasies, which you can take away from the "innocent". It's a testamant to how curious they are in nature, and how honest they are. Most people reign in their fantasies to be more realistic and practical (which happens to every generation while growing up), but Tom fully checked in to his inner wonderous child for the purpose of these goals.
      The only person who decided to be negative about it was you, and then since clearly this was an excuse to vent frustrations, you had to make it about age groups and stereotypes. -sincerely from someone who is millennial/gen Z edge range.

    • @theswaff699
      @theswaff699 2 года назад +11

      Attempt to see a volcano

  • @HermanVonPetri
    @HermanVonPetri 2 года назад +1683

    "The solidified lava appreciation society"
    Gary, I believe that's just called a geology department.

  • @thecrazything95
    @thecrazything95 2 года назад +3219

    TONIGHT, ON THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES!
    Matt flies a HELICOPTER!
    Tom walks up AN ANGRY HILL

    • @munjee2
      @munjee2 2 года назад +204

      *formerly angery hill

    • @thecrazything95
      @thecrazything95 2 года назад +120

      @@munjee2 The Hill formerly known as angry

    • @stevelknievel4183
      @stevelknievel4183 2 года назад +65

      @@munjee2 *sulking hill

    • @feha92
      @feha92 2 года назад +55

      @@stevelknievel4183 Pouting* You could still see its inflated cheek mocking tom

    • @simonro9168
      @simonro9168 2 года назад +38

      Angry Tom walks down a hill that is no longer angry, it turns out.

  • @Tyranzor64
    @Tyranzor64 2 года назад +1221

    Tom missing the SAME volcano TWICE by less than a DAY each time is absolutely hilarious

    • @whyiseverysinglehandletaken2
      @whyiseverysinglehandletaken2 Год назад +7

      Not technically the same, but still this is hilarious

    • @cheetahman79
      @cheetahman79 Год назад +5

      @@whyiseverysinglehandletaken2and by more than a day this time

    • @TheAbyssalStorm
      @TheAbyssalStorm Год назад +3

      @@cheetahman79 Still, hilarious. Though if he was there a few hours after the eruption stopped, he could probably still have seen lava.

    • @isjaki8940
      @isjaki8940 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@whyiseverysinglehandletaken2 We in iceland consider that the same volcano cause the lave is coming from the same source, its just a separate eruption.

  • @rge9992
    @rge9992 2 года назад +2107

    I just imagine someone in Iceland seeing Tom at the airport and being like „he‘s coming! Shut down the volcano!“

    • @Trek001
      @Trek001 2 года назад +75

      Read that shout in Gary's voice

    • @rge9992
      @rge9992 2 года назад +69

      Hand-crank wheel motion commences

    • @stephenlee5929
      @stephenlee5929 2 года назад +37

      He's leaving, turn on number 3.

    • @alystair
      @alystair 2 года назад +12

      "Open the volcano a little bit!"

    • @rolfs2165
      @rolfs2165 2 года назад +39

      Imagine visiting Iceland and seeing Tom at the airport. "Well, shucks, there goes our plan of seeing a volcano."

  • @markblacket8900
    @markblacket8900 2 года назад +454

    It's actually a prank by Tom's contact in Iceland, who was the volcano valve operator all along

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 года назад +36

      They specifically didn't want Tom to mention their name as their work as the volcano valve operator is top secret.

    • @smalltime0
      @smalltime0 5 месяцев назад +6

      @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Nah his name isn't top secret, it's just hard to pronounce.

  • @WhoIsSirChasm
    @WhoIsSirChasm 2 года назад +806

    Looking forward to "Chris has a cheese toastie" and "Gary takes a nice nap".

    • @eekee6034
      @eekee6034 2 года назад +33

      They would lack the sublime pathos of Tom at the top of the hill.

    • @dysr
      @dysr 2 года назад +27

      Honestly though, Chris is so mysterious that I wouldn’t be surprised if he did do something seemingly mundane.

    • @WyvernYT
      @WyvernYT 2 года назад +25

      And there's "Matt grins and giggles for fifteen minutes."

    • @nat3007
      @nat3007 2 года назад +5

      Well that would be a great way to cheer everyone up.

    • @GenericAnimeBoy
      @GenericAnimeBoy 2 года назад +1

      Tonight on Top Gear....

  • @TheAlps36
    @TheAlps36 2 года назад +364

    "Back at base camp..."
    "Car Park"
    Chris just dishing out helpings of reality

  • @professorhipponiex2754
    @professorhipponiex2754 2 года назад +595

    If you think about it, it's even more on-brand for Tom to finally get to see lava at an obscure but fascinating local attraction than at an actual volcano. The perfect epilogue.

    • @CableFlame
      @CableFlame 2 года назад +38

      Esp. because when he was presenting it, his speech patterns clearly went into presentation/"video"/work mode. I almost thought that maybe he had shot that, intending to do a Monday video about it someday but decided to use it in TechDif instead. (Although, to be fair, there's no reason he couldn't use it in both. I wonder if that's what next Monday's video will be?)

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 года назад +36

      There's quite a high chance that he once had a plan for a video titled "The museum where they create fresh lava", scrapped the idea, and then remembered it again just now.

    • @empath69
      @empath69 2 года назад +28

      "If you can't find free-range lava, store-bought is fine."

  • @tom9571
    @tom9571 2 года назад +789

    I think we now know why Iceland is doing so well at tourism... They just turn off the volcanos when lots of tourists go there so they feel the need to go back!

  • @Kummahndough
    @Kummahndough 2 года назад +624

    At 14:42 you can feel the tension as Tom sees nothing there, and the fact that a censored swear is the only thing that breaks the silence is pure comedy.

    • @richardmillhousenixon
      @richardmillhousenixon Год назад +22

      Even better because I could probably count on one hand the number of times Tom has cursed on camera

  • @namenamename390
    @namenamename390 2 года назад +909

    So this is Tom's plan after he's done with RUclips. Hike up active volcanoes to protect nearby places from potential eruptions

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 2 года назад +58

      Tom has found his true calling.

    • @gavin5410
      @gavin5410 2 года назад +30

      It's like the rain god guy from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy

    • @myladycasagrande863
      @myladycasagrande863 2 года назад +19

      @@gavin5410 yes, but reversed; the reluctant rain god attracted precipitation, while Tom repels volcanic eruptions.

    • @JonesNate
      @JonesNate 2 года назад +7

      Reminds me of that line in Hercules.
      "Have you ever stopped a natural disaster?"

    • @almach6279
      @almach6279 2 года назад +16

      Like with a hail cannon, I suspect Tom might have some trouble proving and marketing his services

  • @CatWasTaken2
    @CatWasTaken2 2 года назад +945

    Tom should just go on mundane activities for this. "Tom goes on a hiking trail" and "Tom takes a drive downtown" come to mind

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 2 года назад +65

      As they pointed out, most of the things he still hasn’t had a chance to do are pretty mundane.

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 2 года назад +59

      "Tom sits on his couch and doesn't go on an adventure"

    • @theswaff699
      @theswaff699 2 года назад +50

      "Tom takes a pleasant nap on his couch."

    • @monicaenns9967
      @monicaenns9967 2 года назад +45

      Tom did go for a drive, as a physical example of the difference between a million and a billion. It was quite soothing

    • @commandrogyne
      @commandrogyne 2 года назад +26

      Tom goes grocery shopping, the thrilling sequel

  • @johnkeefer8760
    @johnkeefer8760 2 года назад +1173

    This feels like watching an actual Tom Scott video with the Technical Difficulties commentary track turned on.
    To be honest I would love to see them do commentary to Tom’s existing videos

    • @weaverofbrokenthreads
      @weaverofbrokenthreads 2 года назад +58

      Yes, I need them to do a commentary track for alllllll the videos for the DVD special please

    • @AnnaNicole.
      @AnnaNicole. 2 года назад +19

      MST3k style? Could be fun!

    • @piccolomaniac
      @piccolomaniac 2 года назад +74

      Mystery Biscuit Theatre 3000

    • @B_Skizzle
      @B_Skizzle 2 года назад +3

      YES

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 года назад +30

      He filmed it in one take, but it's missing the interview with an eccentric expert.

  • @jacikat
    @jacikat 2 года назад +126

    This had a more gripping emotional plot arc than I expected from the title.

  • @flyingsheep567
    @flyingsheep567 2 года назад +1334

    I really want Gary’s episode to be “cooking bacon on molten lava”

    • @Kafaldsbylur
      @Kafaldsbylur 2 года назад +218

      It's the exact same, except he came by two days before

    • @caffeinateddesign
      @caffeinateddesign 2 года назад +144

      @@Kafaldsbylur In a helicopter. Partially piloted by Matt.

    • @monicaenns9967
      @monicaenns9967 2 года назад +15

      He should visit the Azores. Rare Earth visited a town there famous for their earth cooked stews

    • @chiralvandal
      @chiralvandal 2 года назад +1

      Gary would probably do something involving a goose and a train though

    • @coryman125
      @coryman125 2 года назад +10

      @@Kafaldsbylur That would be so beautiful, I think I would die laughing

  • @HamishW27
    @HamishW27 2 года назад +151

    I have a sneaking suspicion that at about the 7:50 mark, Tom had to cut about 10 minutes of an argument about whether raisins belong in a flapjack

  • @ÞorkellSigvaldason
    @ÞorkellSigvaldason 2 года назад +341

    Matt needs some kind of certificate for his pronunciation of "Eyjafjallajökull", it's by far the best pronunciation by a non-native Icelandic speaker I've heard yet. It still sounds a bit non-Icelandic, but other than that it is very good.
    I'm Icelandic with over 40 years experience of speaking the language.

    • @sophierobinson2738
      @sophierobinson2738 2 года назад +3

      I kin of want to immigrate to Iceland. Then I saw I would have to be able to speak the language. At 70, don’t think I have enough time to.

    • @humblenoob7631
      @humblenoob7631 2 года назад +1

      Time stamp?

    • @ÞorkellSigvaldason
      @ÞorkellSigvaldason 2 года назад +3

      @@humblenoob7631 3:40

    • @hairyairey
      @hairyairey 2 года назад +1

      @@sophierobinson2738 Plenty of time, you could live to 100 if you live healthily!

    • @Halophage
      @Halophage Год назад +3

      @@sophierobinson2738 Notable Iceland fact: it has the highest proportion of fluent English speakers of any country in which English is not the dominant language. Something like three quarters of the population speak it.

  • @Indecisiveness-1553
    @Indecisiveness-1553 2 года назад +248

    As for the whole “don’t get wet, get dead” thing, it must be said that you can go to Yellowstone and do both.

    • @chrisjohnson7929
      @chrisjohnson7929 2 года назад +11

      I'm waiting for the t-shirt.

    • @Rishnai
      @Rishnai 2 года назад +14

      @@chrisjohnson7929 Especially if it reads “I did not get wet, nor get dead, but all I got was this stupid t-shirt” for the throwback

  • @NotJustBikes
    @NotJustBikes 2 года назад +385

    Oh man, this brings back memories. I recognized Iceland even before Tom said it. This walk reminds me so much of the time my wife and I walked from the Krafla volcano all the way back to Reykjahlíð across a jagged lava field.
    I love Iceland.

    • @sabiro2315
      @sabiro2315 Год назад +1

      Genuinely, is there anywhere that you haven't gone? Love your work BTW

    • @isjaki8940
      @isjaki8940 7 месяцев назад

      You are welcome back anytime, I also love your work to make streets safer

  • @ncc74656m
    @ncc74656m 2 года назад +146

    I have to say I just felt so bad for Tom, you can see this heartbroken look on his face as he turns to leave.

  • @adamplace1414
    @adamplace1414 2 года назад +286

    Tom is currently on a 20 hour flight to Oahu to either a) finally see a volcanic eruption, or b) put his anti-eruption superpower to use.

    • @Phroggster
      @Phroggster 2 года назад +6

      Hope he brought a proper mask, as I heard that the vog is fairly insufferable around the islands recently.

    • @jefflanam
      @jefflanam 2 года назад +9

      Sicily is closer and Mount Etna is erupting. I don't know if you can get close enough to see the eruption though.

    • @sarar4901
      @sarar4901 2 года назад +20

      I live on Oahu and you did me a spook until I realized you were talking about the airport being here, not the volcano. 🤣 Like "WTF, they told me this island wasn't the explodey one?!"

    • @CableFlame
      @CableFlame 2 года назад +5

      @@Phroggster Vog is real? Apparently, I'm an idiot; I thought vog was something they made up for Death Stranding (the word, not the stuff itself.)

    • @richardmillhousenixon
      @richardmillhousenixon 2 года назад +4

      @@Phroggster Don't worry, his volcano-stopping superpower works on vog as well

  • @cabe_bedlam
    @cabe_bedlam 2 года назад +80

    "Tonight on TechDiff. Matt attempts to show off his language skills, Chris and Gary take the piss, and Tom gets trolled by a volcano.... again."

    • @edwinkjellzahn
      @edwinkjellzahn Год назад +1

      I mean he did surprisingly well aside form some of the vowels.

  • @ParadoxProblems
    @ParadoxProblems 2 года назад +103

    The Solidified Lava Appreceation Society (SLAS) appreciates Tom Scott's efforts around the world to increase the speed at which people can see solidified lava.

    • @beth12svist
      @beth12svist 2 года назад +1

      So far only in Iceland. He welcomes invitations elsewhere, I'm sure. :D

    • @MiseFreisin
      @MiseFreisin 2 года назад +5

      They would've had to camp out in the car park and wait, possibly for weeks if Tom hadn't showed up

  • @SayonR
    @SayonR 2 года назад +328

    Matt flies a helicopter, Mr. Global resident walks 12 km in hilly terrain... What a series this is happening!

  • @MajorTanya
    @MajorTanya 2 года назад +214

    Loving the fact Tom brought up the Iceland in Iceland (with photographic evidence!), a joke Gary once made on Citation Needed ("Can you imagine the recursive nature if they had an Iceland in Iceland?")
    Wish I remembered which episode that was exactly, but that definitely happened

    • @travisscavoni369
      @travisscavoni369 2 года назад +49

      It was The Ice Block Expedition and Chainsaw Licenses

    • @MajorTanya
      @MajorTanya 2 года назад +16

      @@travisscavoni369 OMG Thank you so much for the episode title, I was genuinely planning to re-watch everything (again) to find it
      (I'll probably do that anyway but now it's already answered 😅)

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 года назад +18

      @@MajorTanya It's always good to have an excuse to rewatch the entirety of Citation Needed.

    • @travisscavoni369
      @travisscavoni369 2 года назад +4

      @@MajorTanya it just so happens that I rewatched that episode a couple of days ago

    • @OwlRTA
      @OwlRTA 2 года назад +10

      I once tweeted at Gary that Iceland had two Icelands. He did reply. I guess he forgot in the few years.

  • @niklaskoskinen123
    @niklaskoskinen123 2 года назад +134

    Yeah, it's kinda impressive that the incandescent lava can light up a room. But realizing that, makes it even more impressive that a tiny tungsten filament can do better still.

    • @eekee6034
      @eekee6034 2 года назад +3

      Yes indeed!

    • @tylisirn
      @tylisirn 2 года назад +13

      The tungsten filament is much hotter than lava and radiative flux is proportional to the fourth power of temperature. In fact, lava is relatively cool, that's why it's red and orange. 900 to 1400 kelvin, not even hot enough to melt iron. The filament in a typical incandescent bulb is about 2500 - 2700 K, two to three times as hot as lava. Up to 81 times as emissive per unit area (plus more of the photons will be visible light as opposed to infra red, so it'll look even more brighter still).

    • @a.d.t.mapping
      @a.d.t.mapping 10 месяцев назад

      and an LED can do even better too

  • @cyberpigeon
    @cyberpigeon 2 года назад +24

    14:26 "and we've got two drums, and we've got a cymbal..."

    • @dbseamz
      @dbseamz Год назад +7

      "And there are shoes! And there are boxes!"

  • @coryman125
    @coryman125 2 года назад +61

    "There's a new, what's it called... Blow-y up bit"
    It's weird seeing Tom in his element, but still talking like the Technical Difficulties crew

    • @nikkiofthevalley
      @nikkiofthevalley Год назад +9

      That's because he usually has a script with all the proper wording and such beforehand. Here, he doesn't, so you see how he probably talks outside of videos.

  • @rofljohn23
    @rofljohn23 2 года назад +84

    Tom walks up an angry hill and then down a hill angry 😂

    • @empath69
      @empath69 2 года назад +2

      that's the thing - when they say "angry hill" they don't mean the hill itself is angry, but that the hill makes people angry - the hill embodies anger and ire and installs it in people that get in close proximity...

  • @Thoughtsmith
    @Thoughtsmith 2 года назад +1062

    Tom: Well, I don't need a walking stick.
    Tom: Well, I don't need sturdy hiking shoes.
    Tom: Well, I don't need to check the volcano forecast before I take this walk...

    • @OwlRTA
      @OwlRTA 2 года назад +74

      Tom: I know a lot about Finland...

  • @robertlinke2666
    @robertlinke2666 2 года назад +98

    the iceland in iceland thing was a thing on citation needed
    these shows are just one giant self-referential injoke fest at this point, and i love it

  • @ragnkja
    @ragnkja 2 года назад +130

    So you’ve seen a volcano, and you’ve seen lava, but you’ve still not seen a volcano spewing lava.

  • @kltbird182
    @kltbird182 2 года назад +35

    Someday, when Tom does finally make it in time, I cannot wait to see the utter excitement and relief on his face. Every time he misses it, it will just make that time in the future all the more rewarding and emotional

    • @markwright3161
      @markwright3161 2 года назад

      Or he'll be driven to save up enough for a private jet to be on standby to take him anywhere on the globe at a moments notice, and do so, just as the last volcano goes extinct. :)

  • @demolisherinfinite8606
    @demolisherinfinite8606 2 года назад +115

    Finally, an episode of The Technical Difficulties that lives up to it’s name!

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 2 года назад +14

      It’s happened at least once before, when they got their name, according yo how Tom tells the story.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 года назад +15

      This volcano is experiencing technical difficulties. Please stand by.

  • @DoesThisWork888
    @DoesThisWork888 2 года назад +150

    You know you've made it in life when you're spending your day off watching Tom walk up the hill.

    • @vagisha9306
      @vagisha9306 2 года назад +3

      Not if you're trying to procastinate.

  • @shavranotheferanox7809
    @shavranotheferanox7809 2 года назад +466

    I genuinely feel bad for tom

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 2 года назад +68

      On the bright side, he’s discovered his superpower.

    • @richardmillhousenixon
      @richardmillhousenixon 2 года назад +24

      @@ragnkja Anti-Volcano man

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 2 года назад +13

      @@richardmillhousenixon
      The Lava-Stopper

    • @OpinionatedSkink
      @OpinionatedSkink 2 года назад +1

      For reference, just how common are the lava eruptions there? Like if it's a once a year thing, that's nothing really to be disappointed about...

    • @Vinemaple
      @Vinemaple 2 года назад +10

      I kind of feel like I've seen into his soul... I've never seen Tom as out-of-character as on that hike.

  • @mikdavfle
    @mikdavfle 2 года назад +42

    Smash cut to two years from now, Tom is in Las Vegas for a video and he decides to go see the volcano only to find that it's being taken down because the hotel has new owners that are remodeling it (not a joke! That volcano Gary mentions is going away in a year or two).

    • @markwright3161
      @markwright3161 2 года назад +2

      You know how Tom mentioned he has planned 18 months ahead for videos on his main channel, and was looking for ideas, etc? What are the chances he has just planned a video about it for then... :)
      Here's the Las Vegas volcano... [pans camera] ...that is no longer here... :)

  • @jasonremy1627
    @jasonremy1627 2 года назад +42

    I seriously think we have the makings of a new mini-series "Tom doesn't see volcanoes erupting"

  • @xoblyxanier
    @xoblyxanier 2 года назад +62

    When you realize one premium flight and helicopter trip would have been cheaper than 3 (realistically for Tom 6-7) flights and hikes to see an active volcano.

    • @myladycasagrande863
      @myladycasagrande863 2 года назад +29

      Yes, but he has to stick to the same budget as the other guys for this series. He should allow himself a "just drop everything and spend what it takes" next time someone tells him there's an active eruption, though.

  • @harrytodhunter5078
    @harrytodhunter5078 2 года назад +74

    the collective "Oooh, Ritter Sport!" was great!

    • @Dasyati
      @Dasyati 2 года назад +8

      as soon as he held it up something in the back of my brain went "is that Ritter Sport?" and before it could register they all said it too

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 года назад +6

      @@Dasyati It's universal, then, as I had the same thought.

  • @tbrooke3016
    @tbrooke3016 2 года назад +278

    The instantaneous ripping shows the age of their collective friendship 😅😅

    • @quintessenceSL
      @quintessenceSL 2 года назад +43

      Yeah, was thinking listening to them "these are people very comfortable with each other".
      And they're English.

    • @leonhughes9014
      @leonhughes9014 2 года назад

      limited ladies interaction with these lads

    • @KusaneHexaku
      @KusaneHexaku Год назад +8

      @@leonhughes9014 excuse you gary and the wifey are still owed their bacon

    • @leonhughes9014
      @leonhughes9014 Год назад

      @@KusaneHexaku stop drinking bruh

    • @mirjanbouma
      @mirjanbouma Год назад +5

      ​​@@leonhughes9014they're right though. Gary and his wife, intentional phrasing, are due a flitch of bacon.

  • @Ramonatho
    @Ramonatho 2 года назад +38

    Tom can arrange for someone to strap him onto the top of a plane and flip around, but can't arrange someone to tell him when the volcano is happening on time. Life can be humbling in that way sometimes.

  • @ItsMeKriqu
    @ItsMeKriqu 2 года назад +23

    Tom Scott's volcano dealer had gotta be one of the best job titles of all time

  • @ArtyI
    @ArtyI 2 года назад +192

    Tom is not known to swear. I felt that censored swear.

    • @Aniaas1
      @Aniaas1 2 года назад +51

      I really wanted them to do the gag where the subtitles just say "Oh bother"

    • @twojuiceman
      @twojuiceman 2 года назад +67

      Tom is known not to swear ON CAMERA.

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 2 года назад +3

      "How interesting." 😂

    • @hugobouma
      @hugobouma 2 года назад +8

      @@Aniaas1 Tom is also known for very detailed and accurate captions, unlikely he'd use them for joke purposes.

    • @Aniaas1
      @Aniaas1 2 года назад +2

      @@hugobouma Oh I know, but it's still a good opportunity

  • @Airbournjack
    @Airbournjack 2 года назад +44

    It was interesting that the show guy mentioned the filament not lasting there. I know on Hawaii, volcano hair can actually turn into little glass tumbleweeds around the flows.
    Also Tom.. maybe try Hawaii. Atleast then you can take a boat to go look at a cooled flow on 1 of the smaller islands instead of walking 12 km

    • @HaloInverse
      @HaloInverse 2 года назад +2

      Different rock chemistry in Hawai'i, maybe? Some mineral combination that makes the cooled strands a little less brittle?

    • @05Matz
      @05Matz 2 года назад +1

      @@HaloInverse Maybe also something to do with it (typically) being warmer in Hawaii, so the strands cool more slowly?

    • @dbseamz
      @dbseamz Год назад

      Hawaii's volcanoes haven't been very cooperative about showy eruptions in the last few years either.

  • @AndNoMilk
    @AndNoMilk 2 года назад +19

    Tom getting shittier as he climbs is sending me 😭
    The lava show was bloody brilliant. What a cool, safe way to educate people

  • @Ghiaman1334
    @Ghiaman1334 2 года назад +31

    Well done, Tom, not only did you exhaust yourself walking up a slightly smokey hill, you've also shown the entire internet the Icelandic Lava Show so they don't need to go and see it themselves

    • @hayuseen6683
      @hayuseen6683 2 года назад +3

      Not really the same issit.

    • @HaloInverse
      @HaloInverse 2 года назад +12

      I suspect that the lava show may have a _bit_ more impact in-person.

    • @markwright3161
      @markwright3161 2 года назад +3

      @@hayuseen6683 A domesticated lava zoo isn't that different besides being able to schedule a viewing.

    • @Erhannis
      @Erhannis Год назад +2

      I mean...now that I know it exists, I think I'm more likely to go and see it, if the option ever arises.

    • @mirjanbouma
      @mirjanbouma Год назад

      ​@@Erhannisyeah same!

  • @tbrooke3016
    @tbrooke3016 2 года назад +62

    "see that hill, going up that hill" channelling his inner Chris Hadfield from the Arctic expedition years ago 😅

    • @Atlessa
      @Atlessa 2 года назад +3

      Is that the same Chris Hadfield who was on the ISS?

    • @KamenracerX
      @KamenracerX 2 года назад +7

      @@Atlessa Yes, Tom and Chris Hadfield, the astronaut, are acquaintances because of a trip to the Arctic Circle on a Russian nuclear icebreaker.
      He talked about the trip on his other channel with Matt, Matt and Tom.

    • @KamenracerX
      @KamenracerX 2 года назад +4

      The phrase "going up that hill" brings to mind a Kate Bush song, "Cloudbuster" IIRC.

    • @CableFlame
      @CableFlame 2 года назад +1

      @@KamenracerX Yup, they bunked together!

    • @KamenracerX
      @KamenracerX 2 года назад +2

      @@CableFlame Shh, that's a spoiler! 🤫🤫🤫

  • @Flati36
    @Flati36 2 года назад +27

    Highly impressive. As an Icelander I have never heard a foreigner pronounce Eyjafjallajökull as well as Matt just did.

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred 2 года назад

      Larry Wall never meant for Perl to be a spoken tongue. You people need to get a real language.

  • @DrZaius3141
    @DrZaius3141 2 года назад +27

    One of the reasons why you shouldn't poke or throw things into the lava is that you might break the relatively stiff surface which could allow the really hot inside to come bubbling out - which might get unsafe.
    Also, the framing of "volcanoes hate him" is a bit off, because those eruptions simply don't last as long. If you flip two coins and neither goes your way, that's annoying, but it's still not too uncommon.

    • @skyclaw
      @skyclaw 2 года назад

      To achieve the same effect with much less personal risk, poke a baked Camembert with a chopstick.

  • @dominicallen1300
    @dominicallen1300 2 года назад +41

    As someone who lives near Ellesmere port, I find it hard to believe Iceland could possibly smell even half as bad

    • @lawrencecalablaster568
      @lawrencecalablaster568 2 года назад

      Is there a landfill nearby or something?

    • @dominicallen1300
      @dominicallen1300 2 года назад

      @@lawrencecalablaster568 I don't really know what it is, maybe just industry stuff in the area because there's a fair bit of that. But it is pretty bad

    • @hammerth1421
      @hammerth1421 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@lawrencecalablaster568 Petrochemical industry releasing some small amounts of sulfurous gasses which already reek of death at those low concentrations.

  • @Ribiveer
    @Ribiveer 2 года назад +18

    I'm fully expecing Tom to commit to the bit and try to see the lava every time there is an eruption. I hope you succeed one day, Tom!

  • @jordansean18
    @jordansean18 2 года назад +86

    When Tom preps and films a video that flops, but he's obligated to post it instead of burying it 😅 poor guy

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 2 года назад +20

      He didn’t have the budget for a contingency plan.

    • @ThreadBomb
      @ThreadBomb 2 года назад +8

      @@ragnkja He could have just gone to the Iceland in Iceland!

  • @Excludos
    @Excludos 2 года назад +45

    Please tell me there's going to be a part 3 of this some day. I need to know Tom finally gets his volcano!

  • @woodrobin
    @woodrobin 2 года назад +10

    The bit with the fellow talking about hair-like filaments of lave reminded me of some of the news from Hawaii. There are concerns about the current eruption at Mauna Loa because there is a lot of Pele's Hair (which is what they call that type of formation in Hawaii, after the volcano goddess Pele), and as it fragments into very small, very sharp little bits of glass, it's getting carried aloft by hot air currents. You *really* don't want to breathe bits of that in, apparently (glass + lungs = bad).

  • @chdn
    @chdn 2 года назад +15

    I'd like to think the volcano was just so flabbergasted from meeting Tom that it forgot what it was doing

  • @BadIdeasBureau
    @BadIdeasBureau 2 года назад +15

    "Icelandic mexican fusion cuisine" sounds like an answer someone would give on Citation Needed

  • @swiftlymurmurs
    @swiftlymurmurs 2 года назад +27

    I actually happened to be in Iceland at that exact time and walked up to the volcano on the second or third day of the eruption. The exact same trail! Very peeved I didn't run into you, we may have been there on the same day

    • @swiftlymurmurs
      @swiftlymurmurs 2 года назад +19

      Ah, nevermind, I was definitely there earlier, seeing as the lava was still flowing quite a lot. Sorry you had to miss it, it was a great sight

    • @MiseFreisin
      @MiseFreisin 2 года назад +6

      @@swiftlymurmurs oof, way to rub his face in it 🤣

  • @norrambyhero7867
    @norrambyhero7867 2 года назад +47

    'Why do they need an Iceland in Iceland??'
    'They still...buy frozen stuff.'
    'Yeah I s'pose.'
    Logic is a lovely thing.

  • @winnipeginstinct
    @winnipeginstinct 2 года назад +24

    Man, tom really did try to embody the "technical difficulties"

  • @G4mJ4m
    @G4mJ4m 2 года назад +17

    Toms reaction to cresting that hill was just the best. even if it does suck

  • @danculbert6349
    @danculbert6349 2 года назад +188

    I would genuinely love a video from Tom entitled ''I don't drink Alcohol, I try getting shitfaced''

    • @JaxMerrick
      @JaxMerrick 2 года назад +57

      That has to be a Tom Scott Plus video with someone like How to Drink or Educated Barfly.

    • @pesboi.
      @pesboi. 2 года назад +12

      OMG YES PLEASE

    • @TheAlps36
      @TheAlps36 2 года назад +4

      I try being a mixologist

    • @Angharan
      @Angharan 2 года назад +7

      Maybe after he goes back to Iceland a third time and STILL DOESN'T SEE A VOLCANO!.

    • @CableFlame
      @CableFlame 2 года назад +9

      ...okay, is the angle he drinks, or is the angle he can do anything to get some kind of shitfaced EXCEPT drink alcohol? (pro mode: no drugs of any kind allowed; must change consciousness with other means) Because the latter I could totally see Tom doing, and it would be interesting as hell. (The former, okay, I'd probably watch that too. :D)

  • @legowerewolf
    @legowerewolf 2 года назад +56

    At this point, Tom's just the dude they call in to stop the eruption.
    (I'd like to clarify: I made that joke before I got to the point of the video where they did.)

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 2 года назад +8

      He’s found his superpower.

  • @rin_etoware_2989
    @rin_etoware_2989 2 года назад +138

    the title isn't surprisingly underwhelming, it's actually surprisingly _overwhelming_

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 2 года назад +4

      Well, Tom's walk up a hill in the Lake District is one of his best videos.

    • @myladycasagrande863
      @myladycasagrande863 2 года назад +2

      Yup, the hill is more sulky than angry.

  • @TotoDG
    @TotoDG 2 года назад +9

    There's no supermarket chain called 'England', but there's one in the American South called 'Ingles', which is a sort-of homograph of the Spanish word, 'inglés', which means, well... 'English'. As a Spanish speaker, it's already intrinsically hilarious, but the idea that Tom's analogy could (sort of) come true if they open an Ingles in England makes it even better.

  • @FoxyPKO
    @FoxyPKO 2 года назад +15

    As someone that lives in Ellesmere Port, and has done for the last 20 years, I can confirm it does regularly smell pretty bad due to all the chemical plants in the area.

  • @__Albin__
    @__Albin__ 2 года назад +15

    Tom starting the hike with saying he did not check the forecast sure was a bit of foreshadowing.
    I do find it interesting that having missed it last time he this time choose to go in blind and hoping for the best.

  • @BSideWasTaken
    @BSideWasTaken 2 года назад +23

    I want to give Tom the biggest hug. If there's one person that deserves to have his very reasonable childhood fantasy fulfilled it's the MVP of RUclips.

  • @lauchpferd2108
    @lauchpferd2108 2 года назад +6

    I love your videos anyway but all of them being subtitled is the cherry on top. Thanks for taking the time!

  • @damientonkin
    @damientonkin 2 года назад +49

    I love that Tom is like "I've got flapjacks and chocolate, what could go wrong?" And meanwhile CGP Grey puts up a video about all the survival gear he has to keep in his car because of all of the times he's almost died filming videos.

  • @Doomsdaymanx
    @Doomsdaymanx 2 года назад +5

    My heart goes out to Tom in the moment he crested that ridge and saw the cone with no activity.
    Hopefully you'll see your volcanoe one of these days Tom! It's a sight worth a couple disappointing hikes.

  • @trevormckay677
    @trevormckay677 2 года назад +10

    You tricked me into watching tom hike for 20 minutes, well done

  • @eloquentlyemma
    @eloquentlyemma 2 года назад +16

    So, every time Tom leaves the uk to go on a filming trip, we are all at risk of getting a bad case of ‘volcanos’.

  • @cuteypetz
    @cuteypetz 2 года назад +8

    Tom takes a walk up a hill a.k.a. the technical difficulties roast Tom for 21 minutes and 58 seconds

  • @BleuSquid
    @BleuSquid 2 года назад +14

    I predict a volcanologist will see this, reach out to Tom, and we'll have a new video on his main channel some time in April.

  • @msclrhd
    @msclrhd 2 года назад +12

    When Tom arrived, the volcano was having technical difficulties!

  • @callum8184
    @callum8184 2 года назад +7

    This is one of the most heartbreaking videos I’ve watched. Devastating.

  • @punkrockzoologist9449
    @punkrockzoologist9449 8 месяцев назад +2

    I love the idea that any time Tom's head is getting too big from doing cool things on RUclips and getting more famous, he just hangs out with Matt, Gary and Chris to just mercilessly rib him and bring him back down to earth.

  • @MazeFrame
    @MazeFrame 2 года назад +10

    19:40 Matt misses an important point: Since Iceland has a lot of Geothermal power, that Lava may be made using Vulcanos, but with extra steps.

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 2 года назад

      That’s a good point

  • @chrisk8287
    @chrisk8287 10 месяцев назад +2

    Your conversations are always so pleasant to listen to. I could listen to you four all day long

  • @Greeeenmoss
    @Greeeenmoss 2 года назад +9

    Gary, matt and chris simultaneously making fun of tom 😭😂 under prepared tourist with stick selfie lmaooo

  • @rachelle10
    @rachelle10 4 месяца назад +3

    "You did see a volcano, it just wasn't working"
    Well yes Gary, in that case I've also seen some volcanoes, but I didn't get my hopes up because when I climbed those they hadn't been 'working' for decades or millennia or a million years.

    • @georgelloydgonzalez
      @georgelloydgonzalez 3 месяца назад

      Yeah, I've seen a couple decommissioned volcanoes in my lifetime

  • @caltheuntitled8021
    @caltheuntitled8021 2 года назад +7

    Now we know that if we ever want to stop a volcanic eruption, all we have to do is invite Tom to come see it

  • @davidsalisbury1688
    @davidsalisbury1688 2 года назад +4

    17:35 perhaps it wasn't the heart to tell them, perhaps it was the schadenfreude of if I have to walk the 6K and not see anything so do they.

  • @biancamlf288
    @biancamlf288 2 года назад +21

    I love how this is what follows the helicopter.

  • @chriskigen
    @chriskigen 2 года назад +9

    20:11 at this point nobody has the heart to make fun of him any more.

  • @mountnstream
    @mountnstream 2 года назад +6

    With Tom's newfound ability, for the sake of humanity, he has to live in Yellowstone for the rest of his life.

    • @dbseamz
      @dbseamz Год назад +1

      Which is a much more convenient location to fly to Hawaii from in case they ever need to borrow him for a similar purpose.

  • @rinrat6754
    @rinrat6754 2 года назад +4

    The chemistry between the four of you is priceless.

  • @bacul165
    @bacul165 2 года назад +8

    9:11 Tom obviously missed the fact that walking is waaaay cooler than using a helicopter. As proven by Boromir himself.

  • @dbseamz
    @dbseamz Год назад +3

    I can relate to the disappointment. My family were planning a trip to Hawaii when I graduated high school, and the years-long eruption of Kilauea stopped that spring.

  • @LucasL512
    @LucasL512 2 года назад +16

    Ah Tom's face of disappointment is very real :(

  • @oneofmanyjames-es1643
    @oneofmanyjames-es1643 2 года назад +179

    Tom has now taken revenge against the caves and the volcanoes. What's left? Are any of us safe?
    Edit: never mind XD

    • @BananaWasTaken
      @BananaWasTaken 2 года назад +65

      So far it’s 2-0 to the volcano

    • @munjee2
      @munjee2 2 года назад +38

      Seeing the comment get edited live was amazing

    • @nat3007
      @nat3007 2 года назад +1

      The sea is left I don't think he's done surfing or kayaking yet but it's possible I missed it.

  • @Hrafnskald
    @Hrafnskald 2 года назад +4

    In twenty years, we will look back on this as the moment when Tom's "Build an Evil Drill to the Center of the Earth to finally see Lava" mastermind plan was born... ;)

  • @jackdalton2538
    @jackdalton2538 2 года назад +3

    I love how everyone is doing stuff they don't normally do but this is just a regular day for Tom

  • @alexrowaan7326
    @alexrowaan7326 2 года назад +3

    I was in Iceland a month ago and I climbed that volcano and I went to that lava show!!! Amazing to see Tom retracing my steps (or I guess I was retracing his but didn't know it yet)
    I 100% recommend the lava show, and the soup they sell afterwards

  • @Azeria
    @Azeria 2 года назад +1

    i am AMAZED it took until 3:00 for someone to make the Iceland/Iceland gag, i am not however, amazed that it was Gary

  • @richardvasquez9960
    @richardvasquez9960 2 года назад +6

    the look of heartbreak on poor Tom's face after cresting the hill

  • @josephwodarczyk977
    @josephwodarczyk977 6 месяцев назад +2

    In five years, Tom is gonna upload the volcano video he keeps wanting to do. It doesn't matter if anyone still wants to watch.