I tried to film a volcano and it was a complete disaster

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  • Опубликовано: 25 июл 2021
  • Iceland has a new volcano, Fagradalsfjall: I wanted to visit, to talk about the infrastructure around it, and work out how the country deals with a new and dangerous tourist attraction. It didn't go well.
    Thanks to Bjorn Steinbekk, who I thoroughly recommend if you need a fixer or drone pilot in Iceland! www.steinbekk.com/ He's also the person who flew a drone into the lava: • When you fly a drone i...
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Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @TomScottGo
    @TomScottGo  2 года назад +36570

    In case you're wondering, "Icelandic-Mexican fusion cuisine" was a lamb-potato-and-cheese burrito with a skyr-based sauce and it tasted amazing.

    • @ace127
      @ace127 2 года назад +329

      How was this 1 week ago?

    • @greentea2179
      @greentea2179 2 года назад +71

      @@ace127 that’s what I was thinking too

    • @themaltesedude4864
      @themaltesedude4864 2 года назад +20

      Thanks for the info!

    • @SfIsCool
      @SfIsCool 2 года назад +39

      this was one week ago?!

    • @danielliao265
      @danielliao265 2 года назад +34

      Wasnt wondering but I am now happy to know

  • @TrapShooter68
    @TrapShooter68 2 года назад +20874

    Short version: Tom was erupting and the volcano wasn't.

    • @Airbourne92
      @Airbourne92 2 года назад +204

      🤣🤣

    • @epiendless1128
      @epiendless1128 2 года назад +884

      Just when it seemed activity was dying down, a second vent opened.

    • @ih82r8
      @ih82r8 2 года назад +78

      Thanks for this.

    • @attractivegd9531
      @attractivegd9531 2 года назад +3

      ty

    • @iiiaiiin
      @iiiaiiin 2 года назад +78

      Poo-roclastic flow

  • @jadefalcon001
    @jadefalcon001 2 года назад +5844

    Living example of “If it’s not a good time, it’ll be a good story.”

    • @BrianBors
      @BrianBors 2 года назад +10

      Very stoic of you! :D

    • @JoshLeGrow
      @JoshLeGrow 2 года назад +86

      Well you know what they say, 100 bad days make 100 good stories, and 100 good stories make you interesting at parties

    • @haramotozero7316
      @haramotozero7316 2 года назад +8

      @@JoshLeGrow No i'm not scared of you
      NO I"M NOT SCARED OF YOU

    • @nyawul
      @nyawul 2 года назад +2

      @@haramotozero7316 no moooooooooooooooooooooooooooore

    • @TheWhiskeyShow
      @TheWhiskeyShow 2 года назад +6

      Type 3 fun

  • @CoffeehouseCrime
    @CoffeehouseCrime 2 года назад +6112

    "Jumping from failure to failure with undiminished enthusiasm is the big secret to success" - Not to say you aren't already relentlessly successful! But I appreciate how you are experimenting with your content, even if sometimes things don't go to plan. Never stop growing and never stop having fun Tom!

    • @fortnitecrusader6591
      @fortnitecrusader6591 2 года назад +34

      That's the main similarity with both yours and Tom's content, you both are determined in creating content you love. Good luck with your channel as well, you have a bright future ahead!

    • @srclevenger
      @srclevenger 2 года назад +12

      Damn that's wholesome.

    • @jacobduggan8008
      @jacobduggan8008 2 года назад +4

      That's the be of Winston Churchill's quotes

    • @caffineatedchef1001
      @caffineatedchef1001 2 года назад +3

      Surprised too see you here but it’s very welcomed

    • @culturebreath369
      @culturebreath369 2 года назад +4

      And whats the secret to undiminished enthusiasm hmmm......? Because im struggling.

  • @rockyman2685
    @rockyman2685 2 года назад +3139

    Bjorn is an absolute champ. They went above and beyond unprompted. They tried their best with the worst conditions.

    • @Cristian-vl8pg
      @Cristian-vl8pg 2 года назад +2

      @mllop aeet bot.

    • @almostcertainlynotapotato6528
      @almostcertainlynotapotato6528 2 года назад +8

      @@Cristian-vl8pg what?

    • @BLUE-xe7ih
      @BLUE-xe7ih 2 года назад +11

      Yes!!, and to meet a living son of Ragnar
      I’m so jealous smh

    • @Adamantian9
      @Adamantian9 2 года назад +39

      the spirit of my people :) we are not wont to give up, it's not in our nature.

    • @rockyman2685
      @rockyman2685 2 года назад +3

      @@Adamantian9 That's a very powerful thing. A lot of things can be done with determination. (I should know considering how often I surprise my friends with my stubbornness). Keep up the good work! That will can shake mountains!

  • @sandeshjadhav8804
    @sandeshjadhav8804 2 года назад +3802

    Tom's Disappointment was Immeasurable and his day was ruined.

    • @kaitay9707
      @kaitay9707 2 года назад +14

      days plural

    • @vibinjesus
      @vibinjesus 2 года назад

      @@kaitay9707 what?

    • @shakunrelhan2944
      @shakunrelhan2944 2 года назад +17

      @@kaitay9707 acc. to the reference it MUST be day!!!!
      Edit : *the*

    • @windar2390
      @windar2390 2 года назад +11

      @Dave Gilmour everybody chill. it's just a reference from TheReportOfTheWeek. nobody cares about grammar.

    • @vas_xp9611
      @vas_xp9611 2 года назад +4

      @@kaitay9707 Nobody likes a Grammer Nazi, also it's a reference so

  • @CowPat101
    @CowPat101 2 года назад +5710

    The volcano sensed Tom approaching and got nervous.

    • @mpzakhaevski8988
      @mpzakhaevski8988 2 года назад +215

      It sensed the power his red shirt holds.

    • @OHOE1
      @OHOE1 2 года назад +111

      @@mpzakhaevski8988 so Tom put on a hoodie instead

    • @exu9700
      @exu9700 2 года назад +42

      volcano be like oh are you approaching me

    • @mykhaylo3972
      @mykhaylo3972 2 года назад +55

      "I am the Tom that is approaching"

    • @mpzakhaevski8988
      @mpzakhaevski8988 2 года назад +17

      @@OHOE1 Stealth level 100.

  • @rodneyhueston3800
    @rodneyhueston3800 2 года назад +913

    Ok, I haven't watched a lot of volcano videos, but 7:48 - 7:55 is easily the most interesting volcano shot I have ever seen. Lava flowing freely from an active caldera into a lava river and then disappearing into the ground again a few hundred metres away, in a dark, post-apocalyptic fog!
    Maybe mission accomplished?
    At least for me.

    • @narelleking8759
      @narelleking8759 2 года назад +5

      Agreed!

    • @AnnaPrzebudzona
      @AnnaPrzebudzona Год назад +18

      Absolutely! I wouldn't mind if the whole episode had this footage as the background for Tom's narrative. It looks amazing

    • @freshii366
      @freshii366 Год назад +1

      i love that you can see the waves in the lake of lava from the eruption. It looks like water. And it disappearing into the ground, where tf is it going!!!

  • @EarthUncutTV
    @EarthUncutTV 2 года назад +579

    Sorry you had a tough time there Tom - if it's any consolation, I've lost count of the number of times I've arrived at an "erupting" volcano only for it to fall fast asleep. If you're ever in Japan I'll gladly show you around some of the fab volcanoes here, you'd love Sakurajima!

  • @sirincompetent758
    @sirincompetent758 2 года назад +6252

    alternate title: tom scott goes to an active volcano, gets food poisoning, but miraculously survives due to plot armor

    • @rolo9903
      @rolo9903 2 года назад +236

      If life is a show, Tom is the main character.

    • @sirincompetent758
      @sirincompetent758 2 года назад +34

      @Low Tier God what is wrong with you and also you are wrong in every way possible

    • @rolerroleris533
      @rolerroleris533 2 года назад +110

      That makes it sound like tom ate the lava and survived with just food poisoning. Great!

    • @materialnothing2742
      @materialnothing2742 2 года назад +45

      @@sirincompetent758 Don't give him any attention. He's probably so deprived of it in real life that his only alternative is to troll online for attention.

    • @hmwhat9583
      @hmwhat9583 2 года назад +2

      @Low Tier God what happened and why

  • @SurgStriker
    @SurgStriker 2 года назад +3962

    So the secret message Tom has presented carefully is "if you go to Iceland, and the volcano isn't erupting for you-just have some mexican icelandic fusion cuisine and you can make your own volcano in your hotel bathroom

    • @aj10398
      @aj10398 2 года назад +47

      LMFAO

    • @Eddyspeeder
      @Eddyspeeder 2 года назад +47

      Plenty eruptions alright

    • @genelomas332
      @genelomas332 2 года назад +43

      2 volcanos..! One at each end.. hahahaha

    • @kashvik7499
      @kashvik7499 2 года назад +4

      OOOF

    • @kateserna842
      @kateserna842 2 года назад +12

      I laughed too hard at this

  • @prispalos
    @prispalos 2 года назад +439

    "Iceland has a new volcano!" is an unexpectedly very scary sentence.

    • @wellshit9489
      @wellshit9489 2 года назад +14

      Eh it happens on the regular.

    • @alexc8461
      @alexc8461 4 месяца назад

      Scarier would be something like, "Ohio has a new volcano!"

  • @PWN_Nation
    @PWN_Nation 2 года назад +365

    I'm just happy that you're committed to such integrity and almost "anti hype" with your stories.
    Transparency = credibility.

  • @tylerm1439
    @tylerm1439 2 года назад +7013

    Out of the possible “disasters” that can happen while you’re at a volcano, this was probably one of the better ones...

    • @StrayFei
      @StrayFei 2 года назад +41

      exactly

    • @jazzparagus1718
      @jazzparagus1718 2 года назад +16

      Touché

    • @stumbling
      @stumbling Год назад +16

      You worded that like just like Tom would.

    • @finn596
      @finn596 Год назад +21

      And even in terms of filming disasters they still got some good footage of vast expansive fields of rock, which feels a bit surreal to know all of those tons of rock weren't there a few weeks ago

  • @Maylott
    @Maylott 2 года назад +1222

    Of the two catastrophic failure states for "I tried to film a volcano", this is definitely the better option.

  • @kosmicwaffle
    @kosmicwaffle 2 года назад +241

    The microphone accidentally coming unplugged at the end was so perfect it almost seemed scripted

  • @epr8974
    @epr8974 2 года назад +65

    There's still plenty of amazing footage in this video and the story was even more interesting the way it turned out.
    This isn't a disaster, it's a perfect demonstration of how fascinating and unpredictable nature is, despite all our efforts to control it.

    • @PatrickKQ4HBD
      @PatrickKQ4HBD 2 года назад

      And yet they did exert control over the direction of the lava flow with a berm.

  • @toaster_bloke9999
    @toaster_bloke9999 2 года назад +1802

    And Tom learned a valuable lesson on his journey:
    The real volcano was inside him all along

    • @ldn915
      @ldn915 2 года назад +30

      Made me day 😂

    • @uaxpasha
      @uaxpasha 2 года назад +23

      Made my volcano 😂

    • @minotower_
      @minotower_ 2 года назад +49

      What if the real volcano were the friends we made along the way

    • @zbigniew1
      @zbigniew1 2 года назад +4

      Oh no my sides

    • @user-vx8qt9cd8o
      @user-vx8qt9cd8o 2 года назад +12

      With erruption caused by food poisoning

  • @MicrowavedAlastair5390
    @MicrowavedAlastair5390 2 года назад +3880

    "Don't walk on the damn lava."
    As an aspiring volcanologist, I really appreciated this one.

    • @makarabaduk1754
      @makarabaduk1754 2 года назад +94

      "...or don't come running to me if you do"

    • @Owen.Fallon
      @Owen.Fallon 2 года назад +51

      That’s the coolest possible title you could have, congrats!

    • @cjeam9199
      @cjeam9199 2 года назад +45

      They’re not! They’re walking on rock! You can’t tell people not to walk on rock. We walk on rock all the time. And even if you say “new rock”, relative to what? Some rocks are billions of years old, all rock is new rock to those rocks! This is a scam!

    • @UTO7
      @UTO7 2 года назад +252

      @@cjeam9199 **cracks through top layer of rock and dies**

    • @unkaphaed
      @unkaphaed 2 года назад +38

      Important safety tip. That, and "don't cross the streams."

  • @Terminus316
    @Terminus316 2 года назад +347

    Technically any time you’re filming a volcano is a disaster, naturally. But hey look at the bright side, it could’ve been worse... you could’ve fallen in!

    • @ChaoticNeutralMatt
      @ChaoticNeutralMatt 2 года назад +8

      Have had a hard time uploading then!

    • @spinosaurusiii7027
      @spinosaurusiii7027 10 месяцев назад

      ACKTUALLY
      You may choose to count it only as a natural event instead of a natural disaster until it starts destroying human stuff

    • @massivecowbreakout7555
      @massivecowbreakout7555 7 месяцев назад

      Oh God, last thing we need is Darth Tom Scott

  • @dlx4585
    @dlx4585 9 месяцев назад +21

    All this work and Max fosh is just eating a chicken korma on top of the volcano

  • @ryanmassey1441
    @ryanmassey1441 2 года назад +2198

    “Talking to Huey on the big white telephone” is probably the most unique euphemism for vomiting into a toilet I have ever heard.

    • @jamescanjuggle
      @jamescanjuggle 2 года назад +302

      thats what that meant?😂

    • @byrnemeister2008
      @byrnemeister2008 2 года назад +69

      Not unique in the UK.

    • @elevown
      @elevown 2 года назад +106

      @@byrnemeister2008 yup- its not common to say it but for sure anyone in the UK would be familiar with it :)

    • @faokie
      @faokie 2 года назад +36

      You could also call Earl or Ralph

    • @audioTopia
      @audioTopia 2 года назад +95

      Didn’t even know that was a euphemism before I read this. Thanks, Ryan. The more I know.

  • @stingersfury
    @stingersfury 2 года назад +55

    This video is the definition of “it’s about the journey, not the destination”

  • @jasoncy31
    @jasoncy31 2 года назад +31

    Nice save, actually. Being a production guy, I honestly do enjoy the "it didn't quite work out" stories and how they get saved (or not). It kind of lends a nice human-ness productions efforts. Good job.

  • @breakcoregirlxd
    @breakcoregirlxd 2 года назад +14854

    Everything went wrong, but it turned into a story everybody wanna listens to

    • @kaike6618
      @kaike6618 2 года назад +18

      @Low Tier God what

    • @rojester7576
      @rojester7576 2 года назад +37

      @Low Tier God "OoOo loOk aT mE aM VeRy EdgY and sExIst"

    • @rojester7576
      @rojester7576 2 года назад +55

      @Low Tier God "I am not sexist I just prefer sons" let that sink in for a bit. Also I am 15 AND from the middle East the place most popular for being "sexist" and I still can't agree with you. That's how stupid you sound

    • @abby9448
      @abby9448 2 года назад +20

      @Low Tier God It’s rather embarrassing that you’re censoring yourself

    • @Archaic_Youth
      @Archaic_Youth 2 года назад +10

      @Low Tier God ok buddy

  • @Mogi.
    @Mogi. 2 года назад +22664

    I'd like to see a 4 second video of Tom going "OOO! Volcano!" That would've been sufficient

    • @nerd_nato564
      @nerd_nato564 2 года назад +857

      It's almost as good of that clip of him yelling "RAINING!"

    • @Mogi.
      @Mogi. 2 года назад +116

      @Low Tier God bot moment

    • @cagedtigersteve
      @cagedtigersteve 2 года назад +204

      We will get 4 hours of raw video of Tom climbing a volcano.

    • @MonkeyDLuffy-nj2px
      @MonkeyDLuffy-nj2px 2 года назад +70

      @Low Tier God for every cent you consider to do anything, you have to pay me double for considering accepting your existence

    • @tomikun8057
      @tomikun8057 2 года назад +2

      me too :D

  • @willythemailboy2
    @willythemailboy2 2 года назад +55

    Tom Scott makes emergency filler video explaining why it's not a "real" video: still gets a million and a half views.

  • @bazilgrins
    @bazilgrins 2 года назад +46

    I really apprechiate your honest and transparent way of showing things, even when a project fails. I learned quite some things from you, thank you very much for your content

  • @Rompler_Rocco
    @Rompler_Rocco 2 года назад +4595

    Plot twist: This is the exact script Tom wrote before arriving. Verbatim.

  • @phsmanta
    @phsmanta 2 года назад +2515

    There is no bad Tom Scott video, even when it's a disaster

    • @anomanderrake5434
      @anomanderrake5434 2 года назад +1

      I definitely think this was a meh video.
      The video really lacked a final punch. A big mess up. But Food poison isn't really fun enough.

    • @LuchtLeiderNederland
      @LuchtLeiderNederland 2 года назад +13

      @Low Tier God Your username should be Low Tier Troll

    • @Emilsuseronyoutube
      @Emilsuseronyoutube 2 года назад +1

      @Low Tier God wtf is that the real Low Tier God????

    • @tebla2074
      @tebla2074 2 года назад +2

      came to say the same thing, his idea of a complete fail, still a great video!

    • @mas7rreaper126
      @mas7rreaper126 2 года назад +1

      @@anomanderrake5434 just you

  • @koningA
    @koningA 2 года назад +43

    I added "talking to Huey on the big white telephone" to my vocabulary. I think it is the best thing I heard all day and I can't wait to get food poisoning so I can try out this line.

  • @captainzidgel7598
    @captainzidgel7598 2 года назад +1228

    "I was a bit disappointed as we got back to the car park. No other way to say it"
    Yes there is, Tom. "Parking Lot"
    Hope this helps!

    • @sorchamarie4089
      @sorchamarie4089 2 года назад +28

      Yankee doodles 🤠

    • @abigcupofwater
      @abigcupofwater 2 года назад +69

      The car park is where you drop off your car for the day so you can get some peace and quiet

    • @captainzidgel7598
      @captainzidgel7598 2 года назад +76

      @@abigcupofwater the parking lot is where i park a lot

    • @TomBruhh
      @TomBruhh 2 года назад +84

      You say parking lot, we say car park.
      You say sidewalk, we say pavement.
      You say soccer, we say football.
      You say shooting range, we say school.
      Funny how different we are, huh?

    • @abigcupofwater
      @abigcupofwater 2 года назад +33

      @@TomBruhh We say hamburger, you say beef Wellington ensemble w/ lettuce

  • @Leastmachine
    @Leastmachine 2 года назад +2032

    Tom's laughing but you can tell he's trying not to cry.

  • @pitodesign
    @pitodesign 2 года назад +1391

    Tom, you should have made an appointment with the volcano in advance.

    • @kusaisama
      @kusaisama 2 года назад +3

      No one has EVER beaten Gatto...AND SURVIVED!*chewing noises*

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 года назад +27

      The volcano was fully booked; there were lots of tourists coming along.

    • @scurus11scurus
      @scurus11scurus 2 года назад +15

      @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 great username and pfp.

    • @markgarcia5947
      @markgarcia5947 2 года назад +10

      "I got an email from a volcano..."

    • @ravenstone3436
      @ravenstone3436 2 года назад +1

      Volcano culture must be polychronic

  • @spjr99
    @spjr99 Год назад +26

    Sometimes I wonder how tom can travel so easily. Then I remember he lives and europe and can just hop on a train to another country in the time it takes me to get home from work on bad days.

  • @wishgodgirl1903
    @wishgodgirl1903 2 года назад +41

    For a disaster, I really, really enjoyed this video. There’s tons of eruption footage, but you showed us a lot that you couldn’t see without going there. Thank you for all your efforts. Sorry you got sick tho. Hope you feel much better now! 🌋

  • @scottbeard9603
    @scottbeard9603 2 года назад +2675

    As a geologist, freshly cooled volcanic rock is so cool. Not wasted at all!!

  • @JMUDoc
    @JMUDoc 2 года назад +1583

    I wouldn't call this a disaster - some of the drone shots are god damn masterpieces.

    • @foobars3816
      @foobars3816 2 года назад +36

      Agreed, pity the incredible shot was less than a second long!

    • @crocodileguy4687
      @crocodileguy4687 2 года назад +1

      Yea totally

    • @brauliopereira9173
      @brauliopereira9173 2 года назад +33

      As far as "trying to film a volcano" goes, I can think of a few other outcomes that would be worse.

    • @Bartimayus
      @Bartimayus 2 года назад +20

      Check out Bjorn Steinbekk, he's probably the Bjorn that Tom mentioned and has some great drone footage

    • @alveolate
      @alveolate 2 года назад +4

      @@brauliopereira9173 ngl i was expecting some drone carnage, maybe tom losing a bag or something...

  • @AceHawk37
    @AceHawk37 2 года назад +63

    Tom, in a year where v little has gone as I've planned, it's incredibly encouraging to see that it doesn't always go as planned for you as well, but that you are still able to get another incredible video out of it.

  • @iForix
    @iForix 2 года назад +9

    I love Tom Scott videos because you can never tell if they're from 4 days ago or 4 years ago

    • @FLIK510
      @FLIK510 11 месяцев назад

      Indeed

  • @amicaaranearum
    @amicaaranearum 2 года назад +1369

    "Don't walk on the lava" sounds like a conspiracy by Big Geology to keep tourists from getting Instagram likes.

    • @SamSitar
      @SamSitar 2 года назад +118

      walking on lava is a good way to have a meltdown.

    • @TheFeldhamster
      @TheFeldhamster 2 года назад +84

      Big Geology - I'm dead.

    • @jacktobias6513
      @jacktobias6513 2 года назад +35

      @@TheFeldhamster Nothing, and I mean NOTHING can beat 'big indoor plumbing.'

    • @sponge1234ify
      @sponge1234ify 2 года назад +6

      @@jacktobias6513 For what, Cholera?!

    • @jacktobias6513
      @jacktobias6513 2 года назад +5

      @@sponge1234ify No for how funny it sounds.

  • @vaclav_fejt
    @vaclav_fejt 2 года назад +1162

    "It's okay to screw up sometimes."
    - Tom Scott
    And it wasn't even his fault.

    • @Knoah321
      @Knoah321 2 года назад +31

      A recent study has shown 'an apologetic person for things out his control' is much likable than a person who blame anything else.

    • @sasugage2168
      @sasugage2168 2 года назад +6

      Is the pun intended?

    • @vaclav_fejt
      @vaclav_fejt 2 года назад +11

      @@sasugage2168 Like a tectonic fault? Certainly not, thank you for alerting me! :-D

    • @PY5RA
      @PY5RA 2 года назад

      And it still is a success. 400k views already.

    • @allenfortenberry9924
      @allenfortenberry9924 2 года назад

      I don't know, the Icelandic Mexican Fusion Cuisine was definitely not a safe bet

  • @keeleon
    @keeleon 2 года назад +31

    Even Tom's "failures" are better than 99% of the content on youtube.

  • @sarahmiller4980
    @sarahmiller4980 2 года назад +4

    It takes a lot of bravery to admit to yourself and the audience that a shoot didn't go the way you wanted it to, and to take a different angle for the video. I admire you for that.

  • @breadmoneyarchival
    @breadmoneyarchival 2 года назад +1225

    “Icelandic-Mexican Fusion Cuisine” sounds like a video topic in and of itself

    • @rangerecho
      @rangerecho 2 года назад +6

      glad to see I'm not the only one who thought so

    • @JoeLabisch
      @JoeLabisch 2 года назад +16

      It also sounds kind of volcanic.

    • @rrezonkrasniqi
      @rrezonkrasniqi 2 года назад +16

      It caused Tom different kind of eruptions

    • @t1m3l0rd
      @t1m3l0rd 2 года назад +2

      I was just there and it was very surprising to see a lot of Mexican dishes. Very cool to see that.

    • @Bennici
      @Bennici 2 года назад +3

      And Tom thought GPT-3 only came up with bogus video titles!

  • @cedarc9344
    @cedarc9344 2 года назад +818

    "That's his volcano drone, it's a bit melted in a few spots"

    • @TheNamesArif
      @TheNamesArif 2 года назад +24

      it's got a bit dent and molten spot but ya know, it still works

    • @orijimi
      @orijimi 2 года назад +7

      I also liked how him saying Bjorn had gone above and beyond has rarely ever been so literal.

  • @gamecokben
    @gamecokben 2 года назад +3

    This video captures the spirit of why your channel is so great...creativity, determination, fascinating facts, realism, humor, humility, and optimism. Thanks for all you do Tom!

  • @killercomplex3005
    @killercomplex3005 Год назад +4

    Idk how much you hear this but I truly appreciate the lengths y’all go to in order to make an entertaining and knowledgeable videos. Thank you so much for bringing me hours of entertainment.

  • @alexander_strachan
    @alexander_strachan 2 года назад +422

    9:33 - "Don't walk on the damn lava"
    There go my weekend plans.

  • @spartanjohn1178
    @spartanjohn1178 2 года назад +728

    "Don't walk on the damn lava" is a very good point to take away from this.

    • @dmitrishostakovich1671
      @dmitrishostakovich1671 2 года назад +11

      Sounds like something Chubbyemu would say.

    • @AMK544
      @AMK544 2 года назад +10

      I went there last month and while I was staring at the volcano, it was spewing lava everywhere. And of course, tourists were still walking all over the “cooled” lava fields. You can’t even stop stupid people

    • @andylintott9339
      @andylintott9339 Год назад +4

      The fact that it has to be stated at all is a worrying indictment of humanity

    • @JonasC22
      @JonasC22 Год назад +3

      you cant tell me how to die

    • @TitaniumDragon
      @TitaniumDragon 7 месяцев назад

      @@dmitrishostakovich1671 No, he'd talk about the horrible burns you got, very scientifically.

  • @matbroomfield
    @matbroomfield 2 года назад +15

    That's a great story Tom. Every bit as interesting as seeing lava. Sometimes the process is fascinating in its own right.

  • @dillongage
    @dillongage Год назад +1

    I almost like the video turning out this way. It's nice to see the struggles involved with trying to film these videos . Gives me a new appreciation for what you're going through

  • @tonyplaysgames2730
    @tonyplaysgames2730 2 года назад +557

    “I tried to film a volcano and it was a complete disaster”
    Yes Tom, volcanoes are indeed normally normally a disaster.

    • @SaraWolffs
      @SaraWolffs 2 года назад +40

      I feel like volcanoes in Iceland are a bit like floods in the Netherlands: yes, they're inherently dangerous, and used to claim lives, but by now the locals have mastered mitigation and live alongside it with death being mostly something that happens to foreigners and the damn fools that ignore warning signs.

    • @edwardphilibin3151
      @edwardphilibin3151 2 года назад +18

      Though for Tom the disaster was the complete non-existance of even a hint of anything actually disasterous.
      Until the actual disaster of the fusion cuisine, anyway.

    • @monad_tcp
      @monad_tcp 2 года назад +2

      @@SaraWolffs Isn't that what humanity is all about, mitigating, adapting and living with the environment ?
      A few might die, but that's business as usual, don't be a fool, if there was a warning, its because of some fool.

    • @n_core
      @n_core 2 года назад +2

      Me who lives in Java that has tons of volcanoes:
      "Let me introduce you to a super fertile land."

  • @fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810
    @fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810 2 года назад +610

    The underrated part of this video is Bjorn chuckling as Tom attempts to surf down a scree slope.

    • @bjornsteinbekk
      @bjornsteinbekk 2 года назад +130

      I have some fantastic b roll material of Tom that will never be published 😂😂😂

    • @carl7534
      @carl7534 2 года назад +16

      @@bjornsteinbekk maybe we could get it as some behind the scenes material? Of course with toms consent. ^^

    • @missmiliagujo8946
      @missmiliagujo8946 2 года назад +2

      I found Tom's struggle really relatable. I tried to walk that same path and at some point you just gotta embrace the fact you're gonna fall.

    • @martinfrausto7941
      @martinfrausto7941 2 года назад +5

      @@carl7534 What Bjorn means is Tom probably wouldn’t consent because that footage is probably full of sensitive material, could be anything, vulgar language, a wide range of emotions, just things that “would never be published”. U know what I’m sayin’?

    • @macabre_delights
      @macabre_delights 2 года назад

      That is a great asmr moment. Sounds great through headphones.

  • @celoteck
    @celoteck 9 месяцев назад +3

    Science is not competition to a hungry man

  • @paulettesoergel5557
    @paulettesoergel5557 2 года назад

    Thank you for sticking with it. Enjoyed watching

  • @TalkingEthan
    @TalkingEthan 2 года назад +2022

    Honestly hearing "Iceland has a new volcano" was the most surprising thing for me

    • @McScrumptious
      @McScrumptious 2 года назад +4

      same

    • @MartinBentley
      @MartinBentley 2 года назад +78

      It happens fairly often, especially compared to most places on the planet.

    • @The_Bookman
      @The_Bookman 2 года назад

      Dude! :)

    • @PlanetComputer
      @PlanetComputer 2 года назад

      ok

    • @tardvandecluntproductions1278
      @tardvandecluntproductions1278 2 года назад +15

      Oh men it has been going, used to be more frequent, the eruptions. Watching the daily change over a livestream has been a blast!

  • @ProfessorPesca
    @ProfessorPesca 2 года назад +819

    This is why you make a gift to the elves before doing anything in Iceland.

    • @johnreese7973
      @johnreese7973 2 года назад +32

      and sing ja ja ding dong

    • @mooble1325
      @mooble1325 2 года назад +10

      @@johnreese7973 DING DONG

    • @nick3718
      @nick3718 2 года назад +2

      doorway sniffer

    • @TheFakePlayerGame
      @TheFakePlayerGame 2 года назад +2

      Lemme just drop some manga into the offering home

    • @sylamber0537
      @sylamber0537 2 года назад +2

      @Jed Deane my luv for oo is growing wide and long

  • @hammerth1421
    @hammerth1421 2 года назад +9

    I like that Tom now does the "this video failed, here's what I can salvage from it" bits on his main channel. The Park Bench had its own charm but it was also hidden away on a seperate channel, it wasn't something the world would see.

  • @emilyhelms-tippit4053
    @emilyhelms-tippit4053 2 года назад +4

    in these stories, you always make everyone around you sound like a superhero. It's amazing.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 2 года назад +3637

    Getting food poisoning on top of that was really unlucky. Really unfortunate.

    • @blah2blah65
      @blah2blah65 2 года назад +138

      I'm no scientist, but my theory is that Tom angered the Islandic Volcano God, and was punished accordingly with no lava except metaphorically speaking.

    • @Labib-dw1lk
      @Labib-dw1lk 2 года назад +26

      you again

    • @user-ir6mk6me7t
      @user-ir6mk6me7t 2 года назад +71

      If you see this guy everywhere then that means you're also everywhere.

    • @KaidenJacob
      @KaidenJacob 2 года назад +13

      @@blah2blah65 that seems to be the most likely explanation I agree.

    • @jonnykindasucks5215
      @jonnykindasucks5215 2 года назад +4

      at this point i almost think that you are stalking my youtube recommendations

  • @kevinkerkhoff6670
    @kevinkerkhoff6670 2 года назад +602

    I think the fact that we can see the video is a reason why this isn't a total desaster.

    • @sboeke
      @sboeke 2 года назад

      Damn

    • @chm1ata
      @chm1ata 2 года назад +2

      Disaster*

  • @somanken
    @somanken 2 года назад +6

    You know, the occasional tom scott video about a story that just didn't come together gives this channel such a nice feeling to it, like a breath of fresh air, not everything in the world is dramatic and amazing at all angles and all times, its nice to see that presented.

  • @zackcohn
    @zackcohn 2 года назад +2

    These are always my favorite videos. I love it when things go weird and you have to adapt.

  • @brusspup
    @brusspup 2 года назад +2347

    Tom should have just edited in B-roll drone footage of him on the toilet and try to pass it off as active volcano footage

    • @decaf9150
      @decaf9150 2 года назад +193

      "yooooo that's sick
      why the lava brown tho?"

    • @SMNAviation
      @SMNAviation 2 года назад +18

      AHAHAHAHAHHA

    • @XxXDeadlykingdxXxX
      @XxXDeadlykingdxXxX 2 года назад +35

      Omg i used to watch your optical illusion videos 10 years ago 😁

    • @davidare
      @davidare 2 года назад +3

      lmao

    • @ethan7252
      @ethan7252 2 года назад

      @@SMNAviation yo you good?

  • @voiceofreason5916
    @voiceofreason5916 2 года назад +673

    "Icelandic Mexican fusion cuisine..."
    Words seldom heard together.

    • @Milkymalk
      @Milkymalk 2 года назад +24

      If you can't watch a volcano, make yourself into one.

    • @ilikethisnamebetter
      @ilikethisnamebetter 2 года назад +7

      My guess is that the few times they are heard are predominantly in Iceland rather than Mexico.

  • @captainsebt
    @captainsebt 2 года назад

    Thanks for showing the video you did get. I'm sorry you had to go through so much trouble but this was still a very enjoyable video.

  • @TehScum
    @TehScum 2 года назад +1

    Tom Scott, you make amazing and great content and i like the fact you share the failure as well. Reminds us of the work you put in to make these videos and time spent traveling and plan everything.
    Great video and amazing work as always

  • @Legomastr365
    @Legomastr365 2 года назад +398

    Even if the original video failed, its still an interesting story to see when things go wrong. Things happen when we make films and we never know what those things are

    • @Gamerboi99
      @Gamerboi99 2 года назад +3

      Things especially happen when you try to make films of nature being nature. Sometimes, you get an amazing, award winning shoot. Others, you get tiredness, disappointment, and a few good but not blow it out of the water shots. Then you make what you can of it and move on.

    • @shuki1
      @shuki1 2 года назад

      And those people usually cannot salvage anything, while a youtuber with a few million subscribers can at least recoup the cost of the failed shoot.

  • @bjornsteinbekk
    @bjornsteinbekk 2 года назад +51

    Tom, next time you go chasing a volcano I will come along again...it can´t go wrong for the second time. Hope to see you soon!

    • @tinyderppotato5410
      @tinyderppotato5410 2 года назад +3

      hej björn!

    • @Azlan7147
      @Azlan7147 2 года назад +5

      Lovely videography, thank you.

    • @ooooneeee
      @ooooneeee 2 года назад

      Thank you for the awesome footage and for going above and beyond for Tom. You rock!

  • @haydenfife8699
    @haydenfife8699 2 года назад +3

    The shots of the ingneous rock were so cool! Even though the original plan fell through due to unfortunate events, this was still a great video. Thank you for persevering

  • @teucer915
    @teucer915 2 года назад +1

    This is an inspiring video in a different than the one you intended could have been. I'm glad you made it.

  • @maxexist4763
    @maxexist4763 2 года назад +730

    “We spotted a couple fools walking across the lava”
    Sheesh ain’t holding back one bit

    • @karmine
      @karmine 2 года назад +55

      Some parents have even let their kids play in top of it..... just waiting for a disaster.

    • @lynniewood
      @lynniewood 2 года назад +52

      I mean, it *is* very very foolish

    • @Daneki
      @Daneki 2 года назад +39

      the fools are lucky the surface held them back from fiery flaming death

    • @hullinstruments
      @hullinstruments 2 года назад +8

      They absolutely deserve it

    • @General12th
      @General12th 2 года назад

      @@hullinstruments If they died, would you say nobody should go to their funeral?

  • @kaischreurs2488
    @kaischreurs2488 2 года назад +313

    "don't walk on the damn lava"
    not something I expect would need to be said.

    • @ArniVidar
      @ArniVidar 2 года назад +37

      Alas... this morning we had a tourist couple send their kids out on the lava, while they took pictures of them playing. Thankfully they didn't melt in a pool of lava. Darwin must be on summer holiday. Got cross, too, for being told off...

    • @atzuras
      @atzuras 2 года назад +18

      It's in the same category as "Don't poke the bears" or "Don't swim with the hypos".

    • @bvoyelr
      @bvoyelr 2 года назад +24

      I live near a miles long cascading waterfall. One day, I went to hike the trail, but was unable to: seems some people stepped onto some of the waterfall rocks, slipped, and then had to be peeled off of the next set of rocks.
      Fortunately, the extrication was nearly complete by the time I got there. What do we see once on the trail? More people doing yoga on the rocks under the waterfall.
      Some people are in stiff competition for the Darwin awards.

    • @altonb93
      @altonb93 2 года назад

      @@atzuras "hypos" 😂

    • @Arquinsiel
      @Arquinsiel 2 года назад +17

      @@ArniVidar they wouldn't melt *in* it. It's still rock, so way denser than any human you care to test it with. They'd melt *on* it.

  • @mausm7534
    @mausm7534 2 года назад +2

    Proud of you for not giving up, the footage you did get was amazing (proud of Bjorn too) and I think the video you did end up with really hits home on the "volcanos are unpredictable and don't care about your plans" point. I didn't know that scifi scenes were filmed in Iceland, that's cool to know.

  • @Yuuki_Watage
    @Yuuki_Watage 2 года назад +1

    Tom, any video of yours is amazing. Thank you for turning what ended up being a crappy time into an interesting video. Keep up the great work! ❤️

  • @Jonassoe
    @Jonassoe 2 года назад +310

    "Iceland has a new volcano! And it's close to the airport"
    You make it sound like the Icelandic tourism board just decided to open a new volcano.

    • @bernds6587
      @bernds6587 2 года назад +8

      maybe they did?

    • @CyberlightFG
      @CyberlightFG 2 года назад +12

      Dig a deep hole. That may work.

    • @Tricia_K
      @Tricia_K 2 года назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @thenasadude6878
      @thenasadude6878 2 года назад +1

      Some Icelandic youtuber rigged it for views:
      "You won't believe what happened when I tried to install the geothermal"
      "Geothermal gone wrong"

  • @Asha2820
    @Asha2820 2 года назад +2059

    Tom... can I point out the ridiculously high standards you set for yourself? For most people, going to Iceland, getting drone footage of an active volcano and lava flow, filming that newly formed igneous rock. That's FRICKIN' AMAZING!
    Sorry you got food poisoning. Hope you're feeling better now.

  • @dananabread6632
    @dananabread6632 2 года назад +1

    i really appreciate these honest looks into what you do!

  • @timmyfriedland8008
    @timmyfriedland8008 2 года назад

    This is one of the best videos from you, Tom. Thank you. This was great and beyond. You caring so much to tell us about the world is so heartwarming and absolutely heroic. Please keep doing what you are doing and don’t stress out so much. Stress makes you older. And we need you around for a long long time!

  • @LimYangJunn
    @LimYangJunn 2 года назад +1367

    You know it's bad when Tom looks like he's aged 40 years without spinning at the end of a stick.

    • @NFSHeld
      @NFSHeld 2 года назад +9

      "spinning at the end of a stick" - that took me about 2.7 seconds to compute in my tired brain, before I burst into laughter. Well done.

    • @tanelehala6422
      @tanelehala6422 2 года назад +7

      Someone please make an instructional video about how to get this joke. Thx

    • @quarans08
      @quarans08 2 года назад

      @@tanelehala6422 waiting for the vid with u

    • @crezey2149
      @crezey2149 2 года назад

      @@NFSHeld EXPLAIN !!! 😭😭😭

    • @zvarrivelociraptor
      @zvarrivelociraptor 2 года назад +12

      @@tanelehala6422 I think it’s about the video where Tom got in a centrifuge and passed out

  • @Cimlite
    @Cimlite 2 года назад +893

    It's like the old saying goes: _Never work with children, animals or Icelandic volcanos._

    • @Taima
      @Taima 2 года назад +4

      Is there an actual (non volcanic, obviously) version of the saying that you're referring to?

    • @lordsojabohne4846
      @lordsojabohne4846 2 года назад +3

      @@Taima Yes at least i have already herd it

    • @Taima
      @Taima 2 года назад +4

      @@lordsojabohne4846 I was asking because I'd like to know what the proper version of it is.

    • @aislingmurphy7619
      @aislingmurphy7619 2 года назад +22

      Apparently Alfred Hitchcock had a motto of "Never work with children or animals", since they're both unpredictable and don't work to a schedule.

    • @kenerickson1346
      @kenerickson1346 2 года назад +3

      @@aislingmurphy7619 and they will invariably upstage you.

  • @teresa_meow
    @teresa_meow 2 года назад +5

    Dude, the drone shot of the volcano and the lava was amazing!! Worth it!

  • @BasenjiAdventures
    @BasenjiAdventures 2 года назад

    Thank you for going through so much effort to share a unique angle of that story. Sorry it didn’t work out the way you intended, but you still got a great video out of it! 😊🐕🐕🐾🐾

  • @xavierjones9639
    @xavierjones9639 2 года назад +128

    Are you kidding me? I did this just last week and had the exact same experience, but even rainier. Now the worst part about it is that I didn't get to meet Tom.

  • @millicentduke6652
    @millicentduke6652 2 года назад +405

    “Talking to Huey on the big white telephone” has to be the best euphemism for throwing up I’ve ever heard.

    • @jasonlaijiesheng4426
      @jasonlaijiesheng4426 2 года назад +85

      Oh, that's what it means.

    • @DrUseful
      @DrUseful 2 года назад +30

      We used to talk to God on the big white telephone... "oh, God, when will this end?"

    • @TheTalkingMoose1
      @TheTalkingMoose1 2 года назад +33

      "Driving the porcelain bus" is my favourite aha

    • @gkess7106
      @gkess7106 2 года назад +2

      Driving the porcelain bus.

    • @RagonXE
      @RagonXE 2 года назад +17

      my favorite is "yodeling groceries"

  • @Ario533
    @Ario533 2 года назад +1

    Hands down Tom you have the best weird info channel on youtube! Been following for 4 years! Cheers to 4 more years! Love from Oslo, Norway!

  • @iaw02
    @iaw02 2 года назад

    Really interesting video Tom! Its always good to hear from you, even if it doesn’t go to plan and I hope you feel better from the food poisoning soon

  • @enoughofyourkoicarp
    @enoughofyourkoicarp 2 года назад +458

    Alternative Title: Tom Scott makes Iceland's new, camera shy tourist attraction break by trying to film it.

    • @ooooneeee
      @ooooneeee 2 года назад +17

      I relate to the volcanoe's camera-shyness so hard.

    • @franciscopetrucci
      @franciscopetrucci 2 года назад +2

      Thats why we cant have nice things...

  • @Nerdchacho
    @Nerdchacho 2 года назад +206

    Imagine if your microphone not being plugged in was the end to that story... perfectly fitting "yep, of course that's how it would go"
    Still a great tale non the less!!

  • @thediamonddust
    @thediamonddust 2 года назад +10

    Even Tom screwing up his content still makes good content. Legend mate, legend.

  • @gnramires
    @gnramires 2 года назад +3

    Sincerely, this might have been equally interesting! Setbacks and failures can teach much more than a lucky draw. Thank you for your persistence! Adaptation really is key.

  • @AngryKittens
    @AngryKittens 2 года назад +2083

    "It's 11pm..."
    **shows full daylight**
    Me, a tropical creature: MAGIC!

    • @nutpeabutter9431
      @nutpeabutter9431 2 года назад +108

      When the sun sets any earlier than 6pm:

    • @elme390
      @elme390 2 года назад +26

      @@nutpeabutter9431 When the sus sets imposter

    • @francisconov5664
      @francisconov5664 2 года назад +118

      i can't tell you how weird it is to go in summer to a place close to the poles, spent a full afternoon, go back, you have dinner, AND IT'S STILL BLOODY SUNSET
      then you wake up at 3 AM to go to the bathroom and IT'S ALREADY MORNING

    • @Milamberinx
      @Milamberinx 2 года назад +19

      @@francisconov5664 for a couple of weeks around midsummer England is like that, but it doesn't feel so extreme.

    • @EuanWhitehead
      @EuanWhitehead 2 года назад +7

      @@Milamberinx Yea we have it go down about 10pm

  • @Haights
    @Haights 2 года назад +538

    He's been Tom Scott, and that... is Somewhere That Might Not Have Blown.

  • @ryansilver4212
    @ryansilver4212 2 года назад

    Thank you for putting in the effort Tom!

  • @mikeday5776
    @mikeday5776 2 года назад

    Great improvisation and smiling through the pain, bravo.

  • @graf
    @graf 2 года назад +2476

    the three languages they put on the warning sign at 6:47 are Icelandic, English and... Polish? really a lot of us over there, I guess.
    also, typo on "erupcji". euption.

    • @nuabioof83
      @nuabioof83 2 года назад +357

      Polish are the biggest minority in Iceland yes haha

    • @JakubS
      @JakubS 2 года назад +227

      @@nuabioof83 damn we really do get everywhere

    • @gumundurkjartankjerulf1812
      @gumundurkjartankjerulf1812 2 года назад +59

      Yea a lot of signs in iceland have polish on them

    • @NyehNyeh12
      @NyehNyeh12 2 года назад +7

      Wow I did not notice that

    • @cerebrummaximus3762
      @cerebrummaximus3762 2 года назад +7

      I swear you're everywhere!

  • @prim16
    @prim16 2 года назад +315

    Despite the original video being a failure, just the story about it still entertained millions of us. I'm glad you didn't just scrap the idea and never let it resurface again

    • @ThePlayingDutchman
      @ThePlayingDutchman 2 года назад

      It's probably billions and the view counter is just wrong! You never can't exaggerate enough.

    • @prim16
      @prim16 2 года назад +1

      @@ThePlayingDutchman Maybe even trillions! I've always been skeptical of those "human population statistics"

  • @carolynholt1461
    @carolynholt1461 9 месяцев назад

    I am sorry you got sick. I love that your videos can not go to plan and you still come out with a great story.

  • @peter5486
    @peter5486 2 года назад

    Brilliant video considering the circumstances Tom!!! Hope everything is much better for you now!