Quebecois here...father is a HHOF'er and sadly, I've still never ridden one...Even when my dad was GM. Maybe someday I'll ride one but in the meantime I'll continue to go to games
@@H37P5kY57 growing up in a hockey city, the only thing that was guaranteed to get more cheers than the home team was the Zamboni. I used to work at the games (concessions) and the cheers were deafening whenever the thing took to the ice during the intermissions. I miss it now I'm in Europe where hockey isn't as much a way of life as it is in Canada. (Go Habs Go! 😉 Not from Montreal, but still a lifelong Habs fan. ✌)
Man, Eastern Canada is so different from Western Canada. In Edmonton they cheer for Oilers. In Calgary they cheer for Flames. In Vancouver they cry in their soy latte and go hug a tree. But in general, no one really cares that much about hockey here.
On my flight from Las Vegas to Honolulu last May, I sat next to a relative of the Zamboni family who told me the story of the invention of the Zamboni machine. This video tells the history that I remember, and more, from that interesting conversation. You can meet the most amazing people in life every day if you can get them talking!
I did ice maintenance at a rink for about 2 years, and we had 2 glorious old zambonis, one from the early nineties, and one from the early eighties. Those things were built like a tank. They just never stopped running. It was pretty awesome being a zamboni man lol....
My sister took ice skating lessons at Iceland. I didn't know the history of the place at the time. Pretty interesting. And that is also when I learned my father could ice skate. I had no idea he could till then. And he was near sixty at the time.
You left out the part as Sonia started to drag her Zamboni around on tour the owners of the rinks, after seeing what the machine could do, turned around and bought one for themselves. Selling that one machine sold hundreds more by simply having people watch it. Zamboni didn't even have to advertise.
Today I Found Out - Do scarecrows really work? Just watched The Walking Dead trailer for the new season, which shows a zombie scarecrow and it made me curious. Do scarecrows keep the grain eating birds away? Do birds recognize the human shape and see it as a threat? Did it work better in years past as many birds are accustomed to people? Would keeping birds around help with insects? How did it start?
as a hockey player the Zamboni is a godsend and also an annoying piece of shit cause it takes forever to resurface the ice (like 10 minutes) but just sitting on the boards waiting to pick up a puck and skate on fresh ice is so agonizing.
I have fallen in to the figure skating trap and can't seem to get out, and so I know that between every 6th skater there's a break to renew the ice, which takes something around ten minutes while they have the zamboni woosh around to do its job. So now I'm sort of curious how long a time it must have taken for the figure skating competitions before it was invented, if they had to do it manually. Or maybe they had smaller competitions, with less need to renew the ice. Or the ones skating last might have had to just live with skating on super bumpy ice. Gah, I see a google session in my near future.
Since it's the 30th anniversary of the publication of Roald Dahl's Matilda, could you answer a question for me? Was there ever a time when it was possible for Matilda's parents to just give their child to Miss Honey on the spot, either by oral agreement in the book or via the xeroxed adoption papers in the film?
Why is rhubarb so much scarcer than other vegetables/fruits in supermarkets? Like why is it that if I wanted to, I could go and buy 10 pounds of strawberries, apples, etc. but when it comes to rhubarb I’m lucky if I can get my hands on a dozen stalks? Is there a unique agricultural limitation to it or is there just not enough demand for it?
They had means for cooling so why is it that even in the 1970 they would still build with out AC like schools hospitals? Maybe the heat way in the 90`s leading to many deaths as many did not buy a AC before? Anyone remember that people did drop dead and they had people on bikes with tanks of water?
Very fine, but when you say how much something cost MANY years or decades ago, it'd be better to state what this'd amount to in today's $. F.e., a little after 5:45, you speak of $5,000 and this would've been at the end of the 1940's, but what would that be equivalent to today? I know that there're currency converters online, but none of them provide for converting historical values or amounts into today's dollars.
Cause humans are special, we can sweat, which is far more effective at reducing heat then panting, where as dog's and other animals do it cause that's how they reduce heat.
The original ice skates weren't for entertainment? Do you know the history of popular products? You may invent something to solve a problem, but it you want to sell it, you gotta make it look fun.
Zamboni family lived in Idaho, but the machine was invented in Clearwater, now Paramount CA. Sincerely a guy that lives a block away from the Zamboni's rink (now owned by the LA Kings). Original machine still there.
Son of a poor farmer with little education used hard work and ingenuity to build a machine that made skating fresh on ice accessable to a lot of people. It took him 7 years to make the first prototype. You're just focusing on the wrong parts. Many more will see is at an inspirational story.
As a Canadian I can only salute to Mr. Zamboni with tears in my eyes. Canadians will understand.
Quebecois here...father is a HHOF'er and sadly, I've still never ridden one...Even when my dad was GM. Maybe someday I'll ride one but in the meantime I'll continue to go to games
I have heard that the only people who stay to watch the Zamboni, are Canadians.
@@H37P5kY57 growing up in a hockey city, the only thing that was guaranteed to get more cheers than the home team was the Zamboni. I used to work at the games (concessions) and the cheers were deafening whenever the thing took to the ice during the intermissions. I miss it now I'm in Europe where hockey isn't as much a way of life as it is in Canada. (Go Habs Go! 😉 Not from Montreal, but still a lifelong Habs fan. ✌)
Man, Eastern Canada is so different from Western Canada. In Edmonton they cheer for Oilers. In Calgary they cheer for Flames. In Vancouver they cry in their soy latte and go hug a tree. But in general, no one really cares that much about hockey here.
Is that because like so many of your countrymen you thought the Zamboni was a Canadian invention?
There are at least two things that people can stare at and vege out:
A camp fire
And a Zamboni machine just going around the ice rink
...Charlie Brown...a classic :-)
...burning fire, floating water and other people working...! ;-)
And taffy being pulled on the pulling machine.
Lol true
I pass by head office often and always have a warm feeling about the company.
"I don't understand it, I was just trying to find a better way of doing something." I think you can call it a splendid success.
Of course, this is the motto of every single inventor EVER...
A Zamboni going around the ice rink is like watching a plastic bag fly into the wind.. It's mesmerizing .
On my flight from Las Vegas to Honolulu last May, I sat next to a relative of the Zamboni family who told me the story of the invention of the Zamboni machine. This video tells the history that I remember, and more, from that interesting conversation. You can meet the most amazing people in life every day if you can get them talking!
What perfect timing for the video with the NHL Season starting this week.
I did ice maintenance at a rink for about 2 years, and we had 2 glorious old zambonis, one from the early nineties, and one from the early eighties. Those things were built like a tank. They just never stopped running. It was pretty awesome being a zamboni man lol....
My sister took ice skating lessons at Iceland. I didn't know the history of the place at the time. Pretty interesting.
And that is also when I learned my father could ice skate. I had no idea he could till then. And he was near sixty at the time.
You left out the part as Sonia started to drag her Zamboni around on tour the owners of the rinks, after seeing what the machine could do, turned around and bought one for themselves. Selling that one machine sold hundreds more by simply having people watch it. Zamboni didn't even have to advertise.
Could you do a video on the history of the everyday deck of cards?
Today I found out about this channel ! Great content new subscriber here 🙌
Hi Simon, can you do a video explaining why when you give something up it's called going Cold Turkey?
Today I Found Out - Do scarecrows really work? Just watched The Walking Dead trailer for the new season, which shows a zombie scarecrow and it made me curious. Do scarecrows keep the grain eating birds away? Do birds recognize the human shape and see it as a threat? Did it work better in years past as many birds are accustomed to people? Would keeping birds around help with insects? How did it start?
I wanna drive the Zambon!
Google "jason drives zamboni"
The "Zamboni" at Richmond Ice Rink was such fun!!!
4000 years ago the Finns invented ice skates.
3999 years ago the Finns invented the reindeer-propelled all-wooden Zamboni.
It’s the name. Can you think of a cooler name for a product than The Zamboni Machine?
It’s a mini opera, in 2 words.
I love the enthusiasm of Simon Winslow.
The Zamboni brothers sounds like the baddest gang in town
Where's Francis?
Tell me where your ing boss is. Or you're going to die! In 5 minutes!
Backroad Junkie 😂😂
This was actually more interesting than it should've been.
Boy Michael from Vsauce has sure changed a bit.
It's NOT Michael from Vsauce.
Stephen E. Adams, evidently the joke went over your head.
as a hockey player the Zamboni is a godsend and also an annoying piece of shit cause it takes forever to resurface the ice (like 10 minutes) but just sitting on the boards waiting to pick up a puck and skate on fresh ice is so agonizing.
Where does the expression "rule of thumb" come from?
A very dark place, once you know, you'll never use the term again.
They should add the Zamboni to GTA
Pretty cool stuff.
According to the Peanuts comic strip, Peppermint Patty’s dad drove a Zamboni.
I have fallen in to the figure skating trap and can't seem to get out, and so I know that between every 6th skater there's a break to renew the ice, which takes something around ten minutes while they have the zamboni woosh around to do its job. So now I'm sort of curious how long a time it must have taken for the figure skating competitions before it was invented, if they had to do it manually. Or maybe they had smaller competitions, with less need to renew the ice. Or the ones skating last might have had to just live with skating on super bumpy ice. Gah, I see a google session in my near future.
Snoopy on a Zamboni!
I can't help thinking of Deadpool every time I hear Zamboni now...
Is that Busch Stadium (II) in St. Louis at 2:50?
Where is the link to Brainfood? Is it available on Soundcloud?
New bucket list item....
Go see the original Zambonis!!!
We cant use the cumbi...This a big job, we're going to need the cumboni.
Zamboni sounds like a dish for those who doesn't know about it.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
One of the only successful inventions that wasn't usurped by a giant company. No ice resurfacers from GM.
You answer questions i never had
Go Bruins! 😄
Why do we say break a leg when we want to wish someone good luck
Maybe it's cause you're not telling them to get their leg broken, but instead that they should break someone else's?
Hockey players understand this.
www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/11/origin-of-the-phrase-break-a-leg/
Wait. I though we were going to find out how to prepare an Italian dessert.
Since it's the 30th anniversary of the publication of Roald Dahl's Matilda, could you answer a question for me? Was there ever a time when it was possible for Matilda's parents to just give their child to Miss Honey on the spot, either by oral agreement in the book or via the xeroxed adoption papers in the film?
The first time I hear of the Zamboni machine was on an episode of the 1980's T.M.NT!
Why is rhubarb so much scarcer than other vegetables/fruits in supermarkets? Like why is it that if I wanted to, I could go and buy 10 pounds of strawberries, apples, etc. but when it comes to rhubarb I’m lucky if I can get my hands on a dozen stalks? Is there a unique agricultural limitation to it or is there just not enough demand for it?
I don't know, but it sure makes a good pie.
I was just wandering this :)
WHERE IS FRANCIS!
Just came here for the Deadpool comments!
I learned of this device in plants vs zombies and. I bet a lot of others did too
Hurf Murf me too
He should do a vsauce transition.
I have got Chills.
the first Zamboni didn't look much different than the modern ones really
It's fun to say the name, I'm sure that helps.
They had means for cooling so why is it that even in the 1970 they would still build with out AC like schools hospitals? Maybe the heat way in the 90`s leading to many deaths as many did not buy a AC before? Anyone remember that people did drop dead and they had people on bikes with tanks of water?
No bonus facts? We have been CHEATED!!! :) (just kidding, an interesting video as always)
What? Ice skates were invented here in Springfield... They attached to the bottom of shoes..
I don't know why I'm surprised the inventors name is Zamboni. It just seems so ridiculous.
"You're a wizard Zamboni."
"What?!" replied Frank Zamboni incredulously.
Dudes name was ice man
Who here thought of that Deadpool scene?
Martin Boylan judging by the comments, a lot.
Me and about a quarter of the other commenters...
Very fine, but when you say how much something cost MANY years or decades ago, it'd be better to state what this'd amount to in today's $. F.e., a little after 5:45, you speak of $5,000 and this would've been at the end of the 1940's, but what would that be equivalent to today? I know that there're currency converters online, but none of them provide for converting historical values or amounts into today's dollars.
For that conversion I wouldn't recommend a currency converter, but an inflation calculator. They usually have the function you're looking for built in
Question: Why don't dogs (or other animals) hyperventilate when they are panting?
Cause humans are special, we can sweat, which is far more effective at reducing heat then panting, where as dog's and other animals do it cause that's how they reduce heat.
@@speedy01247 You explained why they pant. I already knew why. You did *not* explain why they don't hyperventilate while panting.
Torille?
Torille.
suomi mainittu!
Did you know zamboni is ham in hillbilly Greek
Who knows
Comes here to find out what a 'Zamboni' is ... :)
Can you do a video on Zoombinis?
The original ice skates weren't for entertainment? Do you know the history of popular products? You may invent something to solve a problem, but it you want to sell it, you gotta make it look fun.
Torille perkele
Dude lived in Idaho? Why?
Is this a repeat?
My boyfriend told me I gave him the biggest ‘zamboni’ he ever had. I thought I invented it. Then, today I found out..
it was invented in Idaho teddy. Sorry it was born in the USA.
Zamboni family lived in Idaho, but the machine was invented in Clearwater, now Paramount CA. Sincerely a guy that lives a block away from the Zamboni's rink (now owned by the LA Kings). Original machine still there.
Facebook will make a zamboni and call it the ZUCCboni
More like the SUCKboni.
10th
What do you call somebody with no body and just a nose?
Nobody knows 🤪 BA DUM TSS
what do you call black man who stubs his toe,
Oppressed by the white man,
Aaaggghhh, bad jokes rebound.
akaMyThought What’s the flattest surface to iron your clothes on?
A white girl’s ass!
Ken Fulton {Baby Elder} lol
What do you call a man who's always onstage with the singer?
Mike
Every kids dream!
Only if they know about them.
The first time I saw a Zamboni was Saturday, March 17, 1984 at the Pasadena ice rink. I was 19.
I was expecting someone would say something like that.... Just wanted my comment short. 😉
That wasn’t really a story. A guy invented it and sold it. Then end...?
Son of a poor farmer with little education used hard work and ingenuity to build a machine that made skating fresh on ice accessable to a lot of people. It took him 7 years to make the first prototype. You're just focusing on the wrong parts. Many more will see is at an inspirational story.
First
Nah mate