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YouTube's copyright system isn't broken. The world's is.
8.99M views
How YouTube's Content ID and copyright-strike system works, how it sits on top of the DMCA, and why the underlying copyright law is the real problem.
The hidden background noise that can catch criminals
5.85M views
Tom Scott explains Electrical Network Frequency analysis: how mains hum captured in recordings can date them and expose edits.
This giant model stopped a terrible plan
9.96M views
The story of the San Francisco Bay Model, a giant hydraulic model that showed a dam plan would fail.
Why Web Filters Don't Work: Penistone and the Scunthorpe Problem
3.64M views
Tom Scott visits Penistone to explain the Scunthorpe problem: why naive keyword filters block innocent words and can't be fixed simply.
British Plugs Are Better Than All Other Plugs, And Here's Why
7.59M views
Tom Scott explains the safety features designed into the British BS 1363 plug and socket.
Hold music used to sound better. Here's why.
2.93M views
Why telephone hold music sounds so bad today: codecs optimised for voice and how they mangle music.
These tunnels are designed for 100,000 years
4.28M views
Finland's Onkalo repository, designed to hold spent nuclear fuel safely for 100,000 years.
This Video Has 77,327,567 Views
77.3M views
Tom Scott explains how he made a video whose title shows its own view count using the YouTube API, and what broke along the way.
4:22"High explosives" doesn't just mean "bigger boom"
A 4-minute video from Tom Scott: “"High explosives" doesn't just mean "bigger boom"”.
5:1717 Tonnes of Spinning Glass: Making the World's Largest Telescope
A 5-minute video from Tom Scott: “17 Tonnes of Spinning Glass: Making the World's Largest Telescope”.
4:513D Printing Stainless Steel with Giant Robot Arms
A 5-minute video from Tom Scott: “3D Printing Stainless Steel with Giant Robot Arms”.
3:307 Illegal Things To Do In A British Election
A 4-minute video from Tom Scott: “7 Illegal Things To Do In A British Election”.
2:20A Brief History of Lyric Videos
A 2-minute video from Tom Scott: “A Brief History of Lyric Videos”.
5:00A Language Made Of Music
A 5-minute video from Tom Scott: “A Language Made Of Music”.
4:30A Town Called Asbestos
A 4-minute video from Tom Scott: “A Town Called Asbestos”.
2:14A Zeppelin, A Cat, and The World's First In-Flight Radio Message
A 2-minute video from Tom Scott: “A Zeppelin, A Cat, and The World's First In-Flight Radio Message”.
5:21A geyser that shoots sparkling mineral water
A 5-minute video from Tom Scott: “A geyser that shoots sparkling mineral water”.
2:51A nuclear waste dump you can walk on
A 3-minute video from Tom Scott: “A nuclear waste dump you can walk on”.
5:54A working flight simulator, no computers necessary
A 6-minute video from Tom Scott: “A working flight simulator, no computers necessary”.
5:01Abso-b████y-lutely: Expletive Infixation
A 5-minute video from Tom Scott: “Abso-b████y-lutely: Expletive Infixation”.
2:07Adjectival Order: Why A "Big Red Balloon", not a "Red Big Balloon"?
A 2-minute video from Tom Scott: “Adjectival Order: Why A "Big Red Balloon", not a "Red Big Balloon"?”.
6:53After 140 years, this old technology still keeps trains safe
A 7-minute video from Tom Scott: “After 140 years, this old technology still keeps trains safe”.
2:56All The Colours, Including Grue: How Languages See Colours Differently
A 3-minute video from Tom Scott: “All The Colours, Including Grue: How Languages See Colours Differently”.
2:36America's First Supermodel: Audrey Munson
A 3-minute video from Tom Scott: “America's First Supermodel: Audrey Munson”.
2:32Amphibious Weed-Cutting Boat!
A 3-minute video from Tom Scott: “Amphibious Weed-Cutting Boat!”.
3:08An American Stonehenge: The Mysterious Georgia Guidestones
A 3-minute video from Tom Scott: “An American Stonehenge: The Mysterious Georgia Guidestones”.
5:02An actual, real-world use for robot dogs
A 5-minute video from Tom Scott: “An actual, real-world use for robot dogs”.
2:28Archimedes and a Boat Lift: the Falkirk Wheel
A 2-minute video from Tom Scott: “Archimedes and a Boat Lift: the Falkirk Wheel”.
2:45Are Batteries Heavier When They're Full? (with Robert Llewellyn!)
A 3-minute video from Tom Scott: “Are Batteries Heavier When They're Full? (with Robert Llewellyn!)”.
7:58Are There Problems That Computers Can't Solve?
A 8-minute video from Tom Scott: “Are There Problems That Computers Can't Solve?”.
3:00Arson as a Christmas Tradition: The Gävle Goat
A 3-minute video from Tom Scott: “Arson as a Christmas Tradition: The Gävle Goat”.
7:42Australia's Bushfire-Hunting Satellites
A 8-minute video from Tom Scott: “Australia's Bushfire-Hunting Satellites”.
3:49Big Industrial Simulators in Finland
A 4-minute video from Tom Scott: “Big Industrial Simulators in Finland”.
5:09Boarding planes could have been very different
A 5-minute video from Tom Scott: “Boarding planes could have been very different”.
5:05Britain once forgot how long an inch is
A 5-minute video from Tom Scott: “Britain once forgot how long an inch is”.
3:35Britain's End-of-the-World Bunkers
A 4-minute video from Tom Scott: “Britain's End-of-the-World Bunkers”.