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Ten Illegal Things To Do In London

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A quick and dirty video from Tom (http://tomscott.com - @tomscott) and Matt (http://mattg.co.uk - @unnamedculprit) - ten illegal things to do in London. Yes, these are all properly illegal: you can see our references at http://tomscott.com/law/ Show less

Tom's Talks and Sci-Fi Shorts Play

Tom talks about the internet, the accelerating pace of change, and occasionally tea cozies.

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Danger: Humans
- by Tom Scott
- 4 months ago
- 687,638 views
http://tomscott.com - @tomscott - A message from the Interstellar Safety Council. What if the rest of the universe wasn't built on "survival of the fittest"?

The post and discussion that inspired ...
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2:16
Oversight: Thank you for volunteering, citizen.
- by Tom Scott
- 9 months ago
- 32,652 views
http://tomscott.com - @tomscott
Or: what happens when you privatise Big Brother.
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2:45
Welcome to Life: the singularity, ruined by lawyers
- by Tom Scott
- 2 years ago
- 1,431,073 views
http://tomscott.com - Or: what you see when you die.

If you liked this, you may also enjoy two novels that provided inspiration for it: Jim Munroe's Everyone in Silico, where I first found the ide...
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13:05
Single Point of Failure: The Day Google Forgot To Check Passwords
- by Tom Scott
- 4 months ago
- 57,161 views
http://tomscott.com - @tomscott - I spin a (fictional) tale of the day that Google accidentally opened everything. Performed at GeekyConf, with thanks to Betsy Weber and Natalie Downe on camera.
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"Is This You?" - lifelogging, privacy and scandal by Tom Scott at Electromagnetic Field 2012
- by Tom Scott
- 1 year ago
- 34,300 views
http://tomscott.com/ - @tomscott - A five-minute story of a possible future: lifelogging, privacy, and a member of Parliament caught in a scandal.
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I Know What You Did Five Minutes Ago
- by Tom Scott
- 3 years ago
- 104,430 views
http://tomscott.com - My talk from Ignite London 4 (http://ignitelondon.net): in which I rattle through the online privacy settings of fashionable web services, and leave a surprising message.

FAQ...
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Citation Needed, from the Technical Difficulties Play

New episodes every Wednesday! And new audio episodes over at techdif.co.uk.

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The Arctic Winter Games and Dropping the Bomb: Citation Needed 1x09
- by Tom Scott
- 2,547 views
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The Flag of Mars and Rods from God: Citation Needed 1x08
- by Tom Scott
- 3,107 views
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The Counts of Andechs and Motorway Service Stations: Citation Needed 1x07
- by Tom Scott
- 3,272 views
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Neckarwestheim and the End of the World: Citation Needed 1x06
- by Tom Scott
- 5,083 views
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Bossche Bol and Nun's Puffs: Citation Needed 1x05
- by Tom Scott
- 5,456 views
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Simplehuman and Russian Toilette: Citation Needed 1x04
- by Tom Scott
- 7,397 views
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Stefania Follini and a Moon Theremin: Citation Needed 1x03
- by Tom Scott
- 4,951 views
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The Newgate Novel and Condiments on Toast: Citation Needed 1x02
- by Tom Scott
- 5,666 views
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The Big Lobster and Drive-through Booze: Citation Needed 1x01
- by Tom Scott
- 7,898 views

Things You Might Not Know Play

A new Thing every Monday!

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How YouTube Video Stabilization Works
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- 8,682 views
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Why People In Big Cities Walk Faster
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- 13,823 views
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The Early Steam Train With No Brakes: Stephenson's Rocket
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- 8,512 views
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The Three Types of Twilight, and The Days Without Night
- by Tom Scott
- 9,751 views
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The Rise and Fall of the Gasometer
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- 11,163 views
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The Level Crossing You Have To Power Yourself
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- 13,392 views
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Is "Paris Syndrome" A Real Thing?
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- 11,143 views
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Privacy In France: A Lot Of French People Might Be About To Sue Me
- by Tom Scott
- 13,140 views
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Point Zero: Where All Roads Start
- by Tom Scott
- 15,371 views
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The 19th Century Channel Tunnel Wasn't Just A Dream
- by Tom Scott
- 10,724 views
1:44
British Tanks Are Better Than All Other Tanks, And Here's Why
- by Tom Scott
- 15,705 views
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The London Railway of the Dead
- by Tom Scott
- 10,911 views
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Adventures from Tom and Friends Play

The highlights from Tom's YouTube channel.

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Breaking the News: Tom Scott and Matt Gray bonehead the budget
- by Tom Scott
- 4 years ago
- 54,518 views
http://www.tomscott.com - http://www.mattg.co.uk

The biggest project we've ever tried: on Budget Day 2009, Tom and Matt headed down to London. With a camera crew in tow and a command centre in Y...
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Ten Illegal Things To Do In London
- by Tom Scott
- 1 year ago
- 184,946 views
A quick and dirty video from Tom (http://tomscott.com - @tomscott) and Matt (http://mattg.co.uk - @unnamedculprit) - ten illegal things to do in London. Yes, these are all properly illegal: you can...
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Robocoaster Challenge: Reciting Shakespeare while attached to a giant robot arm
- by Tom Scott
- 2 years ago
- 26,504 views
http://tomscott.com - Tom attempts to recite the prologue of Romeo and Juliet while being flung around by the Grand Pier robocoaster in Weston-Super-Mare.

With thanks to the Grand Pier - http://gr...
2:24
Google Street View Race - The Technical Difficulties, Show 1
- by Tom Scott
- 4 years ago
- 86,636 views
http://techdif.co.uk - Gary is beamed into San Francisco through the wonders of virtual reality. With Google Street View and a virtual reality headset, he races his virtual screen against a real ca...
2:28
Lies on the London Underground
- by Tom Scott
- 1 year ago
- 82,447 views
Tom Scott (http://tomscott.com @tomscott) and Matt Parker (http://standupmaths.com @standupmaths) investigate some of the London Underground's greatest lies.
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Kinect-Controlled Tesla Coils: The Evil Genius Simulator
- by Tom Scott
- 3 years ago
- 296,999 views
http://imakethin.gs http://tomscott.com http://brightarcs.com

In the pub after Day 1 of the 2011 Maker Faire UK, Tom Wyatt and the London Hackspace team came up with an idea — Kinect-controlled ...

Tom's Half-Arsed Science Play

Scientific tomfoolery and culinary experiments.

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How Many Gs Do You Pull in an Elevator?
- by Tom Scott
- 7 months ago
- 8,578 views
http://tomscott.com - @tomscott - In one of the tallest buildings in London, Tom answers the question of how many Gs you pull in a lift, with the help of some sugar and a very dirty kitchen scale.
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Two Drums and a Cymbal Fall off a Cliff
- by Tom Scott
- 5 years ago
- 524,396 views
http://www.tomscott.com - "Two Drums and a Cymbal Fall off a Cliff - b'doom, tssh". That's the joke: but does it really give you that rimshot sting you hear in comedy? We investigate.
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1:03
The Robin Hood Sandwich Challenge
- by Tom Scott
- 3 years ago
- 125,835 views
http://www.tomscott.com - One mysterious archer. One overenthusiastic toaster. One Robin Hood sandwich.
0:46
The Large Piña Collider: a pina colada with SCIENCE.
- by Tom Scott
- 1 year ago
- 3,905 views
http://tomscott.com - @tomscott - One pineapple. One coconut. Two giant slingshots. SCIENCE. (Yes, we know we should have angled the board downwards. And yes, we know that a pina colada uses coconu...
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2:51
Salmon in a Dishwasher
- by Tom Scott
- 5 years ago
- 84,377 views
http://www.tomscott.com - The idea of poaching salmon in a dishwasher has been around for a long time. Bob Blumer, the Surreal Gourmet, claims to have poached salmon in more than 100 dishwashers on...
2:54
Breakfast: Fortified With Iron
- by Tom Scott
- 8 years ago
- 38,003 views
http://www.tomscott.com - The Iron Chefs: Cooking bacon and eggs using nothing but a regular household iron and a lot of ingenuity. Cheers to Gary, Olly and Toast!

The music is "At Least You've ...

Comedy Shorts Play

Short bits from Tom and friends.

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Google Glasses: A New Way to Hurt Yourself (parody of Google's Project Glass)
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- 20,191 views
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5 Cat GIFs Reenacted by a Human
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- 9,539 views
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- 27,103 views
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Yorkshire Yoga
- by Tom Scott
- 5,428 views
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The Guy Who Audio Describes Porn
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- 19,733 views
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If Self-Checkout Machines Used Famous Voices
- by Tom Scott
- 8,022 views
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Human vs Rat: The Maze Challenge
- by Tom Scott
- 46,297 views
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Captain Obvious
- by Tom Scott
- 60,197 views
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The London Hyperloop: An Announcement from the Mayor of London's Office
- by Tom Scott
- 12,613 views
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The 30 Second Bacon Sandwich
- by Tom Scott
- 11,000 views
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- by Tom Scott
- 46,714 views
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My videos for Computerphile Play

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- 211,239 views
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Tom's Language Files Play

Videos about linguistics, languages, and love. But mainly linguistics.

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Making Flaps Vibrate In Your Throat: Voicing
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Why You Can Tweet More In Japanese: What Counts As A Character?
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- 23,448 views
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Adjectival Order: Why A "Big Red Balloon", not a "Red Big Balloon"?
- by Tom Scott
- 15,394 views
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Why Do We Have "Ye Olde"? Obsolete Letters, and the Mysteries of Ye Olde Ming
- by Tom Scott
- 16,217 views
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Mele Kalikimaka: Why You Can't Say "Christmas" in Hawaiian
- by Tom Scott
- 22,172 views
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Gender Neutral Pronouns: They're Here, Get Used To Them
- by Tom Scott
- 51,186 views
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Ghoti and the Ministry of Helth: Spelling Reform
- by Tom Scott
- 16,608 views
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There's Nothing Wrong With Saying "10 Items or Less": Descriptivism vs Prescriptivism
- by Tom Scott
- 21,849 views
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Why You Swear in Anglo-Saxon and Order Fancy Food in French: Registers
- by Tom Scott
- 22,643 views
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All The Colours, Including Grue: How Languages See Colours Differently
- by Tom Scott
- 27,300 views
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Fantastic Features We Don't Have In The English Language
- by Tom Scott
- 50,062 views
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Why Jonathan Ross Can't Pronounce His Rs
- by Tom Scott
- 26,987 views
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The Technical Difficulties: Highlights Play

The best bits from The Technical Difficulties

3:15
Date This Man - The Technical Difficulties, Show 1
- by Tom Scott
- 4,143 views
2:04
Monument Morse - The Technical Difficulties, Show 2
- by Tom Scott
- 2,461 views
3:29
The Battle of the Beer № 2 - The Technical Difficulties, Show 2
- by Tom Scott
- 1,424 views
3:04
The Iron Chefs - The Technical Difficulties, Show 3
- by Tom Scott
- 3,902 views
3:08
The Battle of the Beer № 3 - The Technical Difficulties, Show 3
- by Tom Scott
- 1,269 views
2:35
The Cone - The Technical Difficulties, Show 3
- by Tom Scott
- 2,954 views

The Technical Difficulties: Full Shows Play

The full shows from the Technical Difficulties

12:35
The Technical Difficulties: Show 1
- by Tom Scott
- 4 years ago
- 7,608 views
http://techdif.co.uk - Show 1. In which Tom gets decked, Gary can't believe his eyes, and Toast gets a big ad in Cardiff.
12:21
The Technical Difficulties: Show 2
- by Tom Scott
- 4 years ago
- 3,417 views
http://techdif.co.uk - Featuring a discussion about fitting Ray Mears in a Swiss army knife, and some big explosions.
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The Technical Difficulties: Show 3
- by Tom Scott
- 4 years ago
- 2,768 views
http://techdif.co.uk - Tonight, our energy-saving solution fails spectacularly, and we startle a passing dog.

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