Tom’s delivery leading up to “I forgot my tripod” was flawless.

I like the "attempted stabilisation" shots which are perfectly well stable, except maybe for filmmakers' perfectionism. ;)

I was a bit worried that this was too light-hearted a video, but one of the things I repeatedly saw -- expressed in one way or another -- in Vegas was that 'the show must go on'. -- Tom

I deeply appreciate you talking about things that do not work because it's a side of creative projects that isn't shown enough. Failure is a key part of it. You learn by making mistakes. You will only get better if you do things and see what did not work. Also, do bring Matt next time.

I'd read Bleak and Harrowing by Tom Scott.

You need an assistant :). Also, oh man, the heli with the doors off - when we did that in the Arctic, it was like sheer terror for a minute during take-off and then tons of adrenaline + absolutely insane wind gusts. Most of my footage from that flight was total rubbish to be honest. At one point, I was just putting my hand and arms out to flow with the wind flows (hah). That said, Vegas is such a weird place and I am now sufficiently impressed with the window design of the Bellagio (that's a great hotel to just go up and down the escalators endlessly - it's truly peak Vegas).

Did you consider asking for permission to film in the casinos? The only real reason they don't want you filming is to prevent cheating (well finding a way to improve your chances slightly). I think you're well known enough that you can show the managers what you do in line and explain what you want to do. They'll likely want to supervise your filming, but there are several documentaries filmed (legally) in the casinos.

I mean, it was subtle, but I'm fairly sure this was 13 minutes of Tom asking Matt to give up his day job...? 😉

TLDR; take Matt with you. And the opposite of a rolling shutter is a global shutter.

Tom, where did you get those shoes? Asking for a friend. It's me. I'm the friend. I want those shoes, they look snazzy as hell.

I'm sure Matt Parker will be pleased you mentioned him when talking about a failed project, a Parker Video if you will...

I swear, after just this one video, I'll start my homework... 11 hours later...

can you post the raw footage of the helicopter flight over vegas? id love to watch it even tho its shaky haha . would make for an interesting video nonetheless

Tom, just for curiosity's sake (and to highlight how big the various problems you're talking about are) I think it would be novel if you took the footage that you have and went ahead and tried to make the best video you could out of it. Doesn't have to be on the main channel, but I'd love to see "Tom Scott Attempts To Polish A Turd!"

You're only supposed to take the bloody doors off!

Tom (and Matt!), it's very inspiring and refreshing to see creatives be honest about their failures. It's why you're one of the cream of the crop youtubers. Cheers.

Biggest lie in Las Vegas.... Las Vegas isn't in Las Vegas.

Couldn't tell this was not a park behind you. 10/10- would park again :P

Can you please do a Park Bench talking about Gadget Geeks? You can talk about challenges, what is was like filming, how it started etc.

I thought you're shoe was going to fall off at the end just to make it extra fail. Seriously though, thank you for showing us that we are all human no matter what.

I just want a copy of the script

SUGGESTION: Hi Matt and Tom! A long long while ago you played that sport for blind people and mentioned you'd be interested in trying more. I'm an underwaterhockey player and it's a strange but amazing sport, so I think you should try it! I would invite you but A) haven't asked my team mates and B) am based in the Netherlands, so if you are going to try, there are probably way better options... Could make it into a "things you might not have done" series? If you want to know more, I'd be happy to explain.

So many "Awww"s from Matt on this one. Awww!

The casino industry saved me from gambling. They got rid of quarter slots and I HAAAATE voucher machines! No coins, no deal.

Matt and Tom's Park Helicopter.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Like Tom's video here.

Would you have mentioned the biggest lie of all, the name of the city? Almost all of the casinos are in the biggest unincorporated town in the USA, Paradise. They aren't in Las Vegas. It's too bad that you didn't go to the Mob Museum. It's really interesting.

Congratulations on finally fulfilling your dream, Tom! You did it! You flew suspended from underneath a helicopter! Very happy for you! :D

Hey, at least you DID get a 14 minute video out of it ;)

I would've loved to see a video by you talking about the secrets of vegas but I understand why you didn't go through with it.

That was truly death by a thousand cuts.

What I just kept thinking when you were talking about the doorless helicopter flight, was "That's a good way to repurpose a broken helicopter"

It's really weird to hear other people's reactions to the Las Vegas shooting as my fiancé lives there. He was working in the aftermath, as he works for one of the two funeral homes there with contracts to the coroner's office. This gave me an unexpectedly close tie as a British person.

This was really interesting to watch. I hope you can remake it at one point, I'd be interested and I'm sure a lot of other people would be as well!

binging all the park bench videos, very much enjoying riding this wave :)

Tom, I live in Vegas and the winds are the strongest around the Spring and Autumn months when there is a change in the temperatures, especially in October and April. Early September is probably one of the better times to film, but good job finding that spot in the hills. There are several spots like that around town where you can get shots of the entire Strip.

Even though this didn't work and it was a lot of effort for, effectively, only B reel, I still appreciate it. Your brutal honesty and forthrightness is tremendously... comforting, is that the right word? It also allows those aspiring to broadcast, KZfaq vlogging, videography, and the like to see the kinds of things that have to be dealt with, not only from a legal and practical standpoint, but just "what looks good to the viewer." So carry on, be well, stay in touch, and do good work. :)

You had some great shots. It's very different from when I was there about 20 years ago. I really enjoy your shows!!!

You handled this really well, good video as always Tom :)

Matt laughing about people getting run over is what I needed today

Air traffic control actually has to apply huge seperations behind helicopters because they create these very strong wingtip vortices. I can see how holding the camera stable with the doors open would be a problem :D

So... 4k cameras are making it harder to anonymously record crowds.

I would still LOVE to see all that footage!!!! please please please, please!!!!

And they didn't and couldn't make that a permanent memorial, because it's the welcome sign. Not a memorial sign. The memorial is closer to downtown.

You got lucky on that one. Can you imagine posting that video on the same day as the shooting, but before you heard about it?

The stabilised stuff looks really good!

This video gave me some foresight for my NYC flyover - cheers!

The strip is not in the city. It is officially unincorporated.

Forever the thoughtful soul

Why not use stock footage? I feel like it would be cheaper then a Vegas hotel, and would be safer legally.

Been to Chicago once, same problem with T tower there as well. Carefully positioned, so the name is clearly visible from a main road (the one with the elevated train). On the other hand, I got inside, and used the of the toilets, marking my opinion about the building...

Time to revisit! Could also cover how we’re handling the water crisis at Lake Mead, stop by Hemenway Park in Boulder City for a chance to see wild Big Horn Sheep up close, visit the Atomic Museum. And bring Matt!

Love that last bit Tom ! :D

Just take Matt with you everywhere, you guys are so cute together! =P

I honestly don't know what made me feel sick the most, your shot from the helicopter at the end, or your trainers!

I quite feel bad for you Tom!

The shot of your sneakers out the heli door made it all worth it.

Your errors made me cry almost.

Wish I knew you were here in Vegas! I would have loved to help with some of your technical difficulties.

Please do minute or so of green screen shenanigans for this leaf park bench background.

how does this man afford to lose this kind of money on a trip and helicopter flight and not make money off the video

Can you claim a tax deduction for a business trip or loss of profit (failed project)?

For anyone else watching this in the future and having no idea what happened in Las Vegas to put it into "shock and mourning", on October 1, 2017, a tragic mass shooting took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. A lone gunman, named Stephen Paddock, opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival from his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The incident claimed the lives of 60 people and left more than 800 injured, making it the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history at the time.

I live in Vegas. Raised here since 1963... I love your videos, but I swear I don't remember this one. Today is Sept. 18, 2019. News commentators have been talking about 1October for a week, and will continue until October. I think it's interesting that this shows up in recommendedes this week. Word to the wise middle of September, till end of November. And April/May through June are considered the windy season. July/August and February are the monsoon seasons. If you want to come back and try again in November it will be beautiful. Cooler/cooling air with feel cleaner and fresher. One of the better months for just tooling around. Check out Red Rock Canyon, premier hiking/rock climbing area. Mount Charleston, great hiking and camping but to early for skiing. And of course Lake Mead. Fishing is better now that the water is cooling off. Come out and see us. We love our British Boys, Tom, Matt, Gary, Chris, and even Math Matt, and Jay Foreman.

I'm assuming that the real reason you can't identify gamblers is because they are assets to the casino? The casino doesn't want them to be helped out of addiction or to be embarrased and quit themselves. It couldn't be more obvious that they don't actually care about the people.

The thumbnail said it all

I would do anything to go back to 2016

They didn't start with a laugh. Something's up...

i still do want to see a video about this.

I've heard that some local tour guides are disallowing tourists from taking photos of the sign/shrines.

It's a useful channel when you can still get views on a failed and unpublished video.

This is just a series of unfortunate events

Haha I feel your pain - I've tried to shoot handheld in a light plane. Doors on of course, but that thing got buffeted around so much the footage was unusable. Then there was the go pro in the next light plane. I was wearing it on my head as I had sought permission to take the controls. I stupidly didn't check the tilt on the camera. Just set it to record and forgot about it so I could concentrate on flying when I was given the controls. Got most of the cessnas ceiling. :)

Right after watching him explaining helicopters in strong winds, nice

Matts ending phrase. EPIC!!!

In college, a few friends flew to Vegas in a small Cessna prop plane. They parked where they were told to - right in front of the private terminal. Between a few business jets. They came back a day later to leave, and their plane wasn't there! The airport had towed their plebian Cessna to be far corner of the tarmac...

Parting shot got a good laugh out of me. Sorry it didn't work out for you.

The raw footage of the flight would still be awesome, and realistic! I love Vegas

You had a good story for a failed video. That’s more than many folks can say. Feet over Vegas, classic! Good on you.

I thought when you got in a open door helicopter fortunate son automatically starts playing

I suppose I could search for it, but did they ever build the memorial?

Im a few years removed from the release of this video. May I ask what happened?

Did nobody notice the incredibly bright shoes at the end of the video?

Isn't there somewhere you could have gotten some sort of stock footage of the flyover, that had better stabilisation?

It's 2021 and I've completely forgotten what happened in Las Vegas three years ago.

The things you do to entertain us.

You have very colorful shoes, Tom.

I don't know what happens in las vegas 3 and a bit years ago. but im sorry for whoever was involved.

Could you upload the script so we can get at least a page of facts in substitution for the usual 3 min?

So it's been two years now...

Next time you need some aerial shots you should consider hiring a drone pilot, much cheaper and cinema-grade stabilised shots! We recommend the Inspire 2 and X5S camera, check it out!

Well, whatever the case, it sure made for an amusing parkbench video :D.

Oh my god I had no idea his damn tower was so obnoxious. What a gentleman

did you run into brady haran? he was in vegas around that time

I'm looking for the video when tom had a helicopter lesson anybody know where it is?

Those are som crazy shoes, tomas scott

Would still make for a very interesting video, if you aren't comfortable posting the footage on your main channel what if you post it here or on a 2nd channel where most everyone would understand the difficulties you had in making the video?

Tom your shoes are aggressively green

How much did it cost you to fly on a helicopter?

the spot from lake mead blvd would be great at night....provided you packed a video light