The cable car that you pedal by hand

Рет қаралды 923,654

11 ай бұрын

Through the mountains of Slovenia, there are manual cable cars: some historic, some more modern. There aren't many left. I was able to try one, and to talk to the person who still maintains it.
Just to be clear, there are a few of these in other places in the world, too. There's at least a couple in North America, one in Germany, and one in Turkey! (Or at least, I think they still exist.) But the video of the Cicka got me to beautiful Slovenia, and the story that I found there was worth the trip.
Local producer: Jure Kreft at Fixmedia fixmedia.si
Camera: Darko Sintič
Audio mix: Manni Simon and Graham Haerther
"Cicka - ročna žičnica čez Savo by Jure Senegačnik" is available at • Cicka - ročna žičnica ... and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/... (that license does not extend to the rest of this video)
🟥 MORE FROM TOM: www.tomscott.com/
(you can find contact details and social links there too)
📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: www.tomscott.com/newsletter/
❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: lateralcast.com/ / lateralcast
➕ TOM SCOTT PLUS: / tomscottplus
👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: / techdif

Пікірлер: 1 100

@TomScottGo 11 ай бұрын

Just to be clear, there are a few of these in other places in the world, too. There's at least a couple in North America, one in Germany, and one in Turkey! (Or at least, I think they still exist.) But the original video got me to beautiful Slovenia, and the story that I found there was worth the trip.

@Rainbow_magician 11 ай бұрын

Shouldn't it be Türkiye now?

@dee74raz 11 ай бұрын

Well worth visiting Slovenia 🇸🇮. I was there last year and it is beautiful. Very similar to Switzerland 🇨🇭 and much cheaper!!

@teegeevee42 11 ай бұрын

There's a ferry somewhere in France (I don't remember the name) that uses a similar techique, if you're interested...

@skyfeelan 11 ай бұрын

a rare case of Tom not doing a time travel

@FoxDren 11 ай бұрын

@@Lemmy_Kilturtle because Türkiye are the only one to have officially asked to be referred to as such internationally.

@JBLewis 11 ай бұрын

I like that Tom has an appreciation that telling these stories presents a certain level of risk to the subjects themselves.

@_viresh_ 11 ай бұрын

There is 0 risk what are u talking about 🤣

@skyeline. 11 ай бұрын

Tourists destroy things and harass people way too often, there is large risk in showing something interesting to a large audience.

@fangjiunnewe3634 11 ай бұрын

He knows the history of the Broccoli Tree. Actually, a lot of the very very old trees that scientists find, they have to go through pains to hide the locations of these trees because people will go search them out to cut them down. There's always some people who just want to watch the world burn, or put less dramatically they get a kick out of destroying things.

@_viresh_ 11 ай бұрын

@@skyeline. only American do that

@baconflaps 11 ай бұрын

@@_viresh_ america and its citizens have caused a lot of harm but this is patently untrue

@shinyagumon7015 11 ай бұрын

I like how Tom is aware of his responsibility to the places he visits. He truly is a traveller and not just a tourist.

@SonOfMuta 11 ай бұрын

Weird way of saying pretentious. He thinks he is bigger and more important than what he really is

@SLKibara 11 ай бұрын

@@SonOfMuta I mean. He is taking care of the fact that he has a lot of influence over a lot of people online. People who sees him as a trusted source of information. And honestly, it's a weird take to hate on Tom Scott. Guy hasn't done anything wrong and he is probably one of the least controversial people out there.

@jwalster9412 11 ай бұрын

@@SonOfMuta all fot he money that he makes from his videos lilly goes into travel expenses. So I don't know how he could possibly be pretentious. He's just a guys with a camera who likes mildly interesting places, and has the funds necessary to travel. He doesn't think he's bigger than anyone, I've only ever seen him treat people with respect.

@PersonMann 11 ай бұрын

@@SLKibara True. There are countless irresponsible tourist vloggers out there on this site alone who haven't a care in the world about the places they're visiting just so they can get all the views and shares. Tom Scott, while imperfect and who should, as all things, not be put on a pedestal, is a treasure to have.

@DueySR 11 ай бұрын

@@SLKibara They're trolling. That's bait. Don't respond.

@SemiHypercube 11 ай бұрын

"one day, they'll be history. But then, one day, so will everything." That just got deep at the end

@Positive_Tea 11 ай бұрын

That's more British humor than dark lmao

@austinmoon 11 ай бұрын

@@Dangerousbros1wait wdym?

@Herbertti3 11 ай бұрын

I'm 4 and this is deep lvl stuff. Of course everything will be history at some point.

@firelight4098 11 ай бұрын

@@austinmoon He said in a video a short while ago that he would stop his regular upload schedule at some point (forgot when). Not quit entirely, but slow down a bit.

@basslinedan2 11 ай бұрын

Yep! Sun's gonna roast everything in the end, enjoy it while it's here!

@nodraw_ 11 ай бұрын

I'm amazed how Tom manages to have a production team in every country possible.

@ENDESGA 11 ай бұрын

with enough global fans, I'm sure it's difficult but not impossible

@PsRohrbaugh 11 ай бұрын

Probably fiver or some other service.

@poochyenarulez 11 ай бұрын

just temporary hires

@ThatMattaTatta 11 ай бұрын

Tom Scott low-key being an IRL Jeff Tracy with that global network of operatives he has. I wonder if one of them is chauffeured around in a pink Rolls Royce?

@mu11668B 11 ай бұрын

It's a group of endermen in disguise. They can teleport.

@nodraw_ 11 ай бұрын

I like how Tom used the original "udarniško" instead of substituting it with a similar English word! Great job at preserving the culture :)

@LichtTempler 11 ай бұрын

What does it mean?

@justaamateur6533 11 ай бұрын

@@LichtTempleraccording to the subtitles, it referres to a sort of volunteer work done for the community

@sierra5065 11 ай бұрын

It's one of those words that you can't neatly translate hence the paragraph of text that follows to explain it.

@supremecai5857 11 ай бұрын

I just dont think there is a similar English word that carries that gravitas lmao but sure

@neilyoung2723 11 ай бұрын

I assume another benefit of the local production team - quality translation.

@acwhit1593 11 ай бұрын

I remember just a little while ago that Tom was terrified of roller coasters. And now he's bouncing up and down on a device that is far less safe than any roller coaster I've ever seen!

@hannahk1306 11 ай бұрын

He's also done a few height related videos where he said that he didn't like heights (I think one about a really high diving board and one that was for maintenance or stage lighting purposes).

@mrrandomperson3106 11 ай бұрын

@@hannahk1306 There's the one he did on the roof of the RAH as well where it's clear he's not happy being that high up on a flexible platform!

@dcarbs2979 11 ай бұрын

@@hannahk1306 World's highest diving board (30m) in Canada and the maintainence area in the roof of Royal Albert Hall

@jk9554 11 ай бұрын

He could just have _walked_ that rope. No cart necessary ^^

@musewolfman 11 ай бұрын

That speaks volumes about how well this thing must be constructed. Also about Tom's personal journey of learning.

@Xamuda 11 ай бұрын

I'm from Slovenia and it's amazing to see a person like you documenting sights like this.

@SmallSpoonBrigade 11 ай бұрын

Much of Eastern Europe hasn't gotten the attention that it deserves for things like this. I'd imagine there's quite a bit of cool stuff to see and that it remains much more affordable than the more widely talked about areas inWestern Europe.

@Shad0wf0x92 11 ай бұрын

I Wonder where This is relating to Tolmin, been to Tolmin 5 times for metaldays festival, and loved hiking in the surroubding area, and need to see more stuff like this

@Zeyphir77 11 ай бұрын

@@SmallSpoonBrigade I guess he should go to Eastern Europe next. Slovenia ain't it.

@Xamuda 11 ай бұрын

@@Zeyphir77 Indeed. Slovenia is techincally a part of central Europe

@nico_mit_hut 11 ай бұрын

@@Xamuda Dober dan tovarišica! :)

@Dave_Sisson 11 ай бұрын

I noticed a similar lack of records for passenger ropeways and ski lifts in Australia, so I thought it would be easy to make a list of them, past and present. That was 16 years ago and I now have over 500 documented on the website and I discover a few more every year. It was not an easy task.

@pawepiat6170 11 ай бұрын

Can you post a link to the website?

@northstarjakobs 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing so! It's that sort of volunteer archival and recordkeeping work that keeps the world going round

@PlumEXE 11 ай бұрын

Link needed pls

@rubenskiii 11 ай бұрын

Maybe he can’t post a link due to anti-scam measures. Probably could provide a link trough putting it in his bio/linking it in settings with his account.

@bunceboy2001 11 ай бұрын

@@pawepiat6170 write the word australian, and then the word ropeways, and the add the dot suffix you'd expect from an american company

@lilkrumpy 11 ай бұрын

I spotted Tom walking around in Ljubljana a while back and was wondering what amazing place he could be visiting. Lovely video.

@scottcampbell96 11 ай бұрын

“One day, they’ll be history. But then, one day, so will everything.” Don’t think if I’ve heard such a sentiment said in such a comforting way.

@mk_rexx 11 ай бұрын

Suprising from Tom "Near Future Tech Dystopia Writer" Scott

11 ай бұрын

Udarnisko is a good word that I will try to remember. Thats the spirit we need more of ! Great work Sir

@Languslangus 11 ай бұрын

The spirit of socialism!

@Pyth0g 11 ай бұрын

i'm so happy to hear my language in a Tom Scott video

@mckrunchytoast2469 11 ай бұрын

How the heck is Tom not in the top 5 KZfaq channels. Tom and team, if you see this. Even short bite sized videos are so expertly shot. I can't get enough of them.

@bazem 11 ай бұрын

Tom is becoming braver on each adventure, some time ago he would never bounce so confidently on a sketchy cable car over the abyss.

@nymalous3428 11 ай бұрын

Comes from being a Walker.

@antoneichstadt7525 11 ай бұрын

I can't really believe Tom Scott visited that random cable bridge me and my family saw while travelling 2 years ago. We didn't think much of it.. but we definitely played around a little, it's actually inclined slightly so that it's hard to finish the trip in one direction, but it almost goes hands-free in the other.

@eDoc2020 11 ай бұрын

You can notice the effects of the incline if you watch the end scene where Tom moves it back.

@damakuc 11 ай бұрын

Great to see you in Slovenia Tom. As a local, I was not aware of this one. But there plenty of other unusual sites, with a story of their own, a select few: Bolnica Franja (hidden resistance hospital from WW2 in a gorge), Mali Plac (miniscule Nature Reserve in Ljubljana Marsh next to a highway), Aljažev stolp (storm shelter on top of highest mountain Triglav), Libeliče (village that refused the WWI demarcation line and "ceded" itself).

@AdamHolland-Adz 11 ай бұрын

I really appreciate how all Tom does with these kinds of videos is introduce the idea of the place or thing, let the locals tell the story in their original language however they want to, and then show it off to educate us. He shows respect, care and integrity.

@l.n.4929 11 ай бұрын

The last shot has some lovely Wes Anderson-like feel to it. Silently rolling back quickly, half in frame - just perfect.

@FixTheWi-Fi 11 ай бұрын

finally, Alpine Slovenia.

@BoxesOfKnives 11 ай бұрын

I wonder if he got to ride a Badalisc.

@janofb 11 ай бұрын

What a beautiful country! First I had some friends just get back from hiking there and showing me pictures, then the Grand Tour's Eurocrash show just went there with some beautiful video of Lake Bled, now Tom. It's a sign to visit Slovenia.

@Sawer 11 ай бұрын

You should! Try visit Kobarid as well:)

@firnsarwen 6 ай бұрын

When we were looking at countries in Europe deciding where to go in 2021, we saw a couple places that said people who visited Slovenia wished they'd scheduled more time there, so we dedicated the majority of our time to Slovenia and no regrets! The caves are out of this world!

@JustInTime0525 11 ай бұрын

So Tom really paddled backwards like in a cartoon at the end 🤣 Great story!

@muadeeb 11 ай бұрын

That is the sketchiest part of the setup to me. Sure, hand powered no mechanical advantage crank system. But having to pedal it backwards?

@stanleyhape8427 11 ай бұрын

Well not sure how that makes it more sketchy. Everyone that crosses over has to do this to return back , not just Tom.

@Appletank8 11 ай бұрын

It kinda seems like going back is on a slight downhill, so you could just resist the crank slightly while looking back?

@empath69 11 ай бұрын

I mean...he had to get back to the car. :D

@muhdzaidani2134 11 ай бұрын

@@stanleyhape8427 why use it when you can just levitate like the cameraman?

@elmatichos 11 ай бұрын

I am so happy you found an interesting form of transport to talk about in our country. I love Slovenia, the heritage keeps its roots deep with many supporting and helping it thrive. Thank you for the visit, Tom! Hope you ate well :)

@dielaughing73 11 ай бұрын

If there's a cable car, Tom will come!

@noachav 11 ай бұрын

This is quite amazing. Conceptually, it makes perfect sense, especially if a traverse needs to be installed and the council or designer wants to make it as low-impact as possible, there's room to bring these back

@fence03 11 ай бұрын

“One day, they’ll be history. But then one day, so will everything.” Wise words from Tom.

@siriusczech 11 ай бұрын

If you want to see more used one by locals AND tourists, you didn´t need to go into far mountains. We have one such bridge in the Czech republic as well, located near Liberec and it was built in 2010. It is near train stop called "Machnin hrad" and by typing words like "transbordér" and/or "gondola bridge" you should definitely have no problem of finding it. I will try to put a link to it in comment bellow, if it is not shown, I am not allowed :)

@MySkobi 11 ай бұрын

YEEEEEEAAAAA Slovenia!!! I live not far from here. There are actually quite a lot of these in Slovenia. One that I know of is also in Idrija and it is scary, because its a bit downhill over the river, so in one way the cart starts speeding up like crazy, but in the other way you must use your hands like crazy

@Hladilnik 11 ай бұрын

zanimivo, ne vandalizerat ;)

@MySkobi 11 ай бұрын

@@Hladilnik itak da ne. Pa ena bi mogla bit še v okolici Zidanga mosta, pa pri Radečah. So super zanimive stvari. Jih nism vidu nikjer drugje kokr pr ns, pa eno sm vidu enkrat v Avstriji

@Hladilnik 11 ай бұрын

@@MySkobi Dos zanimivo, sick.

@westherm 11 ай бұрын

When I got back from Japan in the spring, your Japan videos started coming out. Today, I came back from Slovenia to a video filmed in the same region! Let's keep the streak going!

@hannahk1306 11 ай бұрын

Where are you off to next? Make it somewhere really interesting for a Tom Scott video please 😉

@fredblonder7850 11 ай бұрын

@@hannahk1306 Actually, Andrew is Tom’s SECRET IDENTITY.

@johnmills2629 11 ай бұрын

That's a dream of mine to travel internationally!

@fredblonder7850 11 ай бұрын

@@johnmills2629 By handcar?

@sponge1234ify 11 ай бұрын

@@fredblonder7850 "I am here on the handcar that travels ACROSS THE WORLD!" Fun fact; that's a genuine infrastructure that we "can" build to help us become a spacefaring civilization. A big rope circumferencing the whole globe and helping not only earth-to-earth flight, but also cheapens rockets cost.

@Arkios64 11 ай бұрын

That last sentence really sums up why I like videos like this so much. Like restoration channels, it's really not about preserving nostalgic things for eternity, but understanding things that are gone now because we don't need them anymore, and thusly appreciating them.

@macngeeseyt6029 11 ай бұрын

Now imagine they had this over the grand canyon.

@sheilaross1449 11 ай бұрын

No thank you, I'd rather not.

@ryjkon 11 ай бұрын

No thanks!!! 😳

@philvanderlaan5942 11 ай бұрын

You would be exhausted and stuck before you got a third of the way across

@Orchids.and.Endlers 11 ай бұрын

HELL NO 😭, I will NOT be imagining that 🤣

@jimday666 11 ай бұрын

it's not practical

@Tj1212__ 11 ай бұрын

Slovenian here and its great to see you visit our country!

@midometwally1234 11 ай бұрын

"The cable that you can Pedal by hand" Meh "It bounces" YOOOO

@TheKz262 11 ай бұрын

My heart dropped a little when Tom started bouncing in the cabe car.It's also great that you're showing to your audience that you're aware of the (possible) implications of filming such places

@konjice 11 ай бұрын

I love it. I'm from Slovenia and I've never heard about this. Thanks for documenting our heritage.

@garg0yle95 6 ай бұрын

I've never had the opportunity to hear spoken slovenian before. What a treat for little ol me here in NZ. One of the real joys of the internet

@utofbu 11 ай бұрын

Top level James Burke walkoff at the end. BEEG Connections vibes with that. Great as always Tom!

@connection_ok 11 ай бұрын

I get the feeling that these are some of the coolest shots in a Tom Scott video, and the most TV host delivery he's done so far.

@PabloEdvardo 11 ай бұрын

This was borderline art, and I mean the video piece itself. The story that narrates that quiet demonstration, the setting, and it's concise while still being endearing. Well done!

@laggypirates 11 ай бұрын

I wish someone cared about me the same way Tom cares about obscure modes of locomotion.

@yourunfinishedcollegeessay3565 11 ай бұрын

Well damn, i'm slovenian and live near this and i had no idea. nice to see some representation

@rhogaal 11 ай бұрын

Where is it?

@nofront711 11 ай бұрын

I have camped there 4 years ago about 30m behind that thing. Beautiful landscape.

@ericvicaria8648 11 ай бұрын

Tom, massive compliments to the production team. Your videos are always good but this one stands out as very beautifully shot.

@thespankmyfrank 11 ай бұрын

I was gonna say that too! It's that local Slovenian team working their magic. Their credit is in the description.

@colonelpopcorn7702 11 ай бұрын

That’s some beautiful camera work in this one

@TheRexisFern 11 ай бұрын

The Hunter's Society. For the community. For the greater good. Damn, what a legend!

@jliller 11 ай бұрын

Hunters were the original conservationists. If you don't preserve land and maintain population you wont have anywhere to hunt Bambi's dad.

@wingdingdmetrius8025 11 ай бұрын

this guy is a true commie. folks, you love to see it

@jfruser 11 ай бұрын

In monocultures, you can have such nice things.

@serenityf.6234 11 ай бұрын

@@jfruser has 0 to do with monoculture, but to do with a sense of respect & responsibilities towards your suroundings

@sisyphusvasilias3943 11 ай бұрын

The Legacy of living in an ex Socialist Country

@NikSkrlec 11 ай бұрын

Next time you are in Slovenia, let us know in advance! The people of Slovenia demand a meet and greet 😁 There are so many typical dishes and wines you would be tired of in a matter of minutes 😁

@miharix 11 ай бұрын

What a surprise! You went to our small country :D Welcome ! Many thanks also to let the man talk in our language an only add subtitles !

@RabbitEarsCh 11 ай бұрын

The somewhat sketchy backwards pedaling at the end really drives the point home. It's so nice to see the local community step together to keep something like this working.

@michaelashton8754 11 ай бұрын

Very cool - I've visited Slovenia twice and both times I was in awe of the natural beauty. Great beer as well!

@sqjam 11 ай бұрын

We really have A LOT microbreweries. Try beer from Green Gold next time :)

@isaacfortner 11 ай бұрын

There are a lot of cable cars like this over rivers in the Pacific Northwest. They aren't publically usable, but were/are used by governement agencies for measuring river depths and flow rates seasonally or after major storms. Most of them are only accessible from one side of the river though, and the cables are angled such that they naturally slowly move out across the river via gravity (like a very slow zipline), then a winch pulls them back to the anchor station. I think most of these measurements can be done remotely with sensors in the rivers now, but you still see a lot of the cable cars around, and quite a few are maintained in working condition.

@RussellNelson 11 ай бұрын

The USGS has a bunch in the east, too. Probably they run the ones in the west as well.

@Jason-gq8fo 11 ай бұрын

Ah Slovenia, I’ve got a trip booked there for October and it just looks so amazing!

@searonova488 11 ай бұрын

Your work is always top notch, but the production team you got did some amazing work, and great applause to them alongside your work.

@BvousBrainSystems 11 ай бұрын

I immediately fell in love with the word 'udarnisko' 2:25 to mean 'volunteer work for the community.

@ziko317 11 ай бұрын

Slovenia truly is a pearl no one knows about. 🇸🇮 🇸🇮 🇸🇮 💚

@arnoldhau1 11 ай бұрын

Really? I thought it is quite well known by now... It is not that large, after all...

@ChaosPrimus 11 ай бұрын

This is so simple, yet such a quintessential and fantastic video of your Tom. About something unusual, intriguing, but also personal, posing a simple question of responsibility. Brilliantly shot, concise and just all round great. I can understand why you need to stop this kind of video eventually, at least in their relentless frequency, given the toll it surely takes to film a new video for every week, and all that goes into making the filming but I know I will miss your weekly videos once they stop. I hope between all the hard work you put into these, that you feel some pride in your work, as you certainly deserve to feel proud.

@AndyFoster405 9 ай бұрын

Slovenia looks absolutely gorgeous

@KevinChaires 11 ай бұрын

That last remark really left me nostalgic for places, things and people who aren't with us anymore...

@LeeAndergen 11 ай бұрын

I love to see Tom in these parts of the World Here's hoping he finds more interesting things to do around here

@ThePavLow117 11 ай бұрын

Tom your such an amazing and thoughtful person I love the energy and effort you put in with everything you do and personally I believe your a true credit to humanity, the little things add up.

@doctorgoose7 11 ай бұрын

I feel like I'm discovering the lore of the world every time I watch one of your videos.

@kaltenstein7718 11 ай бұрын

Just how beautiful is that river

@daddyshrek2295 11 ай бұрын

surreal seeing a tom scott video where i can understand the guest without subtitles

@flo111p7 11 ай бұрын

Incredible. The Area looks really wonderful.

@blazwinkler108 11 ай бұрын

It is and this small valley has seen so much history its crazy!

@marvindebot3264 11 ай бұрын

@@blazwinkler108 It has incredible beauty, if you live there you are fortunate indeed.

@anlcankacar2298 11 ай бұрын

Good to see a comrade of old age. One who remembers. One who builds fpr the commumity. May his rest be long and earned

@dave597 11 ай бұрын

2:02 I laughed when Tom put the chains on the front and back, like those have got to be the most pointless safety features ever devised.

@Mr.Unacceptable 11 ай бұрын

Canada's Garibaldi glacier Trail still has a cable care entering Cheakamus lake. Looks just like this car last time I saw it.

@piminat0r 11 ай бұрын

I loved tom talking about protecting these sites. There are 2 KZfaqrs called the proper people, they're urban explorers that make great docu style videos about old and abandoned places. Not to scream about ghosts or whatnot, but to document the natural decay of those places. Most times they release a video after the places has been demolished or is vandalized beyond recognition. So others can still appreciate the sites without them giving the locations.

@Harrington2323 11 ай бұрын

It's good to know that there're this small little wonders out there and Tom Scott who makes Videos about them.

@drcbeartooths 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the lesson, allowing us to meet the charming local fellow, and another wish on my list. Cheers!

@tekvax01 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant TOM! Thank you for sharing!

@tchellyng 11 ай бұрын

This should've been said before, but Tom quite honestly slays.

@kala_asi 11 ай бұрын

And this cable car quite honestly slavs

@FaizCaliph 11 ай бұрын

@@kala_asi😂

@BakeBakePi 11 ай бұрын

I love how open the cable car is!

@a_Minion_of_Soros 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for documenting history while it still exists!

@norgard7518 11 ай бұрын

It’s very weird when the interviewee speaks your native tongue but in a bit of dialect so you don’t know whether you should be listening to him or reading the subtitles.

@iKiWY 11 ай бұрын

Finally I didnt need to read subtitles in a Tom Scott video. Funny how at the beginning he tried to speak more formal but gave up half way through, bless his heart because SAME ❤ 1:19 Also when its written "just tourists" he actually said "a lot of tourists", doesn't really change much I guess but it does show that the thing is being used quite often and not stationary or abandoned for months it seems

@lijiayi0921 11 ай бұрын

I admire how Tom presents things in depth and in a poetic way

@Steve-hv1bg 11 ай бұрын

Thats beautiful crystal clear water

@charm3979 11 ай бұрын

2:59 did tom just jump?? he's actually slowly becoming an adrenaline junkie...

@iteerrex8166 11 ай бұрын

That is so cool. We should have more of them.

@jliller 11 ай бұрын

I suspect there's a thin line between "not enough traffic to warrant any kind of crossing" and "just build a bridge".

@iteerrex8166 11 ай бұрын

@@jliller I guess a cable car is a compromise between no crossing and a bridge. If there’s funding for it, I’d say build it for its coolness factor.

@Absorr 11 ай бұрын

Part of preserving is preserving the knowledge of it, so it's awesome to see it being documented here!

@mrinvader 11 ай бұрын

I love the stories and I love Tom's speech affect.. like it genuinely makes me happy!

@DerekHardwick 11 ай бұрын

There's a lot of these all around the world. I've seen a few that connect small villages across valleys in Austria (but may only be used for goods?), and when traveling through Tajikistan saw a whole lot of them that locals (even youngsters) would use. terrifying!

@arnoldhau1 11 ай бұрын

In Austria? Without a motor? Really? I know some but they all have a motor. And yes some of those are river or valley crossings for hunters as well. Some are freight supply for mountain huts or the like.

@fischX 11 ай бұрын

In the Alps you find waaaaaaaay sketcher contraptions

@ZollaREAL 8 ай бұрын

Why did poor fella die of hungry?

@harleynate-flix Ай бұрын

He is haunted even after 5 years

@elzar5987 11 ай бұрын

That was a brilliant, thought provoking last line. Im jealous of your ability to write such a strong script with so little

@adriaantichler9420 11 ай бұрын

They have one like this just south of Whistler in Canada. Or at least they had; I remember going on it with my Dad some ~20 years ago now. Thanks for bringing back that memory. He past away last fall, and what with Father's day and all, I've really been missing him.

@stanleyhape8427 11 ай бұрын

Tom is out there living my dream life.

@Wingtrois 11 ай бұрын

Tom Scott pojechał aż do Słowenii by zobaczyć "Cycka" xd

@aaiden_Blade 11 ай бұрын

same

@mskiptr 11 ай бұрын

@Monokamph 11 ай бұрын

bruh

@diceman3219 11 ай бұрын

@ahyes349 11 ай бұрын

certyfikowany tomasz szkot moment

@Seventhviper 11 ай бұрын

Tom's vidoes are the epitome of interesting quirkiness found around the world. I love it!

@komi_maru 10 ай бұрын

The production is top notch. Dang. Everything feels like each things in frame tells story.

@spoonikle 11 ай бұрын

I am trying to think of the pros for something like this VS. a rope bridge with a wooden deck. Wind load - the cable car has a lower cross section and is made of heavy materials. It is less likely to stress the bridge supports year round. A wooden bridge must handle wind loads even when nobody is using it. thats all I got. Anyone else have any ideas?

@theinacircleoftheancientpu492 11 ай бұрын

Rot, when a wooden deck starts to rot, it may or may not be safe. I know rust is similar, but wood needs changing every 2-5 years I think, and no amount of paint will change that. Metal, if properly maintained, could last 10-50 years. Ballpark figures off the top of my head.

@Dave_Sisson 11 ай бұрын

Three wire bridges can be found in Tasmania and southern New Zealand. You stand on a thick wire and put your hands on wires to your side to balance yourself. It is slow to walk across them, but they are safe and don't get washed away when a stream is in flood.

@Marlosian 11 ай бұрын

Every single day I'l trying to find a reason to invite Tom to my home. But then I realize I don't really have anything interesting to make a video of :'(

@quillmaurer6563 11 ай бұрын

Where do you live? I'm sure there's something interesting or weird somewhere nearby - perhaps something so obscure most locals (you) don't even know about it.