The cable car that you pedal by hand

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The cable car that you pedal by hand

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Күн 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.
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@TomScottGo Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

Shouldn't it be Türkiye now?

@dee74raz Жыл бұрын

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

@teegeevee42 Жыл бұрын

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

@skyfeelan Жыл бұрын

a rare case of Tom not doing a time travel

@FoxDren Жыл бұрын

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

@JBLewis Жыл бұрын

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

@_viresh_ Жыл бұрын

There is 0 risk what are u talking about 🤣

@skyeline. Жыл бұрын

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

@fangjiunnewe3634 Жыл 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_ Жыл бұрын

@@skyeline. only American do that

@baconflaps Жыл бұрын

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

@shinyagumon7015 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@SLKibara Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@SemiHypercube Жыл бұрын

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

@Positive_Tea Жыл бұрын

That's more British humor than dark lmao

@austinmoon Жыл бұрын

@@Dangerousbros1wait wdym?

@Herbertti3 Жыл бұрын

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

@firelight4098 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@acwhit1593 Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@jk9554 Жыл бұрын

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

@musewolfman Жыл бұрын

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

@Dave_Sisson Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

Can you post a link to the website?

@northstarjakobs Жыл бұрын

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

@PlumEXE Жыл бұрын

Link needed pls

@rubenskiii Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@nodraw_ Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

What does it mean?

@justaamateur6533 Жыл бұрын

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

@sierra5065 Жыл бұрын

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

@supremecai5857 Жыл бұрын

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

@neilyoung2723 Жыл бұрын

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

@Xamuda Жыл бұрын

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

@SmallSpoonBrigade Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@Xamuda Жыл бұрын

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

@nico_mit_hut Жыл бұрын

@@Xamuda Dober dan tovarišica! :)

@nodraw_ Жыл бұрын

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

@ENDESGA Жыл бұрын

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

@PsRohrbaugh Жыл бұрын

Probably fiver or some other service.

@poochyenarulez Жыл бұрын

just temporary hires

@ThatMattaTatta Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@lilkrumpy Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@Languslangus Жыл бұрын

The spirit of socialism!

@scottcampbell96 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

Suprising from Tom "Near Future Tech Dystopia Writer" Scott

@mckrunchytoast2469 Жыл 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.

@Pyth0g Жыл бұрын

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

@janofb Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

You should! Try visit Kobarid as well:)

@firnsarwen 9 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!

@l.n.4929 Жыл бұрын

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

@elmatichos Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@bazem Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

Comes from being a Walker.

@FixTheWi-Fi Жыл бұрын

finally, Alpine Slovenia.

@BoxesOfKnives Жыл бұрын

I wonder if he got to ride a Badalisc.

@damakuc Жыл 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).

@antoneichstadt7525 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@konjice Жыл бұрын

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

@AdamHolland-Adz Жыл 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.

@westherm Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@fredblonder7850 Жыл бұрын

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

@johnmills2629 Жыл бұрын

That's a dream of mine to travel internationally!

@fredblonder7850 Жыл бұрын

@@johnmills2629 By handcar?

@sponge1234ify Жыл 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.

@noachav Жыл 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

@Tj1212__ Жыл бұрын

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

@yourunfinishedcollegeessay3565 Жыл бұрын

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

@rhogaal Жыл бұрын

Where is it?

@PabloEdvardo Жыл 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!

@ericvicaria8648 Жыл бұрын

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

@thespankmyfrank Жыл бұрын

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

@MySkobi Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

zanimivo, ne vandalizerat ;)

@MySkobi Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

@@MySkobi Dos zanimivo, sick.

@siriusczech Жыл 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 :)

@utofbu Жыл бұрын

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

@JustInTime0525 Жыл бұрын

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

@muadeeb Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@empath69 Жыл бұрын

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

@muhdzaidani2134 Жыл бұрын

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

@colonelpopcorn7702 Жыл бұрын

That’s some beautiful camera work in this one

@macngeeseyt6029 Жыл бұрын

Now imagine they had this over the grand canyon.

@sheilaross1449 Жыл бұрын

No thank you, I'd rather not.

@ryjkon Жыл бұрын

No thanks!!! 😳

@philvanderlaan5942 Жыл бұрын

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

@Orchids.and.Endlers Жыл бұрын

HELL NO 😭, I will NOT be imagining that 🤣

@jimday666 Жыл бұрын

it's not practical

@nofront711 Жыл бұрын

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

@fence03 Жыл бұрын

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

@Arkios64 Жыл 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.

@Jason-gq8fo Жыл бұрын

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

@TheKz262 Жыл 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

@midometwally1234 Жыл бұрын

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

@miharix Жыл 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 !

@connection_ok Жыл 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.

@laggypirates Жыл бұрын

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

@searonova488 Жыл 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.

@ThePavLow117 Жыл 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.

@garg0yle95 9 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

@isaacfortner Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@LeeAndergen Жыл бұрын

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

@iKiWY Жыл 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

@AndyFoster405 Жыл бұрын

Slovenia looks absolutely gorgeous

@michaelashton8754 Жыл бұрын

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

@sqjam Жыл бұрын

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

@TheRexisFern Жыл бұрын

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

@jliller Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@jfruser Жыл бұрын

In monocultures, you can have such nice things.

@serenityf.6234 Жыл бұрын

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

@sisyphusvasilias3943 Жыл бұрын

The Legacy of living in an ex Socialist Country

@flo111p7 Жыл бұрын

Incredible. The Area looks really wonderful.

@blazwinkler108 Жыл бұрын

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

@marvindebot3264 Жыл бұрын

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

@ziko317 Жыл бұрын

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

@arnoldhau1 Жыл бұрын

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

@ChaosPrimus Жыл 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.

@NikSkrlec Жыл 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 😁

@tekvax01 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant TOM! Thank you for sharing!

@RabbitEarsCh Жыл 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.

@Harrington2323 Жыл бұрын

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

@daddyshrek2295 Жыл бұрын

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

@norgard7518 Жыл 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.

@kaltenstein7718 Жыл бұрын

Just how beautiful is that river

@BvousBrainSystems Жыл бұрын

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

@dave597 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын

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

@BakeBakePi Жыл бұрын

I love how open the cable car is!

@lijiayi0921 Жыл бұрын

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

@piminat0r Жыл 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.

@tchellyng Жыл бұрын

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

@kala_asi Жыл бұрын

And this cable car quite honestly slavs

@FezCaliph Жыл бұрын

@@kala_asi😂

@drcbeartooths Жыл бұрын

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

@anlcankacar2298 Жыл 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

@charm3979 Жыл бұрын

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

@iteerrex8166 Жыл бұрын

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

@jliller Жыл бұрын

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

@iteerrex8166 Жыл 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.

@mrinvader Жыл бұрын

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

@Absorr Жыл бұрын

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

@Wingtrois Жыл бұрын

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

@aaiden_Blade Жыл бұрын

same

@mskiptr Жыл бұрын

@Monokamph Жыл бұрын

bruh

@diceman3219 Жыл бұрын

@ahyes349 Жыл бұрын

certyfikowany tomasz szkot moment

@DerekHardwick Жыл 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 Жыл 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.

@doctorgoose7 Жыл бұрын

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

@a_Minion_of_Soros Жыл бұрын

Thank you for documenting history while it still exists!

@spoonikle Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл 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.

@stanleyhape8427 Жыл бұрын

Tom is out there living my dream life.

@CatsMeowPaw Жыл бұрын

This is so simple, yet elegant. And it works. I like it.

@KevinChaires Жыл бұрын

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

@fischX Жыл бұрын

In the Alps you find waaaaaaaay sketcher contraptions

@ZollaREAL 11 ай бұрын

Why did poor fella die of hungry?

@harleynate-flix 3 ай бұрын

He is haunted even after 5 years

@fachrimahardika1656 2 ай бұрын

R.I.P. poor fella

@Kewber 2 ай бұрын

Poor fella died of hungry

@housedelange5128 Жыл бұрын

I was in Kobarid last week and visited the WW1 museum. Im glad that some people are trying to maintain and preserve historic elements like this. It would have been cool to see it, but also things like this must stay a secret.

@blazwinkler108 Жыл бұрын

This place is just below "Javorca" Church of the holy spirit, which was for sure mentioned in the museum as it is one of the most significant monuments of that era

@paulcasey5204 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Would love to visit it but totally appreciate why it's being kept quiet. Thanks Tom.

@adriaantichler9420 Жыл 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.

@Marlosian Жыл 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 Жыл 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.