Wearing stilts & skates on the job

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4 ай бұрын

Sam Reich, Ashley Hamer and Adam Savage face a question about a worker who really did get their skates on.
LATERAL is a weekly podcast about interesting questions and even more interesting answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit www.lateralcast.com
GUESTS:
Sam Reich: ‪@samreich‬, / samreich
Ashley Hamer: / smashleyhamer
Adam Savage: ‪@tested‬, / donttrythis
HOST: Tom Scott.
QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe.
RECORDED AT: The Podcast Studios, Dublin.
EDITED BY: Julie Hassett.
GRAPHICS: Chris Hanel at Support Class. Assistant: Dillon Pentz.
MUSIC: Karl-Ola Kjellholm ('Private Detective'/'Agrumes', courtesy of epidemicsound.com).
FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott.
© Pad 26 Limited (www.pad26.com) / Labyrinth Games Ltd. 2024.

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@fargonotic 4 ай бұрын

Tom Scott and Adam Savage are propably the only two people who can compete with each other when it comes to wild life stories

@conflictfree88 4 ай бұрын

Add Brandon Lee Mulligan to the mix and you'd have a perpetual motion machine powered by weird stories

@boesvig2258 4 ай бұрын

Listen to Giles Brandreth or Brian Blessed if you get the chance. Neither Tom nor Adam (much love and respect to both) can touch those two when it comes to wild life stories.

@dragonboyjgh 4 ай бұрын

Man, I aspire to one day achieve that level of having done weird things.

@Jack-cq9pv 4 ай бұрын

Maybe Bob Mortimer as well

@Zombie-lx3sh 2 ай бұрын

Neither of them can compete with Bob Mortimer, although Adam Savage is certainly up there.

@shavranotheferanox7809 4 ай бұрын

i genuinly whas not surprised every time adam said: "as someone who did that thing i can tell you"

@Jason_Bryant 4 ай бұрын

Between Adam and Tom, they've done all the things.

@diegotejada55 4 ай бұрын

I’m adding “insurance associate to the British juggling convention” to the list of “Guys that Tom Scott knows for some reason”

@sophiaemily1819 4 ай бұрын

@@diegotejada55 6 degrees of seperation but so long as you know tom or adam then it just becomes 1 degree

@Arthur-tq5uk 4 ай бұрын

Not putting Adam Savage in a thumbnail is the biggest show of restraint I've seen all year.

@agustinvenegas5238 4 ай бұрын

Oh dw he put Adam and Sam on the other video from this episode they've posted

@tentaplayz3691 4 ай бұрын

real

@rachmadsuhartono 4 ай бұрын

Did it last time

@Arthur-tq5uk 4 ай бұрын

@@agustinvenegas5238 I mean, if he was on a show of mine the thumbnail and title would just be him, every time.

@ico1 4 ай бұрын

From what I understand, Sam grew up inside a theater at Copely Square in Cambridge, Mass. So he should be pretty knowledgeable about circus stilts.

@Zach90888 4 ай бұрын

Crumbly square?

@dhussconsulting Ай бұрын

So where ya from?

@nikospud860 4 ай бұрын

"As someone who rides unicycles that landed" Much like me whenever I try to ride a unicycle

@CheesyCracks 4 ай бұрын

Adam is so, so perfect for this show. It's unbelievable the ingenuity and experience he has!

@myladycasagrande863 4 ай бұрын

I wore painter's stilts to play a giant once. They are surprisingly intuitive and stable. It was a bit disorienting to go from 5'3" to 6'9"; the floor was a long way down!

@majorfallacy5926 4 ай бұрын

it is a weird moment of realization when you suddenly see how some people see the world all the time. In my mind the top of the fridge doesn't really exist.

@verdatum 4 ай бұрын

Can Adam just become an honorary member of The Technical Difficulties? He clearly fits into that brand of humor like a friggin' glove.

@WaluTime 4 ай бұрын

Adam would NAIL two (three?) of these people are lying

@pincushionllama 4 ай бұрын

He is now per internet says so

@greedyProphet 4 ай бұрын

Honestly one of the best discussions on here. Everyone had equally helpful and off-topic bits and everyone played off each other very well. New favorite group.

@archivist17 4 ай бұрын

I once worked with a French circus electrician (and occasional performer). He would adjust the lights by climbing an unsupported ladder, and balancing on a top rung. I'm sure he would simply scoff at the thought of mere stilts! 😂

@agustinvenegas5238 4 ай бұрын

Bet the safety technician did not like him😂

@undine120 4 ай бұрын

My first guess would have been drywallers for both - stilts to do the ceiling, skates to lay down the tape/mud

@jeremysmith7176 4 ай бұрын

Giving talk of juggling and wheel I would not be surprised to see Terra Coo (text to speech heard Terry Crew) the juggling cow of Britain's got talent being wheeled out on an office chair.

@qwertyTRiG 4 ай бұрын

It was a judge once.

@jacobs1491 4 ай бұрын

*slams buzzer down* “mystery biscuits”

@beth12svist 4 ай бұрын

@@qwertyTRiGThe exact phrasing was "for a bit". I have watched that episode a reasonable amount of times and love it a reasonable amount, why do you ask? 😅

@adamsbja 4 ай бұрын

Related to the juggling tangent: about a decade ago the college near me had a jugglers' convention and ended with a show and if you ever get a chance to see a show like that aimed at an audience of professionals, you should go. Some stuff was flashy but it was also their chance to show off for each other so there was a lot of technical stuff that was difficult to do but didn't necessarily LOOK impressive. I remember one trick on the diabolos (hourglass on a string) that took the guy four or five tries to get right and the atmosphere was intense encouragement. Everyone in there know how difficult it actually was, and knew how difficult it is to do a trick after you flub it once. When the guy pulled it off the room exploded with appreciation.

@mulgerbill 4 ай бұрын

And now I can't wait for Adam Savage to venture into his shed and give the world ROLLER STILTS!

@jasper265 4 ай бұрын

This episode has a great cast. In the other one, Tom was impressed by Sam hosting a question and here Tom and Adam are on the exact same frequency. (The next highlight will be all Ashley, I suppose.)

@CosmykTheDolfyn 4 ай бұрын

So, fun fact, there are aome painter stilts thay they have used Xsjado skates as the base for where you put your foot. Xsjados (now made as USD Shadows) were agressive inline skates that were closer to snowboard boots that you could bind any shoe into and were super supportive of the ankles. So, there were a few instances of people removing the wheel system from those skates and putting them on painter stilts as an even extra support. They even made their way into some Hollywood productions for stunt performers on stilts for that same reason.

@datadrivendave 4 ай бұрын

I'm fairly sure I saw a video of a drywalling team years ago with one in stilts and the other in roller skates.

@christianweagle6253 4 ай бұрын

For dual skates/stilts, check out The Wheelers from 'Return to Oz"

@safaiaryu12 4 ай бұрын

I also immediately thought of painter's stilts. Funnily, I've seen my dad use them, but did not actually realize what they're saying about the feet moving to make them more stable!

@SigEpBlue 4 ай бұрын

"Drywall hanging" was the first thought I had after hearing the question. Nice that it was right!

@alexanderchang4735 4 ай бұрын

please post full episodes. i wish you could at least just make an unlisted playlist, since you claim that it's the algorithm's fault for being unable to post them

@ToniLeys 4 ай бұрын

I have a problem with these videos. They are so awesome and work so great at luring me to the show that I rather wait for the rest of the videos to be released than listening to the audio only podcast... I wish the podcast had video too even if it's in Spotify I don't mind, I watch a couple of those already.

@safaiaryu12 4 ай бұрын

I THINK the audio podcast has more than they'll post videos of, but I'm not sure because I tend to fall asleep listening to podcasts...

@alexandramaclachlan7597 Ай бұрын

Immediately went on a google rabbithole to learn about different kind of stilts. Thanks y'all xx

@ToppyTree 4 ай бұрын

This was a great episode. Brilliant guests

@Ariamaki 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely incredible to see Sam here, and Adam's stories were a treat to boot.

@sophiamarchildon3998 4 ай бұрын

Nice one!

@pookhahare 4 ай бұрын

My father was an excellent house painter who knew how to blend colors . He just used a ladder and feet.

@glossaria2 4 ай бұрын

Ha! Our library renovation involved a guy on painter's stilts setting the acoustic tiles in a drop ceiling.

@scottantonille784 4 ай бұрын

What a neat group of people!

@dappermuis5002 4 ай бұрын

Some other uses for rolloskates I've seen or heard about it is. For waitresses and those working in store houses. And where the store house was really big he had a bicycle.

@dimitreze 4 ай бұрын

it was a great episode

@curtisbme 3 ай бұрын

Never seen residential painters on stilts but I suppose they would do that in some situations vs just using a longer pole. For drywall mudders, stilts are commonplace.

@linkkling 4 ай бұрын

sam reich from dropout! i knew i recognised the face in the thumbnail!

@daniel-panek Ай бұрын

Great group. Love Sam Reich

@tentaplayz3691 4 ай бұрын

chuckles flatly

@StewPedassle 4 ай бұрын

For the first half of this, "Lateral" was more "Tangential." So good.

@Darkitz69 4 ай бұрын

whoever uploaded that video. I saw your typo. you wrote silts instead of stilts on my youtube feed.

@pattheplanter 4 ай бұрын

Yup. It is the unprofessional plasterers who end up wearing silts.

@nicholastriscott1696 4 ай бұрын

Undoubtedly vents in garments

@lauxmyth 4 ай бұрын

A painter on stilts and another on roller skates walk into a bar. Bartender says, "We do not have insurance for that."

@RJ-my4yu 4 ай бұрын

Ah, loving the unicycle humour and geekery

@drtrustrum 4 ай бұрын

Tom Scott and Adam Savage? Mashing the like button.

@michaelvolling3120 4 ай бұрын

Are there videos of the full episodes?

@neilsluman8267 4 ай бұрын

I googled. Roller Stilts are a thing! So the painter can cut their workforce in half!

@alvimpaulo 4 ай бұрын

by making half of them crash and become unable to work? xD

@grmpf 2 ай бұрын

Of course Tom knows the people who had to sort the insurance for the British Juggling Convention.

@Sakane.01 4 ай бұрын

What the hell is that Sam Reich!? With Adam Savage!? I didn't expect him there

@MicoDossun 4 ай бұрын

And Zam Reich

@NatrixHasYou 4 ай бұрын

He's been here the whole time!

@pookhahare 4 ай бұрын

Roller skates when using a roller to paint? While stilts painter is doing the touch up /close trim work?

@lucidmoses 4 ай бұрын

I'd guess drywall given I've done that.

@ambergris5705 4 ай бұрын

It's weird to see Sam being normal and composed, and not gleefully laughing at his new torture device. Those who know will know.

@pookhahare 4 ай бұрын

Adam Savage is great

@BraveLittlePixel 4 ай бұрын

A guess before the guests guess; the men were some kind of painter/decorator and they use those tools for ceilings or something

@jonasprintz 4 ай бұрын

A creeper in sweden is called hora that directly translates to w h o r e. I think it simply comes from that you lay on it 😂

@ArmyGrunt1986 4 ай бұрын

This one was way too easy, I'm pretty sure everyone knows that painters and hangers(drywall installers) usually bring stilts to the job site. However I didn't know about them using skates

@Slikx666 4 ай бұрын

Well that was different. 🤔👍

@allyouneed71 4 ай бұрын

My first thought was Drywallers

@Quasihamster 4 ай бұрын

Painter's unicycle... if Susan had known of these she could've saved half the wages!

@itayvolk 4 ай бұрын

first episode that didn't make Tom feel old...

@tentaplayz3691 4 ай бұрын

"Right" "Oh okay"

@KernelLeak 4 ай бұрын

Here I was hoping for a painter on stilts on rollerskates... :D

@sitting_in_the_grass3596 4 ай бұрын

Wait so why was one wearing stilts?

@la9406 4 ай бұрын

To paint something higher up

@cannot-handle-handles 4 ай бұрын

Juggling Society - an idea for an episode of Game Changer? 😀

@pookhahare 4 ай бұрын

Changing light bulbs?

@criticalevent 4 ай бұрын

Guessing drywallers or painters.

@isaacbobjork7053 4 ай бұрын

To combine them would surely be an OSHA violation

@lightningdemolition1964 4 ай бұрын

I thought they were going for an alternative way of getting alcohol in their body like intravenous or anal infusion. " We are not technically drinking officer"