This person sciences! 👍🏻

It could still work if you're gauging the severity of the injuries. Minor vs severe vs delayed fatal (as in, lives for a few hours/days). And, given peoples attachment to their pets, I would expect at least some to bring in their dead cat, hoping that its merely injured. Or the reverse for an unharmed cat: the owner could be worried that it could possibly maybe have a chance of being hurt, so they take it to a vet. I wouldn't expect big numbers from either group but it'll be non-0.

@@dgthe3 There is also terminal velocity to take into the calculation. Above the n:th floor the cat will fall at the same speed approaching ground, be it from the top of Empire state building or the edge of space. The later would kill the cat for other reasons of course, but the cat would hit ground with the same force. Anyway, don't throw cats from space!

@@klutttmuttsprutt6087 I do believe that a cat's non-fatal terminal velocity only applies if it consciously positions itself in a certain way, outstretching limbs etc., which a cat that has already frozen to death in the lower strato- or upper troposphere won't be able to do anymore. So there's every chance that if you drop a cat from that high, it would actually just tumble down after it dies, and approach earth's surface at a terminal velocity that is above the speed required to kill a live cat.

You know, I came into the comments section to rant about harmonics, resonance frequencies, angular momentum, terminal velocity. But this made me realise I was the one to be corrected. People actually die more often from falling from bed than they do jumping off skyscrapers. I have been humbled.

*has not frozen enough of the water... look up "Tom fell through a frozen lake in Estonia" for more details.

Neither hot nor cold ... Tom identifies with God! Rev 3:16

Tom: makes a video about an asteroid on collision course with earth Asteroid:

@@ArifRWinandar 2029 called

seems like we'd better keep Tom away from Antarctica in case his presence speeds up the melting of the ice sheets there

Yeah, I got it immediately. Partly because of Tom's video, partly because I know about resonance frequency, and I assume at one speed you'll just be pushing an ever growing wave before you. Which isn't ideal for the brittle ice in front of your moving vehicle.

Me, too - standing at work yelling “harmonics!” in my head 😄

Yep at certain combinations of velocity, amplitude (weight), and distance from the edge your wave harmonics will cause the waves being created by the vehicle and the reflections off the shore combining in constructive interference. And as Tom indicated by ABS wave harmonics come into everything from breaking to the operation of the engine to how traffic works…it’s all modeled in wave mechanics. Fun fact, as asphalt is not 100% solid (tar is technically an extremely viscous fluid) wave harmonics impact wear on the road. If you have ever seen waves worn into a roadway those are usually caused from the repeated suspension movements of heavy semi-trucks trailers at that point from either breaking or an initial bump/dip in the road. And also the unbuckling of the belt and driving with one hand near the door handle is recommended because statistically the risk of death from falling though the ice and not escaping is greater then the risk caused by not having both hands on the wheel and dieting in a car accident. So in those conditions you are taking the less risky option by preparing for the more likely issue by disabling normal safety features/practices.

This was something that at least Finnish driving school does teach. So for us it is actually common knowledge how ABS works. And I never would have considered that English driving schools don't teach that.

​@@vissenekku English driving schools don't even take you to the motorway, so not surprised 😅

​@RuboStars they are supposed to now. But I'm sure this was something I learnt in Physics classes (perhaps A-level) but definitely in school at somepoint.

Ohhhhh! That makes a lot of sense! Yes, I too learned to drive (in Canada) in a time before ABS was widely/commonly available, and I totally remember being taught how to pump the brakes in icy/snowy conditions. To me it's just intuitive that ABS would be doing the same thing. But if you never learned to do that in the first place...

Also, so far I've never had to brake hard enough to activate the ABS in my car. I happen to know in theory what it does, but I can imagine a lot of people who aren't so technically minded would have no clue.

I must have got my license before ABS was common, and nobody ever explained it to me. My education on ABS comes from feeling that judder in the rare occassions I need to brake on ice, and thinking "oh, that must be what ABS is".

I know how ABS works, but couldn't figure out why that was relevant... 🤦🏻

I guess Bri'ish "Driver's Ed" doesn't teach them whet ABS does.

It creates waves of water under the ice, that damage the ice. Or atleast that's how Ice Road Truckers explained it.

I just thought it would be the resonance frequency from driving itself, like those pedestrian bridges that wobble when people are walking in step, but with multiple cars going at the same approximate speed. But I guess it has to do with the frequency of the pumping anti-lock braking mechanism?

Taskmaster is comedians trying to be smart, this show is smart people trying to be funny. It's a nice contrast. Also this show is just thinking until you get the answer with a few hints, Taskmaster has no time to think or hints so you need to act.

@@bilalrasool1 Oh, Taskmaster has plenty of hints. Sometimes the contestants even spot them!

I think its because on some car ABS exist and can´t be turned off, or it does not exist. that or the way to turn it off is just so convoluted.

I believe in some vehicles that toggle between 2WD/4WD electronically (such as the Nissan X-Trail (International)/Nissan Rogue (North America, X-Trail T32)) whilst it starts up in 2WD mode by default, once you toggle it to 4WD mode the ECU and related computer gear will turn off the ABS. Checking the manual for the 2003 X-Trail T30 I inherited from my dad - it states that the car will start up in 2WD mode (the 4WD indicator will light up initially but turn off), but may automatically switch to 4WD mode depending on driving conditions (4WD indicator will light up and stay lit whilst in 4WD operation), otherwise the driver may manually engage and lock 4WD operations whilst stopped with engine running (manual warns against engaging 4WD mode with moving front wheels, as it is FWD in 2WD operation, and against engaging 4WD during turning or reversing). The manual also says that ABS won't kick in when travelling around 5-10kph (3-6mph), which would be the sort of speed one crawls at when driving off-road.

I can turn it off in my Peugeot 206 CC, which DEFINITELY isn't an off-road vehicle.

You made me think frozen lake.

Nerd!

If it's anything ever to do with speed in a certain range, or movement (stepping/ waves/ wind) in a certain range, it is always resonance.

My mind when to that 200meter or so bit of road in Europe where you could not stop the car. because that piece of road is in another country. and no one could be arsed to build a new road so they just went well technically and legally your in another nation. but we will ignore it if you drive at at least this amount and dont stop anywhere between thoes two point. so yes if you had the unfortunate that you car stopped on that bit of road you could not leave the car or even open the door (if so to kick start it). you had to wait untill a boarderguard (they be armed and looked like front line soldiers) walk over to you and in angry asked why you stopped.

Yeah, my hunch on the top speed limit was that since it had been tested any weakening was likely to be subtle instead of immediately dropping into water, and that speed was enough to get clear as it gives way.

And here I kept wondering: How does The Boot (of Estonia/Russia) play into this??

I am old enough I had to train emergency breaking without ABS. On an asphalt road with soggy leaves in the autumn. That was en experience keeping the car under control.

*brakes

My flight instructor did something similar. Nowadays students are taken to the beginning of a stall and told to notice the sensations that precede a stall. However, they're distracted by the warning horn that goes off at the exact same time. Back then he took us to a high altitude and had me execute a complete stall. I never forgot the characteristic vibrations that precede the plane stalling and starting to fall out of the sky,

Specifically _survivorship_ bias. It's a textbook case, along with armor plating on the B-17 bomber.

​@@ShankarSivarajan I love that B-17 bomber revelation because it makes perfect sense once you know the answer but seems so counter-intuitive that I couldn't imagine it being an independent idea generated by my brain.

How a skilled singer can break a glass :)

I also believe most people would know that there is not ice all around in Estonia.

@@57thorns Nah that part didn't surprise me personally

Oh it is common knowledge. They just didn't know it.

That's why I'm watching Tom's content and never heard of his guests. Tom is reasonably educated and curious of the world around him.

@@rageagainstthebath He had never heard of Hagia Sophia though. That a knowledgeable and well-traveled person like him didn't know arguably the greatest wonder of the medieval world still astounds me

I was never asked that question. For me the drivers test was just driving and not breaking laws. The written test was randomized the two times I took it and there were mostly basic questions about the signs and certain laws.

i mean it's cool knowledge but not necessary to know

*brakes

There is no standard test in the US, it would vary by state

That kind of makes sense, but you have to go really quick to skim the surface. Too slow, and you don't create a bow wave. I'm that range, you flood the engine 😂

@@PianoKwanMan : I don't know how whether this helps to prevent that, but I let off the accelerator once I get into the water.

My family went to see motorcycle ice racing when I was a teenager and you're right, it looks INCREDIBLY fun. Maybe dangerous too. Just a little. 😅

Not in my part of Sweden, so I struggled! People walk and skate on the ice of the lake near where I live, but no cars allowed. I do find it funny that people would think there might be parts of Estonia covered in ice all year round though...

Let's go Brian McManus. Engineers represent

I'm not sure he really likes to talk about that...

Writing the captions isn't my forte :/

How do you not understand that these are the same thing? ABS is designed to prevent the brakes locking up, *because* that would prevent you being able to turn.

Wasn't that in France?