Finding money on roundabouts again

So last night I had my first show of the Secret Screenings in Brisbane. It was bloody great fun. Those folks are terrific! Their traffic, not so much. Jumped on a plane this morning and flew to Canberra where my wife’s family is from. I really like Canberra. I was here last year for the Roundabout Theory video, where I came in and tried to find as much stuff as possible on roundabouts. I freakin’ love finding stuff. So here I am again, taking another punt at my theory before heading to the Canberra Theatre for tonights show.

[@retrorocketuk]

I would sacrifice coins to a roundabout just to attract a wild Beaukemon to my area

[@MarkARoutt]

Beaukemon made me snort.

[@urbanblocks2698]

Abeautley!

[@BeauMiles]

I have no idea what this is, but I like the sound of it

[@ToxicMrSmith]

Cokemon made me snort, I can't stop help!! ​@MarkARoutt

[@cmmartti]

​@@BeauMiles It's a portmanteau of Beau and Pokémon.

[@anomoly40]

Beau running around. Picking up 1 and 2 cent pieces while driving a g wagon is hilarious.

[@hughh106]

I think it's an Ineos Grenadier but still haha

[@TheNewBorkTimes]

@@hughh106correct. Not a common vehicle in the slightest!

[@Overworkt]

​@@TheNewBorkTimesBet it's cheaper than a bloody 70 series though!

[@scrummpybear]

Well even if it was a g wagon thats why he can afford it by being frugal

[@anomoly40]

@@scrummpybear I want all the best for Beau. I could see him finding a car in a creek and fixing it before buying that though.

[@MrDCSILVER1]

This reminds me of when I used to do landscaping with my brother and anytime we would have to go through a toll booth while driving around, we would jump out for about 30 seconds each and find more change than we could pick up. We would always have enough to pay for the toll with plenty of change leftover.

[@donnecheli2721]

The makita battery is a big win, especially if you already have the tools

[@masonsmith858]

The early stages of profound compulsive hording can seem innocuous enough.

[@rebeccasansom7642]

He’s like a little ginger magpie

[@christopherwheeler688]

In the UK we call your split pin an R-clip. Split pins have two straight legs and are turned outwards after insertion. I don't recall ever finding money but I've had quite a few hand tools from roundabouts and junctions. One of the benefits of bicycle riding is time see the good stuff. Keep up your good work, Beau.

[@djscotty06]

We call them the same here in NZ too mate. Aussies are always giving things their own names or claiming its from Aus haha.

[@EnniodBleu]

Aussie here, I'd've called it an R-clip too. Must be a Victorian thing. I wonder what ACTians call them.

[@BeauMiles]

You are totally right. I've been calling an R clip a split pin my whole life. Makes way more sense, especially considering a split pin is a split, pin...

[@geofftrensky9740]

Another Aussie here I live not far up the road from Beau - everyone I know calls them an R clip also.

[@cmmartti]

It's a hairpin in Canada.

[@elizabethparsons4]

I don’t know what split pins are used for but your joy of finding one is lovely!

[@bigchief2331]

I go metal detecting all around Australia and have found thousands of dollars in coins at all sorts of random places you would least expect it. But i've never tried roundabouts. Now I am going to give it a crack :)

[@george9192]

Found a nice 8mm Alan Key whilst biking to school today so I think I won

[@imactuallyih3697]

You beautayyyyy

[@BodywiseMustard]

Allen

[@Skatted]

Give Alan his key back mate

[@jublywubly]

Technically, to be picky, only 6mm (1/4") hexagonal key wrenches are Allen keys. The name refers to the specific standardised size. (Like how a Phillips screwdriver is a 1/4 inch [6mm] cross-point screwdriver.)

[@kymcopyriot9776]

Nice work Beau! As a cyclist and fossicker I can attest that on virtually every ride I find shackles, shackle pins and magnetic L plates. They’re everywhere.

[@SnufflySpy]

I admire Beaus complete lack of inhibition when it comes to running around a Roundabout looking for nails and coins and treasure. If i were to do this I wouldnt be able to get over my concern for how I might look to others 😅

[@benjigirl1971]

There is immeasurable joy in not caring what other people think, my friend.

[@kohls9891]

They will forgot about you as soon as the light reflected off your body leaves their retina

[@rcfarmer5289]

@@benjigirl1971 i hope i find this one day

[@macaroon147]

Life becomes really great when u start doing what u want. Caring what people think is such a massive limitation on your life but such a simple thing to change

[@outoftouch99]

Im sure pulling up in a G wagon kinda nullifys this lol

[@andytweed5651]

Nice Grenadier

[@BeauMiles]

Ta mate. very nice loaner

[@JustTex]

I like how you love split pins and hold up an R clip haha Brilliant. The 1 and 2 cent find seems crazy, Cheers sir.

[@BeauMiles]

Thanks mate. Great! I've been calling them that for years! goodonya

[@rcfarmer5289]

a man that talks cents

[@JustTex]

@@BeauMiles Yeah i was calling them that too until i tried to buy some , and couldn't find what i was looking for. Everyday is a school day hey.

[@TheRozylass]

I know those "split-pins" as cotter pins.

[@timothystevens4657]

Excellent video, Beau! This is one of my favourite hobbies. I did a 102km walk two weeks ago and found a $1 coin halfway through. Middle of nowhere. What a find. I also found a $20 note in a drain last month. But the number one find will always be the $2 coin!

[@bigchief2331]

Get a metal detector and it will pay for itself in no time. $1 and $2 coins are what I target on side walks and at parks, great fun and if you know how to use your machine it is a profitable side hustle.

[@timothystevens4657]

@@bigchief2331 Thanks, that sounds great!

[@Miakel]

$2 are the best, they are small and they don't make much noise when they hit the ground people don't know they dropped them.

[@bigchief2331]

@@Miakel they sure are , I get heaps of them at the local sports ovals with my metal detector

[@Surewhynotthen]

@@Miakel Don't give all the secrets away!! I used to find these all the time at the Central markets in Adelaide when I shopped there. :D

[@GeoCaptTerror]

Whoa! I was at the show LAST NIGHT and can't believe y'all shot and released a video so fast! Good onyas.

[@llamaberry78]

Facts to see the man behind these videos is a different breed 😂

[@steveswiggers1578]

So funny. The first YT-er who drives a Grenadier and it’s all about….finding stuff on roundabouts. Very Beau! He doesn’t even mention it.

[@williamlott7612]

Beau, you’re probably the best example of a man living free. Love ya. Darlington, South Carolina USA

[@GreenThumbNetwork66]

Its great idea to stop and look at something people go past so many times. Its worth going around circles for and if you have the time. Great results on your findings. Another great video. You are a great human metal detector 👍👍

[@hazelsegnitz3254]

The Excitement he gets from his st search is so funny !!! Even I’m chuffed !🤣

[@TheDingus42]

As a Tuggeranong local, im always chuffed to see bits and pieces around where i grew up shown in his films

[@BeauMiles]

Me too mate (not a local, but family in the area)

[@KevinTumlinson]

Man, I love this. I do this, and have for years. I used to go on daily walks that I called "money walking," and there was a point where I found money literally every day for over a year. It's may favorite hobby.

[@tarkka6145]

What kind of spots were best for finding money? I go to long daily walks myself, wouldn't hurt to find money while doing so :D

[@KevinTumlinson]

@@tarkka6145 Here in the US (Texas, specifically) I found money in parking lots around gas stations and convenience stores, at grocery stores, fast food restaurants, and places like that. I'd sometimes find it in random spots while walking, so I tended to watch the ground. Maybe controversial to say, but the places I tended to find it the most were in the more low-income areas. Something I found ironic (and perhaps a bit sad).

[@bigchief2331]

Take a metal detector with you and your walks will be very profitable. Not uncommon for me to go for a swing at a local reserve or park and come home with a pocket full of goldies. Best session was just over $50 in under half an hour.

[@KevinTumlinson]

@@bigchief2331 Ok, that's a good idea. I have a metal detector gathering dust. My wife will be very happy to hear I'm putting it to use. Might have to use it somewhere other than car parks... they tend to frown on you using a spade to dig through the asphalt. :)

[@sion023]

Fantastic finds there. I'm not sure I would be as excited about the R pin, but whatever floats your boat, go with it.

[@SeanHodgins]

Split pins are great! One of the many different pins.

[@rcfarmer5289]

its a R clip /////// \

[@echoztrip]

Glad to see you're a viewer here Sean ;)

[@hoyks1]

Dips and bumps on a high speed road can also be productive. Lots of stuff bounces off trucks and utes. Personally, I love finding for tools. I've still got an adjustable spanner I found running to work 30 years ago.

[@symbungee]

Love your work. FYI 1 and 2 cent coins are still legal currency. They just aren't circulating currency. You can take them to the bank and cash them in!

[@ItsMarkWeller]

Beau... your rocking around in an Ineos Grenadier as your rental out there? Its a BEAUTY!

[@stephenpiccolo]

I love the world that you live in, Beau!

[@theafnt]

Beau, you are so passionate about everything that you do, and I LOVE IT!! ❤❤

[@droy333]

That my good sir is an R clip not a split pin. I know because I had to learn the name of them to buy some once. Same same but different. I have considered working at a hardware store just so I would get to play with all the cool clips, pins, nuts and bolts. haha

[@garethjmsaunders]

The question I have then is: is an R-clip a sub-type of split pins? Or are both sub-types of something else? Wikipedia (and elsewhere) lists both as types of cotter pin.

[@sn0tkore]

​@@garethjmsaunders I'd say they are both bolt retention clips of which there are many more than those two.

[@echoztrip]

Thanks for the 2x5c discount on your secret screening in Canberra last night. 9YO daughter was pleased with the memento ;)

[@lighghtrite2261]

Love it. Inspired by beau I decided to build a pantry for my fiancé. Found all the wood and a tape measure within a mile of the apartment. Just gotta look!

[@fishingfan1500]

Beau those are what I believe are called cotter pins or 'R' pins. Split pins normally go through a castlated nut on a bolt or stud, then are "split" with pliers to lock the nut in position

[@oliviaminter8515]

You’ll need to try this when you’re in Warrnambool, they too have many roundabouts and plenty of utes to spill the good stuff

[@harrygrimley4352]

You are a little bit crazy 🤣. Thanks for sharing this with us. Love your work

[@jameslamb4573]

You will love Warrnambool, 20+ roundabouts in the CBD alone, 6x4 blocks.

[@kondoscendingredpanda]

loving you're wearing altras just like mine beau. 4 mortons neuromas removed earlier this year and altras are the only things i can walk in now. love your work. wish i could come see you at a secret screening, but your schedule selfishly clashes with mine. 😝😝😝 keep it up beau. loving the beautism videos. 😄😄😄

[@RussellNelson]

What about lead weights as used to balance tire rims? Here in the states, they used to actually be lead, and at one point I had accumulated ten pounds of these weights. I was in Atlanta going for a walk, and at nearly every intersection I found three or four weights. I flew home with them, and of course they stood out on the X-Ray like a, well, like a pile of lead weights. TSA asked "Why do you have lead weights in your bag?" I explained that they were dangerous to have in the environment, and I was recycling them. They let me through with them!

[@Buntabunta937]

I love your energy for life beau thank you

[@daytonpage2239]

Beau out there in jeans is wild, like a hipster skater bro gleaning for gold. Beau thanks for the inspiration. You should check out one of my favorite films. "The Gleaners and I" (2000) It's all about gleaning the goodness from life and people like you.

[@thesausage351]

I picked up a pair of sunnies the other day, but the big thing, because I drive a bus and pick up disabled kids for school, I picked up a bloody $40 broom from the side of the road!! Guess who’s got the cleanest for free-est wheelchair bus in the whole fleet! I also picked up a beautiful block of wood from the middle of my main road, has to be 100yrs old piece of wood. I’m going to turn it into a guitar, it’s got beautiful grain.

[@chemclimber]

Beau you need to come and visit Milton Keynes in the UK, the place is built of roundabouts 😆 my best find nearby to MK was an O-ring pick 😎

[@kevmulcahy9590]

That's called a R pin brother but love is love 😂

[@oftin_wong]

I went to a wreckers in Blacktown once in the early 80's to buy a part And left with $90 in change from between the seats of multiple old broken Holden's and valiants

[@MarkARoutt]

That split pin looks fresh. Some bloke is down the road with his trailer flipped over in the ditch.

[@TheDarklingWolf]

Brilliant stuff, I was introduced to your channel via the roundabout theory video, off the back of Geowizard doing his own video referencing it.

[@Christisthyking]

Love Geowizard, can you let me know which video he mentions the roundabout theory.

[@TheDarklingWolf]

@@Christisthyking Just looked back, was one of his patreon exclusive ones 😅 He went out for a run, collecting interesting things from the side of the road along the way.

[@1jeffcan]

Great show last night. Great to see you in Canberra

[@squishyhippie4059]

Visit a nightclub in the morning after the lights come on. Lots of interesting goodies :-)

[@rosswaltisbuhl8963]

We call those hitch pins. Split pins have 2 straight legs and are often used to lock a nut in place on a bolt.

[@nimblybimbly4002]

I'm with you about centrifugal force, but I've never been in a situation where I would need to get money out at a roundabout. I've also never seen someone accidentally leave coins on the roof of their car when they drive off. Wouldn't some place near parking meters, or vending machines, or stores, or toll booths, etc be better hunting grounds?

[@OregonOldTimer]

I picked up wheel balance weights during walks along roads for years until they stopped making them from lead. Melted them down a few years ago to make a pyramid anchor for my boat. Saved me $75 USD.

[@quasarulas3968]

Beau is the only one to naturally pull this off, one of a kind

[@billjackrock]

Beau, you would make a VERY successful career as a homeless person. You could afford half a dozen petrol station snicker bars after a full days work.

[@BodywiseMustard]

Why do you think roundabouts have larger quantities of stuff?

[@phillipaaldridge5048]

This is such a Canberra vibe video. Also, it's been more than 30years since 1 and 2 cent coins were in circulation I'm pretty sure. Hope that made you feel as old as it made me feel.

[@thesausage351]

Technically that’s an R clip, split pins split in the middle like you have on trailer axles to retain the nut/bearings. R clips are awesome.

[@daelpixphotography]

Hey Beau. Can you please explain where all your videos have gone and why we're only seeing 6 ?

[@joshuafoulds8107]

"You call that a knife? This is a knife"

[@1993Revhead]

Watch out beaus, canberra drivers are crazy. As a canberran we are pretty tight. Wont even let 0.5c hit the ground haha 😊

[@chrisgooden9662]

Ive always wondered where all the missed notes are surely alone fence lines and other borders

[@stephenborgelt998]

How did you like the inios beau? My brother sells them, they're are a beast of car!

[@Rufio1975]

Found a small snap on ratchet one time on the loop while running. Cleaned it up. Works great

[@PlaysByProx]

You seem quite upbeat! Glad you are recovering well mate

[@iberiksoderblom]

Just be carefull out there. Everybody seems to be driving on the wrong side of the road 😮😱

[@northwall9243]

What a bloody haul! Quality stuff mate

[@mikeybhoutex]

So that's where my split pin went! I lost it a couple of days ago. Weird how it got all the way to Canberra though...

[@stevenblagburn3951]

I thought I'd found a pair of ladders on a roundabout once. Until the geezer came running around for them

[@jbeer2284]

Are you wearing selvage denim? What altras are you wearing? Good look all around!

[@damo.77]

All whilst driving around in an Ineos Grenadier??? Kind of defeats the purpose.

[@WintrWolf]

Hey mate you gotta go try the West gate bridge in Melbourne lot's of traffic.

[@teddybearmaddness]

Excellent work, but it's called an R clip, split pins are the single use ones you bend with pliers

[@mrleeal]

love it pulls up in that truck to look for change

[@Falconhunter276]

I often finish a run carrying roadside treasure. It always amazes me what's out there.

[@captainkurt8802]

I’d be stoked to find the Makita battery. I have the drill and the charger but no battery. 😅

[@legopixelart2886]

Feel like Canberra has too many round abouts and it dilutes the treasures. Surely a large town with 1 round about would be a goldmine.

[@pjotrtje0NL]

I’m not entirely sure this works in every country. Over here, it’s feckin’ always raining, in the summer interspersed with a few days of excruciatingly hot temperatures, meaning: people have their car doors closed and the windows down. Except of course in the sharp corners of a motorway exit, there you’ll find the motherload of crap: bottles and tinnies, empty crisp packs, etc. Just nothing of value, because throwing your garbage out of the car at that spot is, in their mind, OK.

[@o1ecypher]

i want to see more, now you have to go to every or almost every country, im throwing some change out the car next time im at a round about lo😂 😂

[@scoopitydoop]

That’s not a knife, this is a knife! 🤣

[@NewSouthWalse]

I wonder if the old 1 2 cent coins came from dirt being moved around in construction and demolition rubble and some has fallen out and the dirt washes away but the coins remain.

[@savannahguenzi7414]

Last year our city put in like 6 roundabouts in the span of about a mile, it's crazy!

[@ChiefTief]

Don't want to make you feel old Beau, but the Aussie 1 cent coin went out of circulation in 1992. Closer to 40 years ago than 20 haha.

[@alexrogers777]

Only Beau could find a way to live a hunter gatherer lifestyle inside of an industrialized 1st world country

[@future_me_6067]

What is that thing on your head? Looks useful!

[@ricdee6248]

I found $180 in Canberra on side of ride few months ago. Driving at 80kph thought I say a wallet. Stopped and as I walked back along the way slowly picking up 10s 20s and 50s. Handed in to police

[@sammccloud3395]

Glad you found a hygienic kinky fork and a beautiful banged up knife but you missed a washer at 3:46...

[@Amanda-yo1jw]

My son used to check out the vending machines whenever he passed one. He found loads of cash !!

[@Zolbat]

If that Makita battery still works, that's pretty valuable

[@MisterGames]

I had a client in my vehicle. Pulled up at lights. I opened the door, reached down and came up with a 20 and a 10. He was gobsmacked i would do such a thing.

[@UCWSLAM]

I go on “treasure hunts” at my gym. Lifting weights puts people in all sorts of strange positions and 1, 5, and 10 cent pieces are all over the place.

[@benhoyland6371]

It's crazy seeing Beau in a roundabout that I take to go to work.

[@killjoy182]

I've never seen someone so excited about coins

[@evieescallar18]

Thank you for sharing this video ! Hope to watch more videos from you😊 have a great day ❤ Greetings from our Family - Kapiso Mo Vlog 4:57

[@seanprawn3315]

For someone who loves split pins you would think you would know that's not a split pin! 😂

[@JohnBradley-y9y]

Coins are sic as I love a goldie at a vettie yetti

[@joeydr1497]

I feel like you where the kind of kid who came home from every walk with about 10 sticks and as many cool rocks as your pockets could hold.

[@theupshotproject]

I can't believe I just watched a grown man go round the roundabouts again 😂I bloody love how he tells these stories of what would otherwise be basic and not very interesting. Only to turn it into something fun where I want him to "win" and get lucky on the quest. I am keen to see more of these videos! Cheers @beauisms !

[@FragranceView]

I am impressed you got both a fork and a knife! you just need to find a spoon

[@connormcnaught3841]

The fact this was filmed mere seconds from my home and I didn't see him trudging around is an absolute tragedy! Send up a flare next time and I'll join you!!

[@katherinecollins9636]

My best find was two $20 bills in the middle of the road while running about 6 months ago.

[@jublywubly]

One and two cent coins are still legal tender, but not in the condition those beat-up coins were in.