Tom's Zero G Flailing

[@mattandtom]

If you are a space agency and would like to let Matt have a go on a Zero G parabolic flight, please get in touch! -Matt

[@benjaminchung991]

There's an American company that offers 15 parabolas in a 727 for $5,000 a flight, and Novespace actually offers flights for 6000€ a ticket. Might work with a sponsor.

[@jeroen5838]

A gofundme?

[@jamesspeed2580]

Park Bench, IN ZERO GRAVITY

[@mikeselectricstuff]

Only on condition that Tom films it, and is strapped down all the time.

[@buzzline1544]

and also can provide the anti-nausea medification

[@Jimb3rts]

One of these days Tom is just going to release a video that's actually in space, and our collective reaction is going to be "Yeah, makes sense."

[@ragnkja]

Either him or Matt. Tom as a spaceflight participant or Matt becoming an astronaut.

[@FamusJamus]

"Hi, I'm Matt." "And I'm Tom." "And we're on the ISS on a bench that probably cost way too much to bring up."

[@ragnkja]

Famus Jamus No it would be: “And we don’t need a bench, because we are on the International Space Station.”

[@Sergeantmajormario]

@@ragnkja honestly just the thought of them sitting on a bench in Zero-G is really funny to me

[@Michoss9]

"I'm in the orbit of saturn"

[@knightshousegames]

I don't think the bouncy hair ruined it nearly as much as the "bouncy giddy school boy" walk and the big grin on your face. Being aloof and having swagger in your walk are what make you look badass, not the slow mo.

[@CircsC]

I think it worked out perfectly regardless

[@MetaBloxer]

I wonder if he would've edited in an explosion into this video if he had the time. I also wonder how hard it would be to do so.

[@zapfanzapfan]

It's also the giant gasoline explosion in the background that would make it badass.

[@a12i9]

@@MetaBloxer I pictured it with an explosion and it really doesn't match his wide grin 😁

[@kwibloupthesomething]

@@a12i9 ARSON

[@donaldasayers]

Monday, orientation. Thursday, disorientation.

[@ashevalentino]

damn bro, you kinda right

[@BlockIOO]

Tom is getting addicted to zero G - Don’t do zero G kids

[@_Piers_]

Block IOO I hear the withdrawal symptoms are heavy... :)

[@Eaglemerritt]

Pook365 Aren't you funny. xD

[@overkillsnake]

Everyone other youtuber who’s done Zero-G: “I’m going to show clips of me having fun!” Tom: “I’m going to narrate and flail about”

[@VivienneGucwa]

Not even finished with this yet but 1. totally surprised there was no drop-in-the-stomach feeling (which I also hate...a lot) , 2. that slo-mo sequence needs to be a gif, 3. Matt's resigned "cool" at the beginning was the saddest "cool" that has ever been uttered, 4. "it was like a dream of flying" - ok, I was already jealous and now I am officially whatever more than jealous is

[@desia.brimou]

I completely agree with number 2.

[@silasmayes7954]

Vivienne Gucwa all of this yes

[@jackcarnie6488]

I'm honestly not surprised there was no drop feeling. if you slam the breaks on in a car it feels awful but if you just take the foot off the accelerator its fine.

[@xzonia1]

That slow-mo sequence should convince shampoo companies to hire Tom to show how bouncy one's hair can be after using their product! X)

[@JJRicks]

Hi, can you tell me how you got verified? Thank you! :)

[@NastyMick]

Tom, Tom, Tom...Cool guys don't smile in slow motion.

[@TheRepublicOfJohn]

Well Tom has always hovered around dork criticality, so if he sometimes goes super-critical, its to be expected.

[@datenegassie]

Hey programmers, it's been confirmed: parabolas start at 0. (I was going to use an exclamation mark to show that I'm exited about it, but it would look like a factorial.)

[@ZipplyZane]

And 0! == 1.

[@NoNameAtAll2]

ZipplyZane (0! == 1) == 1

[@ZipplyZane]

But (0! == 1) !== 1

[@NoNameAtAll2]

ZipplyZane 0! == 1 is true true == 1 (0! == 1) == 1 is true

[@schetefan24]

If you assume a higher priority to factorial than to the comparison, you get even more of it, I think he was a step ahead of you: (0! == 1)! == 1 (true)! == 1 1! == 1 is true ;) he didn't mean != and poor Matt... I'd also love to make a zero g flight, your "lucky bastard" is totally right :D

[@Draugo]

I think the best thing about Tom's reactions is that he knows and appreciates how awesome these things he gets to do are and how lucky he is to get to do them.

[@pebblelemon]

13:12 basically the same reaction as the jet experiencing G thing

[@briangarrow448]

Intrigued by the idea of "weightless blacksmithing" as a new reality show.

[@silasmayes7954]

Brian Garrow getting an anvil to space would be so expensive, but also worth it

[@Falcrist]

Recommend using a machine to hammer the steel. Part of the reason hammers are so effective is because you add energy to them on the upstroke and downstroke, but the energy only converts to kinetic on the downstroke. Ugh, and the tiny shards of metal flying everywhere. You'd absolutely need to do it in a glove box to prevent metallic dust and tiny shards getting everywhere.

[@ragnkja]

They have a furnace on the ISS as well.

[@iabervon]

It's all fun and games until someone drops an anvil on their foot at more than one G.

[@glennleader8880]

Forged in Fire would be a very different show :D

[@ItsMeMas]

Props to Matt, its got to be hard to have to sit there while Tom talks about how awesome it was. Nothing against Tom, they need to make content, but Matt was so kind about it.

[@OlanKenny]

Jimmy Hendrix I imagine it's because they are such good friends. If your mate gets to do something cool you'll be happy for them but also super jealous

[@sta3802]

1:10 has to be the saddest "cool" ive heard tho

[@beckothegecko6677]

“Wednesday was actually held back. Uh, not the day, just the flight.” Thanks for the clarification.

[@SirShanova]

No Wednesday for you!

[@andreabutitsruth]

“Due to a scheduling error, Wednesday has been cancelled.”

[@arushagrawal3018]

@@andreabutitsruth Serious Welcome to Nightvale vibes there, my friend!

[@LlamasAtMidnight]

Honestly if anyone has the ability to cancel Wednesday it would probably be Tom

[@therealpisceskid]

wednesday addams got held back

[@iabervon]

On the early parabolas, you look like you're trying to swim underwater, which is probably the closest thing you'd experienced previously. Of course, the air isn't dense enough to make that work, but it's a logical thing to try.

[@CheshireTomcat68]

Just don't forget Matt's medification :-)

[@mattandtom]

CheshireTomcat68 yeah apparently I couldn’t pronounce that on that day! -Matt

[@KyrosX27]

As the interview went on and Tom kept describing his experience... Matt: [Urge to kill rising]

[@RukaSubCh]

I feel sad for Matt that he didn’t get a chance to tag along.

[@JulianGamboa]

The sinking feeling you get in a rollercoaster isn't because of free fall. It's due to the cart accelerating downwards faster than you'd expect. That's why actual free fall (0G) doesn't feel like that.

[@ZachHixsonTutorials]

Julian Gamboa then why do you feel close to the same thing when you jump off a cliff into a lake? Would that be 0g as well?

[@mattandtom]

I'm not sure I buy that, because I've had that feeling on particularly fast lifts before -- that's only about 0.9G or 0.8G -- and on log flumes that are definitely going slower than freefall. That said, I don't have a better explanation! -- Tom

[@RealCadde]

Vertigo. Nuff said.

[@ZachHixsonTutorials]

THANK YOU!

[@OutbackCatgirl]

Is it possibly also in part due to the fact that (presumably) the airflow around you remains mostly static on the zero G flight, and in a coaster you generally have some turbulent gusts swirling and streaming past you, adding to the whole monkey-brain reaction of "this is how I die"? Though I doubt that explanation has more than a teeny fragment of truth to it, as you mentioned lifts doing it too, and those are enclosed. (I get that feeling too! Some lifts are absolutely awful, stairs are better.) Perhaps it's part of the very well-researched and controlled parabolic trajectory (I presume the exact path has been tweaked to near-perfection over the years) providing a constant and mostly smooth transition to and from freefall, where instead of a bile-sloshing jolt, you're treated to a gentle increase in 'weightlessness'.

[@CynUnion-ji9uj]

The Tom who went up never truly came down. The Tom who came off the plane is a changed Tom, longing for Zero G, ever more.

[@thepip3599]

18:42 the way he said that breaks my heart. I want to give him a hug.

[@Magnumenforce]

Matt is only slightly salty about not going to on this trip.

[@ellegarret]

Right, as a theatre person - you talking about just having the job of delivering the script to camera no matter how horrible your experience was sounded like the weirdest audition

[@JonathanNichollstechandsuch8]

This is actually a surprisingly comforting video for those of us who aren’t too keen on big drop rollercoasters. Nice to know that these sort of zero G flights are as fun as they sound.

[@IntelVoid]

I think jerk is a big factor, but also, in a rollercoaster, you're strapped in - your guts are in freefall, but the rest of you is not

[@thelastcube.]

this.

[@jessekorhonen3406]

Also, it's not just 0G, but negative G which pushes you and your guts upwards

[@thescreemregular5168]

You *jerk*

[@trippydrew8492]

"Medification"? That's a new one. This is why we love you Matt.

[@nicemelbs]

Matt sounds really jealous that Tom had that opportunity. I mean, I would feel the same thing if I were him.

[@simon_patterson]

I do feel the same thing, and I'm not him either!

[@harrygao7632]

13:13 "OH BOWWWWW!!!" - Tom Scott's last words

[@Rulerofwax24]

I like that at the end, he just pushed you to the ground just before you pulled out of the parabola.

[@NeilMelvilleKenney]

Eh, it seemed like the right thing to do...

[@chaumas]

For the low, low price of $5000, you can apparently book a zero-g flight "experience". Honestly a lot cheaper than I would have thought, but still.

[@peytonwarren1936]

I love seeing Tom so happy :^)

[@aquas9525]

If you love the sense of weightlessness then I recommend Scuba Diving. Neutral buoyancy is fantastic. Plus the fact that you have self contained breathing apparatus means that Space travel companies have already tagged Divers as the most likely space tourists because of their familiarity with both the sensations and life sustaining equipment. I’m so jealous right now! Fantastic opportunity, congratulations. Your next stop should be the International Space Station.

[@Oyashirosamananodesu]

I like Tom's smile, it's cute :3

[@mrtibbs5019]

You two NEED to make a podcast

[@katoyukimaru]

Can I just say that Tom looks adorable in the vomit comet?

[@desia.brimou]

yukimaru I agree!

[@gwyneddboom2579]

You can say that, but it wasn’t a de havilland comet though…

[@tomicarr90]

Tom is such an amazing story teller, I've watched this several times over the years yet I can still watch it again. That looks like an amazing experience!

[@pallaviprasad]

The best things about these behind the shots videos is that the person doing it(read Tom) can comprehend it in a logical and lucid manner and the audiences can see how much hard works goes into it making these videos and how challenging it is to film these things yet how seemingly effortlessly the main videos are delivered, which is quite an eye opener honestly and in lot ways inspirational.

[@Minefors]

you lucky lucky *******

[@Nadia1989]

Poor Matt!

[@beanxbun]

Oh, I can't even describe my feelings towards this video. I have never done a 0G flight before, only sat on a regular airplane maybe 40 times in my life and I so so so want to experience this. I was sat here just now smiling uncontrollably at pretty much everything Tom said because while I'm really jealous I'm also so happy for him! It's a happy and envious feeling all at the same time. Maybe I can become a 0G pilot 🤔 I'll take you up there if I do, Matt!

[@dorithegreat6155]

Tom in a flight suit is soooo adorable

[@LivingDeathGuy]

man this story has some real gravity to it

[@earleroy]

That a310 looked beautiful in that lighting. I love how they repurpose older planes, like the a310 and 727

[@thehoodedteddy1335]

With all the amazing things people just call Tom to ask “hey, you want to do this amazing thing?” I’m waiting for the day they decide to let him on the ISS

[@ShadeTheBade]

When he started floating, I could tell that was genuine terror

[@davidford85]

I don't think going over a humpback bridge is quite the same thing, same with a rollercoaster. You're not actually experiencing freefall in those instances, you're going from positive G force to negative G force without a noticeable gap in between. In order to get the same feeling you would need to 'catch air', which is entirely possible to do with a humpback bridge if you're going fast enough. It's also possible with a rollercoaster, but would probably be followed by a rather permanent cessation of all feeling....

[@nitehawk86]

Tom's hair is now Zero-G.

[@recklessroges]

I'm glad Tom enjoyed it; richly deserved Christmas bonus for all of your hard work.

[@Orionrobots]

Laughing out loud with *that music* playing in my head to Toms slow motion walk.

[@TheReinhartt]

I love how Neil is wearing a Weyland Yutani badge

[@Tritium21]

there is a company in Nevada that does zero g flights commercially, if you want to take one and NASA or ESA wont give one to you.

[@briangarrow448]

Alex Walters A new experience to add to the bucket list.

[@marcusalm7350]

Or you befriend a decent pilot and they can get even a small Cesna to do zero g for a little while. :)

[@lostplshelp]

Alex Walters ... I live in Nevada. And I had no idea this was a thing. Ehm... I think it's time for me to head to Google, and sell my speakers or something so I can afford it.

[@Knight_Astolfo]

I was going to mention that, too! Good on ya!

[@vlanoik]

You don't have to go to Nevada for one a zero g flight, they do them in several cities around the US and from what I see it costs about 5000 USD to get in on a set of 15 parabolas

[@michellemartin7206]

This is so good, one of the best park benches yet imo. Great BTS shots!

[@honorharrington4546]

The 'Dream of Flying' that I have is like mentally controlled floating where I can move around as I wish but I don't have to resist the pull of gravity, I will it away. This is common to others I have talked to about it. Where do you suppose this shared/similar dream comes from? It doesn't match swinging through the trees because while it shares the weightless aspect it lacks the sense of control, I.E. you go where inertia sends you to the next grip not zooming around where you want.

[@pao_lumu]

"Hello, world organization, it is Matt Gray"

[@desia.brimou]

I'm very jealous of Tom.

[@desia.brimou]

Also, that's some good video quality right there.

[@desia.brimou]

Wait, so other people too have those weird dreams of flying? And this feels like those dreams? Well now I REALLY wanna go.

[@alexboldis4481]

Rip mat

[@Vinemaple]

The thing I really liked about the main video was how you explained how zero-g aircraft are *flown,* that was fascinating and nothing I'd ever seen before.

[@SpriteGuard]

My guess is that the stomach feeling is because everything around your stomach is more rigid and held down by the seatbelt/your skeleton, so you and your stomach are moving in opposite directions.

[@MrLevtastic]

I wonder if maybe the stomach drop feeling is when you get pulled down FASTER than your stomach is falling inside you, so it presses upwards - where in true freefall it doesn't press anywhere

[@SpirusOfH]

I have pretty bad internet and the loading symbol fitted perfectly around Tom's head. Just, spinning about orbiting his joyous expression.

[@achu11th]

I am dissapointed that the epic slow mo walk didn’t make the original cut as well. I was excited and looked forward to see it in the latest video, but you linked me back to this video Tom. Anyways here I am rewatching this video, glad that you kept the footage at all for all of us to see.

[@c182SkylaneRG]

As a private pilot, I LOVE doing zero-G pushovers (I can only maintain 0G for about 3 seconds, though), but I don't like roller coasters, and I HATE the Hollywood Tower of Terror. I've found that the speed of entry makes a big difference in how they feel (gentle vs abrupt), and they're a lot nicer when you push over slowly. I'm guessing that that has a lot to do with how you felt (combined with the anti-nausea meds), and why you notice it more on elevators and humps in the road. I've ridden high-speed elevators in hotels that can travel 40 floors in 30 seconds, and you don't notice any acceleration at all, either up or down, but I've also been on the regular slow elevators which will drop out from under you when they start, which lends credence to the "da/dt" theory.

[@molly.dog8brooke792]

This is on my bucket list now! And I wanna skydive. Not because I’m good with heights, but because I’m absolutely terrified to do it.

[@alexandreboth1001]

Whenever I'm watching a park bench video, my mum asks me whether Tom's speaking german or english... every single time

[@adikumar6536]

anyone notice an older couple walking past them and staring them down?

[@desia.brimou]

StayFrosty yes! it's so weird

[@GiGitteru]

StayFrosty I know I'm 2 years late but timestamp?

[@RemizZ]

@@GiGitteru 8:16

[@TheEzzran]

Just my own observations on that stomach-drop feeling, with the caveat that I actually enjoy it, so I've sought out ways to get it. I've found that if I know exactly when the drop is going to happen, I don't get that stomach drop feeling. I don't think it's a frame of reference thing, because I actually get the sensation more often with my eyes closed, where I don't really have a frame of reference, or when I'm in a moving car, in the back seat, and not watching the windows. Ultimately, I think what saved you there is that they countdown to the drop, so you were able to brace yourself and mentally prepare for it. It didn't catch you by surprise. Also the nausea medification. That helps too.

[@shikkithefirst5393]

TheEzzran i see everyone in the comments being like "ew that stomach feeling is so stupid and i hate it" and i'm glad i found someone else who actually likes that feeling

[@asdert458]

Tom's Zero G Tomfoolery

[@TheReligiousAtheists]

I got to experience this for a few seconds when I went bungee jumping in Macau (it was something like 233 metres high, if I remember correctly)! It felt amazing 😁

[@michigan2974]

I love everything about roller coasters (helps I live by cedar point (for non Americans the best place in America for roller coasters)), except the part where you leave your seat and you feel the restraints holding you down.

[@pchris]

That sinking feeling in your stomach is completly based of visuals. You will never get it on a roller coaster or one of those drop rides if you look strait up or close your eyes on the dropping part.

[@ThePixel1983]

Monday is orientation day, Tuesday is disorientation day.

[@Arlae_Nova]

That feelin of nervousness while seeing a plane, it is exactly the same when you go skydiving...

[@firstnamelastname3182]

That giddy feeling of "I really, really want to do it again" from about 18:37 is what most reminded me of skydiving.

[@Tobias-nv3dx]

For those wanting to book a ticket on a zero-g flight in europe: its about 6000€ per ticket (for a single flight)

[@georgelloydgonzalez]

But it involves 11 parabolas!

[@nitehawk86]

5:44 2021, Tom does a video where he doesn't look at a slow-mo explosion. :)

[@joythegeek4571]

"How soon would you go up agai-" "Tomorrow."

[@ralph2509]

Suuuuper early. Hi Tom!!!! Hi Matt!!! I like this content. Keep it up!

[@joelmulder]

I can't have been the only one that heard "fly your feces", instead of "fly your theses" untill i watched the actual video, right? xD

[@steve1978ger]

No, but did you also feel a strange mix of relief and disappointment when you finally got it right?

[@petterblo]

I must say Tom, I was very impressed with the video. I would have imagined getting your ptc out would have been almost impossible in that situation.

[@madisonoppenheim5982]

Is there a video on Tom’s hair

[@sparkyprojects]

Was just going to mention that you were not 'dragged' down like you would be on a roller coaster, plus the frame of reference moving with you. You should find someone with an 'Orbitron', a device with 3 rings that you can ride, they use a more complex one at NASA for training astronauts, but that one has controls. the normal orbitron works by shifting your weight.

[@sveagol7155]

I am freaking jealous! If I had one wish, it would be such a flight

[@IceMetalPunk]

Is "medification" a British term or just a Matt term? Because I've only ever heard "medication" :P

[@ragnkja]

It's just a Matt Gray term.

[@HanabiraKage]

A Grayism?

[@mattandtom]

An Unintentional mispronunciation for once -Matt

[@cheesetipsandtricks8783]

A misintentional unpronunciation?

[@iAmTheSquidThing]

It's a portmanteau of _medication_ and _edification._ If you strengthen someone using medicine, that's medification.

[@LessTrustMoreTruth]

*jealousy*

[@Ellyerre]

turning saints into the sea

[@aDifferentJT]

It’s funny to watch Tom talking about the humpback bridge feeling here now that he’s talked about how that’s all fear

[@raptormaster666]

I'm thinking of all those cosplay artists with winged angelic or draconic costumes that could have a HELL of a photoshoot in that aircraft. Hovering in mid-air, wings spread, so cool.

[@ailaG]

Tom's life sounds like so much fun.

[@cooperlittlehales6268]

The stomach feeling might be the fact that you are feeling negative g (or positive, whatever the one that isn't down) but you are strapped in, you are being pulled down towards the ground by something so the feeling is much stronger than normal freefall. Not pretty much zero g like you would be experiencing in the plane.

[@IgnoreMyChan]

OMG it looked soo awesome! I would totally love to do that once in my life. Tom, you lucky man!

[@kat369-mine]

This reminds me of a story. Can't remember which one, but the whole, you've seen heaven and you want to go back.....Narnia? I'll get back to you if I remember....

[@losthor1zon]

Don't know why this hasn't been said yet - but that was an epic flail!

[@SniperSpy10]

what if you had a nerf war in this

[@Raua12]

I suddenly feel a great sadness knowing I will never be able to experience this

[@tomsheard1680]

Toms swimming legs 😂

[@KatorianLegacy]

Can't wait for 'Looking Back At Looking Back At Two Drums And A Cymbal, Seven Years Later, Seven Years Later'

[@AKknapper]

Not gunna lie, on the mention of scopolamine, I looked up other medications that could be used (specifically antiemetics). I didn't realize until then that while there are better medications for nausea/vomiting, they don't have the same motion sickness properties. Out of general curiosity, do you know the dose?

[@123four...]

2:48 I mean, Tom Scott already has the blacksmithing down. Only one step away.

[@dragoncurveenthusiast]

I'm sooo envious!

[@thefatcat2790]

This video deserves more "ding"s than the arctic-expedition ones! Love the entertainment though!

[@coasterb1]

Glad it didn't make you too sick, and you enjoyed it enough to go again Tom. My question, would the extra strength medicine help with the coaster riding?

[@una_10bananas]

That sounds like the best fun ever!!!

[@Minefors]

sad to be mat

[@johnmandryk2143]

I believe Matt has hugged a penguin in Dubai

[@Minefors]

they are a great pair - way too lucky

[@Minefors]

and that scream