Tabletop Time Machine II - Experiment 4

[@42Scope42]

Tabletop Time Machine videos should be posted to youtube in some funny order (maybe reverse to filming or chronological by time landed in) so that there could be references to jokes from "previous" episodes that haven't happened yet.

[@Poppamunz]

I think that actually happened with a few episodes of the Park Bench that they intentionally filmed out of order.

[@daniloallen2]

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[@NathanTAK]

YES

[@jacobthomas5435]

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[@xWood4000]

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[@mattandtom]

This is it - the last experiment. Thanks for watching, folks! -- Tom

[@unniFI]

dammit tom, always with the time travelling!

[@unniFI]

by the way, these were really cool, thank you!

[@Mothapocalyps]

I really did enjoy these experiments you guys had.

[@themaconeau]

Who the hell is bulking up like the Hulk?! 🤣

[@stew5506]

They were awesome. Thanks for making them.

[@davidioanhedges]

Chris Joel lists *all* the aircraft speed records... yep I think the fact batteries are fully charged...

[@NathanTAK]

...he's an ornithologist, right? I think he just loves things that fly.

[@Killercreek]

Not gonna lie. I'm hard after watching that.

[@SamAronow]

@@NathanTAK He seems to know a lot about cars and bicycles as well.

[@Trek001]

In the audio eps, he also talked about the grumbly bastard

[@kakkaohjus]

This needs to become a full series.

[@heather19515]

With a set, but it’s still a table, but they have a small dorm-like kitchen and seat belts

[@NathanTAK]

It already will have done.

[@CosRacecar]

Yes, but with more biscuits

[@kwibloupthesomething]

@@CosRacecar emergency supplies

[@TemporalZack]

I would love to see this but with a bit more of a budget, like having a screen behind them that shows a battery being charged or something, and at the end of the show it will show a time vortex kind of visual to signify that they're heading off to another time

[@Spelitus]

IMHO The time mashine format really works, That being said, i think sticking the four of you in a kitchen with Go-pros infront of you is a recipie for laughter anyways

[@gwenynorisu6883]

Just needs some set dressing of the table to make it look more mad-sciencey, and rigging up greenscreen behind the players...

[@thewingedporpoise]

@@gwenynorisu6883 you could make a cheap set, have someone as the computer, and make it a kids educational show

[@mark.j.wilson]

I've come to the conclusion it doesn't matter what you four do, its always funny and great watching. Keep it up...

[@0LoneTech]

So you're the one to blame for the Mario Kart episode! :P

[@acenog123]

I love the way that Gary and Chris react to scanners. "We have scanners!"

[@timothymclean]

3:30: Ooh, there's an idea. Edit in a little battery icon at the edge of the screen and have it fill up a little each time someone charges the fact batteries...and have it drain a little each time someone gives a really, really wrong answer. It's a little more editing work, but it might sell the concept better.

[@catfish552]

Maybe with some sound effects too. Knock-off TARDIS or something like that.

[@dendendelen855]

Also perhaps electric sound effects for correct answers

[@llearch]

might be better with Chris Joels' "wom wom wom wom" sound effect. ;-]

[@natheniel]

sounds like a hassle

[@kat369-mine]

Don't really need to "sell" it at all. I'm hooked. That's just fluff.

[@PSpurgeonCubFan]

my grandmother went on a cruise and found a meeting for the "friends of Dorothy" Her name is Dorothy, by the way. She went to the meeting and announced to the attendees, " I'm Dorothy, and I suppose you are all my friends" which is when she found out that the meeting was for LGBT+ folks. she was NOT taken aback and made some wonderful friends that evening

[@Laurabeck329]

She a little confused but she got the spirit

[@nitehawk86]

The real friends are the friends she made along the way.

[@KazyEXE]

I feel like TechDiff has talked about the Friends of Dorothy before.

[@angusperson4222]

@@KazyEXE edit: so I was thinking of this episode, just replied before rewatching.

[@Ratigan2]

That is such a heartwarming story

[@DavidTubbs]

I think Tabletop Time Machine is one of my favorite of the experiments. Glad it got a second experiment.

[@ThurstonCyclist]

If you add a lever, this may be the viable format you are looking for.

[@WolfOfLegend]

And maybe battery graphics

[@catfish552]

An actual lever for Tom to operate, and sound effects for the batteries charging.

[@MacPrince]

@@catfish552 Nice electrical arcing sound effect for Tom to trigger after he says "Fact!"

[@sneffels]

I hope table top time machine becone a prope thing its got a lot of promise

[@beardedemperor]

It needs some kind of explicit rule or on-screen display for how charged the fact-battery is. Are they looking for 8 facts? Are various facts weighted differently? Without that, it seems like mild groping in the dark for information Tom accepts and comes across as 'Citation Needed' sans a single cohesive topic.

[@OlanKenny]

@@beardedemperor Yorkshire facts are worth extra This Is Known

[@timothymclean]

On one hand, Citation Needed worked perfectly fine without any hard rules for how close you need to be to get a point (to say nothing of the Mystery Biscuits), and it didn't seem like anyone was paying too close of attention to the points. On the other hand...yeah, this could use some refinement.

[@IceMetalPunk]

The entire conversation about clamping a time machine and time traveling if it's clamped had me in stitches XD

[@loicoberle6156]

Why can't We know if Chris reads books or not ?Also how am I supposed to know if this Gary Brannan is my favorite Gary Brannan ?

[@freyac86]

Loic Oberle IS HE BUILT FOR LEISURE OR SPEED? The people must know!

[@StreuPfeffer]

Chris already has read all the books there are (he gets them directly from the Author when they come out) and Garry Brannan might be your Favorit up until now, could change tho as the Time passes on.

[@Whoeverheis11]

And who IS the bounciest man on the internet?

[@MarceldeJong]

Just out of curiosity, how many Gary Brannans do you know? I only know one, therefore he's my favourite Gary Brannan

[@DerekHartley]

@@MarceldeJong That's the joke...

[@benjamingeiger]

"Alright, there's your problem. It appears someone jammed mystery biscuits in your fuel tanks."

[@gwenynorisu6883]

Maybe the time machine's travels are the true origin OF the mystery biscuits? We don't know where they came from, or even really what they are, they just appeared one day in the middle of the control console, and everyone's just a little bit too scared to actually open them and collapse the waveform. Perhaps for TTTM they could be upgraded to SCHRODINGER'S BISCUITS

[@andrewmarkham]

Excellent impression of a spitfire by Tom, Matt, Chris and Gary at 6:10

[@kated442]

The time machine kitchen parking meter debate is one of the best imaginary scenarios these guys have ever come up with, along with the juggling cow.

[@threebadgersinatrenchcoat7957]

IT WAS NEVER NOT A COW!

[@michaelthompson3921]

One day one of these facts will come in handy for me, and the hours I've spent watching all these videos will not be in vain.

[@teucer915]

Gary is bouncing a lot here, are we sure Matt is really the bounciest man on the internet?

[@alexandermitchell9070]

I have a feeling that they won the nth degree quite a few times this episode.

[@extrahourinthepit]

I mean, at 9:30 they did lose the chance to answer "Hookers" and "GM cars"

[@andrewpinedo1883]

@@extrahourinthepitLate to the party, but 😂.

[@trippydrew8492]

When you guys are sitting around a table like this it is some of my favourite content on youtube. Please never stop.

[@Shadowfire646]

Experiment 4: experiment 1 2, electric boogaloo

[@AlRoderick]

@@Xotame experiment 2 2 is ballet dancing.

[@neilisbored2177]

Experiment 1 2, oatmeal

[@SkarmoryThePG]

Okay, I really like this format. Needs a knockoff tardis sound for charging, a ding for when they're at full charge, and a lever to throw with a satisfying kachunk.

[@heavynov]

How the heck do I keep forgetting that tea and The Technical Difficulties are a dangerous combo? Loved the format and video!

[@mrmimeisfunny]

11:01 Tom's face is perfect.

[@gwenynorisu6883]

:-| :-/ :-o >:-(

[@therese294776]

* clicks the timestamp * NEW FROM NIVEA

[@thekrautist]

I would watch this every day until I die, this is a brilliant format.

[@Neffers_UK]

Find 3 mates, find something to talk about, and make them guess. Simple format, not difficult to achieve, do a little editing and you have your own. I'm not saying that it's a replacement, but it'd be good to look back on yourself and your mates in a decade or so, for shits and giggles.

[@thekrautist]

I don't have three friends :(

[@Neffers_UK]

*waves* Hey PixelJanosz. There, we have had a conversation. That technically adds a friend to the count so far. Have a great day :)

[@adammullarkey4996]

One day, Tom will be doing the intro and tell everyone to charge the bat factories.

[@twistedtachyon5877]

Come, comrades! Seize the means of echolocation!

[@bibliophile5863]

This has been great fun. I hope there's more to come!

[@bassistwithadeathwish7277]

This. This is pure art.

[@SirDominic]

This needs to be a full blown series! but i would strongly request to have some sound effects. thank you

[@ehow5678]

And a giant lever

[@SirDominic]

exactly with a comical launch sound when activated :D

[@praemdonck]

Mistery biscuits

[@lilymercy]

I've enjoyed all the experiments but tabletop time machine is the most refined to turn into a full series

[@MEver316]

You should definitely go back to this. It's amazing

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

I absolutely loved these. Needed a giggle today, and am slightly hysterical instead. You guys work so brilliantly together. Even if you don't do this exactly the same again, you have to do _something_ like it. The Technical Difficulties team absolutely bloody rocks!

[@LepidoliteMica]

I need to get into some hobbyist electronics, because throwing together a little time travel box with a battery indicator and a lever would make for a great gift.

[@rollingtroll]

I love being back in the kitchen. I also love this series. For some reason I am much more capable of yelling right answers, making it very engaging. Although I thought Russia when you said concrete. This was a good one, guys.

[@notakirakarakaza2118]

I'd love to see this as a full series

[@JelenaMajic]

fun fact years late: there's a small town in croatia named Rome (well, Rim, but that's how we call Rome too)

[@Sam-pm9vy]

Did I mention that Matt is and always will be my favourite

[@taylorhancock5834]

That was great! I still think that this is one of the best ideas you've had on these experiments (unless you count the Nth Degree and double horses) and I hope to see more of it sometime soon. Great videos guys!

[@jennbennett9390]

I would absolutely love to see this format come back

[@CarolineFarrow]

you could break the speed of sound on a horse, if you crack a whip whilst sitting on it :)

[@gwenynorisu6883]

Whilst that _will_ make the horse run a little faster, the best you're going to get is about Mach 0.05, possibly 0.06.

[@jessephillips1233]

You all clearly enjoy the Tabletop Time Machine the most out of the experiments. As such they are also the most enjoyable to watch. Now all you need is a fact battery meter and a giant lever.

[@will3346]

While the TU-95 bear was quick it was actually the TU-114 that holds the record. They share engines though.

[@imoutodaisuki]

0:12 "On speaks the truth, the others only lies." Congrats on finding the new format.

[@lucase.2546]

Just a heads up: Roosevelt was the one known for the massive back-to-work infrastructure and job plans. Hoover’s term in office ran out almost immediately after the 1929 crash

[@xmlthegreat]

When Tom said Huge Mass of concrete, my mind automatically went to the Hoover Dam. Then I thought, no wait, Chernobyl.

[@sirBrouwer]

Mine went to the U boat docks at the France cost.

[@xmlthegreat]

@@sirBrouwer oh yeah the ones at St. Nazaire was it?

[@carstorm85]

I instantly thought Hoover Dam also.

[@paulsengupta971]

There are also pens in Bordeaux. A large concrete structure could also be the buildings at Peenemunde.

[@blindleader42]

One might have thought of Grand Coulee Dam instead, with nearly four times as much concrete as Hoover Dam. Same era, construction begun just a couple of years later.

[@maxximumb]

This needs to become a full series please.

[@Zakimals]

This is definitely my favourite experemint and I'm happy you've done it again

[@rashkavar]

Of the 3 formats you tested, I think this one's the best, but all 3 were funny.

[@justsammy2023]

Of the experiments, I have enjoyed the time machine one the most. Between Chris and Garry, it's brill

[@tomm.ymacleod9347]

This friend group is on a TV-show level of intercommunication,, absolutely brilliant.

[@alanaktion]

I seriously love this format.

[@miraclo3]

i really love these kitchen table type videos with just the 4 of you. keep it up!

[@CallyGem]

Thank you for making my Saturdays more interesting.

[@maria50337]

This is the format! A series of this would be awesome :-).

[@ryjelsum]

Definitely like tabletop time machine the best - glad you guys decided to do it again as your final experiment, I hope to see it on Tom's main channel :)

[@countertony]

This feels like the best format of the three (I mean, they've all been pretty good cos y'know, chemistry, but...) - and there's a fair chunk of years to work with even if you restrict it to the last 500 years so there are enough known facts to charge the battery with.

[@simonebrazioli2206]

Gotta say: loved this format

[@davekirwin]

Finally got round to watching this - excellent stuff, nice concept. Enjoyed all the experiments, always fun to listen to you 4 banter along.

[@spade6sic6]

I absolutely love this new format. I hope they keep doing it.

[@michaelkeogh7722]

I look forward to seeing this in front of an audience, with “fact battery charging” sound effects. You’re on to a winner here.

[@Firazoid]

I love the series of claps at the start. Clearly used for synching sound to video, but I love that you put it in just as part of the style.

[@kairon156]

excelent episode. I loved the bit about the Time Machiene clamp!!

[@iambugking]

Could we use the fact batteries to answer humanity’s greatest questions? Just say “the universe is a simulation” and see if they charge.

[@jadefalcon001]

These experiments have been a blast! I've loved all of it.

[@terrotorotbart8319]

I am currently stuck in a Kitchen Time Machine that has been clamped. Send help.

[@TommiHimberg]

When?

[@terrotorotbart8319]

I'm afraid I don't know. All I have in my time machine are kitchen appliances and the best I have is a 24 hour clock on my oven. In hindsight this was a bad idea.

[@matty2fatty9]

It's not a time machine, you just haven't figured out how to set the clock so that's why it's 12 o'clock all the time.

[@terrotorotbart8319]

You don't understand. I think I did go back in time - I just did the dishwasher cycle and now they've all piled up on the work surface again!

[@NathanTAK]

Can you give us your time and location?

[@silverdarlin]

After Matts comment, I think we need to see these four playing Hungry Hungry Hippos

[@NonFatMead]

This is definitely the most fun format you've done.

[@StuartGelin]

You guys know so much more about the US than we do about the UK.

[@StuartGelin]

And to be honest, probably more than the average American knows about America.

[@Zooooch1989]

Man, they need to bring this format back :)

[@burke615]

So I just watched all four experiments, and was crying laughing at all of them. As long as you lads have something to crack wise about, it hardly matters what format you put it in!

[@helenhascatallergy413]

Please do more of these - silliness at it's best

[@Hdtjdjbszh]

AND I'M GARRY!

[@belgaer4943]

This was so fun, I wish they’d done more of these.

[@XPimKossibleX]

I don't care which format you choose - whichever pleases you guys. Just make tech dif and im ecstatic

[@crazydragy4233]

Table top time machine is genuinely brilliant game haha. Maybe I'll even have the chance of getting to play it myself sometime

[@Blake-jl8lh]

Missed opportunity for back to the future 4, Marty doesnt pay the meter and his care gets clamped

[@AgentTasmania]

Chuck Yaeger was born 1923, so he'd have been 12 in '35, possibly hauling around his neighbourhood on a bike going over jumps and stuff.

[@markwhite3318]

This has the energy of a young teen animated show that would go on pbs

[@verdatum]

I really enjoyed the experiments. I'd love to see more of it.

[@Cruxador]

Chris Joel is the funniest one at that table by a long shot. He could be on the TV panel shows and he's still stand out as one of the better ones.

[@zechsblack5891]

One of the best formats

[@DeepseaGaming1000]

Tabletop Time Machine has to be my favourite of all the experiments

[@mrb692]

“That big f*** off dam” Congratulations, you’ve officially renamed Hoover Dam in my head. Cheers for that

[@Ssarevok]

This one is way better than part one, now that you're all getting into it. :D

[@timothyp873]

10:57 now i'm imagining the tardis with a clamp on it. like a yellow clamp on one of the corners.

[@Jaydee8652]

You’d think there’d be a lot of rads around Hoover dam.

[@MogaTange]

Btw we only need it accurate to a year because the time machine locates position based on the suns radiation so there’s only one time in a year that you can land on earth, otherwise you’re in a kitchen going very fast through space.

[@tomm.ymacleod9347]

I would pay good money for a time travel tv show with these four.

[@audieh]

In like 1st grade I loved the Magic Treehouse books and my friend and I would pretend that one of the play structures on the playground was a time machine and we’d have to guess where we were and try to fix things

[@alicedrysdale2066]

Definitely the best one yet.

[@AngelWedge]

I think if you were doing a series of this, it might be interesting to mention one of the natives from your current era being carried along with the time machine; and the thing that surprises them most about the next destination. End each episode with a teaser for the next, a single fact through the eyes of a temporally displaced person.

[@jackstevens7379]

All these experiments are good

[@JaffaPearl]

Loving this format

[@AwesomeFish921]

I would genuinely watch this as a series. =D

[@tidmouthmilk12]

I'm just picturing a prop for the batteries. Something where you hit the buzzer every time there is a fact and it adds a random increment to an LCD display on the front

[@willjohnson4579]

"I can hear those batteries charging!" Tinnitus kicked in right about there

[@FallingofftheGrid]

I would just watch those four do anything honestly 😄 Any of those formats I would watch, if it had the TechDifs

[@tobywarrington9753]

Oh gosh this is so funny please continue doing this as a series

[@rabidsamfan]

I have enjoyed all of these!