The Internet Is Cursed With Tom Scott - Safety Third 89

[@adhillA97]

I think the title is supposed to be: ““The Internet is Cursed”, with Tom Scott”. The way it is currently written, “The Internet is Cursed with Tom Scott”, makes it sound like Tom Scott is a curse on the internet.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

he is finally free from the curse after ten years

[@nohandle508]

Spot on. I don't mind Tom Scott's curse though. 😂

[@polarknight5376]

I assumed that's what it was and just accepted it without pause.

[@BoopTroop3r]

Youre making a suggestion to the people that named the micheal reeves episode "miche" You really think they care about the title that much?

[@DisobedientSpaceWhale]

Which is why I watched

[@cheezewizard]

How the hell did you get this man to come back?

[@nicholash.7656]

I'm happy

[@f953]

Allen left, and they're not talking about caillou hentai like the last time

[@Pallerim]

This time must've been pure luck. The next time it will be due to Scottholms syndrome.

[@diannahauslik573]

I honestly think they all forgot he was ever a guest in the past.

[@thewoods9684]

His sister works with Allan so easy

[@personagenerator]

I love how committed Tom is to keeping his private life completely private.

[@matheusp572]

He’s so good at this that after years watching his channel I’ve never realized his so private and that I basically know nothing about his personal life.

[@robertk1701]

You feel like you know a lot about Tom, but it's just because he's been in the public so long that there's a lot of public history to know about him.

[@parwes540]

The only “personal” detail about his life i remember him giving away was getting a text from an ex saying he might have a std

[@lethalnl]

i never realized until just now that i don't know anything about him. good! goes to show how little that makes sense.

[@efa666]

@@parwes540 I'll never forget the time he let everyone know he serves his dogs raw.

[@ZekeMe0ut]

Tom diverted the conversation from his personal life like a complete gentleman.

[@CircsC]

That's definitely one of the nicest things about him as a guest. He's wonderfully adept at managing boundaries in a positive way. I think part of it is that he values the craft of showmanship. I would venture a guess that he views going into his personal life as a type of poor showmanship - and that partly drives his preference for privacy.

[@CalebHansonlets]

I love how Tom went in somewhat reserved until he really realized it wasn't a 'good' podcast, it was a 'fun' podcast. And then started having lots of fun

[@CalebHansonlets]

@@c.james1 That's correct! You've definitely been watching/listening to the podcast too!

[@souprocks44]

I always love when Tom Scott is on because it feels like the boys always awaken the very mischievous uni Tom that is lurking under the surface. I feel like we are just one more podcast away from a "Mad Cap'n Tom" moment.

[@edwardphilibin3151]

I really, REALLY want to see a Mad Cap'n Tom moment.

[@Reverend_Salem]

​@@edwardphilibin3151 Mad Cap'n Tom runs for Parliament.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

I think Tom has mentioned that he doesn't drink alcohol, but these podcasts feel like getting someone drunk and having a conversation.

[@rosaking3825]

​@@Reverend_Salem In fairness, he's done that already 😅

[@arnauds2222]

I just binge watched Bobby Fingers on Tom's recommendation, and I think he might actually be the best visual artists on KZbin right now. His Bezos row boat is one of the greatest rollercoasters of a video I've seen ever, truly a masterpiece of poetry, music, craft, acting, and comedy.

[@Rockmaster867]

The ending is pure comedic genius. Also, he is a great actor.

[@thermitebanana]

When Tom asked Will " How's fatherhood treating you?", I thought "oh now that he's about to wrap things up, maybe Tom's going to talk about his personal life" but as soon as Will asked " do you have any pets" Tom just shot him down 1:57

[@ellegarret]

I like to think that Tom has something cool like three snakes living a really nice life at home - although who knows XD

[@froshanddink]

The way the "dump" button worked back when I worked on live call-in TV shows was that the show was always on a 5 second delay, but the button controlled the audio going out over the air. If a caller said something obscene, the sound guy had 5 seconds to hit the button and keep it down until the broadcast would be past the point of the call being dropped. The sound guy and call screener had to be listening intently the entire time and the host would do his best to keep a straight face, knowing that the viewers would only see him and hear the audio drop out for a few seconds and probably never know what actually happened. In my years of audio production for live TV, I think I only used that button once.

[@Robobot1]

I'm a long haul truck driver. I listen to videos on KZbin premium all day long, 10 hours a day with the screen off. I specifically look for the 1 hour or more for all my videos. I just queue up a few long 3 hour videos and my day is covered

[@samanthapeppers546]

Awesome. I hope you’re happy and well right now, thank you for keeping our lives rolling!

[@OperationDarkside]

Some of my recommendations: Fall of civilizations, Perun, Drachinifel, RealLifeLore. The topics might not fit your taste, but I like the delivery of the content.

[@ashton35]

Respect to any driver!

[@HotTakeAndy]

Former Amazon driver, now FedEx and same! :)

[@JunkyardBashSteve]

only 15 minutes in to the podcast and the hosts have come up with a better idea they'd much rather do. Welcome to Safety Third.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Safety Third, good ideas somewhere like seventh or eighth or something.

[@Bowlfulosoul]

Glad to see Tom bigging up the Bobby Fingers KZbin channel. It's the most creative series of videos I can remember watching. Not just the dioramas and sculptures, but the editing, music, narration are on anither level. He's also part of a famous comedy music partnership that had huge success in Ireland.

[@EPMTUNES]

I resonate with what Tom says about having an idea and executing it immediately. Its something thats often lost as you start to optimize your process but it takes a lot of the fun out of it

[@jannik6147]

i wasnt sure if he was actually gonna be in the video because thats not a given, even if someone is in the thumbnail on this channel, but im very happy to see he actually is

[@TheHumorgod]

He's been on the podcast before

[@jannik6147]

@@TheHumorgod yeah I know and I loved that episode. But iirc. They have photoshopped people in the thumbnail even though they're not there before as a joke

[@TheHumorgod]

@@jannik6147you right, you never know till you know with these fools lol

[@2pppppppppppppp657]

I desperately hope that Tom Scott and the crew actually went out and made a video on that Tesla Truck idea. I've also been waiting for something like that battlebots vs ballistic gel dummy idea for a long time

[@SamuraiGuy]

Posy is my underrated KZbinr. He just uploaded, so he's on my mind again, but he makes some really cool videos about relatively simple things, but in a certain way that he could blow my mind talking about a glass of water.

[@mlc1503]

Omg Posy is soo fucking amazing that's a quality channel right there

[@icanhazADHD]

Posy rocks! Discovered him a couple months ago and I’m hooked!

[@Michael-kp4bd]

His videos are a straight up vibe. Such a unique aesthetic, and so thoroughly thoughtful in production. I’d even categorize him as an educational channel - it’s just presented so satisfyingly to your senses that it feels like bliss. He’s the man.

[@napalmholocaust9093]

Pants are for horse riding. The first pair found are bronze age or earlier from the Mongolian steps. They had the gusset panel already by then to keep from splitting the crotch. There's an hour doc about them. They are made of 3 or 4 different fabrics and weaves, very nice.

[@HailHydra27]

"We can make it sharper" is peak Safety Third

[@sheilaross1449]

In case you guys are interested, here are my thoughts regarding protecting your kids from the internet. I'm no expert, but I am a parent who has been through some shit with my kids, and I work in an information field. My kids are teens, so also it's possible this advice may soon be outdated. But anyways... App limits are good; keeping an eye on what your kids are consuming is good. Making your home a safe place for your kids to talk about what they're consuming without fear of judgement is good (strict parents run the risk of raising good liars). Also - and this is a big one - I think it's becoming more and more important to start teaching kids media literacy from as young as age as possible. Keep it age appropriate; start out with underscoring the difference between what's real and what's pretend (this is not a new concept; it's literally a developmental milestone). Move on to explaining how so much of what's out there, from fairy tales to TV shows to movies to KZbin to TikTok, is designed to keep you interested and entertained, so a lot of it is made up or exaggerated - sometimes people act really rude or silly or do dangerous things to make people laugh or scare them. But it's not okay to do those things in real life because you could upset someone, or get hurt. There are lots of good resources out there for teaching kids these things. Being a Canadian of a certain age, I still remember our beloved House Hippos psa as an early example of this. Go look it up, I'm sure it's on KZbin somewhere. In general, keep talking; don't underestimate what kids are capable of understanding. Build a trusting, respectful relationship with them. That fixes so many issues.

[@aarontheperson6867]

you seem like a parent any child would be lucky to have! your comment has made me aware how much parenting (and our lives :P) has been affected by the internet.

[@sheilaross1449]

@@aarontheperson6867 that is a very kind thing to say; thank you. My spouse and I are not perfect; we've just learned a lot over the years and been willing to admit when we were wrong and course correct. And I swear, when it comes to parenting, even parenting troubled kids, giving a shit is half the battle.

[@aarontheperson6867]

@@sheilaross1449 no problem! i totally agree with the whole "giving a shit" thing. kids don't care if you're a "perfect" parent, the effort is what matters more i feel. and being able to admit your mistakes and change?? i feel like that is one of the biggest pillars for parents to build a strong, trusting connection with their kids, besides just being a good trait to have!

[@Appletank8]

No kids, and not really a serious idea, but I do sometimes wonder how practical it would be to restrict the toys/entertainment a kid had to stuff pre-2000 or so, at least until elementary. Let them get cracked at Mario 64 or whatever.

[@sheilaross1449]

@@Appletank8 it would be way too hard to enforce, public pushback would be significant, and even at that age school is getting more and more dependent on tech as well. I think unless we can better regulate dangerous content in the first place, the best bet is just to educate kids and empower them as young as possible.

[@GrowlieDave]

I caught Toms goodbye last night. Hes a great man, he will be sorely missed in a great many ways.

[@aarontheperson6867]

he didnt die haha he's still going to upload in other places or something right? and he might (might is a strong word) come back if he feels like it?

[@lhpl]

He didn't die. I wonder if his retirement announcement is meant to steal attention from, or hide beneath, the abdication of the Queen of Denmark. I would bet that he is going to Iceland soon, though. Perhaps the third time will be the lucky one where he gets to see an actual erupting volcano. 😂

[@Appletank8]

@@aarontheperson6867 He's "retired" from doing weekly videos like he has for the past decade. He still has other shows, podcasts, on other channels, and if he hits on a really neat idea he might make another video. Lateral, Technical Difficulties, for example

[@victoriaseawatch5407]

He'll be back soon.

[@carolinada_]

As someone who’s super weird about keeping my private life private, I can only aspire to be as slippery as Tom 😌

[@pmsavenger]

So, do you have a pet, and what is it's name? ^_~

[@carolinada_]

@@pmsavenger 🙊

[@whizthesugoi]

what is more iconic in regards of Tom Scott: the red shirt or being windswept?

[@Kikabopom]

If I had a nickel every time a group of people all wore red shirts to mess with Tom, I'd have 3 nickels, which isn't alot but it's weird it happened thrice.

[@yaboiharry]

I was listening to this while driving on CA-91 West, 72 mph

[@Sofia-xv6hl]

If Tom wants to know more about the button that deletes the last 10 seconds of live shows, he should speak to Dan of the H3 podcast. As far as I know they are the first livestream creators on youtube or twitch to use it. They have not one, but two of those buttons. Very expensive stuff.

[@elfpi55-bigB0O85]

why would you ever need such a stupid button lmao

[@Reverend_Salem]

​@elfpi55-bigB0O85 idk about H3H3's button, but a similar one is used in radio to cover sneezes, coughs, and the like. it works by delaying the actual live broadcast by 10 seconds, and if you need to sneeze you press the button, it stops broadcasting, you sneeze, you hit it again to start broadcasting again, and you go about your show, ideally the audience never notices you even paused.

[@SirDingle]

@@elfpi55-bigB0O85 its for when someone accidentally says something like "cunt" that would get the entire 3hr podcast demonetized and age restricted, accidentally showing nudity or something on a screen live, or if one of the crazy characters they live interview says or does something wild. same reason any tv or radio station would use one. it just goes back and deletes 20 seconds after the button press

[@Braddowski]

​@@elfpi55-bigB0O85The host has a habit of doxxing himself or saying jokes that can be clipped and used to try to cancel them. So they have an audio button and a video button.

[@skinkskinkdead4628]

16:00 I imagine this like a messed up version of taskmaster. Sort of a combination of taskmaster and scrapheap challenge where you have people with the skills to build and make something, and Greg Davies demanding horrors from them.

[@mrfoodarama]

AlphaPhoenix is an Awesome channel, his videos are always on my to watch list

[@SVVV97]

Would be great to see him on the podcast at some point

[@efa666]

I love that Tom Scott is promoting Bobby Fingers. It gives me hope that one day he'll come to Limerick and do a video on Chicken Hut.

[@travishunter8573]

It's nice of you guys to have Audrey on the podcast this week

[@ultimape]

The thing with adding the music in the end credits was originally a workaround for creators to still get money even if the content was maliciously flagged for a copyright claim that wasn't actually owned by the artist. You can see this in action within ymfah's "How to Break KZbin (Copyright Claim your own video)" from 3 years ago. It explains the situation in some detail.

[@shavono8402]

kevin unsheathing his red t-shirt on cue killed me 💀

[@bigmike4110]

Another one with Tom Scott, thats awesome!

[@TobbeTheDude]

When they brought up underrated youtube channels i immediately thought of bobby fingers! Tom Scott is based

[@lukewilsontv]

one of the best guests on this pod, should be a mainstay😂

[@whattodo9801]

I really like this "more loose" Tom, and hoping they do/did the Tesla truck idea... Something I would love to see also is gameshow(s) in Tom Scott style and in Safety third style, between the two crews (technical difficulties vs Safety third) - would require another judge than Tom though...

[@Tardisntimbits]

British and Canadian service announcements both, scarring kids.for life, lol.

[@UKCerberus]

a english public service announcement I remember, a child who was trying to get a ball off the top of a transformer station was trying to get a ball then just died. Thanks Tom for reminding me of those awful announcements

[@GuyPerson-jt9tv]

Tom doesn't know that the H3 Podcast has already implemented the button that erases the last 20 seconds of the stream.

[@n8mo]

And it’s honestly the funniest part of the show- the abrupt cut to the “we’ll be right back” screen kills me

[@BrighterIons]

when Tom comes it becomes his podcast

[@arsilvyfish11]

One of the few podcasts I like to tune in, today with my favourite guy from youtube.

[@NFSHeld]

A little tip on the "toy that never gets boring" problem: create interest through scarcity. Don't give them access to all the toys all the time. If you buy a new thing, put an old thing they aren't currently playing with away for a bit. Rotate the options. This works very well for toddlers.

[@teresa3567]

I force my nieces to watch Ann rearden all the time. Usually after they want to do something they’ve seen on 5 minutes crafts.

[@hoffmanbike]

love the callout for Bobby Fingers, gotta be one of the absolute best longform youtube channels out there currently

[@KW-ng8nd]

The bezos boat video was actually an art peice worthy of framing

[@carolinea5792]

Genuinely one of the best podcast combinations.

[@jameshughes3014]

Tom came back, after the first visit? That's awesome.

[@jocax188723]

It's a little sad we never got Tom Scott in a Backyard Scientist/William Osman cybertruck video. Here's hoping it still happens sometimes in the future.

[@Silrielmavi]

I'm at the stage where my oldest is wanting to do more with the internet and we are giving small amounts of freedom here and there and teaching along the way and having consequences(losing tech time etc) if the rules we have in place are violated. It's a balance between letting her learn what is good and what isn't while she's safe at home, and just wanting to not let her have access to things because of how much junk is out there.

[@Virtuous_Rogue]

The Corsair 1000D is a PC case literally made for Tom Scott's problem/idea. It fits 2 motherboards so one pc does all the content creation and the other routes everything where it needs to go.

[@fish_the_robot]

He is back!!!, best guest ever

[@BootlegHuman]

as a Slough resident born and bred I thank Tom for the greatest meme I own that I send to family any time my train arrives at Burnham station

[@Deja117]

Happy to see Tom back on. btw, personally for me, < 30 minutes watched in 1 sitting, > 50 I will usually watch in 2-3 sittings, if it's an interesting video (like this one actually!). < 10 minutes, I can easily binge 3-6 without really noticing time has passed. I have problems concentrating anyway... But ye short format is easier to binge for sure, but longer formats feel more fulfilling once you fully watch them through.

[@Rcmike1234]

Would love to see Alpha Phoenix on! Ben Krasnow would be awesome too can't imagine how that'd go lmao. As for long form content. I used to not watch it as much but have a lot more now with my new job I have to drive or occasionally fly to job sites. Even when I'm on site the work will switch between troubleshooting and then sitting around waiting. It'd come off not great if i was reading a book or staring at my phone so it's nice listening to topics I'm interested in while still looking like i'm focused lmao.

[@filiformis]

I, too, agree that the internet is cursed with Tom Scott. But like a fun curse that isn't really.

[@Braddowski]

FYI, H3 podcast has the 30 sec pause of content in case of untransmissable content of you wanted to investigate how they've implemented it

[@redstonerelic]

58:56, yup! I'm driving for work! 25mph

[@masheroomboi2884]

Dude i just found tyler bell and now he is one of my favorite channels

[@jakobfindlay4136]

I'd love to see Tom become a maker content creator

[@gh0stm0nst3r6]

One that I came up with that we used to use on the phone when our parents walked in was "air", an acronym for "Adult In Room". I wonder sometimes if our 'rents ever caught on, or wondered why the hell we were always studying the atmosphere and absolutely nothing else. Three-way phone call chains went psycho in the 90s. We'd have like nine people on the line and the first and last people in the chain couldn't hear each other for ish. Ah. Good times with homemade party lines, baebeeeeee

[@jasonpatterson8091]

Kids don't know how to be bored anymore. I'm not just doing the "Kids these days" thing, I'm serious. They almost never lack stimulation and it makes them really uncomfortable. That car ride with the iPad - chuck the iPad and let them be bored. See the world around you, even if it's not exciting!

[@fzxfzxfzx]

i legit dont know how to be bored or without my phone and it's really bad

[@lady_draguliana784]

definitely love alpha phoenix! his speed and behaviors of electricity vids are so awesome!

[@dowdayjing8442]

One idea on how to avoid clickbait and reward content for being interesting to the viewers: show each viewer a graph of connections (visual representation) to content they’ve watched and let them manually tend to it by cutting links or marking nodes they’d like to see more of. The big companies don’t have to give away the secret sauce of their algorithms but there’s a better way than click throughs, likes, and doom scrolling.

[@NarlaxIV]

Watching while driving going 75 mph

[@HailHydra27]

I can't believe you managed to get him back a second time after the first

[@h4724-q6j]

I started watching this while alone in a Discord voice channel and I feel called out.

[@MarcosLaureano-r2l]

43:37 Not only that, but no matter how you try to limit your kid, there will always be other kids with less restrictions that will show your kids things that will be out of your control

[@Juhpol]

Mandatory mention of H3 podcast which has the dump button

[@joseeduardorussoperis4668]

Most underrated channel is definitely Internet Comment etiquette with Erik. Dude is an outstanding writer and genuinely funny. His ads are honestly unskippable. Go check it out seriously.

[@EthanOverE-Z]

I usually prefer the canvas lawn chair that folds into a pillar. The ones they're using always seem to be extremely rusty, broken, or both.

[@tb0ne315]

Tom just described H3's button.

[@yeildme911]

H3 has already figured out the dump button

[@YasuTaniina]

We've decided our kids aren't getting smart phones until they're at the very least 15. We might do later depending, but not earlier. It shouldn't be too hard since many parents in our area are doing that. But our oldest isn't quite 7, so we have some time before we make a hard rule. We do have a family computer in a main area with restrictions, luckily my husband has extensive background in computers and electronics and can make sure things are secure. And they do have tablets, but they don't have browsers or streaming services, just educational apps and books to read. We also have an extensive physical children's book collection with probably a few hundred books thanks in no small part to my mom, a retired children's librarian, and I've sort of wanted to get a whole encyclopedia set like I had growing up. If they want to watch something they have to ask mommy or daddy to cast something to the tv or play a blu-ray.

[@chasehaynie879]

This is my sleep noise, thanks for all y'all do

[@JoshZanders]

Eagerly awaiting the "Bisectortruck ft. Tom Scott" video.

[@wagyourtai1]

15:30 to bring up an old joke: this is a party political broadcast by the conservative party. - Citation Needed 2x04

[@WastedDad]

On the 8th day of hanukkah, safety third gave to us, tom Scott in a red shirt

[@Mooba2]

See I read that title as 'The internet is cursed with Tom Scott.' Not 'The internet is cursed, with Tom Scott'

[@blacxthornE]

yeah and because they jinxed it now the internet is no longer blessed with tom scott

[@brads5979]

From Spotify: This is one of the podcasts I listened to on my drive to work. I typically go between 55-65MPH when on the parkway.

[@senfdame528]

Big Willy, Back door scientist and Tom 'i don't have any other shirts' Scott

[@cannabisunited420]

I am driving in the car while sitting in the middle delivering mail for the post office just thought y'all would find this interesting if you go back and read these

[@DesTroyerGamingIN]

Dump button h3 uses in its podcast streams which replaces generic scene for that time

[@_Myriad_]

This does have backyard bbq dad vibes but it was also a very fun and chill time 😊 glad you got tom back this is a good gang for a podcast

[@petertaylor4980]

In my generation the equivalent of 5 minute crafts was the anarchist's cookbook. I found a copy randomly in a bunch of second hand Amiga disks.

[@Tilt_TM]

I was driving and watching the video version of the podcast at 80mph on the Interstate. Got to my destination and wrote this comment lol

[@you-fq7ug]

The h3 podcast has a 30 second delay. The box is like 20 grand

[@jukechuu]

H3 podcast has a tv grade dump button and apparently it costed them like $25k

[@bmmbooshoot]

hbomb's video has 10M now and it's 2 weeks old. I've watched it in full 3 times and tbh it's one of the most important videos on KZbin in the past like. 5 years.

[@ConnorDoesRugby]

When Tom said Bobby fingers I was refreshing my recommended and a Bobby fingers video was first. I’d never heard of him before this… is that something KZbin does? 🤣🤣

[@thatprogramer]

Tom Scott was so traumatized that he left KZbin

[@SourSourSour]

i like how at 47:20 the KZbin glittery like button thing triggers at Will begging for 5 more minutes

[@lolisloltim]

Welcome to the safety third where the guests are the host

[@davetremaine9688]

42:43 - 42:46 Never heard of Gatekeeping spoken of in a positive light

[@PikaPetey]

Im in my car driving /listening to the video version of this. Hee hee

[@Siberius-]

For the topic at like 52:00, The h3 Podcast has that. Where he pushes a big red button (and a yellow button at the same time, video and audio), and it goes to a waiting screen for 20 seconds or whatever they had set it to (so as it can recoup that buffer back for future button presses), and then the show resumes after some fun waiting-screen stuff plays. They press it all the damn time lol. Tom said 10k, but I believe theirs was 20 thousand dollars lol.

[@OldFriendEr]

The ending reminds me "Smite me o mighty smiter!"

[@HaloGT1]

My favorite podcast to watch going 67mph down a freeway

[@WillBilly.]

I'm going 67mph through high winds and a blizzard warning on i80 in NE mm42. And yes siren/horn noises in music/podcasts make me bug out.

[@Asphyr]

The music companies are so petty that they won't even strike this video, smh.

[@gwamhurt]

54:00 kneecoleslaw reference. I never watched her really but I was a friend of a friend basically. What happened was her cat was begging for pets and got its claw stuck in her skin in such a way that it couldn't get down off her knee. When that happens you have to manhandle the cat to get the claw out and make sure it doesn't move enough to panic, and at the same time you're in pain, and that's what she did, and people were like, 'OMG she just like broke her cats paw and swore at it!' The cat was fine. It was a ridiculous situation.

[@peteroleary8566]

I paused the podcast and watched all of Bobby Finger's videos before coming back. How have I not heard of him before?

[@sambarker7930]

I feel its worth saying those maximum height, and minimum weight requirements for the ejector seat will be there because of past accidents