The world's most frustrating work of art

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Tom Scott

Tom Scott

Күн бұрын

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@kalebbruwer
@kalebbruwer 8 жыл бұрын
Imagine standing there for hours and finally giving up only to hear it go off when you got into your car and it stops as you get out...
@marco.trevisan
@marco.trevisan 5 жыл бұрын
Being in Denmark, it would probably happen when you start cycling in cold air, missing a nice hand warm up (which would add up to frustration).
@JonesNate
@JonesNate 5 жыл бұрын
😂
@M.Godfrey
@M.Godfrey 5 жыл бұрын
Kaleb Bruwer that’s the story of my life
@nesbatan
@nesbatan 5 жыл бұрын
This thing is close to where i live and i have never seen it go off
@moddrrrusky2910
@moddrrrusky2910 4 жыл бұрын
Kaleb Bruwer That’s why you shouldn’t stand there for hours
@DigGil3
@DigGil3 8 жыл бұрын
Well... This is an artist who figured out a way to keep people watching his work for no good reason.
@ethan4896
@ethan4896 5 жыл бұрын
Visual_Vexing I think this is the definition of a Skinner box...
@Siegmernes
@Siegmernes 5 жыл бұрын
@@ethan4896 Not really. You're not rewarded for doing something.
@chechnya
@chechnya 5 жыл бұрын
@@Siegmernes Isn't seeing the flame go off a visual reward?
@Siegmernes
@Siegmernes 5 жыл бұрын
@@chechnya You don't get it for doing a specific thing like pushing a button or cranking a lever. Skinner box (simplified) = You+Action - > Reward, You +No action - > no reward. Here you don't have a specific action to fulfill so its not a skinner box :)
@finley888888
@finley888888 5 жыл бұрын
Big fire = good reason 🔥
@EebstertheGreat
@EebstertheGreat 5 жыл бұрын
If we ever go extinct, I hope this is what future civilizations find. A giant metal sphere with no function except to randomly shoot pillars of flame into the air.
@donpacificbobcat9er615
@donpacificbobcat9er615 5 жыл бұрын
I think they would either be a shrine to a fire god, or a monument left by previous visitors to our planet.
@OliverLMinecraftMachine
@OliverLMinecraftMachine 5 жыл бұрын
@@donpacificbobcat9er615 the gas gas would run out
@Ethan-ot2fv
@Ethan-ot2fv 5 жыл бұрын
@@OliverLMinecraftMachine Thank you for using your infinite wisdom to poke holes in the flawless logic of a joke.
@OliverLMinecraftMachine
@OliverLMinecraftMachine 5 жыл бұрын
@Desk fair play
@buttsufancypantsu1644
@buttsufancypantsu1644 5 жыл бұрын
I was about to leave a like but then I noticed you were at 666. So for absolutely no logical reason at all I will leave it at that.
@williamjones7163
@williamjones7163 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know which is sillier. Tom standing there waiting for the flame to go off or me watching Tom standing there waiting for the flame to go off. Props to Tom. And props to the artist for a sculpture well done.
@nolesy34
@nolesy34 2 жыл бұрын
No its completely normal for people to be watching other people do things these days, we have become a world of voyeurs Its funny to see people on youtube on the train watching documentaries of places theyd rather be like dude just get off the train and go then!
@theothertonydutch
@theothertonydutch 2 жыл бұрын
I already looked longer at this artwork than a regular view looks at a painting. Artist knows what he's doing. From a huff post article about the average view time of paintings: "One found that an average viewer goes up to a painting, looks at it for less than two seconds, reads the wall text for another 10 seconds, glances at the painting to verify something in the text, and moves on. Another survey concluded people looked for a median time of 17 seconds."
@nolesy34
@nolesy34 2 жыл бұрын
@@theothertonydutch also you need to have good shoes (for shuffling) As well as “Ça plane pour moi” playing
@jusk2ru
@jusk2ru 2 жыл бұрын
Because we all like to believe in miracles.
@mattcwatkins
@mattcwatkins 2 жыл бұрын
I know what's sillier! Me watching you.....watching Tom....watch the sculpture.
@revvilo
@revvilo 4 жыл бұрын
"Here's hoping" *Fire column shoots out* "ONE TAKE!!! WOOOO"
@jenkinsfamily2229
@jenkinsfamily2229 4 жыл бұрын
If only
@calebcomet1868
@calebcomet1868 4 жыл бұрын
u got me damit
@feronanthus9756
@feronanthus9756 4 жыл бұрын
Once again, a counterexample to the best of all possible worlds hypothesis of Leibniz.
@Knuckx117
@Knuckx117 3 жыл бұрын
That would have been absolutely amazing, and I probably would have called the entire thing staged if that happened.
@Emeralds60601
@Emeralds60601 3 жыл бұрын
"This, is the-" *flame shoots out*
@opheliabawles9646
@opheliabawles9646 6 жыл бұрын
I'm from Scandinavia. One of the ways we manage to keep warm is by closing our jackets. We might be wrong, but it really seems to help.
@mauz791
@mauz791 4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@sadmermaid
@sadmermaid 4 жыл бұрын
Need to see the trademark hoody
@leotheking1000
@leotheking1000 4 жыл бұрын
That's not keeping in mind random fireflames! If it went off, it'd have been way too warm for him! D:
@danielkonrad1444
@danielkonrad1444 4 жыл бұрын
I love you
@antonhelsgaun
@antonhelsgaun 4 жыл бұрын
Another way we keep warm is giant flames
@justanotheryoutubechannel
@justanotheryoutubechannel 5 жыл бұрын
I was honestly expecting to find out it was built off centre, or each chimney was 1 foot out of alignment or something, but I think this is just as annoying.
@renookami4651
@renookami4651 5 жыл бұрын
Imagine both, now you created a mental image of an even more annoying work of art
@thesuperginge1348
@thesuperginge1348 4 жыл бұрын
Same!
@Niels901
@Niels901 4 жыл бұрын
Well, we could do both now
@pinkajou656
@pinkajou656 4 жыл бұрын
I thought there was some sort of frustrating illusion or something
@km077
@km077 2 жыл бұрын
That would have been just straight up infuriating, not just annoying.
@funny-video-YouTube-channel
@funny-video-YouTube-channel 8 жыл бұрын
It's a weird slide. Go up the stairs, slide down on the sides of the structure :-)
@funny-video-YouTube-channel
@funny-video-YouTube-channel 8 жыл бұрын
There is a solution to that. Somebody needs to pile up sand on the base, so that it can be safe to land after the slide :-)
@AnimeWolf5193
@AnimeWolf5193 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheSexyFerret That sounds like quitter talk to me!
@teambees
@teambees 4 жыл бұрын
I’m from Herning where this is. And got at few friends with broken ankels because of that
@justagerman140
@justagerman140 4 жыл бұрын
@@teambees ask them if it was worth it, no sarcasm :D
@Grubiantoll
@Grubiantoll 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheSexyFerret you could always secretly add some modifications
@MozartJunior22
@MozartJunior22 4 жыл бұрын
In the Technion university in Haifa, there is a sculpture called "The Obelisk", which was originally intended to be operating and moving, but due to design errors, when it operates it makes sounds that are described by the locals as "the agonized screams of horrified students cramming for a Calculus exam". Nowadays, they only turn it on once a year for a few days.
@makiito4170
@makiito4170 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, my sister studies there!
@pedrokreutzwerle9488
@pedrokreutzwerle9488 Жыл бұрын
They have a great playlist on vector calculus!
@benridout8668
@benridout8668 4 жыл бұрын
I'm convinced that modern art is made by people to confuse future generations into thinking we communicated with aliens
@edoardohutha694
@edoardohutha694 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine if some dude 3000 years ago in Egypt thought the same thing .... oh ...wait
@whiteline4157
@whiteline4157 4 жыл бұрын
You must be joking. There is no such thing as a giant triangle in the middle of a desert.
@bob-wo3ir
@bob-wo3ir 4 жыл бұрын
I'm convinced that modern art is a scam and pure garbage made by people with no talent what so ever.
@boom5474
@boom5474 4 жыл бұрын
@@bob-wo3ir You couldn't be more wrong.
@stonwall9065
@stonwall9065 4 жыл бұрын
@@bob-wo3ir I’m convinced a lot of it is used as a guise for human trafficking.
@inkno701
@inkno701 8 жыл бұрын
Art that doesn't want to be seen during regular Denmark weather or when people are looking or even close to it. Trolling level Expert.
@infinitewatts
@infinitewatts 4 жыл бұрын
Nobody else is going to like your comment because the number is fun to look at. 777.. Until I came along.
@kamomile_tea
@kamomile_tea 4 жыл бұрын
Nobody else is going to like your comment because the number is fun to look at. 900.. Until I came along.
@Tricus
@Tricus 4 жыл бұрын
Nobody else is going to like your comment because the number is fun to look at. 965.. Until I came along.
@anatine_banana_69
@anatine_banana_69 4 жыл бұрын
i can't like this comment as there are exactly 999 likes. it seems very oddly satisfying.
@infinitewatts
@infinitewatts 4 жыл бұрын
@@anatine_banana_69 cmoooooooooooon... Like... Like! Like! Like! 🤔😂
@whoeveriam0iam14222
@whoeveriam0iam14222 8 жыл бұрын
you were very lucky that day but not lucky enough for the flame
@tortex1
@tortex1 8 жыл бұрын
Being a protagonist has it's limits.
@TomScottGo
@TomScottGo 8 жыл бұрын
I knew, going in, that it was almost certainly far too windy. Worth a try though...
@Flocko_
@Flocko_ 8 жыл бұрын
I was really waiting for it considering how lucky he said the shoot was
@whoeveriam0iam14222
@whoeveriam0iam14222 8 жыл бұрын
I feel like he would have mentioned something in that other video if that had happened.. just too big to hold secret
@Flocko_
@Flocko_ 8 жыл бұрын
Yeah he probably would have said *something* to let Matt know I guess. He was being particular about spoilers though, so I still had hoped.
@AarhgYouTube
@AarhgYouTube 8 жыл бұрын
Ah, neat. My dad helped build this thing. When they were building it, an old lady who lived nearby asked when they would be done with it. She didn't like all the construction noise they were making. My dad jokingly said that they had to move the entire thing twenty meters to the left, so they wouldn't be finished anytime soon. He then pointed the old lady towards to build leader, and she then promptly walked over to and began to scold him for building Elia in the wrong place.
@Integritys_Sum
@Integritys_Sum 2 жыл бұрын
Stuffy old busybodies
@helloidharbl6753
@helloidharbl6753 2 жыл бұрын
lawl
@dexorne9753
@dexorne9753 2 жыл бұрын
@@Integritys_Sum that vocabulary makes it seem like you're one of those too. Well, atleast the old part.
@P0LYBiUS7
@P0LYBiUS7 4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: When Elia is struck by lightning, its design will make an echo of it which lasts about 40 seconds. Fun fact 2: It WILL erupt at least once every 19 days. (If weather conditions allow it)
@DidierLoiseau
@DidierLoiseau 4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact 2 contradicts what Tom said in the video
@MAINFRAMELaboratories
@MAINFRAMELaboratories 4 жыл бұрын
@@herlinjm I bet you're fun at parties
@aryansingh2199
@aryansingh2199 4 жыл бұрын
@@DidierLoiseau i'm guessing 19 days but sometimes it fails to erupt because the wind, so it can actually go much longer without lighting if its unlucky with wind.
@YEs69th420
@YEs69th420 4 жыл бұрын
@@herlinjm Fun fact: you're the target audience
@corgi69
@corgi69 4 жыл бұрын
@@herlinjm speech 100
@Madmanslime
@Madmanslime 4 жыл бұрын
This was all that remained after the "Teletubbies" home makeover didn't go quite as planned.
@kimk3060
@kimk3060 4 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@joshcanttakeajoke2853
@joshcanttakeajoke2853 3 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment right here yall
@qqnqqpart
@qqnqqpart 3 жыл бұрын
If the Teletubbies got into Scandinavian metal & decided to do a home makeover!
@200gramsofCashewnuts
@200gramsofCashewnuts 3 жыл бұрын
Omegalul
@CaesarsSalad
@CaesarsSalad 8 жыл бұрын
Showing you standing on the stairs would give us a sense of scale. Like this they just look like normal stairs.
@ClareBearCB
@ClareBearCB 5 жыл бұрын
Think of what it would be like for a baby to walk up normal stairs, that is how it feels walking up these
@princessthyemis
@princessthyemis 4 жыл бұрын
Good point
@princessthyemis
@princessthyemis 4 жыл бұрын
@@ClareBearCB seriously?! Whoa!!!
@LQC2556
@LQC2556 4 жыл бұрын
You can tell the scale by looking at the railings, which are put there at a normal height for people to hold onto (probably because of regulations).
@calebcomet1868
@calebcomet1868 4 жыл бұрын
As a tall person I see no problem with theses stairs.... which is probably why there is a problem considering everything seems to be built for people a foot shorter than I...
@samramdebest
@samramdebest 8 жыл бұрын
so how high were those steps? (Because I usually take 2 steps at a time; so this might be the right size)
@TomScottGo
@TomScottGo 8 жыл бұрын
Then they'd be about the right height for you!
@trikers471
@trikers471 8 жыл бұрын
but about how high?
@EXPlaySMC
@EXPlaySMC 8 жыл бұрын
too high
@FictualKyle
@FictualKyle 8 жыл бұрын
ΛΞPHAX hut how high is that?
@Julepalme
@Julepalme 8 жыл бұрын
They are about 35-40cm tall
@DissectingThoughts
@DissectingThoughts 8 жыл бұрын
Did you consider making the end of this video an hour long, showing you just watching it? You did, didn't you?
@hopkinsmiler
@hopkinsmiler 4 жыл бұрын
I was actually ready to watch it for an hour.
@sheltr9735
@sheltr9735 2 жыл бұрын
@@hopkinsmiler I don't know about watching it for an hour But I definitely did watch Tom, watch the sculpture, until the end of the video Satirical Nonsensical LOVE IT!!
@Naokarma
@Naokarma 2 жыл бұрын
Best option: Wait for 10 minutes for that ad revenue, and trick people onto thinking it goes off by ending at such a specific time.
@blidea9191
@blidea9191 2 жыл бұрын
@@Naokarma Genius
@BlackThorneDK
@BlackThorneDK 4 жыл бұрын
Those 'chimneys' are actually lightning rods, and the space below are meant to resonate, if a lightning strikes them. I wonder if the computer registers hits by lightning as well?
@cmelton6796
@cmelton6796 4 жыл бұрын
Gotta charge the batteries somehow
@howtheygotthere
@howtheygotthere 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder which is more rare fire or lightning?
@poolbwoy6585
@poolbwoy6585 4 жыл бұрын
its a classic 4 rod disaster
@cheesetoast5034
@cheesetoast5034 4 жыл бұрын
if it gets hit by lightning it echos for a minute.
@jimbobbyrnes
@jimbobbyrnes 2 жыл бұрын
wouldn't sensing for lighting just destroy the computer? im sure they insulated it from the lightning and so therefore no it won't sense lightning.
@MatchBreakers
@MatchBreakers 3 жыл бұрын
Someone unfortunately recently lost their life cleaning one of the chimneys. Investigation is still ongoing as to how it happened.
@MenloMarseilles
@MenloMarseilles 3 жыл бұрын
is that why there have been no eruptions since October?
@Screamingmanta
@Screamingmanta 3 жыл бұрын
@@MenloMarseilles It was not more than a few months ago.
@FrozenBusChannel
@FrozenBusChannel 3 жыл бұрын
RIP
@-JustHuman-
@-JustHuman- 2 жыл бұрын
Isn't that 4 people that have lost their lives then ? Also I have never seen it actual erupt for the 3 years I lived there, though I was told it was turned off and only was tuned on rarely.
@ricksanchez3557
@ricksanchez3557 2 жыл бұрын
@@-JustHuman- It's not erupted for nearly a year now, at least it's not been updated on the website.
@tedz2usa
@tedz2usa 5 жыл бұрын
Very poetic at the end, to film yourself waiting for the flame.
@arnoremane4595
@arnoremane4595 3 жыл бұрын
should've been one hour of uncut footage of tom just standing there
@efari
@efari 8 жыл бұрын
in today's age of digital technology, i would like a livestream webcam of this, so i can watch from here...
@NukelearFallout
@NukelearFallout 7 жыл бұрын
I figured someone would have set up a camera. But I guess that contradicts the meaning and beauty of the this.
@aliciacarr9014
@aliciacarr9014 6 жыл бұрын
And power it from where? Or using what computer? And how would you prevent it from being stolen? Plus, as Tom said in the video, being there in person would be a completely different experience to watching it on a screen.
@elllqslaz
@elllqslaz 6 жыл бұрын
@@aliciacarr9014 theres clearly a building right behind the sculpture, also in the last part of the video tom stands next to what looks like a tall lamp post. So mount it on top, get 220v from the obviously ready sources ? I mean loads of places have live webcam feeds.
@chopinbloc
@chopinbloc 5 жыл бұрын
@@aliciacarr9014 Powered by wind and solar with battery backup, just a smart phone on mobile data in a locked plastic box. Doesn't completely eliminate the chance of theft, but if it's an older model and you configure it to brick itself if stolen, that would help a bit.
@brianartillery
@brianartillery 8 жыл бұрын
I was suddenly struck by the thought: 'Mallrats'. In that movie, there is a character called Willam who tries to view one of those 'magic pictures' that were popular in the 1990's. Everyone can see the hidden image ( a ship), except him, including a small child who merely glances at it on entering the mall. Willam even takes a packed lunch in so he can stand all day looking at this damn picture. As the end credits roll, it is shown what happened to the characters (by the way, this movie has the best Stan Lee cameo ever. EVER.), when it gets to Willam, it says: 'Willam never saw the ship.' Tom, standing there, waiting for the flame that never comes, reminded me of Willam. Fascinating installation, though. I like it. It's pleasingly sinister.
@numbersix9468
@numbersix9468 3 жыл бұрын
THERE IS NO EASTER BUNNY
@RaineWilder
@RaineWilder 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for reminding me of something I never managed to see as a kid either... :(
@punkdigerati
@punkdigerati 2 жыл бұрын
It's a schooner!
@brandonlawrence5851
@brandonlawrence5851 2 жыл бұрын
god i hadnt thought of that movie in years. well i know what im watching tonight. as far as the sculpture goes i must admit it is fascinatingly fugly.
@joagra71
@joagra71 4 жыл бұрын
I live in Herning and I love Elia! The gigant steps are a struggle, but you feel so satisfied when you reach the top, especially if you climb all four sides! This will of course leave you with sore muscles the following day. I like stranding at the top in all kinds of weather, looking at the flat fields that surrounds Elia. It's often quite windy here, and you feel the wind so strongly at the top. My children and dog love Elia too, we often go there, even at night. Looking at stars, or at a full moon, feels really special from Elia. How you perceive a piece of art is never the same for two people, but to me this huge, odd thing has come to belong here, and represents to me that not everything has to be as straight forward.
@adampacher9285
@adampacher9285 2 жыл бұрын
at night with kinds? I went there at night once and it was so sinister with the noise from the highway and wind from a distance
@beep3527
@beep3527 4 жыл бұрын
"Ingvar Cronhammar" That's the most Viking name I've heard. Such a badass name.
@Viigan
@Viigan 4 жыл бұрын
You should see his beard.
@aimeeaaw
@aimeeaaw 8 жыл бұрын
I've been past this on the train so many times and I never once knew that it shot flames.
@dark2023-1lovesoni
@dark2023-1lovesoni 4 жыл бұрын
I'm just trying to imagine what your reaction would have been if you unexpectedly saw flames start gushing out one day when you passed it.
@NNic.
@NNic. 4 жыл бұрын
@@dark2023-1lovesoni 😂
@MegaVikingen
@MegaVikingen 4 жыл бұрын
@@dark2023-1lovesoni Probably "Oh no, the freaking sculpture is on fire!"
@-JustHuman-
@-JustHuman- 2 жыл бұрын
Lived by it for 3 years, never seen it either. From what I know it was turned totally off at one point.
@over00lordunknown12
@over00lordunknown12 5 жыл бұрын
2:14 I wonder how long Tom stood with his back to the camera before turning it off.
@petepi
@petepi 4 жыл бұрын
It actually shot for at 3:54
@oxenford539
@oxenford539 4 жыл бұрын
i like to think he's still waiting
@tobblesmash6193
@tobblesmash6193 4 жыл бұрын
0:29 Tom: "steps upto the viewing gallery are uncomfortably high" Me: oh look handrails for the elderly:)
@camurai9613
@camurai9613 2 жыл бұрын
Any Tom Scott video you watch is never skip-able
@PeterT1981
@PeterT1981 4 жыл бұрын
You really have a knack for informing and simultaneously entertaining. Your voice and delivery are superb. Subscribed.
@BaryLevi
@BaryLevi 8 жыл бұрын
looked up the recent bursts on the website. Apparently there was a burst in 13-16-2016. I didn't know there was such a month as quattuordecember
@thehiddenninja3428
@thehiddenninja3428 5 жыл бұрын
Indeed! at 6 : 53 PM It also apparently thrice at the exact same time on 27-03-17. At 9:48.
@saacinecrozma8317
@saacinecrozma8317 4 жыл бұрын
Wha-- Even in American date writing, this still makes no sense
@WildBluntHickok
@WildBluntHickok 4 жыл бұрын
@@saacinecrozma8317 The only way it would make sense would be if every date had the second number matching up to the last 2 digits of the year. "Oh I see what programming mistake they did there".
@DragonWinter36
@DragonWinter36 4 жыл бұрын
You have no idea how much this has made me laugh, and that makes me sad
@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111
@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111 3 жыл бұрын
@@saacinecrozma8317 day month year.. it works fine, it is how most of the world does it.
@ryklatortuga4146
@ryklatortuga4146 8 жыл бұрын
Michael Bay doesn't direct for Tom Scott, but if he did...
@aliciacarr9014
@aliciacarr9014 6 жыл бұрын
... the whole thing would have transformed into a huge advertisement for a load of different products at once before falling apart and each piece exploding individually.
@bluesdjben
@bluesdjben 8 жыл бұрын
I was surprised to see this video because I've actually seen this sculpture, although not the flames, when I visited my relatives in Denmark who live near Herning. It's kind of cool, but weird. It definitely looks like an artfully designed power plant.
@Asbitos
@Asbitos 3 жыл бұрын
There should have been a 2 hour loop of Tom standing there at the end just so people think it went off in the video
@JamesNewham
@JamesNewham 2 жыл бұрын
It literally went from erupting 36 times in 2020 to ONCE in 2022. Here's hoping for 2023
@Patricia_Taxxon
@Patricia_Taxxon 8 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a beautiful and absurd work. I'll be looking more into this person's sculptures.
@MerthanE
@MerthanE 8 жыл бұрын
-Said no one ever
@Patricia_Taxxon
@Patricia_Taxxon 8 жыл бұрын
Maybe I should have put in some exclamation points, I'm not being sarcastic. I want to see this in person.
@siaw0000
@siaw0000 8 жыл бұрын
Merthan E. It's really sad that you thought this person was being sarcastic.
@MerthanE
@MerthanE 8 жыл бұрын
Xiran Wang It's just sad that you think that I thought he was sarcastic, even though I only made a joke.
@iabervon
@iabervon 8 жыл бұрын
No, no. They don't do anything if you look into them. You have to stand back and watch them from a distance.
@HikloLime
@HikloLime 8 жыл бұрын
I have been there! We just called it "The router" when we drove past it! It was a little bit more sunny also! :)
@HikloLime
@HikloLime 8 жыл бұрын
And also, wasnt there some teens who died there recently? They ran up and thought there was a floor underneath and jumped and died. :(
@xink64
@xink64 8 жыл бұрын
Yep. He didn't know about the hole in the middle and it was dark.
@coagmano
@coagmano 8 жыл бұрын
:(
@dakat5131
@dakat5131 7 жыл бұрын
is it bad imagined that with the Mario death sound?
@JonatasAdoM
@JonatasAdoM 7 жыл бұрын
that adds up. I'm never visiting this thing
@sisusdk
@sisusdk 5 жыл бұрын
At 1:05 you show a sign that tells you what it is. It is a over pressure relase station. The gas it lett on fire for saftey reasons. Best regards from the Danish plumber :)
@stenen
@stenen 2 жыл бұрын
3 people have died in this piece of art, 1 on accident, 1 suicide and the latest death was a worker carrying out maintenance.
@swaggychicken.
@swaggychicken. 3 жыл бұрын
this is like the next level of when the DVD square finally goes into a corner
@GuitarMaster310
@GuitarMaster310 7 жыл бұрын
Pretty genius if you think about it. People constantly watch or "admire" this piece of art waiting to see if it will shoot flames. Thus, people probably watch it longer than they normally would if the flames were on a regular schedule.
@amphioxusanniversary
@amphioxusanniversary 4 жыл бұрын
Basic psychology! B. F. Skinner found that a rat will press a lever more often if the rat only sometimes receives a food pellet (versus if the rat always receives a food pellet after n number of presses). See also: slot machines. /yes, I know this comment is two years old. shut up
@salbroe2472
@salbroe2472 3 жыл бұрын
Before I saw the date of the video, I thought the “frustrating part” was going to be all the deaths related to it
@logans6619
@logans6619 3 жыл бұрын
This art has killed and nobody seems to talk about that
@WobblesandBean
@WobblesandBean 4 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you said that about the Mona Lisa. There's just something about art that must be experienced, it just isn't the same as seeing a photo of it. It's kinda watching a recording of a live show and seeing the band play live yourself, the energy and the experience is so much more intense in person.
@minitiger101
@minitiger101 4 жыл бұрын
Legend has it that Tom is still stood there, watching and waiting to this day
@oliversommer8165
@oliversommer8165 2 жыл бұрын
I think the most unnerving thing about it, is how many people has died because of that sculpture. 3 persons has died there
@Niek31
@Niek31 5 жыл бұрын
I've been there twice in 2 years, and I didn't even know about the flame thrower.
@keira_churchill
@keira_churchill 8 жыл бұрын
It needs a massive straw goat on the top of it. :)
@fustigate314159
@fustigate314159 5 жыл бұрын
I'm confused why this comment doesn't have more upvotes.
@robinhyperlord9053
@robinhyperlord9053 5 жыл бұрын
???
@alyssashih2895
@alyssashih2895 5 жыл бұрын
Robin Gilliver watch toms video on the straw goat
@robinhyperlord9053
@robinhyperlord9053 5 жыл бұрын
@@alyssashih2895 Please try to explain.
@rc_woshimao957
@rc_woshimao957 3 жыл бұрын
I understood that reference!
@Siferzion
@Siferzion 3 жыл бұрын
It'd be interesting to find out what date and time this was filmed on, and then when the nearest flame burst was, to see how much Tom missed it by
@saibot7218
@saibot7218 Ай бұрын
I’m from Denmark and did not knew about this XD. Now I feel like going there are stare at it for hours or days to see the eruption
@madzen112
@madzen112 Ай бұрын
Well, that's one possible way to spend your summer holidays!
@wenzelplot
@wenzelplot 4 жыл бұрын
When I lived in Herning, Elia was my go-to workout spot. Those long steps are great for that! It's frequented by a lot of the Parkour community in the area. Fun to see it here!
@OLBastholm
@OLBastholm 3 жыл бұрын
No one lives in Herning.
@lyrimetacurl0
@lyrimetacurl0 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine if it happened right when the stop button was pressed 😂
@vermilanim3309
@vermilanim3309 4 жыл бұрын
"At random decided by a computer" Computer: Looks like it's time for world domination!
@user-nd7ts7bp6g
@user-nd7ts7bp6g 2 жыл бұрын
It has also killed 3 people, 2 when this video was filmed. Really adds to the dark vibe
@jonathanmarkov1741
@jonathanmarkov1741 4 жыл бұрын
The part at the end where we get to watch with Tom is a nice touch :)
@pellaken
@pellaken 8 жыл бұрын
"I was so lucky" "it's amazing how lucky I was" "I went to this place I can't talk about" "everything was so lucky" - "lets stand here and see if I can get lucky with the flames" - greatest troll of 2017 so far
@Daniel-xt9lm
@Daniel-xt9lm 3 жыл бұрын
in 2016 two people died at this sculpture. One fell down the pit, one suicide and just recent a worker died maintaining the chimneys :(
@Lethgar_Smith
@Lethgar_Smith 3 жыл бұрын
This work of art has also killed three people so far. Not many works of art can make that claim.
@KaleidoscopeMusician
@KaleidoscopeMusician 4 жыл бұрын
The way you describe Ingvar Cronhammar's art along with the setting of Elia reminds me of the movie: Arrival
@ElveeKaye
@ElveeKaye 4 жыл бұрын
Let's appreciate how awesome a name is Ingmar Cronhammar.
@12345shipreck
@12345shipreck 8 жыл бұрын
You said you were super lucky that day. I was expecting the fire.
@Wadsack999
@Wadsack999 2 жыл бұрын
Anyone watching in 2023: Elia errupted three times over the course of 2021, and only once in the entirety of 2022.
@Halefall
@Halefall 8 жыл бұрын
May I recommend the Solar Furnace in Odeillo? It really is an amazing place!
@bbrockert
@bbrockert Ай бұрын
The website says it fired three times in each of 2021 and 2022 and none since then. I guess no one is paying the gas bill.
@Elavity
@Elavity 2 жыл бұрын
legends say Tom is still standing there... waiting..
@AD-gl2wi
@AD-gl2wi 3 жыл бұрын
I just found out the artist, Ingvar Cronhammar passed away this year. Rest In Peace.
@sonicmeerkat
@sonicmeerkat 8 жыл бұрын
2:32 i like how you cut to it burning
@sonicmeerkat
@sonicmeerkat 8 жыл бұрын
you watched the title card in its entirety, tom has already fooled you.
@tennicktenstyl
@tennicktenstyl 8 жыл бұрын
his videos are perfect if you just woke up to school and want to watch something but you don't have time for there 10 minutes videos ^^
@tuddgrimley8532
@tuddgrimley8532 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine making this video over and over for months to try to catch the flame with impeccable timing
@RobMacKendrick
@RobMacKendrick 4 жыл бұрын
This might just be my favourite Tom Scott video ever. And the competition is steep.
@J2ghz
@J2ghz 8 жыл бұрын
Anyone got a video of it going off?
@1994mvs
@1994mvs 2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know whether or not this art installation is currently "on" so to speak the latest eruption was a long time ago 🤔
@ian9outof10
@ian9outof10 8 жыл бұрын
Imagine if it had gone off just as you shut the camera off. Now THAT would have been frustrating.
@invisiblue3212
@invisiblue3212 4 жыл бұрын
I'm binge watching. Tom Scott, sir, you are an enabler. I thank you.
@longtailgt
@longtailgt 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of those videos where, as you watch Tom turn his back and start watching the thing, you have absolutely no idea if it will go off or not.
@hiTocopter
@hiTocopter 8 жыл бұрын
Damn, you have really figured out the secret for getting on 'Trending'. Every single video you do ends up there. Not to take anything away from the vids themselves, I think they are great.
@JonathanWinterflood
@JonathanWinterflood 8 жыл бұрын
Love how absurd and troll-esque it is. Disappointed the video isn't 1 hour long, just to keep us hoping :D
@gyorgischwartz
@gyorgischwartz 8 жыл бұрын
Who else was waiting for a telletubby to hop out?
@HappyBeezerStudios
@HappyBeezerStudios 5 жыл бұрын
Only one in black leather, because if this is teletubbyland, and the hils are black with fire, so are the tubbies.
@johnson941
@johnson941 Жыл бұрын
I love how he managed to be there in the most western danish weather ever. Cold, windy and too rainy to be comfortable.
@TheDuckyKing
@TheDuckyKing 28 күн бұрын
I have been there (i live in Denmark) and its huge compared to what you think when you see it on video
@ericvicaria8648
@ericvicaria8648 8 жыл бұрын
"I know that's a bold claim." This may become your catch phrase.
@MrEzioCraft360
@MrEzioCraft360 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine how amazing it would have been if the fire appeared while you were staring at it at the end
@cascamidland
@cascamidland 3 жыл бұрын
"One take, woo!"
@thefinkie6459
@thefinkie6459 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a crazy idea! Imagine if this happened in nature! If large structures suddenly burst gouts of flame from their summits at random intervals... hang on a minute...
@ted_kazinsky
@ted_kazinsky 4 жыл бұрын
this looks like a doomsday bunker with four missile silos
@JoeBleasdaleReal
@JoeBleasdaleReal 4 жыл бұрын
Can we just appreciate how bloody cool the name *Ingvar Cronhammar* is?
@harryflashman8996
@harryflashman8996 5 жыл бұрын
Saw it more than once from the motorway nearby. Thought the chimneys were supposed to be lightning rods.
@Andreas-zm9tg
@Andreas-zm9tg 4 жыл бұрын
They are
@mchackster805
@mchackster805 3 жыл бұрын
This sculpture has now "claimed" 3 lives, no joke. But i guess that´s to be expected when there is an 11 meter deep pit in the center, and only recently they put up a railing
@CFKane-gf2jf
@CFKane-gf2jf 5 жыл бұрын
Future civilisations are gonna think this is the modern day Stone Henge
@npc6817
@npc6817 4 жыл бұрын
Here in the middle we can see the giant ass random burner. Historians believe this peculiar piece of equipment to have been meant to be used in a specific ritual now lost to time.
@alpheendomination
@alpheendomination Жыл бұрын
Legend has it, Tom is still stood there to this day
@bullbandit2799
@bullbandit2799 3 жыл бұрын
Over it's lifetime 3 people have died while cleaning this artwork. Got stuck in the chimney and could not get out.
@attalamarco9761
@attalamarco9761 3 жыл бұрын
The last eruption listed in the website was October 7th last year, has it been turned off or is the website not up to date, or is it just an unnaturally long waiting period?
@attalamarco9761
@attalamarco9761 3 жыл бұрын
That was 149 days ago btw if anyone's wondering
@Vares65
@Vares65 3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering the same thing.
@BlackEagle352
@BlackEagle352 8 жыл бұрын
Somehow I feel very unsatisfied at the moment.
@samrusoff
@samrusoff 8 жыл бұрын
with my long legs, all I've ever wanted were extra large stair steps. maybe this is for me
@Andreas-zm9tg
@Andreas-zm9tg 4 жыл бұрын
I have to crawl up on them so I aint sure the size is for you
@Chillius
@Chillius 4 жыл бұрын
It just went off a few minutes ago! Elia's site says "12-09-20 AT. 00:11"
@jamessatterfield5705
@jamessatterfield5705 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video Tom.
@romanlegion5837
@romanlegion5837 4 жыл бұрын
Intellectuals: work of art Me: Earth has an utter
@Tre3141
@Tre3141 4 жыл бұрын
RomanLegion I tend to have a Ron Swanson type of attitude about art.
@silberelite7044
@silberelite7044 5 жыл бұрын
The most frustrating work of art is yoko ono yelling in a microphone.
@dannysisk9458
@dannysisk9458 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@samiam619
@samiam619 5 жыл бұрын
I fear that my torture in hell will be being forced to wear headphones with yoko ono screaming and waiting to see this thing shoot flames! Art? No.
@thesenamesaretaken
@thesenamesaretaken 5 жыл бұрын
@@deedeewinchur it's 2019, everything is art now
@raven_of_zoso455
@raven_of_zoso455 5 жыл бұрын
That is not art, that is just terrorism.
@simoncallaghan7549
@simoncallaghan7549 5 жыл бұрын
silber elite in the morning!
@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248
@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248 4 жыл бұрын
1:26 that is a vintage motion detector. My mom's house is full of them, installed in the late 90's with their antiquated alarm system.
@armandoarmangoTheMango
@armandoarmangoTheMango Ай бұрын
If you stand still it wouldn't go off right?
@haroldthetallandmighty4544
@haroldthetallandmighty4544 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine setting up a camera waiting for weeks on end for it to burst into flames, with the camera recording. And when you finally see it.... Sh*t forgot to press record
@AbdulKareemAbdulRahman
@AbdulKareemAbdulRahman 4 жыл бұрын
this channel never ceases to amaze me!!!!!
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