Thanks to everyone at Velocity Valley! And also thanks to the perfectly-timed screaming people on the Giant Swing.
@brunhildevalkyrie Жыл бұрын
I’m glad you pointed out what a gadgetbahn is, but you seem to have done a couple videos supporting some of them, like the one with the self driving cars, which are a major gadgetbahn
@murphygreen8484 Жыл бұрын
How long was the ride? Did you get out of breath at any point? How fast do you wreckin you got? Is only one person allowed on the "course" at a time?
@xplossivedemon6780 Жыл бұрын
I've been here before. I did the skydive experience and those screams from the swing were audible over the fans! I hope you got to experience some of the other things here too!
@luismoref Жыл бұрын
1 hour ago? Is everything alright Tom?
@johnsmith9903 Жыл бұрын
Could they havesome mechanism to transfer the swinging motion into the peddling motion. ( regenerative swinging? :) just for laughs
@beretperson Жыл бұрын
There's two kinds of "revolutionary transport systems": "Bikes but worse", and "Trains but worse". The Shweeb has the dubious honor of being both.
@-YELDAH Жыл бұрын
It has the dubious honour of being shweeb
@tjenadonn6158 Жыл бұрын
A fellow AdamSomething fan? Everything can and will be reduced to trains.
@pup64hcp Жыл бұрын
Well said lmao
@rupert7565 Жыл бұрын
There is also busses, but worse,
@edwardlane1255 Жыл бұрын
@@LordSesshaku that is trains but worse - so you're already covered :)
@bonelesswatermelon420 Жыл бұрын
The monorail enthusiasts have gotten to Tom and they can no longer be stopped
@RobSchellinger Жыл бұрын
Now if we could just get him to do videos about bricks...
@satakrionkryptomortis Жыл бұрын
just be infront of them and hit the breaks hard.
@yeti4269 Жыл бұрын
They already got to him when he visited West Virginia University
@markridgaway3060 Жыл бұрын
Yes, the Monorail Dark Money... Tom, you shweeb!
@vitordelima Жыл бұрын
Despite all the bitching it's still an awesome attraction for tourists or amusement parks.
@AnthonyFlack Жыл бұрын
I live in New Zealand and I have never, ever heard of the Shweeb. "A strange novelty ride for tourists" is actually a great outcome for a gadgetbahn.
@rrocketman Жыл бұрын
You gotta give it a shot mate
@catmoonkenobi Жыл бұрын
Same but like now I wanna go on it.
@jegger2143 Жыл бұрын
Maybe it's cause it's so close to Rotorua?
@unkownhacker4256 Жыл бұрын
You don't hear about it, you just wander around and it finds you. Or you can just follow the distant screams
@robertsteel3563 Жыл бұрын
I was Born and raised here (20M) and I've never heard about it! I even went to Rotorua multiple times and I still haven't heard/seen it whilst I was there!
@michaelcort1763 Жыл бұрын
So it's a bike that's really expensive to operate, has a set route it can operate on, is not easy to exit in an emergency, can't overtake and can't go up prolonged inclines. Perfect.
@merseyless Жыл бұрын
Hear me out: Riverside shweebway. If you have a bout of spontaneous human combustion, just open the pod and fall in the river. If it's a heart attack, just accept your fate and let the river consume you. You simply cannot lose!
@Falcodrin Жыл бұрын
just like how the hyperloop is a train thats highly vulnerable to terrorist attack, requires huge amounts of power to vacuum down, and only moves a small amount at a time.
@ano_nym Жыл бұрын
@@merseyless a burial at sea. Truly a worthy demise.
@P00p00face1234 Жыл бұрын
It is undeniably safer though. I've biked through downtown Seattle on rush hour, you really ask yourself if you're ready to die that day lmao
@illyias Жыл бұрын
@@Falcodrin To be completely fair, any train going full-speed is highly vulnerable to terrorist attack.
@balaam_7087 Жыл бұрын
I admire the ‘ram the slow person in front of you to get them to go faster’ mentality of the Schweeb. That’s thinking I can get behind 100%
@unicorntulkas Жыл бұрын
I sometimes wish I could do that on these narrow public bike lanes.
@androiduberalles Жыл бұрын
"hurry uuuup"
@JL_421 Жыл бұрын
That's probably the most interesting part of this to me. For fixed PoI destinations like an amusement park/zoo/airport/etc. this seems like a novel way to get around them at a somewhat quick speed. The problematic part to me is merging onto the main line, or when you have a traffic backup on a terminal for disembarkation. You end up with an entire cluster of pods longer than the siding can accommodate then another pod comes and slams into it at 25mph/40kmh. It's problematic, but interesting.
@olavsantiago Жыл бұрын
Probably an idea of an Audi driver!
@theminecraft4202 Жыл бұрын
i do this all the time on the road!
@axelprino Жыл бұрын
Seems like a terrible idea for public transport, but absolutely great as an attraction. That thing looks so fun as a ride.
@TheDrexxus9 ай бұрын
I feel like this thing is a liability nightmare. To make it really profitable, you'd have to have it open to a dozen people or so at a time at LEAST. There is a reason theme park rides at Disney and Universal run so many people at once. Otherwise, you'd have to charge way more for individual tickets. And if you have a dozen people on this thing, you already know what is going to happen. There will be a bottleneck with one person going slower than everyone else, everybody else starts crashing into the back of the person in front of them. Whiplash, property damage, all kinds of problems. Aint no way. Also, what if someone has an issue while riding it? People have heart attacks, strokes, seizures, and all kinds of problems while riding theme park rides, but everything that is not a rollercoaster has a way to stop the ride and get them off immediately. If this thing is hanging suspended in air too far off the ground to reach, all you could do is have the people behind push the person to the end of the track. I think all of this would fall under gross negligence because the problems with it are OBVIOUS to anyone that actually thinks about it for more than 30 seconds. The park would be responsible for any harm coming to people riding the thing because all these issues are entirely foreseeable.
@amouryf9 ай бұрын
it isn't even public transport if its a one seater car that does not need a transportation job to drive. its just a normal transportation vehicle but instead of on wheels, its on a monorail system
@amouryf9 ай бұрын
yes. that is why taxis are expensive but busses or trains aren't.@@TheDrexxus
@MegShort-xu1tl7 ай бұрын
@@TheDrexxusthe shweeb is a one pod per track system so there’s no way of hitting or bumping into another pod, the shweeb tracks are designed at a distance that the two pods cannot touch eachother. the highest point of the track is when you go over the bottom shweeb, and even if something were to happen heath wise, the pod would either roll forwards down the hill, or back down where it came from, from there the staff can assess the situation and be able to reach the person inside the pod
@jackeea_ Жыл бұрын
The bad parts of monorails with the bad parts of bikes - genius!
@tjenadonn6158 Жыл бұрын
Kind of like how Elon's Las Vegas Loop combined the bad parts of cars and the bad parts of subways. Clearly the main mistake the Schweeb's inventor made was not being born insanely rich.
@Padgriffin Жыл бұрын
@@tjenadonn6158 I still can’t get over the fact that the Teslas in the Vegas loop still aren’t self-driving, you’d think a fully controlled and enclosed tunnel system would be the easiest place to run self-driving cars on as a demo
@VeraTheTabbynx Жыл бұрын
@@Padgriffin what's even scarier is that the self-driving apparently isn't good enough for tunnels with no turns or oncoming traffic, yet they feel it perfectly fine to run it on public roads!
@kasimirfreeman Жыл бұрын
@@tjenadonn6158 You assume Elon Musk cares about building car subways, instead of practicing his drilling equipment while building a space mining operation.
@cognitive8881 Жыл бұрын
@@kasimirfreeman Then why spend this much money on the loop instead of using it to perfect the drilling?
@einJona Жыл бұрын
Google just wanted to have some fun on their campus and needed a fancy way of going around - That's why they spend $1,000,000 on this!
@steemlenn8797 Жыл бұрын
It's like the physics department at one university that have a 4 storey high slide out of the building. Only for practical demonstrations of physical principles, of course.
@Chiphunk Жыл бұрын
Honestly though, what would be wrong with that? Seems like one of the only actual uses for the Shweeb: very short distances and novelty.
@nickmaclachlan5178 Жыл бұрын
It's a great idea for a limited sized campus like Google has, in reality if you had a sprawling city sized network of these things, it would be absolutely impossible to control or police. Plus all it takes is one unit to breakdown to snarl up all of that particular loop.
@andrewwebb3431 Жыл бұрын
@@Chiphunk Exactly! I imagine that this would be a fun way for getting around medium-sized areas like the Google campus or an alternative to the big monorails at theme parks. So what if the original idea was for mass transit and they didn't quite achieve that? It still looks like a really cool way of getting around.
@DarthVaderin Жыл бұрын
@@steemlenn8797 Are you talking about the MI campus of TUM?
@brookegarbarini Жыл бұрын
Reading the marketing material linked in the description, Tom really should have included the line from it: "If you can walk, you can Shweeb!"
@TheWinjin Жыл бұрын
"Stop making Shweeb happen; its' not going to happen"
@EDoyl Жыл бұрын
No! walking is one of your main competitors, Shweeb! and it's got you hard beat with overtaking alone! Why draw attention to the possibility of just walking to wherever the Shweeb station is?
@alex0589 Жыл бұрын
@@TheWinjin still fetched a million...i wonder how
@PhysicsGamer Жыл бұрын
@@alex0589 From Google? Probably found the one suit there who still had an idea of "fun" and said "Ramming speed!"
@Compgeek86 Жыл бұрын
@@alex0589 a million was like 1/100,000 of their value, they probably wouldn't even notice
@playc.holder6432 Жыл бұрын
Not the infrastructure project we want, but the one we Shweeb.
@UnChannelDuVulpineX Жыл бұрын
Good one!
@owencooper8288 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@thisusernamewasnttakensomehow Жыл бұрын
“Tell me…do you Shweeb? You will.”
@rios5944 Жыл бұрын
I have found a way to outpizza the hut
@mcmuinorac5848 Жыл бұрын
Take my like and be off with ye
@zack4527 Жыл бұрын
I definitely don’t think it’s made for transportation but I’d definitely pay to ride one at like an amusement park or something it looks so much fun
@milesmojave8223 Жыл бұрын
I could see this used in a business campus setting like Google's... Which makes sense that they threw a million dollars at it.
@jamie7472 Жыл бұрын
I'd pay to go one. I think it could be quite a hit in amusement parks
@littlejack59 Жыл бұрын
I would ride it anywhere but America because I would end up pushing some 300 pound mom who doesn't want to peddle uphill
@Red-hot_Pyro Жыл бұрын
The thing in rides like this is there will always be someone who feels like messing it up, the reply above me is one example of many
@axion3979 Жыл бұрын
Could definitely see it used on large business campuses and school campuses
@ConnorUbetcha Жыл бұрын
I love how he tries his best not to smile or laugh when the people are screaming, he also politely apologized when he smirked.
@u1zha Жыл бұрын
I think he "apologized" about the noise, not about his smirk. He represents the amusement park. (Not sure where the idea to apologize for a smirk comes from tbh... Smiling looks good on video. Smiling is a natural reaction to people screaming in joy.)
@Nyanfood Жыл бұрын
@@u1zha I think you two are on the same page? He apologized WHEN he smirked. He didn't apologize FOR the smirk.
@ConnorUbetcha Жыл бұрын
@@u1zhaYes, that’s what I meant, I guess I wasn’t totally clear about him apologizing for the noise
@Shipwright1918 Жыл бұрын
As a gadgetbahn, it's got so many problems, but as a novelty for sheer fun, it's awesome.
@pabloenrique20 Жыл бұрын
certainly, but not enough for those $1,000,000, right?
@Shipwright1918 Жыл бұрын
@@pabloenrique20 I would say not, but then I haven't a wallet as deep as Google's.
@Sweedster Жыл бұрын
@@pabloenrique20 a million is not a lot considering all the safety regulations, engineering, materials, legal paperwork, and construction costs
@jonslg240 Жыл бұрын
Google or our cities or both dropped the ball bigtime on these. That track is far cheaper than a lane costs whether a freeway lane or a city lane. They need to be electric and auto-piloted. The cars can link up and use less power overall. People can rent one for the night, buy their own, and rent them by the month depending on what they want. People can travel solo even if they're legally "intoxicated", wrecks would be VERY VERY rare. The cost of the electricity would be cheap vs gas or battery electric vehicles, and the emissions would be FAR FAR LESS than a Tesla. I literally have thought this should be the future for over 20 years since I was 18.. so why isn't it?
@inklovemail Жыл бұрын
@@jonslg240 money, thats why
@ezmoney4598 Жыл бұрын
The Swheeb inventor really said he’ll fix the problems in post when he submitted the design and got a $1 million grant. Incredible.
@idifjrivhjf5198 Жыл бұрын
your username says it all
@robertmusil1107 Жыл бұрын
From Google. Google is known to waste money into braindead things
@ralkia10 ай бұрын
wow its the AAA gaming industry
@WhiteUnicorn82 Жыл бұрын
For personal, individual transport, I've never figured out the reason that the cannon didn't become more mainstream.
@FeeshUnofficial Жыл бұрын
Mostly because it tears your skin off but people that make a big deal out of that just hate fun
@23Scadu Жыл бұрын
It worked in Secret of Mana, it worked in Super Mario 64, how much more proof do we need?
@naturegirl1999 Жыл бұрын
Whatever the cannonballs were made of, you’d need to armored in that to be protected from the explosion,
@TheGIGACapitalist Жыл бұрын
"We're going to take the problems with bikes and the problem with trains and combine them so that it's good at nothing" AMAZIN
@Nazuiko Жыл бұрын
And then put it on ... A MONORAIL! That way it can be even *worse*!
@richardhead1848 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding move
@syawkcab Жыл бұрын
I mean, it does address the biggest problems with biking in cities: not enough space to add bike line (this can be above traffic), exposure to elements (this is enclosed), theft (you get out of the pod and don't worry about it) Honestly I would love to ride this to work
@gracelandtoo6240 Жыл бұрын
The biggest problem for bikes in cities is not a lack of space, but the existence of cars.
@Sebb_Music Жыл бұрын
@@gracelandtoo6240 exactly, the "lack of space" is just "no bike lanes > i'll drive a car > too many damn cars".
@KatharineOsborne Жыл бұрын
That looks like an absolute blast. They should set up parallel and intertwining tracks with a different coloured cars so you can race your friends.
@catmoonkenobi Жыл бұрын
Looks like there's two lines next to each other.
@csxfan_ Жыл бұрын
This looks incredibly fun. Being an amusement park ride feels like the proper niche for this. Especially if you had it over some place that has a nice view.
@JH-wd6dp Жыл бұрын
Or even for getting to/from off-site parking.
@Rebar77_real Жыл бұрын
Give them an air conditioner and a scuba tank air supply to cruise past (erupting)volcano's.
@MazeFrame Жыл бұрын
That is probably the only niche this thing makes sense in.
@jogennotsuki Жыл бұрын
Until someone in front of you wants to enjoy the nice view while they're having a 3-hour lunch.
@HellHunter00 Жыл бұрын
@@JH-wd6dp If I had a large amusement park, I'd have this set up as a fun way to get around the park to other rides/the food and beverage areas/etc.
@rayscotchcoulton Жыл бұрын
I feel like this is low-key the most skeptical/negative opinion of something I've heard Tom provide, and I'm here for it
@mvwil Жыл бұрын
He just hates monorails
@component9008 Жыл бұрын
@@mvwilHe wouldn’t have to hate them if they weren’t pointless and obstructive
@thetactician2787 Жыл бұрын
Thing got a million dollars when it literally has the worst cons of both bikes and trains and clearly wasn't the future of transport. I'd be angry too
@Deadbeatcow Жыл бұрын
@@thetactician2787 Who cares how much money it got from a multi-billion dollar megacorporation? Is it your money? It's exactly 0% your business what they decide to invest in.
@dervakommtvonhinten517 Жыл бұрын
how is it low-key? he very explicity said that this invention was garbage xD
@kamo7293 Жыл бұрын
2:47 recently I went to Sweden and I noticed that every single road we drove on had a dedicated bike lane off to the side. as a brit, it made me jealous. over here we share the road with them, which makes it quite unsafe for them, and to try increasing bike usage, bike lanes just get painted onto roads which eats up road space, and then add to that that cars park on top of those lanes and it makes no difference if there is a bike lane or not.
@leonterlouw43979 ай бұрын
You should visit the netherlands, you wouldn't believe your eyes😏
@RWBHere9 ай бұрын
Bike lanes in this part of England are often painted over footpaths rather than roads. This makes it dangerous for cyclists when an aggressive pedestrian holds out a fist as the cyclist goes past. It seems to be a popular pastime recently.
@davekendall1338 Жыл бұрын
Some google guy just thought it looked fun and wanted to get an operational version to play with. As a cyclist, this looks like a blast, so I totally get where that dude was coming from.
@orterves Жыл бұрын
And fair enough; it's not like $1M is a lot for them
@SandrA-hr5zk Жыл бұрын
Probably wanted a track at the office to ride around in. Could you imagine the Apple building encircled by these tracks?
@hamishd6389 Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if they have kept this since the addition of electric pedal assist, but they kept a weekly and all time leaderboard of lap times here. Being based in Rotorua, a mecca for mountain bikers, you'd often see big names in the sport fighting for top spot after visiting the town for races/events
@julianeveans5816 Жыл бұрын
At its completion at a cost of $83 million in January 1943, the Pentagon was the world's largest office building, covering 29 acres (12 hectares)-including a 5-acre (2-hectare) central court-and Chief of staff "God dam it where's the president gone again" Aid- "he doing another lab of the 7 floor"
@jman1948 Жыл бұрын
@@orterves Thats like 4-5 google engineer's yearly salary.
@chex6121 Жыл бұрын
Isn't it crazy to think how absolutley terrified he was of a little kids roller coasters now hes riding this with no fear while talking to the camera.
@XPURSUER Жыл бұрын
thats so crazy
@tenJajcus Жыл бұрын
Here he is in control, even if not full control, that is a huge difference from a roller coaster.
@zappyapp Жыл бұрын
@@tenJajcus exactly, he talked about this in the safety third podcast.
@moon-runes Жыл бұрын
@pyropulse quite the observation..
@christanice Жыл бұрын
I remember the little kids roller coaster at the local amusement park, there was a corner where it looked like you were going to run into a tree.... So I understand the trepidation!!
@squimbles9656 Жыл бұрын
idk why but the parts where Tom is zooming around as the camera follows him and he's speaking is so funny to me, he's just nonchalantly telling us information as he zooms round in a floating bicycle
@Darkwolf-we8yp Жыл бұрын
Loving the calming screams of the damned when the Shweeb Generation 3 was being discussed following up from 1:22 to 1:31. Really provides and gives a comforting feeling of safety and the idea that ones well-being is of most importance!
@cedden Жыл бұрын
This part was so random it had me laughing out loud
@iabervon Жыл бұрын
"The Shweeb is more practical as a form of transportation than the giant swing behind me with the screaming person on it."
@ryanpayne7707 Жыл бұрын
@@iabervon Why don't we just launch people on a ballistic trajectory and give them a parachute to land with?
@StarshadowMelody Жыл бұрын
"Sorry about that." **turns towards the adjacent ride.**
@sylvrwolflol Жыл бұрын
If anything, that makes it stand out for me as a brilliant and cheap carnival ride. No one would stop the clock for an actual transit system like this, but it literally screams amusement park to me.
@Michaelthekiwi Жыл бұрын
New Zealand just wants to be the home of the worlds most unusual commute - You start by a Bunjy Jump to the Scweeb station, then change into your Martin Jetpack and finally get to work on the Manta5 Water Bike.
@DLWELD Жыл бұрын
Ahh, just ride a sheep.
@donnamarie3617 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget the Hamilton jetboat...
@Dave_Sisson Жыл бұрын
@@donnamarie3617 I always thought Bill Hamilton's greatest invention was perfecting the nutcracker ski tow, but I'm a skier rather than a boater or a push bicyclist.
@coolest453 Жыл бұрын
And then Zorb down the hill
@DLWELD Жыл бұрын
You forgot the trebuchet step.
@tinakerr8163 Жыл бұрын
I think they would be great for holiday complexes (like centre parcs) great views, protected from weather and other traffic, plus not having to worry about taking your own bikes finding parking and locking them securely.
@jundifathan9909 Жыл бұрын
1:25 he just smile calmly while some strangers screaming on the background😭
@scslre Жыл бұрын
i had it on 1.5x and could have sworn that was a seagull
@techny3000 Жыл бұрын
Stuff that happens
@techny3000 Жыл бұрын
@@scslre lmao
@ringosis Жыл бұрын
Such a great idea for mass transit...because what everyone wants on their commute is to climb into a tiny box that other people have been doing strenuous exercise in. I bet they smell great.
@tjenadonn6158 Жыл бұрын
You bet nobody's taking the time to wipe down their Schweeb once they get to their destination. If everything else about this thing hadn't killed it COVID would've.
@DLWELD Жыл бұрын
Yes, I recall once getting a tad too close to the seat of a gymnasium's exercise bicycle - within whiffing distance - off-putting is the word.
@wnnetwork Жыл бұрын
also mention the motion sickness
@ShaCaro Жыл бұрын
@@tjenadonn6158 I can already see the ads to get you to clean up after; 'Sweep your Shweeb'.
@Praisethesunson Жыл бұрын
@@wnnetwork I would destroy at least 3 of these on my weekend commute home from a night drinking.
@tiavor Жыл бұрын
I can definitely see this happening in a small scale, around a campus or convention center. but nothing larger than that.
@jean-cyrillkreuer6410 Жыл бұрын
I think you're right. Which is kinda sad, because at 60kmh you could go far.
@corneliusthecrowtamer1937 Жыл бұрын
what problem does it solve
@LordSandwichII Жыл бұрын
@@corneliusthecrowtamer1937 It's fun?
@astupidlylongnamethatstoolong Жыл бұрын
@@LordSandwichII I dont see how a bike swinging in the middle of the air at whilst being enclosed translates to "fun"
@EDoyl Жыл бұрын
I can't see any situation where there are multiple ShweebPods on the same ShweebLine being practical. Ramming into the person in front of you is not a feature. There's got to be *somewhere* it would work but that's a huge limitation.
@9sven6 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you actually explained why these futuristic pod ideas would fail, instead of assuming that things would be figured out later!
@ldelgg Жыл бұрын
They arent really futuristic, monorails have already been tried and taking electricity off of it isnt anything futuristic. Monorails are on their way out, if they ever even got in 🤣
@MusikCassette Жыл бұрын
@@ldelgg I think the term is retro futuristic
@kopikiadu Жыл бұрын
hello niko
@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS Жыл бұрын
Tom hates monorails.
@MatthewCobalt Жыл бұрын
@@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS With good reason, as in the majority of cases anything from a bicycle lanes to proper Railways are more effective and efficient.
@arakui Жыл бұрын
i have a great idea: perhaps you could invert the rail so there are less points of failure, and enlargen the pod so many people can fit in at once, and then of course to address the whole issue of moving it, a powered pod at the front could pull the others behind it! oh.. wait.
@Brok3nC4rrot Жыл бұрын
Found Adam Something's alt
@SharienGaming Жыл бұрын
or maybe we could take it off the rails and put some wheels on it, to make it more independant and then remove the pod frame to make it lighter, so its easier to ride and more compact and... oh wait... XD
@robdoghd Жыл бұрын
@@SharienGaming ooo! hell no!
@jackbequick Жыл бұрын
@@SharienGaming no, let's actually stick with trains
@sovietmoose5624 Жыл бұрын
@@SharienGaming I know you were referenching it being a bike but it really hits like you were suggesting cars
@soulseptem5281 Жыл бұрын
It's so cool seeing him go somewhere and doing something I have done before. Its actually a lot of fun. Its like a roller-coaster and its not hard to pedal at all. Much easier than a bike.
@davidg5898 Жыл бұрын
To be fair, unique "novelty rides for tourists" can still rake in a ton of money even if they don't revolutionize transit. If they had a tandem version that could seat 2-4 people, I'd certainly throw a few bucks at it for an amusing ride.
@geoffsmith82 Жыл бұрын
A tandem version - with the people sitting side by side - with the pedals 180 degrees out of phase with one another could help with the swinging. The weight movements would cancel each other out. It would still tilt, but the swaying would dampened.
@seraphina985 Жыл бұрын
Indeed, there is a reason why amusement parks will drop tens of millions on a single roller coaster. It's a billion dollar industry and you got to attract those dollars to your location with something unique and different somehow.
@ComputerSchool101 Жыл бұрын
Imagine something like this going through a city. Not for transport reasons, but to give tours. You'd make a lot of money in a tourist destination.
@danh5132 Жыл бұрын
@@ComputerSchool101imagine being able to take this up a steep hill or mountain instead of walking or driving. Like an inverse self propelled ski lift?
@Rig0r_M0rtis Жыл бұрын
People wouldn't be willing to pay the amount of money needed even for maintenance, it's not a feasible project. It really is stupid.
@LetsGo-LoveYourself Жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I like to hear in the background if you're doing an interview at an amusement park, someone screaming for their life. Soothing.
@marvindebot3264 Жыл бұрын
But the "sorry about that" was perfect! 😃
@briansarahgillespie4299 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Tom, for asking viewers not to reach out. I love how you care for someone you haven't met but could use some space.
@disaidra Жыл бұрын
Read that title 4 times expecting it to eventually make sense and.....it did not
@minorii24 Жыл бұрын
Shweeb
@-YELDAH Жыл бұрын
It’s shweebin’ time!
@GhostNinja0007 Жыл бұрын
It's kinda like the plumbus from Rick and Morty 🤣
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
The money Google gave to this project? Pocket money for them.
@liamness Жыл бұрын
The funniest thing here to me is that it doesn't seem to take any design cues from recumbent bicycles. It looks like it could be so much more comfortable and with less swinging (due to how much the knees seem to be moving) if they'd just copied a bunch of the ergonomics from one of those. Or just had the rider sit up like they're on a normal bike!
@CheshireSwift Жыл бұрын
Sitting up would make the pods taller which would require more elevation in the rails. You're right about recumbent bikes though, for sure.
@vitordelima Жыл бұрын
And the aerodynamics of velomobiles.
@laurencefraser Жыл бұрын
The swinging is a side effect of speed + monorail. The only way you get rid of it is by going slower or accepting more wear and tear.
@Nelo390 Жыл бұрын
@@laurencefraser Position of center of mass vs Point of Pendulation. Also having the head closest to the Pivotation point would improve the experience, reducing nausea.
@Yay295 Жыл бұрын
@@laurencefraser I think the swinging is mostly a side-effect of the pedaling. A suspended rail carriage wouldn't swing that much normally.
@LordSandwichII Жыл бұрын
I've been on this as a kid. It's really fun! I remember thinking it probably wouldn't work as a transit system, even though it would be a really fun way to get around!
@slob5041 Жыл бұрын
I like how multiple companies wanted it off of one look. It really tells you who’s making decisions with the money.
@freshname Жыл бұрын
That's the only thing that caught my eye here. Sheeb has demonstrated us (not that we really need such demonstration) how much hubris and incompetence those supposedly savvy businessmen have. A single transportation expert would've saved them a million dollars, but who needs excepts anymore?
@jliller Жыл бұрын
So much for the savvy capitalist free market where only the government wastes money!
@majorgnu Жыл бұрын
It'd be extremely on-brand for an oil company like BP. It's a very "innovative looking" but completely impractical mobility solution. It lets them feign interest in sustainable transit without actually financing something that has the risk of displacing anything that needs their fuel to work.
@MercenaryPen Жыл бұрын
clearly the decisions are being made by people who want the appearance of the future- and the conversations that come with it- without actually achieving any notable transport goal
@jasondashney Жыл бұрын
@@majorgnu Bang on. BP would want it to fail for sure. Of fing course they wouldn't be into a transport system that doesn't uses almost no power. How this whole thing wasn't a massive transparent joke before it got 1 cent of funding is beyond me.
@20quid Жыл бұрын
It's amazing how many times the answer to a transport-related problem is "just build more bike lanes".
@penguinsushi8442 Жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja can't have one without the other
@lepannean4231 Жыл бұрын
that and "fund high-speed rail".
@TDudePro Жыл бұрын
@@lepannean4231 rail in general. Intracity light rail is also key.
@VanisherXP Жыл бұрын
Problem is, modern cities are too dense to just randomly insert more bike lanes without disrupting other traffic. I think this idea attracted Google's investment because they saw it was cheap, flexible and could be implemented at higher altitudes for more vertical density to personal transportation. It's a niche that bikes or trains can't touch, and the implementation and coverage would be much more broad and cheaper than developing train/subway tracks in the middle of big cities. Problem is, the thing that would make this shine (high altitude) also makes this kind of design much more dangerous when things go wrong (and human operated vehicles go wrong often enough), so the cost to actually ensure these things are safe would probably offset it's only advantage.
@kawadamashyuu Жыл бұрын
@@VanisherXP Disrupting car traffic isn't an issue if the new infrastructure replaces car traffic.
@chrisanderson8889 Жыл бұрын
I went on what was probably the original version of the Shweeb back in 2008. It was heaps of fun as a ride, but with all the good will in the world, it was never going to work as a mass transit system.
@Cyranek Жыл бұрын
it'd be hard for me to not give a million dollars to something called the schweeb
@420roachdoggjr Жыл бұрын
you fell off
@nudnud99 ай бұрын
@@420roachdoggjr and you were never anything, which is more tragic?
@420roachdoggjr9 ай бұрын
@@nudnud9 a washed up youtuber desperately trying to remind the world he still exists
@SollowP Жыл бұрын
So, how many videos is Tom gonna make about monorials? We're up to like 4 now aren't we?
@Lu-db1uf Жыл бұрын
Is that bad?
@tjenadonn6158 Жыл бұрын
He has a one track mind.
@jamesbizs Жыл бұрын
Monorail, monorail, MONORAIL!
@alexwoodhead6471 Жыл бұрын
Stereo-rail
@MusikCassette Жыл бұрын
and that without covering maglev.
@NibblyPig Жыл бұрын
Tom: Monorails are completely impractical and silly Also Tom: Here's another monorail video
@hungrymusicwolf Жыл бұрын
I can understand the creator not being contactable. I'd be annoyed too if people on the internet kept bothering me about my very embarrassing mistake from years ago.
@steemlenn8797 Жыл бұрын
To be fair, it's one of the few incarnations where you realistically can say "well, who knows, it might just work?" You have seen how fast they are. While you technically can go 60 with an electric bike, it's way too dangerous. A single pebble could kill you. Not with this system. As a mid-distance car replacement, well, it might juuuust work, maybe? I mean it would be faster than a tram and you would not passivly sit around. Active transportation, fast speed...
@tjenadonn6158 Жыл бұрын
@@steemlenn8797 I think given the choice most people would choose "passively sitting around" over intense exercise, especially of they're expected to be somewhat presentable when they get to the destination.
@profl0g1c38 Жыл бұрын
@@tjenadonn6158 I choose intense exercise over the cost of owning and operating a car tbf. The presentable part is a fair concern tho. I probably wouldn't bike to work if my place of work didn't have locker rooms
@BarryRowlingsonBaz Жыл бұрын
Bothering me about what ever did I do with that one million google bucks...
@nonomemememe Жыл бұрын
a very embrassing, google backed, mistake
@h3lyx Жыл бұрын
That's probably the hardest working camera gimbal on youtube, really putting in work towards the end
@yousorooo Жыл бұрын
It’s probably one of those 360 cameras where you can stabilize the footage in post.
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
You can see the external camera mount on the outside shots. It's a GoPro. Crazy stabilisation.
@NiskaMagnusson Жыл бұрын
the only circumstance where i can see this helping is in a huge built up area at a high level, which would then come with its own safety issues
@abelincoln4374 Жыл бұрын
These definitely have alot of potential for tourism activities. Out in colorado and in alot of mountainous states, they have alpine coasters and slides at the resorts. Could imagine something like this being alot of fun, and could definitely allow for cooler views and thrills.
@Reverend_Salem Жыл бұрын
exactly. its awful for actual public transport. but for a tourist sightseeing thing would be great.
@Madhattersinjeans Жыл бұрын
The novelty alone would bring visitors I suspect.
@ph1lthyvision Жыл бұрын
Id commute to Boulder in this
@DurzoBlunts Жыл бұрын
Could have long tracks and waystations/break areas with platforms and a track operator to switch people off the main line into the "station" for a break and enjoy the scenery. Would be very cool
@dangle933 Жыл бұрын
@@Reverend_Salem "What a gorgeous tourist spot we found here. Oh well, we're being rammed from behind by a bunch of teenagers"
@iwllkllyoo1 Жыл бұрын
As silly as this concept is, it does at least look really fun to use. Taking fast turns on bikes can be scary if you aren't used to leaning down, but for this you can just bike as fast as you want and the rail will handle the turning for you. A bit like a stationary bike but with more interesting visuals.
@plantlings6353 Жыл бұрын
Also, unlike a stationary bike, it takes you somewhere
@JoranGroothengel Жыл бұрын
@@plantlings6353 It's an unstationary bike!
@FanFoRlYfE Жыл бұрын
@@JoranGroothengel so... a bike?
@aceman0000099 Жыл бұрын
I think this could actually be a great exercise device for millionaires
@tin2001 Жыл бұрын
They could work well for public transport if they: * were fully motorised instead of pedal powered. * had a more traditional seating position. * held 3 or 4 people per pod. * were fully automated so you could just request one to your location and tell it where you wanted to go to. * they built small stopping loops into the track layout at popular areas (schools, shopping centres, etc) so pods passing by could continue while passengers are getting in or out.
@noel.friedrich11 ай бұрын
* had predetermined routes that many people use * could hold many people at the same time for efficiency * (trains)
@Rubia3768 ай бұрын
@@noel.friedrich or bus
@JdarceyMCR Жыл бұрын
Shout out to the MVP Go-Pro for maintaining that cabin shot stability and horizon. Should have given them $1m :D
@noisycarlos Жыл бұрын
I have a feeling it was a 360 camera, but I could be wrong. GoPros have gotten really good!
@timj6121 Жыл бұрын
I didn't even notice it was so good. That shot should've been sickening to watch now I think about it
@kilianortmann9979 Жыл бұрын
GoPro (other brands probably as well) has crazy stabilization, helmet cam while skiing almost looks like on a gimbal, I had the helm in shot a few times and it swung around bay an estimated 10 -15 deg left and right.
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
@@noisycarlos You can see the camera mount for the external shots, I think it's a GoPro. And probably a second one as well inside the pod. And a drone of course. And a main camera for the interview. High production values for a 5-minute video.
@ValueNetwork Жыл бұрын
This heavily reminds me of the Peoplemover at Disneyworld. What was originally designed as the transport system of the future hits major technical limitations, so it now operates as a Amusement ride
@JH-wd6dp Жыл бұрын
They also have a monorail system and I believe have brought back the cable car. As well, I almost for got they have a train, tram, and ferry! They might as well add one of these!
@cool110 Жыл бұрын
It did actually get practical use in an airport, although the maintenance costs are starting to get too high.
@musickid43 Жыл бұрын
Technology Connections has a good video all about the people mover. Even booked a flight to texas just to get footage of the one in an airport.
@AndreaZzzXXX Жыл бұрын
not only for amusement ride, we have one people mover in Venice (Italy) from the car parking to the city PS Venice is very small
@patu8010 Жыл бұрын
This reminds me of a thing in an amusement park in Finland. It's like a pedal roller coaster that goes around the whole park, but there are no uphills or downhills, and you can get on and off at multiple spots. Not really a transit system, more for taking in the view.
@ValueNetwork Жыл бұрын
This would actually be a amazing theme park or amusement attraction, the equivalent of Alpine coasters at a Ski resort!
@theTimok Жыл бұрын
You mean, exactly like the one from the video is?
@JH-wd6dp Жыл бұрын
I could see it being an option for transiting to/from a parking area as well. A major Florida theme park does this with their own well-known monorail system. It's definitely a "fun" idea even if it doesn't quite re-invent the bicycle in a practical manner.
@shaynejenkins446 Жыл бұрын
They had these at parks in the 1950's.
@brady50429 Жыл бұрын
With ski gear? Cold conditions with ice? Maintenance alone with be terrible! It's not practical at all.
@ColAlbSmi Жыл бұрын
What do you mean by would? It currently is?
@milesmojave8223 Жыл бұрын
Tom Scott's videos are always interesting but have a certain down to earth quality about them. Then to top it off, he comes across as genuinely thoughtful, considering others and being aware that his own actions have the ability to cause others to act without his say-so. As usual, he's a likeable person making likeable videos. Well done on another great one, Tom.
@JamSa85 Жыл бұрын
I mean it should be the basics of being a human being.
@janelantestaverde2018 Жыл бұрын
@@JamSa85 It should
@milesmojave8223 Жыл бұрын
@@janelantestaverde2018 These days, I set the bar real low (not that Tom needs any help!).
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
@@JamSa85 Key word _should_
@VICScrambler Жыл бұрын
Oh wow you should be a critic.
@squee222 Жыл бұрын
biggest issue with pod transport gadgetbahns is that it only moves one person at a time. No two abreast, or groups. Just one at a time in a row. That will never have the need throughput. Not to mention that this is not all ages and abilities.
@Aigis31 Жыл бұрын
I love the response to wearing skirts, one of the most common and popular types of clothing, is a simple "don't". Something about that is hilarious and shows the amount of thought was put in for day to day use.
@Inkinhart Жыл бұрын
Can't wear a skirt, nowhere to put your kids, nowhere to put bags of shopping/school backpacks, nowhere to put a dog or crutches or anything like that ... how many people really need to get somewhere without any luggage, and without it mattering if they're sweating all over the place? Even if it was implemented somehow, I couldn't see uptake being that high when at least on the bus you have somewhere to put your stuff
@MiseFreisin Жыл бұрын
@@Inkinhart say what you like but it works for a very niche market - likely men, young and able-bodied, no family or kids, financially fairly well-off so carrying their shopping home isn't such an issue... wait a minute, remind me who came up with this system again..?
@marc_frank Жыл бұрын
who in need of crutches uses a bike?
@P0nyl0ve Жыл бұрын
@@marc_frank I think theyre comparing it to buses since its supposed to be the future of public transport
@Inkinhart Жыл бұрын
@@marc_frank Me, as an example
@SekiberiusWelkesh Жыл бұрын
It's actually not a bad idea, perhaps not as a serious mode of transportation but it think it'd be a great thing for sightseeing, going over area's at your own speed and leisure whilst getting a nice view. It'd be great in a Zoo, Museum or something like an immersive theme park ride.
@MesoScale Жыл бұрын
Going over areas at your own speed = going over areas at other people’s speed. It’s a monorail!
@mittfh Жыл бұрын
And if you slow down and gawp too much, the racer behind you will catch up up and give you a "friendly" nudge...
@AbiGail-ok7fc Жыл бұрын
You only be going "at your own speed" if noone slower is in front of you, and noone faster behind you. Aka, you only go at your own speed if hardly anyone else is using it. Which will make it way to expensive for any Zoo or Museum. You need your own private ranch if want such a system to ride around at your own speed.
@AbyssEyes02 Жыл бұрын
@@AbiGail-ok7fc big brain idea: three lanes probably over top of each other so you can see from both sides. 1 speed demon lane 2 causal and kids 3 gawker/health issue/elderly
@eminatorstudios Жыл бұрын
@@AbyssEyes02 you asked if you could rather than if you should
@FlakManiak Жыл бұрын
It looks like a fun ride. Maybe add some banked turns and inversions!
@NikhilWolf Жыл бұрын
Not enough people are talking about how well you stabilized the shots from inside the Shweeb! No matter how you did it, such a great job.
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
GoPro's (or a similar competitor) have ever so more awesome stabilisation.
@LegendLength Жыл бұрын
it's been cheap and easy for more than a decade
@Ryan-op7yd Жыл бұрын
@@LegendLength so's yer mom
@lmitz Жыл бұрын
Startups will never not think they've totally come up with the greatest new idea without realizing there's a reason nobody else thought of it before.
@angusperson4222 Жыл бұрын
Or thought of and then abandoned it
@FunkyJeff22 Жыл бұрын
I mean, the startups that come to that realization quickly shut down.
@jetison333 Жыл бұрын
Y'know except for all the startups that did come up with the greatest idea and are now worth millions or billions of dollars.
@lmitz Жыл бұрын
@jetison333 not every startup, but startups in general. There will always be someone creating a company around the world's dumbest idea and then somehow raise millions before inevitably going under.
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
@@jetison333 Yes true... a small minority but you are right.
@artstsym Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: both the train and the bicycle, the two things techbros hate, are the result of decades of incremental progress, not "one radical idea." Fixing our transit problems comes by building what works and incrementing upon it, not looking for the magic bullet that will save everyone.
@sephreed1938 Жыл бұрын
I both love trains and bicycles, and acknowledge that self driving electric vehicles have a lot of potential. Both bicycles and trains were -- at one point -- new tech.
@Jeremiah90526 Жыл бұрын
Here is a bit of a crazy thing, the idea to put locomotives on rails was an idea they came up with because there were already rail systems in place for running things like coal, and some other bulk products/ ores from up near the mines, down to the shore, and they were there centuries before the steam engine. So, arguably, the train could be said to be the result of centuries of incremental changes.
@OhKnow379 Жыл бұрын
@@sephreed1938 cars are objectively poor forms of transport
@zynel413 Жыл бұрын
@@OhKnow379 how so? Not attacking you, just want to hear your take.
@udishomer5852 Жыл бұрын
@@zynel413 cars are the most inefficient form of ground transport, both in terms of cost per km/mile, and in term of externalities (pollution, noise, danger to other road users, co2 emissions, use of public space). Buses, Metro systems, trams, bicycles, e-bikes, trains and walking are all much more efficient.
@linkhidalgogato Жыл бұрын
the reason dumb transport ideas like this or monorails or sky bicycle high ways get founding and attention is because they dont interfere with cars, and im sure that the fact that such ideas are usually too impractical to actually be implemented as a full transport system is always a nice bonus.
@pitthepig Жыл бұрын
That's exactly how Elon's Musk Hyperloop was born.
@fluidthought42 Жыл бұрын
They also are "quiet" and don't necessitate tunneling, forgetting that NYC's metro system was built a century ago and that there gave been a 100 years in transit and rail technology since then specifically to mitigate that issue. (tunneling is still very expensive but it's also the best way to not hear stuff on rails, so...)
@dtayl93 Жыл бұрын
I actually went here in 2007 on a holiday to New Zealand. Was called the Agrodome at the time. I remember looking at the Schweeb, but no one had been using it all day. The giant swing and jet boat were the more popular attractions. Cool to see it get some more momentum after so many years.
@FlightlessAviator Жыл бұрын
The Agrodome's still there, but they are now separate.
@briannap125 Жыл бұрын
Hah! Momentum! Good one!
@crowonthepowerlines Жыл бұрын
I could see this working well at nature tourism destinations. It could allow visitors to transition through sections of a nature area quickly and easily without disturbing local wildlife while feeling fun and exciting. Add in some stops for guided tours of sections of the park and it all starts to come together quite nicely.
@AbiGail-ok7fc Жыл бұрын
We already have systems doing that (monorails, gondolas, elevated tram ways), which don't have the hassle of dealing with people going around with at different speeds, and which have a much higher throughput due to more efficient boarding/disembarking.
@ConcerninglyWiseAlligator Жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard of Ziplines?
@crowonthepowerlines Жыл бұрын
@@ConcerninglyWiseAlligator Nope, what's that?
@tompatterson1548 Жыл бұрын
@@AbiGail-ok7fc That's not as fun. And more boring for kids since they can't race one another.
@blucksy7229 Жыл бұрын
@@AbiGail-ok7fc monorails, gondolas and elevated tram ways all have higher construction costs and running costs, for a cheap local wildlife exploring solution these could fill that gap
@kineticdeath Жыл бұрын
i mean it may fail as a public transport system, but it could be a big thing for an amusement park ride, and theres nothing wrong with having those. Getting families out of the house doing things together is a great idea especially in this day and age where staying home playing games or streaming seems to be the "in thing". Need more amusement parks, and more innovative ideas like this that also have a minimal amount of actual exercise and effort
@TheWinjin Жыл бұрын
Family ones need multiple race tracks, like the kids RC cars. Like four parallels to race each other. Except I'm not sure how corners would work, as the shoulders will be wildly different in length.
@LordSandwichII Жыл бұрын
I've been on it before, and I can assure you that it is not a "minimal amount of exercise"!
@misterdayne2792 Жыл бұрын
It could be a simple way of getting from A to B between points in a massive wooded area or something. Rather than wandering through nature, why not get there 12 times faster and glide through the trees, slalom style
@LordSandwichII Жыл бұрын
@@misterdayne2792 Oh my gosh that gave me an idea! Remember the Tom Scott video of the aerial bucket way? When they decommission it, they should put a modified Schweeb where the people going down assist the people going up. It's brilliant!
@shinyagumon7015 Жыл бұрын
Another Monorail video. Hurray! Also the inventor of the Shweep shouldn't feel too bad, most of these "revolutionary new transport systems" don't even make it out of the funding phase, at least this one got built.
@fairweathertrains3029 Жыл бұрын
I wish I had a funding face, I wouldn’t have to work anymore
@vitordelima Жыл бұрын
Many times the ideas are bad, but in many other cases it's the "Cosa Nostra" at work.
@andrewphilos Жыл бұрын
"Gadgetbahn" is such a good word. I hope Tom bringing it up in this video will help propel it into the popular lexicon.
@reddcube Жыл бұрын
It’s all about the mindset. Rollercoaster designers live for the day when people ask them about their ‘novelty ride meant for tourists’.
@rafezetter8003 Жыл бұрын
Bring this to the UK - there's a flooded quarry in Wales that already has an adventure park that would be perfect for this. - also, imagine a setup like this in a previously abandoned underground mine all lit up, would be amazing
@Thecrazyvaclav Жыл бұрын
Yea, get it coming out from underground to do a quick loop over the quarry then back underground, similar to the rope slide where you’re 6 feet above the ground then 200feet in a split second
@HansLasser Жыл бұрын
Indiana Jones style! Would be great.
@j.j.maverick9252 Жыл бұрын
seems ideal as a terror ride too… pedal pedal FALL scream laugh pedal pedal…
@KingfisherTalkingPictures Жыл бұрын
I could see this as a fun point-to-point ride, like between two buildings in Las Vegas. There’s need to be some sort of motor assist if the person inside passed out drunk. But I’d ride it!
@amber.mp4 Жыл бұрын
as soon as i saw the way you got into that thing, i new that accessibility concerns were not considered at all
@oofuss Жыл бұрын
Tom Scott doing an incredible job of impersonating Adam Something.
@TheRandom_Channel_idk Жыл бұрын
"Sorry about that" has to be the best line in this video, hands down.
@whitneyschmitney Жыл бұрын
+
@littledragonchild1757 Жыл бұрын
I had the opportunity to go on the shweeb once, but didn't know about this history! I'm glad they turned it into an amusement ride though, it was quite a lot of fun to control the speed of your own coaster
@TheEvixy Жыл бұрын
Google also thought that Stadia would be a hit. Need I really say more?
@colonelpopcorn7702 Жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja Unless you’re predicting the usefulness or practicality of Stadia or the Shweeb. In which case it’s rather easy
@ok0_0 Жыл бұрын
@@colonelpopcorn7702 Stadia is cool af though. I used tf out of it
@deanopain Жыл бұрын
I got a free, really nice, controller and 4k Chromecast out of that! 😀👍
@jackbequick Жыл бұрын
@@colonelpopcorn7702 Stadia was okay, however just the idea that you don't own a single thing in it was an instant no from me.
@Padgriffin Жыл бұрын
@@ok0_0 Stadia was cool… if you had amazing internet. And lived near a data center. It was bad if you didn’t.
@rio425ee Жыл бұрын
This would actually be very good for a hybrid ride/transport system for amusement parks. It would serve as a decent enough means of getting from one section of the park to another while being fun and providing decent views of the park. And parks are already in the business of managing and maintaining similar equipment. It would be awful for cities, but amusement parks could actually benefit from this oddball implementation.
@CheeseyMilkshakes Жыл бұрын
It wouldn’t even work for that, imagine some granny gets in this thing and cycles at 3mph, no one can overtake and the whole system stops. Trains and monorails need to be at set speeds otherwise it doesn’t work
@rio425ee Жыл бұрын
@@CheeseyMilkshakes my guy, amusement parks don't need trains to get people the 3000ft to a different park section. This would be just fine even with grannies slowing it down, because essentially it's just about providing a means of getting between the park sections while providing elevated views, it's not about moving people fast or efficiently, it's about being a ride that provides an alternative method of moving between park sections. Just think about it for 2 seconds and you'll see why the things that make trains and monorails good means of large scale public transit wouldn't be ideal for short hops between park sections.
@MM-jf1me Жыл бұрын
@@CheeseyMilkshakes On this note, I'm curious how hard the proposed physical impact on slower pods would be when faster pods ram into them. Would Granny be okay if someone ran into her pod?
@sgtjonson Жыл бұрын
Feet work great too for those who are able
@rio425ee Жыл бұрын
Yes, but it takes longer and is limited to certain design requirements of foot paths, whereas this would be more for riding over sections of the park that would work well for footpaths, or driving around park features to show them off in a more integrated and interesting way. This would be more of a hybrid ride/single person transit, like gondolas between park sections, but able to move much faster with more curves more like a pedal powered roller coaster.
@RolandTheJabberwocky Жыл бұрын
Honestly the biggest issue is just the fact that a large amount of people just couldn't use it due to being too large or small.
@ArcherArgyle Жыл бұрын
My back hurts just looking at the pod
@monhi64 Жыл бұрын
I’d feel claustrophobic but I think the vast majority of bike users could fit. It has to be adjustable I’d hope at least
@gogzhp88 Жыл бұрын
People too big, too small, elderly, disabled, limited mobility, children, adults (with children), and perhaps those inclined towards nausia. This thing has a lot of work cut out to be more accessible.
@zimzimph Жыл бұрын
@@gogzhp88 meanwhile a flat surface allows all kinds of vehicles perfectly suited for a lot more people. As long as the vehicle can support the person it'll work
@bobbymcjoey9432 Жыл бұрын
There's a lotta issues with it- I wouldn't exactly call that the biggest
@OlieB Жыл бұрын
"what if you were wearing a skirt in this position" "We suggest you don't" Fair enough
@edwardlane1255 Жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja a kilt
@DLWELD Жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja I'd choose slumber wear. Flannel.
@peterclarke7240 Жыл бұрын
"But if you do, make sure your knickers are clean and not see-thru."
@peterclarke7240 Жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja Or just going commando. In for a penny... 🤣
@OlieB Жыл бұрын
So I'm learning that the general agreement is just "If you're willing to still do it, at least make it a nice view - or a terrible one to spite people who looked"
@PlatinumAltaria Жыл бұрын
A human-powered gadgetbahn! Sometimes I wonder if aliens are designing these things.
@sovietmoose5624 Жыл бұрын
mostly just fools and billionaires, the billionaires at least have a solid reason as to why, they are invested in car companies and self driving tech, gadgetbahn crap is a good way to weaken public opinion of trains and bikes.
@acctsys Жыл бұрын
@@sovietmoose5624 I have very good opinion of bikes. Trains are neutral to me, but because it usually asks for public funds, it turns out bad.
@37racso Жыл бұрын
@@acctsys most of Europe would like a word - trains work out really well here.
@2MeterLP Жыл бұрын
3:08 if an oil company is supporting something that has nothing to do with oil, somethings always fishy.
@HaroldSeaman Жыл бұрын
I quickly read the title " Google gave this shweeb $1,000,000. " I thought they was funding a Tom Scott project and tom was calling himself a shweeb
@honestlyholly7657 Жыл бұрын
Me too 😭😭
@criggie Жыл бұрын
There are dozens of us! DOZENS! who read it the same as you.
@perendinatorian Жыл бұрын
it could be fun to have one in like a national park in place of ziplines, or a cycle safari safe from animals.
@jasondashney Жыл бұрын
"cycle safari safe from animals". A cape buffalo would merc that thing. Hippos, lions, elephants, moose, tons of animals could make you regret getting on board. Nothing over about 30lbs should be near that thing.
@fluidthought42 Жыл бұрын
@@jasondashney Well, perhaps raided from the ground at decent height would help, but still it's a strange idea
@unlucky1307 Жыл бұрын
This is the sort of thing that would be amazing for getting around a large property if you only needed to have one person go around it at a time. Could be an excellent thing to modify and put in place above and around a nature preserve or a plot of farmland if you don't want to have anything on the ground for observation and don't want to fly a small plane or helicopter overhead.
@blindleader42 Жыл бұрын
Many million$ for something you can already do more efficiently and flexibly with a drone for under $10,000.
@adderous Жыл бұрын
A permanent metal monorail is at least as much of a "something on the ground" as a dirt or gravel road for a golf cart, ATV, or pickup truck would be. It's also far worse at caring passengers or tools.
@Dave_Sisson Жыл бұрын
A bloke near Albury in Australia had that objective, so he has just finished building his own chairlift. It is nowhere near any of the Australian ski resorts, but he uses it to get up a steep hill on his rural property.
@harvesterofeyes8813 Жыл бұрын
Jetpacks exist and are cooler.
@bramvanduijn8086 Жыл бұрын
That's what it reminds me of! Jurassic Park! This would be perfect for exploring a dinosaur filled theme park without getting eaten.
@Jeffcrocodile Жыл бұрын
i see this working and being a success, obviously not for mass transit, but on a park near a city were people go to run, exercise. There is a park with a mountain near where i live and i think this would be an amazing success especially downhill.
@Dorumin Жыл бұрын
1:20 the schweebs in their natural habitat
@MrDKOz Жыл бұрын
Earliest I've caught a Tim Scott video, love your videos Tom. This looks like lots of fun, would love to see that if I go to New Zealand!
@keisarigames Жыл бұрын
I also love Tim Scott
@General12th Жыл бұрын
@Gibby There are some who call me... Tim?
@AhrimanThorn Жыл бұрын
I’m guessing the people screaming on the end of a long cable behind him were testing their other experimental transport system. Looks like that one might need a little bit more work. 😁
@peterlarkin762 Жыл бұрын
It's Honda derived technology.... Powered by Screams.
@cancerino666 Жыл бұрын
I have a revolutionary transport system idea too: it's a modular big car that runs over a predefined track. You can stack multiple of these cars one after the other and use just 1 engine to pull them along the tracks, saving tons of energy and carrying tons of people. I'm calling it a train. Can I have 1 million?
@drakedbz Жыл бұрын
Thank you for using proper stabilization on your camera. I'm sure many people with motion sickness appreciate the fact that the ground wasn't swinging in the image. By the way, does the constant back-and-forth swinging bother you as you ride it? It seems like they could do with stronger dampers.
@jimjim01938 Жыл бұрын
Imagine waking up in the morning and saying “Honey, I’m going to take the Shweeb to work!” 💀💀💀
@qlum Жыл бұрын
While it makes for a bad form of public transport, it still makes for a fun attraction, which is something. I can imagine a lot of smaller amusement parks getting one of these.
@TheHeavyshadow Жыл бұрын
"Special Thanks to Adam Something for bringing this to my attention and for writing the script of this episode."
@EwanMarshall Жыл бұрын
Given the term gadget-bahn is used, I'm going with RM Transit :D seriously, this one I as a transport nerd didn't know about. It makes a fine amusement park ride but is not a transit solution.
@ifer1280 Жыл бұрын
I've been there back when the original inventor was still trying to get it off the ground! It felt like a novelty back then too - I actually kept a journal at the time, if there's something interesting there I'll come back and post it 👍
@sparkle74HvH Жыл бұрын
Do share
@jasondashney Жыл бұрын
Please do.
@ifer1280 Жыл бұрын
@@jasondashney Not very interesting, it turns out. April 2011: visited Sweeb, a new concept for urban transport based on a low air resistance bike pod [some more description]. We tried it out and actually broke the month's speed record. A Q&A is mentioned but not logged.
@MM-jf1me Жыл бұрын
@@ifer1280 Congrats on breaking that month's speed record.
@shaunandsqueak Жыл бұрын
Thats so cool to see you in NZ I hope you have had an awesome trip here! plenty for you to see and enjoy I'm sure! I hope we Kiwis treated you well! Ive been to that park but didnt try the sweeb but did do the Jetboat and the sky dive both good fun! All the best for 2023!!
@owen4376 Жыл бұрын
I remember riding this on one of our days off as an Aussie on a music tour back in 2018, never would have thought I'd see the Shweeb on a Tom Scott video.
@gblargg Жыл бұрын
Was hoping to see a driver's view looking forward. Looks like it would be a blast.