The diving gondola: a strange elevator to the ocean floor

On the German coast of the Baltic Sea, there's a tourist attraction that I think is very strange: the "Tauchgondel", a room that sinks under the waves and lets you go diving... without getting wet.
More about the Tauchgondel: www.tauchgonde...
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[@TomScottGo]

Yes, I would very much have liked to experience the holding brakes being released while we were submerged -- but that's strictly for emergency situations!

[@Bledderswempie]

hello

[@Extra_Wurst]

Hi Mr. Scott

[@vI3rr]

😈

[@Marchello21]

wow

[@Malmorious]

agreed

[@SamAshkon1998]

“It’s not about the fish, it’s about the experience” sounding like a true fishless fisherman

[@spacecowboy07723]

Sounds like something gen z would say to pretend like they didn't fail

[@Icetea-2000]

@@spacecowboy07723 why gen z

[@amandawilcox9638]

@@Icetea-2000 Good question. "royal decree" may be having a bad day-or year. Another instant critic.

[@spacecowboy07723]

@@Icetea-2000 coz gen z would say "the experience" so "wholesome" thus sound like a true fishless fisherman.

[@Icetea-2000]

@@spacecowboy07723 I meant why "to pretend they didn’t fail" What exactly would you fail at here

[@OriginalGabriel]

"I didnt expect the sound; I dont know why, but I didnt expect the sound ..." That would be a great opening line to a book; so many possibilities as to where that story may go.

[@fershred]

Kinda cliche

[@bandilenzimande5253]

@@fershred can you please recommend some that start like that? 🥺 If not, @Gabriel you are 100% right. I'm intrigued, please write one😂.

[@BlastinRope]

@@bandilenzimande5253 HP lovecraft stories start like that

[@kendewendy]

@@BlastinRope 💀💀💀

[@galarstar052]

i'm stealing that, don't expect any royalties.

[@ieatbananaskins7926]

2:10 “I didn’t expect the sound” felt like a scene from a movie with the lighting and the close up of Tom

[@adsoyad2607]

was gonna say the exact same thing

[@bartholomewdan]

Right? That lighting was surprisingly cinematic, even for a Tom Scott video.

[@bootleg_]

@@szpecunio 2:11

[@TTmysTT]

Sound*

[@lux481]

it felt like "I didn't think of the books", just a slight element of panic and defeat at the same time

[@2ksnakenoodles]

"It's not about the fish, it's about the experience" The curious flounders and jellyfish waiting to say hi to Tom Scott - >:(

[@harbl99]

"Shall we go and see the humans at the groundarium? They put them in a big tank and drop them into the water for you."

[@victormunroe2418]

tbf the jellyfish aren't fish

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@victormunroe2418 :o

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@victormunroe2418 You evil...

[@cheekychappy1234]

@@victormunroe2418 According to the Podcast there is no such thing as a fish.

[@2ksnakenoodles]

Tom really somehow manages to get himself into the most interesting places possible, and I enjoy watching them

[@Rosegoldshawwty]

4K baby

[@anothermountainsrock135]

The coolest places possible! Europe has much more cool stuff like this than the US.

[@MarcusBurkenhare]

Yes, and the look on Tom's face as it happens is terrific.

[@looony]

c'mon bro, i live like 5 minutes away from Zingst, where that is. I was actually a lifeguard at exactly that beach, just last year. You can even see the tower :D

[@ginge641]

It's a self perpetuating cycle at this point. Tom gets himself permission to film at interesting place --> Tom gets loads of views and income for himself whole generating interest in the thing --> Places start asking Tom to make videos about their thing to drum up interest --> Tom gets loads of views --> Repeat until Tom is broadly known as a trustworthy person to have visit your thing, and companies with no financial incentive to get people interested in their thing will invite him to see their thing.

[@raydunakin]

Really, really cool concept! Too bad the reality is so disappointing.

[@derp195]

You really have to wonder what they were thinking putting one there. It's such a huge investment to build something like that, I would want to build it somewhere with a view.

[@cachedgaming]

@@derp195 If they're planning them for Turkey and Malta, this might be a proof-of-concept type thing so they can iron out design kinks now. Still cool nonetheless!

[@stupidmemes3251]

Wow, you again haha

[@rolotomassi7824]

Surely destined for Great Barrier reef Australia??!!

[@andrewferguson5992]

@@rolotomassi7824 They already have semi submersibles there that allow underwater viewing but can also travel around the reef so it's already a step up from this

[@harrowsprouts]

This should rightfully take its place in a steampunk fantasy world

[@K3end0]

It even looks like it!

[@croingo8294]

bioshock :)

[@StarshadowMelody]

entry elevator to atlantis

[@NihongoWakannai]

It reminds me of made in abyss

[@bob_._.]

If it was brass and teak instead of silver and blue...

[@miroslavhoudek7085]

I don't see any barrier that would prevent divers in predator or alien costumes to take a look from the outside in. That's just good to know

[@eekee6034]

You're giving me ideas! XD

[@ShroudedWolf51]

That's an extremely expensive cosplay you'd be ruining by taking it underwater.

[@meme__supreme3373]

@@ShroudedWolf51 not if you make it waterproof from the getgo with the intention of doing this kind of BS

[@WhuDhat]

have a mock battle on the sea floor AVP style lmao, would probably be able to hear children screaming inside the bell lmao

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

It always amazes me how Tom is able to find the most unusual tourist attractions

[@anders630]

I've been there ... and I missed that the gondola was there.

[@philipphoehn3883]

I thought they find him-not the other way around

[@TempName525]

You again

[@treesaregreen]

Y’all... Made in Abyss??

[@reiterhilfe3526]

@@treesaregreen Turning you or your loved ones into a pile of goop sounds like a fun activity with the family

[@kg0704]

As a German living in northern Germany, I’ve seen these things a couple of times already. I’ve never been in one of them though, so thank you Tom for showing how they actually look inside!

[@pepe7eicher513]

Ich mache einfach grad Urlaub in zingst und dann wird mir einfach dieses Video vorgeschlagen... schon gruselig

[@twowheelvalle]

Ich klicke so auf das Video und denke mir so, geil, aber das ist bestimmt in Amerika. Und plötzlich redet der eine deutsch. 😂

[@StromLegion]

dachte erst das wäre zinnowitz aber ne, anscheind gibts echt mehrere solcher gondeln in norddeutschland

[@pepe7eicher513]

@@StromLegion Die im video ist in grömitz

[@InklingSplasher]

Joar ich lebe einfach 3km von dem Ding entfernt 😂

[@p3chv0gel22]

"If you were hoping to see schools of tropical fish" I guess, if you were hoping that, you really need a lesson in geography

[@Rubinkys]

took one look at the water and thought "the closest you're getting to tropical is a lost kids toy"

[@WalrusWinking]

Or maybe you didn't hear where this was.

[@lmlmd2714]

@@Rubinkys I'd love to dive down and wait on the bottom with a few Finding Nemo toys for the visitors to oogle at :)

[@tommihommi1]

Disappointed you didn't try to pronounce Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein

[@conchaiii4167]

Many of us germans can't even do it XD

[@martijn9568]

To be honest it doesn't seem that bad, but I may have butchered it with my Dutch accent.

[@tommihommi1]

@@martijn9568 well dutch is just German while choking on a frikandel

[@martijn9568]

@@tommihommi1 Hey!😠 😉

[@hansihintersoos7581]

MeckPomm! :D

[@djrphotography]

This is quite cool. It's like a real-world BioShock elevator.

[@boiledelephant]

This has, in fact, just made me realise what collossal forces the bioshock elevator would be under due to the pressure. If it snapped off of its rails it would, presumably, rocket up to the surface like a missile.

[@breadjustbread1987]

Bathasphere

[@steveschmitt6933]

Sick

[@luckyexpert3364]

⚡

[@ct92404]

@@boiledelephant It depends on the displacement. This thing wants to float by default because it's so huge and dome shaped and thus has very large water displacement and buoyancy.

[@kesomon]

the moment Tom says 'I didn't expect the sound' feels like a clip from some scifi movie for some reason. this is very cool.

[@fetterkeks2796]

Right? I thought the same haha, it's so cinematic with the green lighting and the slow rocking of the camera, and of course Tom's amazing lines.

[@ALtheBoi]

"Tom Scott's Adventures" would make a killer educational cartoon from the 90s

[@segmentsAndCurves]

Nostalgia for something that has never existed.

[@WanderTheNomad]

There's still a chance! There's still 70 years left until we reach the 90s again!

[@MABfan11]

Tom Scott's Bizarre Adventure

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@MABfan11 No.

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@WanderTheNomad I'm 14. I'm old.

[@Frikadellah]

This is literally 5km from my Mums house. Such a weird feeling having the internet stumble right upon your doorstep!

[@supremebohnenstange4102]

Is it the one in grömitz? I can't quite remember all details but the triangular hotel in the background seems familiar

[@felixe2890]

@@supremebohnenstange4102 Indeed, it is :) The triangular building in the backgroud is the Carat hotel.

[@SpektralJo]

my grandmother was born in Cismar

[@tobiasf.4845]

Moin.

[@ZVEKOfficial]

Why is your doorstep 5km away from you

[@riderstrano783]

This seems like a cool possibility for “exploring” a close-in historic wreck site for tourists

[@drpibisback7680]

@@jamescrab4110 You couldn't get close enough to see anything anyway without putting the bell practically on the wreck, at which point the bell machinery would likely damage it.

[@murphy7801]

Depends, if it's the Mediterranean on European side it's very clear for example.

[@kiloton1920]

This would be perfect for Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

It would be perfect for the Brittanic.

[@lurick]

Definitely an interesting attraction for sure, maybe not amazing in the current water locations but if it expands it could be really cool to see in other places with different/clearer water.

[@Sofus.]

Yes one would almost think they were built for export

[@jcxz983]

@@Sofus. It would be fun in a coral reef...

[@tommihommi1]

Anything that gets more kids (and adults) interested in marine biology is good in my book

[@Levaria_1]

In winter the water is actually clear around it, nobody visits at that time though. After all, it's only in beach locations.

[@General12th]

@@Sofus. They're not, which is even weirder.

[@thomaskaliwe9971]

I looked at thumbnail and was like: “I’ve driven past that before, I know that, that’s simply a diving bell” , never considered it to be strange though. You really do select the most random places on earth Mr Scott.

[@1.4142]

Makes you realize there are more interesting places in your local area than you thought.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

You can now stand where Tom Scott once stood.

[@vincedibona4687]

Less than four minutes long; the story has a beginning, a middle, and an end; some neat visuals are thrown in; and TS is just a good narrator. These videos are awesome, I am so glad I subscribed!

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

This machine seems like a very interesting demo to be used somewhere where they may be a view😁Although will sea life be scared off by the big noise making machine?

[@riverAmazonNZ]

Not if you get the fish to associate the sound with food, then they’d flock to it when they hear it.

[@Gonebeef]

Indeed

[@joaoluisfalangola474]

Yes, only diving and splashing your foot on water scares fish a lot

[@somedankboi6093]

Now all you need is to land this on a carrier

[@prodky33]

Begging for views for your dead channel

[@mvl71]

"It's not about the fish, it's about the experience" (according to most tourists, trying to force down a raw herring when visiting Amsterdam)

[@sourcererseven3858]

I did not read that correctly, and was wondering why those tourists are moist...

[@mvl71]

@@sourcererseven3858 🤣 Well, it rains a lot here...

[@cymbala6208]

😁

[@penguin-IDK]

@@sourcererseven3858 same omg

[@Lightning_Mike]

Having a hole in the floor to see the water and maybe the actual seafloor would definitely have been interesting

[@rockhopper70]

My thoughts exactly, it’d be way cooler if it had a open bottom, a large diving bell.

[@budisutanto5987]

It would need to be pressurized

[@itskittyme]

I like the part where the thing was finished, and they went like: "oh this is quite boring actually, let's just add some shutters, and a big television"

[@ArtlessIb]

yh i feel as though they should remove that, just tell people to listen to the ocean and think

[@dwakeling1]

@@ArtlessIb An idea most people would not entertain

[@jojolafrite90]

They literally replaced the windows with televisions playing some fish footage... What a scam.

[@keriannekerr1876]

@@ArtlessIb maybe market it as a meditation chamber?

[@peterpan4038]

@@jojolafrite90 They didn't. Closing those shutters and playing something on a TV is an option, nothing more.

[@nerdcity]

1:25 Tom likes the whistle.

[@gastonbarboza3568]

lmao yes

[@robbiemcneish4459]

Are you ever gonna upload again?

[@sirsmokeefortwence25]

Make more videos.

[@theyruinedyoutubeagain]

Nerd City, I like you even if you don't upload. Guess I'm a simp

[@bornanagaming3329]

Ey b0ss upload

[@harrylime8077]

These salt water diving ‘bells’ have been around for a long time. I have seen them or variations of them in several countries. Many, many years ago as a 10 year old I went into one (very stuffy and damp) in S. Cal at a ocean front amusement park (that park is long gone), the elevator mechanism got stuck for about half a hour down around - 30’ to -40’. There were about 9 adults and me, all of the adults started to panic. What a relief when it started back up. Through the windows, I did get to see a blue mako shark.

[@1949rangerrick]

It was POP, or Pacific Ocean Park. Went there several times myself.

[@RareStuffArchive]

We spent so much time thinking about space elevators, we totally forgot about sea elevators.

[@hendrikp8018]

And then some day we end up building Rapture.

[@paladinboyd1228]

@@hendrikp8018, I’ll get Mr bubbles.

[@Frank01985]

One of these down to the bottom of the Mariana Trench would be an engineering challenge of similar proportions :)

[@dubious6718]

@@Frank01985 They should try that before they try a space elevator.

[@Villain_in_Glasses]

@@dubious6718 it would actually be harder to build due to ocean pressure.

[@dermathze700]

Would never have expected to see something this close to me (north eastern Germany) on this channel.

[@111BAUER111]

fühl ich :D

[@glockenrein]

Yes! Really tempted to visit now!

[@looony]

It's literally 30 minutes from where I live ^^

[@cedden]

Diese Kommentarsektion ist jetzt Eigentum der BRD.

[@doomse150]

Das ist jetzt schon das dritte Mal, dass er in Deutschland filmt, oder? Der Aufzugtestturm (wohn ich in der Nähe davon) Der Turm für die Schwerelosigkeitsexperimente Und jetzt der Tauchaufzug

[@moos5221]

I'm from Germany, so I knew right away that there will be little to no marine life visible on these so close to the shore when I heard about it. So I wondered if they actually went ahead and built some artificial reef, sunken boat or whatever close to these to actually have something in view....but the reality is so disappointing. Would make more sense to have these in all other places but German coastline. =(

[@neox4202]

I actually was here with my family when I was around 11, great tourist spot and the area to explore around it is also great, I highly recommend visiting this place :D

[@_zoey.17]

I was there, too 👍🏻. Really lovely place.

[@valentin5336]

@@_zoey.17 yep

[@DarkDriverHD]

yoooo i was there too :D

[@35mmofsimon]

Me too xD

[@luist49]

I am from the region and also visited the diving gondola a couple years back. Even if the Baltic Sea isn't as clear I really love swimming their since it is less salty.

[@sirflimflam]

Seems weird they would set up an installation like that in an area where you almost always can't really see anything.

[@Zack_Wester]

from the sound of it feels like a test bed. so make it close where your office is even if the water does not provide the best of experience. that said it would probably be a bit better view distance. its not the infinity you got in the caribien but here it looks like you only could see a few feet at best. when normally you probably had a few meters.

[@jakob.k_design]

Probably because it was supported by the german taxpayer.

[@jezusbloodie]

Probably more like EU taxpayer, and that a German firm/inventor/dude decided to do this at home for a multitude of reasons

[@Markus-zb5zd]

it's a nice educational thing though

[@tcmr5775]

You are so talented at what you do. You are a master storyteller. Thanks Tom.

[@blinkst3710]

Tom seems to love sitting in random locations. Noted.

[@johannes4519]

Auch in der Nähe von Grömitz?

[@greenbanana311]

A bit late to _"Note"_ that.

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

I'm not going to lie, I was expecting this to be much cooler after the introduction. The idea is great though and if placed in the right location, it would definitely be something I'd want to do!

[@BestAnimeFreak]

Have not watched the video yet, but I was on that elevator once as a kid ... So your disappointment was probably the same as mine xD You only see greenish water ... and nothing else ... xD In an area with clear water, that would indeed be much more interesting.

[@odinsudons]

I can't beging to explain just how much Iove your videos. You're thorough without being boring and I enjoy learning practically anything you'll teach us.

[@Skyflairl2p]

The camera work is going wild lately

[@lankyGigantic]

That's the power of a drone

[@Jespertheend2]

I think they got a new camera operator. The description of the other videos doesn’t seem to mention Richard.

[@Keith_Ngcobo]

Germans just flexing their engineering, to go watch a movie at the bottom of the sea👌🏽😂

[@dmitryfedorov114]

The world without germans overengineering random things for completely elusive returns would be a worse world.

[@noah4822]

@@dmitryfedorov114 the reason isnt illusive, it's fun!

[@moenchii]

I mean sometimes we actually create somethings awesome though. Who needs horses when you can have motorised carriages!

[@scanida5070]

*Deutsche Wertarbeit!*

[@wcresponder]

Join the navy and they will pay you.

[@kipchickensout]

I live near preetz and seeing tom visiting around here is delightful

[@peter4210]

*goes underwater "Somewhere, beyond the sea" *city start to show up

[@mr.randomgamer888]

How you doin barp

[@CrippledMerc]

Somewhere, waiting for me

[@memesfromdeepspace1075]

No ITS cant hapen Because earh is flat

[@shale6422]

My lover stands on golden sands. - Andrew Ryan, Rapture

[@eigengrau7698]

YOOOO BIOSHOCK VIBE HIT ME

[@lonestarlord]

When you went under the water, it looked incredibly atmospheric.

[@tmuller9905]

I've been there and it is, it's very calm down there.

[@thePronto]

Ba dum tiss...

[@Munkenba]

Unfortunately though it's a very good one, there is only one atmosphere in that room.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

That's cooler than a school of fish.

[@bluegames1]

I literally was there a few years ago! Sadly the sea was quite rough those days so the Gondola was inactive. I still have their bottle opener on my fridge!

[@rizzo_grt]

This is shot so well - in an unlikely way, one of the prettiest looking Tom Scott videos ever.

[@ZwetschgenLP]

I grew up very close from there! So funny to see these seemingly "normal" things in a Tom Scott video :D

[@keyboardpirate6792]

Same!

[@OutbackBoy]

At the end of the extremely long Busselton Jetty in south-west Western Australia is an underwater observatory that you walk down into on a spiral staircase. This is the elevator version of that. Very cool

[@Mr_Kiwi]

I love how Tom can find the least known and most interesting topics then makes a video about it unlike any other channels

[@oopsallbugs]

Right? I can actually expect new and interesting content instead of the same top 20 lists being recycled over and over again, it's awesome! Tom does great work

[@greenbanana311]

There aren't other channels about obscure subject matter? I didn't know that.

[@Plasma_Mobile]

Here in the region this diving bell is not a secret. Can confirm, that there are fish. Saw 2 or 3 of them.

[@Mr_Kiwi]

@@greenbanana311 when I said ‘unlike any other channels’ I meant that his storytelling ability and explanations were amazing and ‘unlike any other channels’

[@benshepherd488]

I’ve actually been in on of these multiple times. Although it might seem a bit pointless, it’s rather cheap and a fun experience nonetheless.

[@bottlebeard]

@Bret Bouder I guess just the idea itself is cool and then it coming to reality makes it even cooler. I can definitely see myself in this, excited like a child, just observing my surroundings in awe.

[@cactustactics]

@Bret Bouder being in a room that sinks underwater and just experiencing that sensation for a while?

[@Neilukuk]

@@cactustactics By the looks of the massive crowds, I think everyone agrees with you :)

[@cactustactics]

@@Neilukuk mate it's a seaside attraction at the end of a pier, not a theme park

[@Neilukuk]

@@cactustactics If an attraction is good, You would see more people than that. Word gets around and people will be waiting to go on it. It's obviously not that great.

[@ewanbristow]

The cinematography in this is impeccable

[@benkolya]

I actually found out about this place years ago as it was one of the Windows lock screen backgrounds 😄I had that picture as my phone background for a long time, it's a gorgeous place and thank you for highlighting it!

[@caspervanderkorf1986]

weirdly enough, it is my windows lockscreen for today! I was very confused when u saw the thumbnail...

[@sheridanvespo1269]

@@caspervanderkorf1986 It was my bing-induced desktop wallpaper 3 days ago. :D

[@segmentsAndCurves]

Petition for a new series call "Things that should be some 19th-century Industrial Revolution invention".

[@someoneelse7629]

This contraption, although making some damage to the sea floor whn installed, would be great out in a reef enviroment, so that tourists could spend some serious time underwater watching real marine life. Also, I want a private one to live in, just like an old school Bond villain....

[@__nog642]

If it's a tourist attraction where you pay for a ticket, I don't imagine you would really get much serious time. Maybe half an hour tops, unless you're willing to fork out money for several tickets.

[@KX36]

This looks like such a disappointing tourist attraction that I'm surprised it's not in UK.

[@pixelkatten]

Coming soon to both Brighton and Blackpool!

[@skippymon]

@@pixelkatten Oh look, a turd!

[@GrumpyIan]

@@pixelkatten and next to SS Richard Montgomery for that feeling of life on the edge.

[@danhay8933]

monorail monorail monoraaaaaaail!!

[@kiliberlino]

It's like somewhere in Mecklenburg- West Pomerania. The common tourist attractions are cliffs n piers. So it's quite similar to Brighton for instance.

[@CellyWelly]

imagine going underwater just to watch an 3D film

[@ulixo1132]

This.

[@aikumaDK]

I kinda expected them to have put stuff down there, so even on the worst of days, you could still see something, even it's just a silhouette passing by

[@ad3z10]

@@aikumaDK Visbility in murkey water can be absolutely awful, when you're looking at 20cm or so of visibility even some kind of silhouette will be hard to see.

[@greenbanana311]

The entire thing seems exceptionally anticlimatic.

[@fxarts9755]

@@greenbanana311 thats Germany for u ...

[@eekee6034]

I liked it, but then I heard the sounds and I fell in love with it. This is crazy-cool engineering! Or maybe just crazy. :D

[@Ultrabenbooyah]

I've actually ridden this gondola, but totally forgot about it until now.

[@supraguy4694]

Understandable, considering that it seems rather boring

[@Ultrabenbooyah]

@@supraguy4694 It's kind of cool as a child, but forgettable when you get older.

[@jutnezproductions]

Imagine one of these in some clear water. Postpone space travel, we need to invest in a couple of these in the Carribean! Could you imagine what you’d see in a fresh water lake?

[@trouty7947]

Sad thing is the reefs are becoming so damaged now there's a lot fewer places you could put one of these and still see living reef.

[@sarowie]

@@trouty7947 well: and in those places, setting up tourist infrastructur is a double edged sword.

[@greenbanana311]

We've been postponing space travel since the mid 70s, how much longer would you prefer we wait?

[@tomrogers9467]

I dive in Canadian freshwater lakes. Other than shipwrecks or interesting geology, there is very little aquatic life to see. And visibility can often be poor.

[@kpsiex]

@@ContentConfessional Journey to the center of earth too

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

I was in one of these somewhere as a child. Nebulous memory at best...

[@thelastbastionofsenseinthi1606]

Tom going to these wacky places really makes my day.

[@alpani6805]

"It's not about the fish, it's about the experience" - Troy McClure

[@countfake2062]

"So long, and thanks for all the fish!"

[@Szaam]

Tony, please, no, I just ate a whole plate of dingamagoo.

[@supraguy4694]

I remember him from such films

[@invaderpopz]

imagine if they built one of these near the coral reefs. people could appreciate the beauty and also be more aware of how they are shrinking!

[@enemdisk6628]

Doubt it. Back home people wouldn't care anymore...and you built just another attraction interfering with the ecosystem

[@invaderpopz]

@@enemdisk6628 omg ur right 😭 it would be cool to see the coral but at what further cost to the ecosystem... damn

[@dezznutz3743]

Coral Reefs are NOT shrinking. I hate when people act like doomsday-sayers for likes.

[@invaderpopz]

@@dezznutz3743 are they not dying?

[@Mineifyyy]

That opening shot is epic

[@NotFlappy12]

Only 20 years ago, a shot like that would require an entire film crew and special rigging, and a large budget

[@LRataplan]

Indeed, but because of the angle, unfortunately, I now wonder how many years it'll be before Tom shaves his head bald. I'm gonna go on record saying "about four".

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@NotFlappy12 Nice reference :D

[@oONanniOo]

I really did not expect to see Grömitz on this show. It's cool to hear that they're planning those gondolas in other places! I've only ever been down there once and there was indeed nothing to see. The machine itself looks really cool though.

[@animagi6844]

I can imagine this being an attachment either on the side or middle of cruise ships and giving passengers a good look at the reefs and wildlife below

[@alkaholic4848]

I'll be honest I don't see myself booking a flight to Germany specifically for this exhilarating experience any time soon. "This is what the sea looks like a few feet below the surface just next to the beach. You can't see anything because the water is too cloudy. TV?"

[@diablo.the.cheater]

I mean, it is a honest experience.

[@JustSitAndLaugh]

Jokes aside, a trip to the Baltic (more specifically the Darß) is actually very much worth it though!

[@schwarz8614]

@@Jermain-cz4bh so more coral reef can be destroyed

[@rpgryder1886]

i think the movie part is cool, but i rather stay a night in the worlds only underwater hotel and chill down there for a night then go all the way to germany.

[@JP-xd6fm]

@@JustSitAndLaugh No, it isn't. I'm from the mediterranean and the baltic is not worth it for me. There's plenty of another places to go before the baltic.

[@bierkules2608]

As a German I was so confused to actually listen to german.

[@brendanroberts1310]

As a brit I thought his German accent sounded funny as well.

[@FictionWriter95]

If I remember correctly from my German classes, Northern Germany is where you get the kinda weird regional accents and dialects.

[@bierkules2608]

@@FictionWriter95 Yes Low German (Plattdeutsch) sounds super entertaining.

[@FictionWriter95]

@@bierkules2608 my father's mother was born in Germany (Kaiserslautern, in the southwest) and lived there until her mid 20s, so the little bits of German that my family speaks is closer to boring old Hochdeutsch

[@keyboardpirate6792]

sadly nobody speaks Plattdeutsch it anymore here

[@R2-D2663]

I was in this thing twice its an amazing experience the staff also tells you some interesting stuff about the sea

[@tintinmaster]

I did not expect hearing my own mother language in a Tom Scott video xD

[@_zoey.17]

Me neither 😂

[@hydrazine_n2h4]

Same, but I think it was a good thing the guy didn't try doing it in English xD

[@Morningstar_37]

Ja ist schon komisch, wenn jemand in einem englischen Video plötzlich Deutsch spricht

[@pandasdreamlygon]

haha ich auch nicht:D dachte der typ spricht englisch

[@NearCry91]

*mother tongue

[@zyme4569]

Looks like something a James bond villain would have

[@cheddarcheesecake9683]

Germany was like the James bond villain of countries a few generations ago

[@Nyctotope]

@@cheddarcheesecake9683 xd

[@Concorde4711]

"It’s not about the fish, it’s about the experience" That's what i say when i come back from fishing empty handed. :-)

[@Lozoot2]

_"Now, Mr. Scott... Would you kindly share this phenomenal attraction with your KZbin audience?"_

[@greenbanana311]

?

[@KarasuInaiga]

@@greenbanana311 Bioshock reference.

[@psychotropicstate]

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought of this

[@mojosbigsticks]

That's what I tell my husband when I cook - "It's not about the fish, it's about the experience."

[@Corn0nTheCobb]

😆

[@boybie999]

Honestly just watching this is awesome

[@TheFatSlimandShort]

We love you Tom! Always look forward to your videos on a Monday

[@loirottaja1]

I remember seeing diving bells being used in old Donald Duck comics but never thought that people still made those let alone use them

[@MaverickMyth]

Donald comics really makes you expect flesh eating plants and quicksand to be everyday nuisances.

[@LRataplan]

Not technically a diving bell - those are open underneath, so you can just jump in the water; they don't fill up because of the air bubble in them. Which also means that unlike in this contraption, the air in a diving bell *is* pressurized, directly by the water pressure at whatever depth they are on.

[@masansr]

For me it was Scooby Doo, the one episode where a pirate ghost and a seaweed ghost (and I think another ghost?) were fighting over treasure.

[@kidthorazine]

As has already be said this isn't technically a diving bell, but real modern diving bells are still used, mostly for things like underwater construction and maintaining cables on the seabed and stuff.

[@mam0lechinookclan607]

This is Germany, where it not for the safety risks, we would be building zeplins filled with hydrogen till this day.

[@brendanlawler1398]

Putting in the effort for the greatest and most interesting content of all time. Loving it Tom

[@uekiguy5886]

"It's not about the fish, it's about the experience." Wow. That happens to be my life philosophy.

[@da_roachdogjr]

You must play a lot of mmo's

[@wartem]

"It's not about the fish, it's about the experience." Hence seeing fish is not an experience. Tom is not a fish fan.

[@rin_etoware_2989]

the fish in the spaceship looked better

[@nebulousisgod]

Haha. That’s stupid.

[@jctoad]

There's no such thing as a fish

[@familiarbit5319]

as a wise person once said: "i do not respect fish"

[@Vysair]

The fish is instead served on your plate

[@declanwhaley-sharp6]

Dude, your cinematography is never bad,, but this time around it's remarkably on point

[@batterie1928]

Something about the cinematography in this one felt different. I can’t explain why, but it feels spectacular.

[@atlanticcube4148]

Some of the shots look like a movie, it looks fantastic!

[@cactustactics]

@@atlanticcube4148 it's that sweet sweet undersea lighting

[@isabelleboreham]

For some reason I feel like Tom would make an amazing Doctor Who…

[@themadscientest]

Uh spoiler alert...

[@empath69]

The EAGER nature of both.

[@LukasKlein]

I‘ve been in this a couple years ago! So cool to see him talk about this!!!

[@codpyry]

"It's not about the fish, it's about the experience" -me while training Fishing in OSRS

[@queeny5613]

Yep what a pain

[@user-ik3xr3eh3m]

"Its not about the fish, its about the experience". Truer words have never been spoken.

[@winnl6994]

the captions at 3:29 say “the ocean rise around you” when it should say “the water rise around you”!! such an awesome video, I have to go there someday!!

[@jono_high]

Cracking work from Richard with the camera operation. The whole video looks fantastic.

[@emilandreasenklahn5232]

This is such a good way to relax for a few minutes whilst putting the finishing touches on an exam paper! Thanks a lot! This is helping me right now!

[@daniellyell7249]

Evidently, the guys never been in boat with a cabin that has windows. His giddy excitement of the water coming up against the window as though it's some kind of unusual experience told me he needs to get out more. It's a very common experience in millions of boats around the world

[@KelarGridal]

Been learning German over lockdown and didn't even think about having to Translate the German guy at the start. I'm ok with this. Ich will unter das Wasser gehen!

[@ZheToralf]

Did you start during the lockdown, or did you have some prior knowledge?

[@LouisPlay]

Finde ich Gut

[@Palte]

Respekt!

[@KelarGridal]

Danke! Ich hatte keine deutschkenntnisse. Mein Deutsch ist nicht perfekt, aber es ist gut.

[@Corn0nTheCobb]

@@KelarGridal I only know a couple words in German, but I'll attempt to translate what you said: "Thank you! I have some prior knowledge (??? Probably way off). My German is not perfect, but it is good."

[@tumblewed538]

Its crazy how i see all your videos and think about how ive been to all those place in person before. Im ridiculously thankful for all the trips my family dragged me along on and allowed me to participate in :) If you go up the street from the gondula theres an amazing ice cream shop on the left and a very nice buffet restaurant on the right side ;) Edit; thinking of the one in sellin :(

[@pasta4086]

Same here!! And it's like such a Tom Scott topic, I almost waited for exactly this video xd But can you help me out, which gondola this is? Like in which city? I visited the one in Sellin but I don't know if that is the one.

[@tumblewed538]

@@pasta4086 Thats the one i was thinking off too, but the one i was talkinh about was definitely a different one than the one shown in the last few seconds. Maybe its one of the other three, because thats exactly what it looks like in my memories

[@dolphos9417]

incredible, seeing Tom Scott in a video filmed just a few kilometres from where i'm currently on vacation

[@FakeSchrodingersCat]

This would be really great somewhere where the water is clearer.

[@bbbbBeaver]

I was thinking somewhere in south florida would be prime for sea life viewing

[@sral5810]

Watt do you mean?

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

If we can think of it as a prototype then it makes sense. And they said there are already contracts in the works in the mediterranean.

[@andrzejsugier]

@@HappyBeezerStudios It WAS made in 2010, so the business is picking up...slowly

[@beegyoshi6525]

This reminds me of Bioshock's opening sequence

[@takoshihitsamaru4675]

Excuse me, Toys R Us. I want da Beeg Yoshi.

[@sigmachad5331]

Short, Sweet, Interesting and Informative - I wish more KZbin videos were like this.

[@crackedemerald4930]

I wish there was one of those in the UK so it could be called "the sinking bellend"

[@gobbel2000]

I've actually been inside one of these. I agree that it was an interesting experience, but you really shouldn't expect a great view into the ocean.

[@MrZeroPage]

Fantastic! Keep the videos coming Tom - they're ace!!

[@CowPat101]

When you release the brakes, the gondola can also act as a rocket.

[@NihongoWakannai]

More of a balloon than a rocket

[@quillmaurer6563]

Interesting to ponder what would happen if brakes were released, how quickly would it rise? Assuming total release (or mechanical failure) rather than a controlled rise (I'd imagine they'd do a controlled rise by easing the brakes), given that it weighs 50 tons and displaces 100 tons, it would initially rise with an acceleration of 2 G. That would only be momentary, as as it rises there would be less displacement, and water would need to rush in underneath slowing it down. Thus it wouldn't rocket out of the water, would probably bob up relatively anticlimactically, overshoot a little bit, bob up and down a couple times, then settle. It would still be sitting in the water, not at the top of it's tower, so the door might still be below the water line and evacuation via the air shaft might still be necessary. So ultimately it would be more like hitting a big bump in a bus than a rocket.

[@Test-oi2hm]

German Engineering at its top.

[@Maxler5795]

"Damn thats interesting" describes tom perfectly.

[@haveahappyday1749]

Hellooooo Atlantic City had it back in the 70"s on Steel Pier!! I used to love to go on the diving bell!

[@CoKanal]

I present to you: The British guy who visited more interesting german places than me - the German guy