Weight For It (with Evan Edinger and Luke Cutforth)

[@TomScottGo]

This has been a long time in the works - thanks to all the behind-the-camera team! And for anyone who's wondering, we are actively looking into filming more Lateral later this year...

[@jackbj]

this is great!

[@SyrpiC00L]

hehe boii

[@RagaGaming]

hol up

[@brodieclamp5090]

Should've been £5, would've made it much more interesting

[@lazypizzaguy]

lovin this just a little p.s. your pronounciation of dyrehavsbakken sounded better and way more correct when u just tried when u used your notes it didn't sound anything like it at all.

[@ryanbratley6199]

"Always go with the big US airlines" Thanks, I'll remember that next time I'm in a sand-based quiz scenario.

[@jamesrockybullin5250]

And to be clear, this is the only time you should go with the big US airlines.

[@CraftQueenJr]

I mean, considering it came up in another Tom Scot quiz show.

[@kkmac7247]

@@jamesrockybullin5250 this

[@SamAronow]

A textbook SBQ!

[@brantwedel]

The relative scoring system is GENIUS!!! (But you could tape some lead weights inside some of the wrong answers just to have a moment of false excitement, then dread, when barely any sand comes out :D )

[@colinantink9094]

Nah. Sand. Lots of it. Inside a sealed ziplock bag. Then it feels completely legit.

[@Jaymic]

Even better is if you weighted them to make all the weights equal so you never knew until the pour, even better if instead of sand it was the pence you're playing for

[@natural_rainb0w159]

You are evil! I love it.

[@Fazal828]

@@Jaymic But then you wouldn't get to see their reaction on the initial lift/handoff

[@oz_jones]

Calm down, Satan

[@OB-806]

My one criticism of this is that it would be nice to see the answers all ranked, so when you're playing along at home you can see how well you would have done, even if none of the contestants made the same choices as you. Otherwise, great concept, great execution.

[@theLazyElf]

On the same vein, it would be great to say explicitly the 3 or 4 answers that would have helped to win the last questiion with the heaviest anvil.

[@factsverse9957]

You could probably search for the answers on Google and rank them in the comments section right now.

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@theLazyElf That may not always be practical, as there could possibly be several combinations that could win, depending on the values of each possible choice.

[@RainaRamsay]

Would love to see, at the end of the question, all the answers and their rankings on the screen

[@PanAndScanBuddy]

I wanted to know how well 1408 did because it was great and everyone should see it at least one.

[@petrelli231]

Audience: *complains about Lateral Thinking being unbalanced* Tom: *Literally makes a game about balancing buckets*

[@route2070]

Wrong social media, no laughing react.

[@MiniDemonic]

@@route2070 😂

[@fizyk1101]

Actually, I loved lateral, it was a very exciting game idea :)

[@mikek6298]

@@fizyk1101 I liked the concept too. Still horribly unbalanced, but fun regardless.

[@DanThePropMan]

What was wrong with Lateral?

[@indelibleink5577]

Tom is absolutely a natural as a game show host

[@overthecounterbeanie]

I feel like Tom should host Only Connect or University Challenge or something!

[@evan]

Thanks for having me! Glad to provide some puns

[@LeopardAzure]

Did,,,,,, did I just hear "Evan-vil won"? I'm ashamed to say I laughed...

[@Varksterable]

Been binging your stuff lately; great to see you here too. Are you also Irish now? Whuuut??

[@malenotyalc]

Oh Tom had you, eh? Cheeky bugger!

[@Itwasalwaysme_Noone]

Dude, watch Misery.

[@chrisjohnson1170]

14:28

[@outside8312]

If Tom ever snaps and gos insane this is the kind of thing I imagine Tom will force his captives to do relentlessly. *Blink twice if you're being held against your will*

[@icicleditor]

(Blinks once)

[@Hay-md2he]

😃😄😃😄

[@anitachaplin5049]

woah i instinctively blinked twice

[@goatinthefog3093]

been a long time since i laughed like that at a youtube comment

[@madlad255]

@@Hay-md2he Oh no where are you?!

[@norwegianmountainbiker236]

"If you spill it, then its on you" "Then its on the floor actually"

[@evan]

Norwegian MTB Guy yup I said it

[@norwegianmountainbiker236]

@@evan gold

[@voxorox]

One change I would make: Brace the balance until after they've dumped in their answers, then release it to see how it tips. It would add a little suspense.

[@HermanVonPetri]

I'd also hang the buckets from hooks at the end of the arm so that the sand won't try to fall towards the winning side.

[@TheLostSorcerer]

Another improvement to reduce friction would be to use washers for spacers. Also bearings in the center section

[@OrigamiMarie]

And here I was thinking clear buckets so the audience can see what's going on!

[@RainaRamsay]

Would also stop you having to test to see whether it's equal / having friction problems after each question

[@thelastcube.]

Yes

[@WakarimasenKa]

pronouncing Dyrehavsbakken correctly in the same breath as claiming you can't. And then butchering it with the aid of a pronounciation guide :P

[@VDVProduktion]

I thought the same thing

[@SallyLePage]

You've got a game garage, I've got a science shed, now all we need is a laughter loft and a beauty beach hut!

[@minipop1032]

ayyy

[@yogibear5995]

Let's make lots of money

[@Lenxecan]

Beauty Bungalow!

[@IvoTrausch]

Maybe a cooking closet?

[@bardsamok9221]

And a hore house 🏠

[@KubrickFR]

This video reminds me of a simpler time when KZbin videos were made of borrowed friend time, unemployment money and good will, with a great idea making all the difference. And I think you, my friend, have a great idea. (not as great as citation needed, but those are few and far between)

[@Vousie]

I mean, so many of the bigger channels are going "we wish we had a bigger budget so we could make bigger videos that get more views", yet nearly every single time, the best KZbin videos are the ones that have a brilliant idea and are made on a shoe-string budget. Especially with Rotor Riot this happens a lot. To find their best videos, simply pick the ones that anyone who's already in the hobby can do at near-zero cost. Weird that it works that way, given that it doesn't work that way with mainstream shows - with Sci-Fi movies especially, they need at minimum a reasonable budget to be watchable (but then the story/idea is most important). Maybe it's that specific genre - with romcoms the budget probably doesn't make that much of a difference.

[@CaffeineBoost14]

Tom Scott's doing games again, PREPARE THE GENIUS REFERENCES!

[@Aezandris]

Has your sentence anything to do with the korean TV show/game ?

[@CaffeineBoost14]

@@Aezandris I would not be surprised if we saw some Main Match or Death Match material in this series at some point... so yes. It does.

[@karolkozik5918]

6:40 The Not-a-Dab Dab 7:19 The Second, Unnoticed Dab 8:08 Sandpouring Fit 8:47 Denialism Joke 13:58 Dab of Defeat 14:19 Dab of Defeat Part 2 14:28 Fortnite Dance This seems it should be titled "How to do Memes in front of Tom Scott without him noticing".

[@madlad255]

I agree, but at 14:28 it's actually the Floss, Fortnite just copied it. (idk anything about memes but I know that, hopefully)

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

@@madlad255 progressively few people know that ☹️

[@ComicDrake]

I'm honestly surprised by how much I loved this. Please do more!

[@Luramare]

Dane here. That pronunciation guide for Dyrehavsbakken was completely off. Your initial attempt at the pronunciation was good enough to be understandable, if you were asking for directions and such. The one after reading the guide however doesn't sound anything like danish IMO.

[@CatherineKatswell]

At least you got a pronunciation guide. Did you hear how they said "sepak takraw"? I cried a bit inside

[@trotspot]

Ja ikk? "Jehagsbargen"? Bruh

[@moondust2365]

@@CatherineKatswell Same XD I'm Filipino, and that was bad. The "Sepak" bit, fine. "Takraw" tho, yikes. They had to say the 'raw' part as the English word with the same spelling, but different pronunciation.

[@bt_18]

Oh Tom, don't worry about Lateral too much, this format is amazing!

[@GermaphobeMusic]

I love this more experimental stuff.

[@janopd5026]

I don't feel like "Weight For It" is the real Next Big Thing, but the Game Garage could be it, I liked it! Please throw more things against the wall, we'll see what sticks!

[@hammer_ttk]

Good pun, good point. I like it

[@springplus300]

@@hammer_ttk also, literally throwing things against a wall and seeing what sticks sounds like a decent enough idea for a game show!

[@AnarchistMetalhead]

@@springplus300 "Welcome back to Will it Stick, today with special guest Colin Furze and his jet powered catapult throwing the things our contestants pick against this wall"

[@Kartaal]

I do love it when Danish things are pronounced on this channel. It's hilarious and always just sufficiently bad enough to not be completely awful and instead just walks that knife edge of hilarious and ugh. Love the new show, hope to see more good stuff.

[@davidonfim2381]

Really fun game, I love it! I just have a couple of suggestions: 1) instead of a seesaw type of balance, use a pulley type of balance that goes up and down vertically rather than in an arc. The seesaw balance isn't very accurate, and both how the sand is poured as well as the movement of the seesaw itself could change the outcome. 2) I wouldn't take off the labels on the screen once they're picked. It'd be better if you made them less opaque or something, but it'd be good to still be able to read it. 3) at the end, put the numbers below the labels or something, that'd just make it easier to follow how they all relate to each other.

[@tastydeaths]

Ah love it when Tom makes a new vid

[@procactus9109]

regardless of content ?

[@NateandNoahTryLife]

I’m so happy you’re doing new quiz show formats. I love all of your longer form content, very excited for this series!

[@carolinegelgot1038]

I was really confused when I saw Evan and Luke in a Tom Scott video, but I'm so happy that it happened!

[@CPHansen90]

the pronunciation of Dyrehavsbakken went from acceptable to incomprehensible with that pronunciation guide other than that great show

[@hoej]

Tom was actually quite close with his initial attempt. No need to apologise for that.

[@andyrays]

@@hoej I second that, nearly perfect for a non-dane.

[@anarfox]

Well, not even Danes understand their language so...

[@littleboylost1o1]

@@andyrays Totally agree

[@rickard7031]

As someone from southern Sweden we have always just called it Bakken (or Backen like it is spelled in Swedish (properly)). Is the same in Denmark?

[@recklessroges]

Calvinball is real and is played with at least two players, but possibly all of humanity minus Susie.

[@metadaat5791]

I was gonna say, people do play Calvinball for real, and it's got at least two, sometimes three and potentially infinite players.

[@twistedtachyon5877]

But the question asked about players on one team, and I'd argue that for calvinball, that's always one.

[@CableFlame]

I’ve played Calvinball for real at a con once:

[@vengefulenigma]

@@metadaat5791 Well potentially 7.7 billion players if we count only humans and sentient tigers, practically probably half that if we count those humans that are realistically able to play and sentient tigers.

[@timothymclean]

@@vengefulenigma Are they all on the same team?

[@mvwinf]

my absolute favorite people all working together

[@mvwinf]

and edited by elliot? wow I love

[@bitodd]

Then who is your favourite Gary Brannan?

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@bitodd Probably Gary Brannan. But we can't be sure.

[@techyguruman]

In the final round, instead of the medium anvil, why not weigh against 2000 pennies. That's 7kg in coin.

[@rupert7565]

because then you don't want to win?

[@Soken50]

greay idea, having to compete against the weight of your prize in pennies, but still give prizes in notes, no one deverves to get thousands of pennies.

[@ciaranreed91]

I was thinking that as well.

[@entropyzero5588]

@@Soken50 I mean, you could just bring them to your bank and throw it into the counting machine...

[@Soken50]

@@entropyzero5588 I've never heard of counting machines for coins, only for bills in narco movies.

[@krose6451]

"Thats not full" was Evan's best moment but I loved the confidence when it came to the planes.

[@LeekyUK]

Is that a park bench I see leaning against the back wall? Coincidence?!

[@dbackscott]

The park bench shall rise again! Oh wait, maybe that's the box for the one they blew up.

[@asdfasdf-dd9lk]

Ooh, I liked this one, kind of like Pointless. Would be nice if you read out the best answer out at the end of each question though.

[@1990sarahxXx]

I was thinking this :)

[@blackmarvolo]

I would even say, rank them all (ideally show on screen), so that the viewers can play along and know how well they are doing.

[@AssassinAgent]

Game garage definetly can be a continuous thing on this channel, I'd love to see it back. (This quiz was also nice)

[@whitherwhence]

Oh, pence as in pennies! I thought they playing for thousands of pens

[@metadaat5791]

I thought it was thousands of pants

[@RainaRamsay]

I support this version

[@jacobbass6226]

Ah welcome my fellow Americans to Britain

[@qwertyTRiG]

Pence = amount of money Pennies = actual physical coins

[@SW33wNecie]

In front of me I got an article from Wi-- Wait, wrong show.

[@captaindragon8179]

I was waiting for him to say it as well but then I remembered.

[@mojosbigsticks]

:-(

[@daredaemon8878]

One thing I'd have liked to see at the end is whether or not he'd have beaten the heavy anvil.

[@AnonymousAnonymous-ht4cm]

The "if only you had..." part of game shows is classic for a reason.

[@katiemoss7578]

Evan doesn't even fit in the garage which I find really funny

[@evan]

Katie Moss I hit my head a lot

[@bodyofhope]

@@evan and yet you still won. Good for you, buddy.

[@macmuggo5459]

Mary M no pain no brain

[@Vousie]

This is literally the best quiz show I've ever seen. I'd actually watch an entire season of this.

[@MegaPhester]

Good stuff, but where the hell did you get that pronounciation of Dyrehavsbakken?! It's more like "Deer House Bargain" with an English accent.

[@_Thorondor]

Deer house bargain, that is hilarious!

[@metadaat5791]

I've been meaning to buy a new deer house, you know any good places?

[@TPRJones]

This is brilliant. I would watch every episode of this ever. I will say that the low budget production is incredibly charming and if this continues I hope you don't fancy it up too much.

[@bigtopmedia]

The only channel where I have notifications on❤️

[@taylorhancock5834]

Ok, this is a genius idea for a show (both Game Garage and Weight For It), and I can't wait to see more. The idea of weighing down different buckets and having the money won depend on how heavy the counterweight is is also genius. Also, I feel that, as, in Calvinball, you make up the rules as you go along, it should've been entirely full, as that's what the rule that they would've wanted is... Great video and I can't wait to see more! (Also I'm pumped for more Lateral, that's going to be great)

[@dbackscott]

Five thousand... pence. 😂 I loved it!

[@catfish552]

I love the whole scaled-down nature of the show.

[@GabeMillerMusic]

I love experiments like these. Tom's commitment to trying new stuff and ability to come up with interesting formats is really inspiring.

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

Really love all your videos Tom.Your videos are very creative and informative as well as well-explained. Infact you're the inspiration behind my videos. Keep up the great work. We all love you !!!!

[@WhirligigStudios]

I love the concept of this series--it's like a game show where the format changes every time. I'm looking forward to seeing the other experiments!

[@efosdk2925]

Dutchy screaming korfbal at the screen ^^

[@metadaat5791]

When they brainstormed the name: It should be something about throwing... Which way do we throw the ball? Yes that's it, throwing up, the sound of throwing up, I know, cough hurrk KORF bal!!

[@lare290]

Hey, Calvinball is real. People actually do play it.

[@saint23thomas]

And it can have any number of players.

[@ctrlaltshift]

@@saint23thomas It technically has 1 player per team, because it's a free-for-all style sport.

[@Quintinohthree]

@@ctrlaltshift I think that qualifies it as a wrong answer however.

[@ctrlaltshift]

@@Quintinohthree Oh it definitely counts as a bad answer, but it's still a sport.

[@bretthopper88]

Do more of this. I liked the host energy and the smart guests who logically picked their answers.

[@evanredacted7977]

Calvinball was a nice reference.

[@DUKEisALIVE]

Another great show ! One suggestion would be to put a list on the screen in form of a graph diagram to make the results more visual and easy to remember :)

[@dianefields6056]

This could be adapted for use in schools. Inexpensive and great fun for kids.

[@Xplayer007]

More Tom Scott game shows yay!

[@SkarmoryThePG]

okay, I -really- like this idea of weighted (HA) points for answers and adding them up.

[@thoughtlesskills]

Hanging the buckets will make for more accurate comparison.

[@trukimai9293]

I'll be happy to see more episodes of this

[@GaviLazan]

Why did Luke get two cups of sand? They both won one round, and both won their respective round equally decisively.

[@RandomNickname1234]

I guess Round 2 is worth double.

[@Elmobros32]

Yes!!! I always love Tom-hosted game shows and I’m very excited to see a whole series now!!!

[@safir2241]

You better make alot of these episodes

[@BritishStrings]

I actually really enjoyed this format, it builds it's own tension very well, and has so many chances to scream at the screen if you think you know better, or if you think they are about to make a mistake - top notch

[@TonksMoriarty]

Weight for It, budget reverse Pointless with Tom Scott :p

[@RuinedDruid897]

I love these game show bits you have been doing!

[@LPNeogetz]

Blackpool pleasure beach being considered a waterpark is hilarious

[@evan]

Neo Getz BEACH

[@emmadonohue2203]

I love these games they're just so brilliant

[@xela8384]

This was fun; I gave it a thumbs-up. But I still hope to see Citation Needed 2.0.

[@ashedewaal8279]

Love that you've got Elliot from Turbopunch editing, love him.

[@danthelionxyz]

This looks lovely

[@jackwatson1674]

Absolutely loved this maybe an extra round as well wouldn't be missed either way loved it and loved the questions and the answers!

[@DJDiarrhea]

Kinda disappointed that Matt wasn't involved.

[@melpomeneb-smith3955]

This would make such a good prize game, where the final is a prize they have to outweigh, instead of being played for cash.

[@Xemerius7]

6:40 *Did you just dab?*

[@Stjaernljus]

I like this format.

[@simeondermaats]

If this is going to replace Citation Needed, I'm not even gonna be mad

[@mojosbigsticks]

I am. Sorry.

[@MadSpacePig]

I am loving the production quality on this channel as of late.

[@kale.online]

I was holding out on calvinball since there are theoretically infinite players

[@wintrygarden]

This is a wonderful format! I love the ingenuity of this game show. Relative answer weighting (literally) is a neat concept.

[@evanredacted7977]

How good is FedEx? That's what I would have gone with, followed probably by Delta.

[@Shadow81989]

Well, according to all our favourite reliable source of knowledge, Wikipedia, FedEx is the biggest air-freight corporation in the world, and has 674 airplanes (although the number in my language was almost a year old, but that won't change all that much). Delta has 885 airplanes, according to the same source of knowledge.

[@ulischmidt03]

love that bench box in the background

[@Xemerius7]

6:40 The "did you just dab?" has to become a meme 😂

[@metadaat5791]

"Absolutely not!"

[@slaughterround643]

Experimentation is great, I've been loving these!

[@Deveron4]

I'm too impatient to weight

[@Bradoslav]

I really like this format. I hope to see more exotic weighing materials in the future.

[@Cube-o]

I don't know if this is open for ideas, but I feel it could add a bit of tension if the seesaw was fixed until the end and it would only show the winner after all the sand was poured in. (Would also make sure that it isn't just stuck, although the professional production would probably have it oiled up properly)

[@rosiefay7283]

But that would be like a game where answering questions correctly scored points, but the scores were read out only at the end. Knowing the relative score at each stage builds tension.

[@JosephDavies]

It seems like holding it level for each turn and then letting it drop once the sand is poured would solve part of it, too.

[@johndoeanon445]

Yes! More Tom Scott game shows! I love it!

[@anzumanaramukey8863]

All my collab dreams are coming true .let's wait for the fanfic dreams

[@dheatlyblaze2846]

I laughed at Evan's pronounciation of Sepak Takraw. I've thought of how would a foreigner said that, but i never thought that way!

[@youramagician]

Would've liked to see the full ranking best to worst on the screen after the questions

[@327bryck]

Yes! More of this!

[@WilliamBoothClibborn]

My only problem with this studio is the pile of cables in the corner

[@lucadivine3862]

I think all studios have a pile of cables in the corner, they're just usually hidden.

[@RatedEforExclusive]

I always love your game shows. really excited.

[@kyle-silver]

You should have them pour at the same time

[@therealpanse]

I would have expected an elaborate botch-job with 2 Arduinos, some stepper drivers and an automated sand dispenser... But this is fine too for a proof of concept.

[@xusdk]

As a dane, I can bring you the unfortunate news, that you butchered the name of "Dyrehavsbakken" more after you read the pronunciation guide xD

[@SimWolfHero]

Absolutely brilliant, more please

[@asger2047]

as a dane i am deeply offended because of that pronunciation.

[@redgit9905]

what pronounciation?

[@redgit9905]

direhavesbacken

[@Matthewrents]

What is the correct pronunciation?

[@dirtfriend]

@@Matthewrents dÿerjhåevsbæken

[@squidsbizarreadventure]

as an indonesian i can't stop laughing at the awkward way they pronounce "sepak takraw"

[@virtuallytrue]

This format is great. I love it. That final round was amazing.

[@kemsus]

You need to buy a new pronunciation guide for danish, that could not have been pronounced more wrong than how you did

[@joacimunicorn]

The problem with that is that a Danish pronunciation guide would be thousands of pages

[@SerpentDrago]

Do more of these ! they are great !!!

[@アヤミ]

Is it GAE-rehj or gah-RAAJ?

[@datenegassie]

Car hole

[@mirjanbouma]

I like it! It was surprisingly whatsit, edge of your seat-y. It's a good format, wouldn't mind to see more of these.