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The Worst Jobs in History: The Middle Ages.
Some of the least pleasant employment opportunities open to people in the Middle Ages. Tony Robinson discovers how fullers spent their working lives stomping on newly woven cloth in vats of stale urine, while leech collectors risked infection by wading into marshes and letting the bloodsuckers cling to their legs.
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[@yeppeogeu2828]

"im losing my will to live" the most relatable presenter yet

[@erinx7647]

is that jungwoo hehe

[@AdamBechtol]

lol

[@MarcPutniorz]

Booom boom boom

[@saragarofano6471]

Ahead of his time

[@D-Vinko]

Any time you see a comment like this, look at the profile picture. You will be unsurprised to learn how original most people are on KZbin, especially when they are basically the epitome of normal.

[@gwenhwyfar3690]

I have the feeling just being alive in the middle ages was the worst

[@Maliceah]

Amazing to me that most indigenous peoples know which herbs and barks are effective for cures, but medieval "civilization" was feeding people worms.

[@ejedwards988]

Let's be real, being alive before indoor plumbing was the worse.

[@brianlam257]

Yes, but those people who live in the middle ages didn't know, which means they don't feel bad. Five hundreds years from now, people may look back and think our times suck too

[@Madcapredcap]

Yeah but you got to eat worms

[@Maliceah]

I think of that nearly every time I take a shower. @@ejedwards988

[@firebladex8586]

So...during this period, not being able to afford medical care was a good thing.

[@JosetteFret93]

😂

[@Grumpycat95]

I honestly wonder how we survived for so long , one guy said this once and his comment echoed in my head for so long lately , its just crazy .

[@catonkybord7950]

@@Grumpycat95 Right? And it wasn't the only dangerous era in human history. Have you, per chance, seen documentaries on the Victorian era? :D Makes me wonder what people in the future will say about our time. Who knows what hidden dangers lurk in our daily lives? Maybe some day surgeon will be seen as a bad job, because they have to stitch wounds together by hand instead of just "phasering" them closed.

[@Grumpycat95]

Ink Stain Oh yes I’ve seen documentaries on the Victorian era , caged in their own coffin-like houses and they didn’t even know !

[@stormyskyz4251]

Ink Stain I think of that too. In 100-200 years will there be a cure for cancer, will they laugh at our radiation/chemotherapy treatments? Who knows.

[@warmagic9312]

I love this guy. He did everything without thinking twice. Dude is a hero. Respect.

[@SMFN_Else]

My favorite is when the Wise Woman mentioned the nettles, and he simply rolled up his sleeve with a look of "Why aren't you lashing me yet?"

[@assassinaria]

He sounds like a puss but he has balls lol

[@cheyenne6913]

The leech got me. I hate bugs and you probably couldn't pay me to let a leech bite me on purpose.

[@perlyax]

I think this guys has actually the worst job because he is doing all the bad jobs

[@brandil5688]

@@perlyax Tony only has to do it foe a short time. There are other videos on here where 3 people lived on a farm and did everything the way they did for the time period they are in. I know Victorian farm is one and I think Edwardian farm is another. They are very good videos

[@theboldlife]

Mike Roe: Wow modern dirty jobs are hard Tony Robinson: Hold my beer

[@chocobro3198]

Person from medieval times: Hold my ale.

[@memerice7609]

@@chocobro3198 I was thinking: Hold my pee...where gonna need that precious commodity lol

[@chocobro3198]

@@memerice7609 LOL

[@shwoopyrrale1694]

@@memerice7609 i bet he was pretty pissed he had to make wool fluffy like THAT

[@Atomy111]

Roe and grills are both rows of fakes

[@EthanolAcid]

This video is really interesting and I enjoyed learning all of this, but the sound mixing is really off and at times makes it hard to understand what's going on.

[@warifaifai]

It's true. But it rocks anyway. The cameras used here reminds me of Little Brittain's

[@arsein3342]

True

[@illus1ve]

It's happened in the compression where it has probably been mixed down from 7.1 to 2.1 or plain stereo.

[@429np]

TRUE

[@budmeister]

i can hear it just fine

[@singenstattatmen5096]

Love the steep decline from "Yeah, I'm really up for this! :D" to Tony standing there in the old cold piss, hardly moving, and losing the will to live. 😂 Gotta love that he gives everything a go.

[@sarasteege2265]

Imagine getting your steps in on some cloth in a bucket of stale urine while also asking pointed bits of info to continue to paint the picture of how this job actually was. "Would we have to do this for eight hours?" "Depends on the size of the cloth." Kind of wonder what kind of banter peeps would engage in to pass the time.

[@JKelly756]

I like how they try to stay in character when he asks "will it work" and some of them just can't deal and are like "fuck no it wont work"

[@Mandy-nt2cs]

What lol She told him beheading the poor eel would remove his wart lol

[@figs4531]

did not expect to witness a live eel get its head cut off and see its severed head continue on wriggling afterwards.

[@z_ed]

But warts...🥴

[@luluramirez2920]

Don’t be a snowflake

[@wiktoriakos2597]

@@luluramirez2920 Wow, used a word snowflake, such intelligence, such superiority! O:

[@elha7982]

Fish do that. Even after removing their hearts they continue to have muscular activity for some time. So don't worry, it's not alive.

[@davidhobbs3178]

I fish and eat what I catch so...yeah that's how its done. I'm only upset about the waste. Nothing better than some smoked eel😀

[@alushacandie]

Tip: don't watch this while you're eating or about to eat. You'll thank me later.

[@matewhatthefuck6516]

I'm watching this whilst eating, lol

[@sarahadair7320]

I just finished off my honey bunches of oats and I'm about half way through. :)

[@zackhostetler5175]

Too late

[@Bimby-b]

I should have read this

[@ggEmolicious]

I was ironically eating gummy worms.....it quickly stopped.

[@robbinlynnspencer-buchtel6896]

I recall watching the entire series, with my daughter, of this when it first appeared. Had a good laugh then & now. Another show that quickly takes the 'romantic' quality out of the era. I will say that Tony must have a pretty strong stomach, because some of the stuff is just down right stomach turning.

[@eddiesroom1868]

I try to get my mom to watch these with me.

[@tubularfrog]

I was on the floor laughing after Tony said "Give us a sting" and the nurse whacked his hand with the nettles. Such is the life of the knave!

[@Maliceah]

An eel was harmed in the filming of this video.

[@NathanChisholm041]

It's fine! They glued the head back on later👍

[@davidjames666]

As were a few worms

[@teresaellis7062]

I wish she didn't use a live eel or the live worms. She could have used fake worms for the "necklace" and an already dead eel for the wart cure. Both caused unnecessary suffering. WE don't live in the medieval time period, animals were harmed in the making of this documentary. 😞

[@wandachristian1884]

Teresa Ellis exactly, I didn’t bother finishing the video. There should have been a huge consequence for that. I hope a lot of people complained and stopped any future animal cruelty. They laughed at the pain they were causing the eel.😢

[@Lyle-xc9pg]

@Liberal Insanity ""people eats" get out of the comments fuckwit

[@breanna6722]

"He has to carve my meat ." "I beg your pardon?!" 😂😅😂😅

[@ribbs92]

Breezy7892 15 that line took me out! 🤣🤣

[@ElysetheEevee]

Don't forget that the squire has to know the proper way to "carve" it, as well. He knows how he likes it. **Lenny face**

[@jazskystar7110]

Im sure the squires got there asses and throats pumped often.

[@adorabledeplorable5105]

Some people think that the middle ages were romantic . I got two words that would put the kibosh on that thought . Medical Dental

[@adorabledeplorable5105]

m Suarez I cannot dispute your findings , nor would I want too . Your statement is very rational . But the idea of extracting teeth without any pain killer is something I would rather not deal with . Maybe a slap up side the head with a mace might’ve helped but I still would rather not deal with it . Although I have to say people in that time were probably more stout than we are today .

[@becgould3772]

@@adorabledeplorable5105 and loo paper.

[@irishcountrygirl78]

@@becgould3772 when people ran out of loo roll in out houses in my grand mother's day they would use dock leaves 🤷‍♀️, also good for nettle stings and midge bite.

[@douglasroussey852]

Thpinal

[@KingFluffs]

@@becgould3772 Just find a willing tounge. lmao

[@brianlam257]

In future, people who will take self-driving cars as granted may think driving is one of the worst jobs in our times. You waste hours a day on driving; you crash if u lose concentration even for one second; you can't drive after drinking; you lose your life because some irresponsible driver crashes on you

[@shawnstewart5210]

Interesting fact for the day relating to the video. I personally know a man in his late 40's and has extremely high iron levels, he gets bled by leaches once every few months to maintain a lower level of iron and he gets this done at a licensed medical facility not just some crack pot hooking 30+ leaches on him lol.

[@CallmeGNana]

Same thing with medical maggots which are used on burn patients and gangrene. They only eat dead flesh and allow new skin growth. Leeces are also used to draw blood into areas that are pre gangrene.

[@tonihynes1956]

Yeah that condition is called hemochromatosis. People who have it have to get blood taken to reduce the amount of iron. Unfortunately the blood is discarded unless it's treated for high iron amounts. Lot of blood wasted that could be used else where.

[@mfjdv2020]

Is there no other (civilised) way of reducing his iron level?

[@becgould3772]

@@mfjdv2020 nope I work with a guy who has to have this done as well.

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

@@mfjdv2020 well it works doesn't it?

[@sadiegreene8873]

“They’re worms with character! The peak of worm evolution!” he said excitedly.

[@beckhendro9468]

Bless

[@SlayerMasterKaty]

tony gagging and heaving while pouring the stale pee into the buckets was the absolute best.

[@assassinaria]

It looked like his body was genuinely rejecting the ammonia

[@1kinut800]

Kind of wonder who was the first to figure things out--like, who thought about using urine to finish off wool, or who decided tasting urine could diagnose someone, etc.

[@theq4602]

Even the romans used urine to clean thier clothes due to the amonia in it, so it must have been something discovered a long time ago. Not just normal urine but STALE urine.

[@KnakuanaRka]

@@theq4602 Basically try everything and see what sticks?

[@mariekatherine5238]

A friend of mine diagnosed her own diabetes. First, she noticed that her urine smelled like Frosted Flakes, then, on a hike, she relieved herself in the bushes and upon return to the place, she saw ants all over the log on which she’d peed. A trip to the doctor and a proper test confirmed the diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes. The doctor herself told her that if she’d tasted her urine, it’d be sweet, but not to try it, for obvious reasons!

[@SensationalBanana]

The sound on this is way off. Music too loud whilst speech is low, and overall shoddy quality.

[@sandramorrison99]

Wat music? Dude- I am wearing headphones- and I hear EVERYTHING PERFECTLY!!!

[@inkadinkadoodle]

try watching The Worst Jobs in History. (that's what i usually watch; autoplay brought me here).

[@lindamclean8809]

Get over it

[@malirabbit6228]

Music was better.

[@georgeniculescu]

sometimes the original docs were 5.1 surround, when down-mixed to 2ch it may have the effect you're hearing. indeed it sounds better on headphones than speakers, especially if you've got a Dolby plug-in

[@partymix5487]

Barber Surgeon: I'm tasting it just to check. Tony: You don't have to taste it, you really don't. I can't believe the barber surgeon took two dips of that piss.

[@dumpster9048]

He didn’t take one oh no, he went in there TWO times 😭

[@christinawells2024]

I love Tony saying "What? Up the ass??" LOL

[@lestermagnuson939]

It's how they checked for diabetes a hundred years ago, if it was sweet then you could be a diabetic

[@abisflowspace1230]

Yeah, I SCREAMED……. 🤯🥵🤢

[@bigfatphoque5396]

@@christinawells2024 the way that the bargeon talks about that amputation and medicine up your ass, sounds cheerful, he seems to really enjoy his job/hobby

[@cynthiaesquibel3191]

After watching several of these, I believe that Tony Robinson must be one of the bravest and boldest men in modern times!! I love these programs...they're the best!

[@Wateringman]

So help me...next time I hear someone say..."back in the good old days things were better", I will give them a copy of your channel link! 😬

[@Areyousayingidontknowmyname]

That always makes me laugh. These days all hell breaks out if a 100 people die of a flu. In the good old days a quarter of the population used to die. SMH

[@autumnt.allgood8895]

Wateringman LOL.

[@witchypoo679]

I am pretty sure "back in the good old days" isn't refering to the Middle Ages.

[@AnonimusQualquer]

Witchy Poo if you watched other episodes of this channel, the “good old days” from much closer still had plenty of fucked up things. People love to complain that their times were better, not realizing that everyone before them said the same thing and how, if you add all this up of how “worst” things have become, it simply doesn’t make sense.

[@KaptenN]

@@AnonimusQualquer When people speak of the "good old days" they generally mean "in my childhood when I had no responsibilities", not "back when our ancestors were treading in urine". Besides, it's entirely possible for some things to become better while other things become worse. People are nostalgic for the good stuff, but I don't think anyone wants to give up on the good stuff of today. It'd be great if we could just have the good stuff from all the ages and none of the bad stuff. Negating someone reminiscing about a time when people were kinder and had bigger living spaces by saying that we now have all information at our fingertips and better healthcare is to be completely beside the point and engaging in pointless whataboutism.

[@perfectlypurepinkpompompan3467]

Leech collector wasn't nearly as bad a job as it's often made out to be: the little critters are completely painless - that's how they can be attached to people and other animals for long enough to feed, without being noticed. Also, they are quite easy to detach, using a bit of salt or heat applied to their rear end. It's just the "ick factor" which has us modern folks creeped out: but once you got used to it i should imagine it was MUCH more pleasant than a lot of much nastier Medaeval Age jobs!!

[@Madcapredcap]

The best part of the wool-treading job is, if you need to pee, you can just add yours to the tub!

[@carlosmarcial6201]

It's because with piss you can create ammonia once it's fermented. Ammonia is still being used to create soaps, shampoo, detergents... That's why they used peeepeee...

[@BlueberryDragon13]

Kindly donated by their production team.. imagine having your feet in your colleague's pee.

[@NoName-ms8jb]

@@carlosmarcial6201 It is ironic, creating soap with piss.

[@luckystroke126]

Yes that way you can warm your feet for a brief moment. Its just those little things that make a workday worthwhile.

[@mariavanderlinden9816]

It also means no bathroom breaks :')

[@Robocline]

I'm not usually grossed out but the worm stew damn near did me in.

[@momof2momof2]

I would love to be able to go back in history (and be invisible) and see not only the real history, but to also see how close we have been to knowing the truth about the different eras.

[@marialiyubman]

“The barber surgeon” the best horror movie of 2020.

[@JapanKilledChineseBabies]

I appreciate the sacrifices of the patients during those times. Little by little, each of their torturous treatments led to advancements in medical science.

[@marymcelroy6157]

Ah... In days of old When knights were bold And flush toilets weren't invented They dropped a load In the road And walked away contented.

[@sandrarawn2147]

Lol lol very funny! Lol

[@petermitchell6348]

In days of old, When Knights were bold And women weren't invented, Men drilled holes in telegraph poles And they were quite contented..

[@resarm5007]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brandil5688]

@@petermitchell6348 wouldn't splinters pose a problem to the knights lol

[@petermitchell6348]

@@brandil5688 EEK! You are right. I won't do that again :).

[@letsHugElefanten]

Damn they really put this poor old man through a lot in this episode😂

[@zhou_sei]

fire your sound guy

[@IPmystery]

Definitely

[@CrazyDeeDee]

For sure

[@sylum18]

1:27 in and i stopped watching

[@arsein3342]

Yeah

[@justinedoner8576]

That’s a little harsh

[@amandamorris8625]

So dude ate worm soup had a leach on his arm hurt his hand hope he got paid well

[@elisabethschepers3398]

When does he hurt his hand 🖐

[@JaneenDaniellCain]

@@elisabethschepers3398 He was slapped with a bundle of Stinging Nettle.

[@mobill53]

Background music is way too loud!

[@xavierrrr]

The sound in general is pretty bad :(

[@Madcapredcap]

WHAT?

[@zunipus]

Bad sound engineering and mixing has been a common problem in recent years. I get the idea that a generation of sound engineers & editors retired and their jobs were filled by slacker newbies. Hopefully, this garbage sound production problem is winding down as the newbies learn the ropes, like it or not.

[@xavierrrr]

@@zunipus Watching this on tv it wasn't half as bad, wondering if the uploader on here did something funky with it.

[@zhou_sei]

sounds like the whole video was filmed in a tiny cement tunnel. someone forgot to line up two audio tracks...

[@callydavenport3982]

The camera crew must have the best workdays ever watching this guy go through all this😂😂

[@audreywrisley2580]

I love this channel so much, please never stop making content. I've gotten into a habit of watching a video every night before bed to unwind and honestly I just think this stuff is so interesting and it's so well discussed by everyone in these videos. You guys do an amazing job of being both educational and entertaining.

[@tishaw.8254]

“He has to carve my meat as well” “Beg your pardon???”😂😂😂

[@brettyoss1693]

You have to remember we lost alot of knowledge after the fall of the Roman Empire... We lost construction methods, Greek Fire, Medical knowledge, and so much more... It wasn't called the dark ages for nothing... Quite amazing how much was lost and never found until even recently if ever.

[@kendraa7013]

That French guy tho. "It's the safest machine we have ever made, but we made only one."

[@spookayitsme]

Tony: Asks to be stung with nettles Also Tony: "ouch you bitch, you stung me with nettles!"

[@Wateringman]

I have to say sir...I have enormeous respect for you. Thank you for the education you provide us with.

[@autumnt.allgood8895]

Wateringman I REALLY ENJOYED THIS PROGRAM. I LEARNED MORE THINGS FROM THIS PROGRAM THAN I EVER DID IN SCHOOL. I WILL HAVE MY NIECES & NEPHEW WATCH THIS SO THEY CAN SEE HOW LIFE WAS BACK THEN.

[@sandraneiman5820]

I also learned more here than at school. Mr. Robinson is a very BRAVE man indeed.

[@cruisepaige]

Have you figured out that TR is not posting these videos on KZbin?

[@snarkspawner]

Pressing F for that eel Wiggle in heaven my dude Hope they made some sushi with it at least lol

[@treetheenderhyena1880]

Dangit somebody already made the comment I made XD I didn't realize it until after I commented

[@MrsBees]

It's amazing to me that they figured out that heating chalk then dunking it in water makes quick lye and that lye is best for mortar. It's mind boggling all the things they figured out without modern technology.

[@timf3099]

Make a firepit using chalk rocks, pour water on it for one reason or another, and people probably figured it out pretty quickly.

[@7pcp7]

still finding new ways to humiliate yourself baldrick

[@babblingalong7689]

Sometimes I wonder how people got through such hard times in the 1st place.

[@alienbeef-gravy493]

"Its not just medicine if you were I'll, they'd also feed you this way" ..."what, up the ass?" That got me 16:06

[@pumpkinhills7611]

Same ahahahah

[@TheJtyork420]

Anyone else find it funny how much safety stuff they use when handling the quicklime but the thing they seem to be using to carry and hold it appears to be a child's Easter basket.

[@afinitequantity]

Oh my goodness, that eel died for nothing

[@chants_22]

and writhing in agony

[@GodKingBob]

But they yummy tho

[@Noelciaaa]

Hope they grilled the rest at least and eaten so that it's not wasted

[@LeeDassin]

I am sure it was eaten later on, no sense in wasting it.

[@DAEDRICDUKE1]

It was going to die anyway lol

[@MissTrixie29]

Was no one else bothered by the eel? That had to have been the dullest blade and the slowest, most painful death.

[@heartfull92]

Completely unnecessary! A simple explanation could’ve gotten the point across.

[@nessamillikan6247]

I stopped the video because of it. 😓

[@HonkeyKong54]

🙄

[@HonkeyKong54]

Was no one else: rally with me to be mad ppl

[@allinaday3526]

@@HonkeyKong54 i couldn't care less about the eel

[@dragunovbushcraft152]

Simply eating stewed nettles would've been the best way to use them as medicine. Not only are they a super food, they are full of protein, and quite delicious! No worms needed.

[@OldHag73]

Who edited this? Music was too loud at places so you could hear what he said and several times the voiceover was the same volume as the ppl talking so all you had was several people talking at once

[@Emma-zj1pz]

Tony getting super excited about the stone breaking in half made my day😂

[@Pavlina838]

Even with all the craziness happening in 2020 I am so grateful to be alive now rather that awful period of time....

[@Katie-mw7pd]

Yep. COVID back then would’ve wiped out a huge percentage of the population.

[@assassinaria]

This ain't even that bad. -Me, 2 years of quarantines later

[@Deadassbruhfrfr]

Everything's fine 🐶🔥☕

[@adrianhassall6062]

Baldrick (tony robinson) is always a pleasure to watch. Whether it's in time-team, blackadder, or even absolute history.

[@daynajohnston9781]

I am proud of this fellow and his courage and strong stomach, what an adventurous spirit!

[@ena81xx]

Some people I talked to before they had a feeling of nostalgia for something they never experienced themselves (i.e., living in the middle ages). Well, they should watch this video.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

I went through that. Fairy tales really clean up the look of the era and misrepresent how people lived, not depicting the widespread suffering and filth, not to mention oppression of the church, monarchs, nobles and town officials. And in school, we were left with the impression that everyone had a small, local business, a craft and a pretty decent living in a wholesome, Christian environment. Now, we know it was completely opposite that. Our schools whitewashed this - arguably the lowest point in western civilization.

[@ena81xx]

@@gaslitworldf.melissab2897 Yes, very true. In addition to that ... people, generally speaking, tend to overestimate themselves and their luck in life. They have the idea that if they were born hundreds of years ago, they would be born into a royal family and they themselves will live like kings or queens. They do not know they are most likely to be born to peasants or even worse.

[@shiitakestick]

yeah, being killed on a battlefield and dying a slow death .. children dying of malnutrition .. thank god thats all in the miserable past . right .

[@g5naim]

@@shiitakestick Throwing out your piss and turds onto the street from a third-story window is certainly not commonplace by today’s standards. Weirdo, you can’t cherry pick all the similarities with today’s social/political climate and deduce that people want to live in older times to experience *the same exact bad things* - they’re obviously romanticizing the Middle Ages because they’re not taking into consideration how practical it is to live your everyday life in the current era compared to the older times. *Sigh* you need to either watch or re-watch this documentary, ‘cause you’re missing the point altogether.

[@shiitakestick]

g5naim - isn’t it funny how people transfer and project their own inadequacies onto others . Seems you missed a point yourself there , big feller. Then again , genocide, murder , and eco-destruction is soo practical. Isn’t it ?

[@cadcats]

You're a brave man, Tony. Worm Stew? No thanks...

[@hinduhillbilly]

Still not as bad as following Blackadder around in that posing pouch.

[@nunyabizness199]

How did we ever survive..And I hope they pay this poor fellow well at least. 😬 "It tastes like phlegm" Lordy lord 😂

[@Simplebadger27]

T Stelle we barely did survive!

[@ndz9818]

The scene at 45:27 is some of the most genuine film ever put to video

[@SeverusStudios1980]

I saw Tony Robinson and I was sold straight away. As far as he goes with documentarys, I think he has immense clout and known quality guarantee..... Go Tony...

[@compscript7973]

Loved the part about The surname Fuller. I just looked for video's about occupational surnames and none are very good. A video on occupational surnames would be great.

[@vickidickinson2888]

You are a very brave man. I never heard of any of these cures except for leeches. Oh that worm soup.

[@holdensanders2858]

"Spiritual brownie points" - people still think like this

[@Narami01]

Seeing him excited about splitting the rock was so cute

[@redemon5]

Love the channel really keeps me tuned in so much great history

[@izzymeadows1748]

I was NOT prepared to see him cutting a live eels head off 🤮

[@Alisha_M92]

I love this presenter! His narration is SO amazing. Effortlessly humourous.

[@thespiritsandhambone6746]

Great educational video!!! Thanx 4 the sharing of knowledge

[@gungagalunga7761]

What a great channel! Love the history of so many things we in modern days take for granted.

[@VladTheImpalerDracul]

Eels should be killed by placeing the knife in the center of their head, my grandad used to tell me that all the time when we used to eat them. They can stay alive without their body for some time.

[@shombie2737]

Eel pie is never eaten in the US. Are we missing anything?

[@alexgade4512]

I don't think it's alive. It's just nerves still functioning after decapitation.

[@VladTheImpalerDracul]

@@alexgade4512 They bite your finger and their eyes move and they try and wriggle away, it's not a twitch like with nerves.

[@alexgade4512]

@@VladTheImpalerDracul I'm pretty sure the decapitation would have to be a clean cut + quick. Like with a swift chop with a cleaver. Most instances of life after decapitation are reported after sudden trauma to the head during car accidents or let's say beheading a chicken. Hence why Mike the chicken survived. Slowly sawing through would do more tissue damage imo.

[@brokenandcraked]

@@alexgade4512 Mike the chicken only survived being decapitated because 1. his brain stem was still intact, so basic unconscious bodily functions, like breathing, continued. And 2. He developed a blood clot that stopped him from bleeding out.

[@metacarpitan]

The healer job is not that bad, its bad for the patients.

[@Preussengeneral]

Yeah must have been great having to saw someone a rotting leg off while the person is alive and screaming in agony. And tasting the morning-pee of somebody - Yummi ;-) And I wonder what smell people give off, when they havent bathed for month and in the absence of toilets and toiletpaper or clean clothes. You are supposed to heal those poor devils and you dont even have fresh water, aseptic tools, painkiller or even knowledge of anatomy or processes in the human body. Not even a hot nurse ;-) I think that must be frustating when most of your patients die. Not despite the treatment, but because of the treatment ;-)

[@ipetzombies]

@@Preussengeneral I think they were referring to the wise woman but I could be mistaken.

[@violettiger21]

And the eels!

[@michelleballard.]

metacarpitan 😂

[@msdragonfire8319]

@@Preussengeneral I think they ment the wise woman job although that itself was very risky because they were running the risk of been accused and trialled as a witch

[@Name2site]

"It's the safest machine we ever made, but we made only one." Oh my gosh! This guest speaker is awesome. How comforting of him to say. LOL.

[@rainbell32]

I love this guy he’s an amazing teacher and super cool he actually goes and experiences the stuff he’s teaching

[@isaacroebuck9514]

Uggh...sounds like a real *knightmare* ...ba-dumm-tssss

[@irishcountrygirl78]

They still have healers here in Ireland. Still use tricks to remove warts for eg. The absolute crazy thing is it works! A man counted my husband warts, simply counting them all over his hands with a felt tip marker. We weren't allowed to thank him, he hunted us out the door. My husbands hands became itchy as he left the drive way and were completely healed by the morning. He had about 30 warts. He didn't have one afterwards!! Either it was the power of the mind or some old irish custom at play.

[@esppupsnkits4560]

Both? Both sounds right

[@MsKittyGirl2010]

Love watching this man! He's great at drawing you in and educating you. Hilarious too

[@angelamewes4176]

I luv Tony and team. Makes it so much more realistic Thank you

[@choosetolivefree]

I have cleaned out a house that I bought where this guy had been squatting. He had pissed in 2 liter bottles for like a year. Some of them had cracked. And while cleaning out 100s of piss bottles, you would sometimes get whiffs of that stank piss. This guy was not exaggerating. I don't give a shit how much of an iron stomach you have, it makes you fucking gag

[@roxy918]

I would have doused the house in bleach. If that didnt work, drink the bleach afterwards

[@brandil5688]

Yuck

[@sandrarawn2147]

🇨🇦 "Absolute History" is my all time favorite watch! It's amazing how things were done in the Victorian ages! I've learned so much from watching the videos from Absolute History! Totally awesome videos! Thank you so much! Please keep em coming! ❤️

[@popisdeadisagoodsong9997]

@Celto Loco But quite a few tv shows have KZbin channels. Some for entire tv channels! Like SCI channel. That's where to watch How It's Made if you don't have cable, like me.

[@musiquefrique]

This is a fascinating video and I enjoy the presenter and his enthusiasm as well!

[@arellanokristinejoy2405]

I LOVE THIS MAN! HE REALLY DO BE TOLERATING EVERYTHING THE DIRECTOR IS MAKING HIM DO.

[@warriorcatskid003]

I too, use a fashionable worm necklace to cure strep.

[@whenthemusicsover6028]

"The Wise Woman? The Wise Woman?? Two things, my lord, must ye know about The Wise Woman. First...she is...a woman! Second...she is..."

[@warifaifai]

I really enjoy very much these videos!

[@ninjakeks9326]

It really is a rollercoaster... I knew some of that already but it was still interesting, some of those things were just a little too much for me since I have a very vivid imagination. The middle ages were horrible and I'm glad that they are long gone.

[@Higanbana87]

Watching this with the subtitles comes up with interesting word choices.

[@LordSabbathiel]

I guess it's safe to say eels were harmed in the production of this program.

[@gthktty666]

I love tony so fucking much. the things he does for us to be entertained is endless! i'd say he's a national treasure but he's much more of an international icon at this point. i even realised last month, after watching endless episodes of worst jobs and time team that i grew up watching him in his show "maid marian and her merry men" on nickelodeon. protecct tony at all costs, we do not deserve him. like worm fucking stew! this living legend suffers for our joy like no other. I stan forever.

[@jamessmith7691]

Mr. Robinson you are a true sport to apply yourself to this. My respect.

[@bifftannen324]

Felt a little badly for the poor eel

[@kaiju3646]

Same here. Some dude said to “stop tree hugging snowflake” because people felt bad for it. Some people just dont get it when others feel bad for things they dont care about

[@Amanda-wd4mp]

That poor eel; slowly killed by slicing it's head off just for a documentary. Not even given a mercy kill.

[@violettiger21]

Absolutely agree!

[@alexgade4512]

I guess you never saw people kill a fish before? You don't exactly "mercy kill" a fish. You can briefly shock it but that's it. Or use the japanese method to paralyse it by wrecking the connections to the spine with a needle, but you still gotta cut through first anyway.

[@violettiger21]

@@alexgade4512 But surely you could do it much faster than he did with that particular tool? He slowly sawed his way through it, could he not have just chopped the head off, even if he needed a different tool for it? I've never killed a fish or seen a fish killed before, I'm just thinking out loud really, it seems barbaric.

[@alexgade4512]

@@violettiger21 with a meat cleaver, maybe. I've only used regular knives to kill fish and it's not as easy as it looks honestly. The bones can be tough, so is the muscle, especially in eels.

[@violettiger21]

@@alexgade4512 Yes I can imagine it's not easy. A good heavy meat cleaver would have been kinder (if not as historically accurate perhaps).

[@PedanticNo1]

Commenting for engagement, thanks for the content!

[@integraacer420]

HELLO BALDRICK!!!!! ITS TRULY YOU! Thank you so much for your contributions to theater and the silver screen! Tony Robinson 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@angelwhispers2060]

So this is literally Dirty Jobs medieval Edition UK version. Okay

[@arieldanielle23]

"Hit me with stinging nettles! OUCH THAT STINGS!!"

[@toomanyopinions8353]

I love seeing all that medieval technology like the one you used to break the limestone. It’s good knowing that we have that connection still to the ancient world.

[@stbeg7671]

20:05 that lady was so excited to wack him with the stinging nettle. That smile is priceless.

[@roguelove807]

I really wanted to watch this but I can't hear over the music. :(