Why You'd Never Want To Be A Firefighter In The 1800s | Worst Jobs In History | Timeline

This week we meet the water caddies who delivered water on their backs from wells to peoples' homes; fire-fighters who had only their own wetted beards to breathe through when they entered blazing buildings; the dockers and deal porters who, with no regard for health or safety issues, serviced the tall ships; brick makers; and crossing sweepers who shovelled the muck left by hundreds of horses and swept the streets keeping crossing places clean for the passing gentry.
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[@WhiteRabbitTricks]

Tony fighting a woman in a ring “SHE KICKED ME!” Haha. Such a good bloke

[@annika_panicka]

Lol-That water lady is a hoot as she cruises by Tony heckling him

[@helios8369]

@annika I thought she was kinda cruel

[@annika_panicka]

@@helios8369 No-Sir Tony is well respected has a great sense of humor. It was all meant in good fun and for effect, to play up the awfulness of a task in an episode of the "Worst Jobs in History." Plus she explained that in olden times, water schleppers could have their pay docked for all manner of unfair reasons-she was calling out things for which he would be fined (and possibly tossing a few absurd ones in for a laugh). She did have a very deadpan delivery that sounded stern, though. I can see how it might come across as cruel, but the producers of the show would never allow Tony to be humiliated in such a manner, nor would he stand for it.

[@annika_panicka]

@J F I enjoy their humor and find their accents incredibly charming.

[@teethgrinder83]

@@annika_panicka oh that's nice to know because I hate hearing my accent on TV 😂 although to be fair the area of Scotland I'm from people can have a particularly strong accent compared to further down the country. Also I think your totally right about the producers not letting her be nasty, I'd say they probably asked her to ham it up a little, I've seen other episodes where you can tell the same thing. She really did play the part well though haha

[@NathanChisholm041]

That old boy runnings carrying the timber was quite fit!

[@kevinmorrice]

when you do it most your life you stay fit and you never forget it

[@Tennesseanyankee]

Should see the older folks in Korea. You go up a mountain a few miles and there's already many seniors up there. I used the mountain on weekends to strengthen my leg bones. Worked, but their seniors hike mountains for recreation no problem.

[@matthewcullen1298]

@@Tennesseanyankee Sounds like an amazing experience

[@jodu626]

Can’t help but feel that Scottish lady was enjoying that a little too much 🤣

[@gailhandschuh1138]

I love Tony Robinson’s stamina. He is admittedly terrified of heights yet he takes on these projects. He must have a wish to beat his fears , yet through it all you can hear the caution in his voice. For an actor , Tony has more guts than most stunt men.

[@gorillaau]

He tackles these jobs at his age is amazing.

[@ccb3313]

He’s a big girls blouse he made lugging just over 30kg on his back look like atlas carrying the globe

[@stevenwebb3634]

But of course he has a cunning plan

[@videowifie]

@@stevenwebb3634lol that doesnt work in the slightest. You cant just throw any phrase anywhere! Yours faithfully, The Society For Responsible Catch-Phrase Use .

[@stevenwebb3634]

@@videowifie I disagree.

[@maggiee639]

I love that tony does all this stuff even though he’s afraid of heights. You couldn’t pay me to climb that ladder lol

[@voidremoved]

are you sure? you wouldn't climb the ladder for 50k? 200k? Let me film it for my channel my subs demand more exciting content.

[@davidchristoffersen1404]

Tony is a beast to be honest, I have seen alot of shows where they only talk about it, he actually do it even if it is "secured" by modern technology , it is still quite dangerous.

[@paulinefairbrother6647]

Nor me lol

[@rambo8863]

You could make me do All the sick work. But i would never want to go Up if the foundation was not so solid i could sleep on it with out Falling down. Update i got a scafolding lisens, and i have to use it as an elektrisian, why are lamps mountet to the celing?

[@ndz9818]

The Tony face cam is a cinematic masterpiece

[@Travasco]

This series has really showed us how lucky and blessed we are to live in the age we do.

[@lolirot93]

And makes you wonder how on earth our ancestors survived long enough to procreate and raise the next generation.

[@marinazagrai1623]

@@lolirot93 A thought…in previous centuries people were lucky to make it to 50, but considering the lack of modern technology and medical knowledge a few centuries ago it’s a wonder we made it to the 20th century.

[@DreamBelief]

There are still millions of people suffering as much as they did - kids going down mine shafts etc

[@indian-tech-support]

@@marinazagrai1623 actually loads of people made it past 50

[@indian-tech-support]

@@marinazagrai1623 it was if you made it past 5 you would be fine

[@GeorgieB1965]

The sacrifices he makes so that people can get a better understanding of life back then is commendable. I salute thee!

[@hollycourtney221]

Poor Tony! He really is a champion for doing and trying all these absolutely nightmarish jobs! I was in pain just watching! I Love Tony! Hes definitely one of my favorites! 🙏👏🙌

[@ManiacallyQuiet]

And all of this for free, its amazing

[@brentfarvors192]

@@ManiacallyQuiet You know he gets a salary, right...?

[@mateusz_0]

@@brentfarvors192he means we get to watch ot for free

[@karahershey]

Yes he is really committed to learning what these Just where really like

[@maz79]

Epic series! Love that Tony breaks his back to carry out all of these dreadful tasks, even when scared. What a guy!

[@soslothful]

Be sure to read his book of the same title!

[@RenditionRedux]

Man is true his craft, telling history by living it even if it breaks his back doing so.

[@mrcmoes]

@@RenditionRedux He is good at linking the viewer to the history. He becomes the audience, asking questions, doing things and learning for/with us.

[@johnmccabe1974]

My old man was born in Leith (port of/near Edinburgh) in 1919. He delivered meat from the butcher to his customers (no fridges) before and after school as a boy, by bike and on foot.

[@SMichaelDeHart]

As a retired Firefighter/EMS First Responder with over 27yrs service, I started out as a Smoke Eater. We only had 2 total SCBA's for a 35 member Fire Company w/5 Apparatus. Now our Company carries 6-8 SCBA's per each Rig. Per NFPA Standards, your only on the fire ground with it on...full stop!!

[@justushyronimusausdemnetz1024]

I like that tony is physically representative for our age, when we mostly do non-physical jobs. It shows how really exhausting and physically challenging these jobs where

[@animeloveer97]

tbf there is still many many physical jobs. they just arent out in the open unless necessary

[@keirytenorio8991]

I love Tony and all but I'm genuinely worried for his health 😢

[@beckymaggie4606]

Im sure they would have to do a risk assessment beforehand and will have experts on hand

[@jbtv5617]

He's a man lol

[@benthedaddyYT]

The amount of slaps round the head he got as baldrick, sure he can handle it 🥴

[@sneakerfreak2002]

So disposable then. Right?

[@eljefemccarron2567]

Mike Rowe is better.

[@garretsabourin5842]

Definitely the greatest presenter for a history show ever

[@TechGirlTiff]

Gotta love Baldrick

[@AT-9777]

@@TechGirlTiff Sodoff Baldrick

[@AT-9777]

@@TechGirlTiff it stands for Sodoff

[@homerco213]

Indy Neidell

[@GenuineNPC]

There's one of these comments on every one of his the videos he's in... And I'm ALWAYS here for it. Big agree.

[@aobacuteness3443]

11:46 "I got my mini camera, so you can see the terror on my face" 😂😂

[@metalinyourhead3604]

Tony Robinson in a fist fight is just about the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.

[@mikitz]

Gotta admit, he fought like a girl. In his defense, he was already in his sixties back then.

[@musicwelikemang]

@@mikitz I feel he wouldve fought like a girl in his 20s aswell. He's a great history presenter, that's his talent. not taking a punch.

[@arajoaina]

No wonder obesity wasn’t heard of back then. All work was literally a workout

[@animeloveer97]

thats not true there were tons pf obese rich and royal folk lmao. thats why they get depicted that way in political cartoons (they being politics/ companies portrayed as a person ect)

[@Nick3wn]

Can you imagine how strong some of those people must've actually been to be able to do this stuff daily?

[@SFTaYZa]

People used to be tremendously stronger before the great wave of consumerism destroyed us all.

[@hughjanos3992]

you mean capitalism consumerism is just the flowery soft way of saying capitalism

[@SFTaYZa]

No I don't mean that commie

[@HurtsEnd]

Makes sense why we didn’t live as long, we worked ourselves to death young

[@animeloveer97]

the avg life expectancy was only low due to high infant or childhood mortality because health reasons. generally if you lived to 20 you would probably make it to your 70s or so@@HurtsEnd

[@benoitbergeron8858]

I love that picture at 3:50. That water carrying system is simple but yet so elegant and practical. She isn't using her arm strength at all, she's just using her arm tension and that big hola-hoop to keep the bucket away from her leg, allowing for easy movement. The only muscles she have to flex are in her back and her hands

[@Gotmunchez]

Her shoulders were probably destroyed within 3 years of doing that

[@TESkyrimizer]

Tony Robinson is a truly a working man's celebrity. He went through quite the ordeal to make this show. If I was the director I'd be worried about Tony getting injured during some of these more laborious exhibitions.

[@nsangbird]

Tony: I don't care what century this is y'all gone see this COAT

[@kanadbhaumik3241]

He is such a brave man. He is also very fit for his age.

[@ManiacallyQuiet]

Ikr.. I'm 26 and my back is 65

[@653j521]

Well...he still has quite a stomach on him.

[@timothypachonka8642]

Watching the cudgel fight; Tony is a lefty. Props to Peta for her skill.

[@OrontesRM]

I was just thinking "it's harder for her because he's a lef..." when she whacked him on the fingers

[@charlesbadoola535]

Watching all his output; Tony is a lefty. It feels like the immigration thing is really overdone, fitting in with contemporary attitudes I suppose.

[@timothypachonka8642]

@@charlesbadoola535 What does immigration have to do with his being left handed?

[@anthonycoon6955]

I’m a southpaw boxer meaning I’m a left handed boxer

[@hannahmclaren9672]

I can't stop watching him. I have never been interested in history until now. He makes it interesting and talks about normal people's lives and actually goes in and does it all. Love him.

[@stay68pl]

I Love This Man !! He is fantastic as he brings History to real Life !!!

[@wyattearp585]

You still into history? Hope so

[@ChezzaAU]

Love Tony Robinson's series, especially his humour :)

[@annika_panicka]

I would give you a 👍🏼, but you're at 69 and I am immature 😉

[@annika_panicka]

@J F 🙃🙂Now it's up to 94, so I might as well stick my thumb up and get her [him?] to 100 👍🏼

[@Megadriver]

I absolutely love this series and the details and all the re-enactments. I love seeing old equipment used and how Tony does show us how bad these jobs were by doing them and not just talking about them from inside a cozy library with a fireplace in the background. But whoever did the sound editing was an absolute muppet! You can't have a voiceover over people talking. You can't have loud background music while someone is talking. Surely they could have gotten a better sound man. England is known for it's excellent quality documentaries, so I have no idea who looked at the unprofessional sound editing and said: "This is ok!"

[@guitashamilele]

It was driving me mad too! I don't think it's on all the episodes in this series, just some of them. I'm guessing somethign went wrong in the transfer to KZbin.

[@HomoLegalMedic]

I've watched these documentaries when they first aired and when they've been repeated on TV, the sound is fine. It's only on KZbin that the sound becomes abysmal.

[@bedstuyrover]

Now.. what was that about the good old days...

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

I don't think people are meaning this far back when referring to the "good old days." Maybe just a couple decades.. Things really were better in the 90s for example.

[@deutschesmaedchen]

polifatts why? Because you were younger in the 90s, perhaps? What a subjective perspective on an entire decade. I’m sure the 90s were awful for many other people for a large variety of reasons.

[@BobanOrlovic]

No one says "good old days" in reference to all situations in all periods of time before the present

[@chrisholmes8250]

MAGA!

[@hildaelson4203]

Having lived in Edinburgh and having had to go from the Meadows to the train station, and back, with a suitcase, i can certainly sympathise.

[@queenb1119]

I always think of Tony as Mr. Bean's older, less socially awkward brother. There's just something so endearing about him 🥰👍

[@SuperMrHiggins]

Good Ole Baldrick! I 🙂👍

[@Pooknottin]

Having done a fair bit of welding I can say that leather really holds heat. The best thing to do if you find yourself getting burnt is to throw your gloves off as quickly as possible, just letting go of the metal won't help you. So, those slippers would be pretty useless.

[@maxdecphoenix]

maybe that's why they were slippers. so they could be removed quickly and frequently.

[@CraftQueenJr]

What else would they be made of? The shape makes it possible to kick them off quickly.

[@jordanhicks5131]

Put some thick wool socks on your feet before putting on the slippers. Dunno why Tony didnt have socks on.

[@nubreed13]

Yup i learned a long time ago that if my my heavy gloves felt warm that meant I had 5 seconds to take them off before my hand is burnt.

[@animeloveer97]

fire hazarrd (?)and it would stick to the socks@@jordanhicks5131

[@marvwatkins7029]

Don't forget that ladder is wooden: ideally just what one needs during a fire.

[@animeloveer97]

its probably treated with some type of nonflammable coating or whatever. they werent dumb lol

[@pyroblade452]

and i thought using an extension ladder was terrifying...

[@Unknown_Ooh]

That ladder is very cool. When I was in fire academy here in the States we got the chance to use one. We had to wear harnesses too which the first firefighters that had to use these ladders did not have the privilege of.

[@astardustparade]

I can’t stop watching Tony! He’s willing to try anything and everything. Love you man!

[@michimelody4036]

I've heard my dad talk about using that ladder in the DCFD that's so awesome that Tony used that with his fear of heights. Bravo Tony.

[@krfl9871]

That breathing apparatus is absolute nightmare fuel

[@natfoote4967]

Modern American firefighters still practice using the hook ladder. They perform time trials and scale practice buildings amazingly quickly.

[@jonathanturek5846]

I've had 3 of top ten deadliest jobs.. One was putting anchor bolts at tops of Honolulu skyscrapers for fall protection for skyrise window cleaners. If we're installing fall protection it means that bldg. has none for us installing..out on ledges inspecting structural integrity of proposed anchor bolt locations I had to balance without being tied off holding a 65 Hilti concrete drill. Being a struct eng I would sometimes be dressed up like one on the outsides of buildings in extremely dangerous situations and I had the suicide team get called out on me twice .. People thought I was a jumper !! Lol being in prof attire out on ledges 40-60 stories up.. Lol

[@samlush586]

What where the other two deadly jobs?

[@PumpKing96]

So you were nowhere else secured?

[@j.h.4711]

This sounds farfetched

[@animeloveer97]

someone has to do that lol. they dont build themselves@@j.h.4711

[@featherbound8099]

Indignant: “she KICKED me!” 😂😂😂🤣

[@inextremis2011]

I've been watching this series, and always wondered why the presenter looked and sounded familiar. Today, it dawned on me....it's the guy who acted as Baldrick from Black Adder!

[@TheWonderfulWino]

Rumor has it . . . He has a very cunning plan. (tapping nose)

[@inextremis2011]

@@TheWonderfulWino Hahahaha....I had a flashback to them Black Adder days!

[@gailhandschuh1138]

Siddharth Naidu Tony also hosted the Time Team series for many years , I think he is an armchair historian also. It seems to be his interest. Excellent as always.Tony seems to be curious as to the how history happened, what it took to live for all classes.

[@gailhandschuh1138]

DID THE English upper -classes Ever clean up after themselves ?? Everything I have read and seen seems to indicate that they just chucked it to the ground when they were done and the poor cleaned it up for pennies to feed their families. If not for the needs of the poor to support themselves , England would have been the dirtiest country in the world. AND THE ENGLISH WANT THE WORLD TO BELIEVE THEIR MANNERS ARE THE BEST. More BS to the public. No wonder the peasants revolted so often.

[@KingFluffs]

@@gailhandschuh1138 Indian?

[@prometheusunbound7628]

I think it's weirdly sweet that the Italians who spent their regular time walking on hot surfaces sold ice cream in their extra time. It's a nice balance.

[@PogueMahone1]

Jeezus, Tony! That trip uphill with that 30k water barrel reminded me of the Via Dolorosa.

[@skattyopt]

I've always loved Tony, grew up watching him on time team and before that maid marrion and her merry men. He is a legend 🙌 he gives 100 percent effort and forged my love of history.

[@MegaAstroFan18]

Here's another thing that I just learned from looking up link-boys: utilizing one wasn't exactly sunshine and roses for the patron. The link-boy might, for example, be in the employ (willingly or unwillingly) of gangs and charged with bringing them targets.

[@jek__]

This guys is a trooper! What a commitment to thorough presentation

[@mawas6801]

Well, Baldrick has gained some sanity

[@shawnwhtmr]

I can't believe they made him lay and stand on hot tarmac in slippers with no socks! I bet his feet were in bits the next day lmao 🤣

[@crow-t-robot]

Tony has balls of steel. My hands were sweating bad just watching him on that ladder.

[@Kunfucious577]

I love his startled expression.

[@Livikyu]

I dropped history in year 9 and was glad to be rid of it. None of the people I had to study seemed remotely real and I couldn't have been less interested. Now I'm binge watching these for pure enjoyment.

[@jeanpeuplu5570]

How many millions of us could've written such a comment? ^^

[@Itried20takennames]

Regarding the crossing sweeper, there is good evidence that if you had a severe mental illness or intellectual disability, in some ways you were better off in pre-industrial societies than today due to the jobs. While in village culture being a street sweeper, a fire-wood gatherer, etc. were valuable services they could do, in modern cultures “entry” level jobs (like working at a fast food drive thru) are way too difficult, which coupled with changing beliefs, meant that those with severe mental or intellectual disabilities are actually more disenfranchised today.

[@terrencewimberly798]

I would've collapsed being a water caddy!😓😰

[@lburns7952]

teehee Me too.I wouldn't have even been able to get it on my back much less carry it any where lol :)

[@flintsky7706]

that’ll be 15 shillings mate

[@MrSirlulzalot]

Tony was My Hero BEFORE this episode. That fire tower training?! Watching it, I thought I was going to have a heart attack- sitting here in my living room. Sympathy terror.

[@bongofrenzy303]

I remember seeing men cleaning out sewers in Nepal with baskets and no protective clothing at all in the eighties.

[@rogerk6180]

Bongo Frenzy and people say regulations are just a nuicence.

[@Diet0r]

Like spelling regulations

[@vickiwelborn3842]

G

[@georgetempest9627]

And they still do it the same way now - Hepatitis knocking on the door all the time...

[@SuperKristinG]

All I can say is Tony is the man! He is amazing.

[@TimL1980]

Who didn't wait for "Lord Blackadder" yelling at "Baldrick" to "hurry up" when he carried the water barrel!?

[@benthedaddyYT]

Tony is a national treasure

[@imwastedenough]

Tony must be getting ripped doing these shows. I bet his upper body strength is amazing now.

[@robertjohnso7087]

I LOVE THIS GUY! and the wood mover guy is awesome. what a cool thing to know from our past!!

[@TheFaxMachine69]

Being someone who works in a lumber yard, I do not take our hilos for granted. I can only slightly relate to the dock workers, sometimes I have to carry up to 450lbs (mainly because I can't physically carry any more, 450 is pushing it already) for ~100ft max, and let me tell you, having a couple 24ft LVLs on your shoulder while running amuck, not fun

[@BennyM_]

It seems an odd tribute to scrape out 'God Bless the Queen' in manure. At least some had enough education to read and write!

[@thewessexbretwalda5865]

natasha speak for yourself

[@NiobiumThyme]

Lol I bet Tony wishes they'd offered him this gig when he was a tad younger. I dont envy the aches in the morning. Excellent show.

[@eunicestone838]

Love watching these videos. Especially with Tony. Thank you so much.

[@schiz0phren1c]

That "Toe rag" thing was in use in Dublin when I was growing up too!, it was synonymous with Urchins etc

[@fernandacappucci8412]

I love how sometimes europeans wouldn't have running water or sewers and the romans did

[@fernandacappucci8412]

@alanrtment porter yeah I know but you get the point

[@sshep86]

Yes. Very clever Romans with their running water through toxic lead plumbing.

[@Dedfaction]

I think you should rephrase that to: 'I love how sometimes europeans wouldn't have running water or sewers and the sometimes the romans wouldn't either'. The classes of people with or without running water and sewers in both times were the same.

[@bunzeebear2973]

This lack of knowledge is what happened during the "Dark Ages"(or the age of non writing) so stuff was forgotten in 1000 years and had to be relearned. Also Christianity was taking hold and a Lot of book burning happened (so recorded knowledge was gone) so blame religion for that. Yes lead pipe was not the best, but it did not kill you immediately. Much of the lead was made into wine cups. The poor got the clay cups, the really poor - in their hands. So the hollow pipe had to be reinvented. Clay pipes for sewage only work if it is washed away by water. In the meantime the outhouse made a comeback...and showers in the rain, I mean after they invented soap AGAIN

[@annika_panicka]

@@sshep86 Lol-you live and you learn. Or, in their case, you die and someone else learns.

[@NotAGraveRobber]

I did pugging at a camp-ish thing in Williamsburg. Fun for 5 minutes as a 10 year old.

[@kenyettaready]

Tony should have been a history teacher. I've learnt more from this channel than I ever have in school. Not to say that our teachers weren't good teachers (they did the best they could with some ungodly and unruly unappreciative children and Karen-like parents) but by-god, they were just boring.

[@animeloveer97]

nah this is better imo teaching without the extreme constraints of school guidelines and trying to shove a whole history into a class that is repeated year after year

[@johnmurray4918]

Very interesting and informative. Thank you.

[@aussie5468]

I've watched loads of these and he still hasn't said "I have a cunning plan"

[@dr.johnpaladinshow9747]

Can anyone imagine Tony living in an earlier time?

[@cesarbellhagen8067]

Yes, he looked pretty good while stomping around in pee

[@purpleiguana208]

I mean, I watched Black Adder, so yeah? Sort of? :D Seriously, tho, I can't imagine ANYONE living in some of these times. How people managed was practically a miracle.

[@moongem4489]

I really wanted to name for kids who guide people through streets at night to be "backstreet boys"...

[@rjd_frostcor3]

Good stuff, thanks.

[@Moonie_MonRozE]

Wow you’re so brave and stronger then some youngsters I know go you!!!! And also now I know what older people mean when they say that we got it easy these days...lol 😂🤦‍♀️super interesting and fascinating!!!

[@BrokenMedic]

He filled the barrel with the water he carried leaving 3 on the ground and now it’s to heavy to carry.

[@TheRausing1]

Such a good show. A great concept well realised.

[@AprilAries_]

If he risked all of that (6:17) on his first trip, imagine if he worked one full day! 🤣🤣 He'd be in traction by lunch time! Lol.

[@chrisbolland5634]

Gosh, I love these, but the editing sucks. People can only focus when ONE person is talking.

[@ftgsubwaysucks5792]

Chris Bolland that’s the one thing that bothers me about these too, the editing gives me anxiety

[@susanbrownell7042]

Chris Bolland 15

[@EvolveSomePie]

some of the music they use....it's as if someone deaf chose it

[@gailhandschuh1138]

So, it appears that most of the Worst Jobs were simply a matter of doing jobs that the middle and upper classes were too lazy to do for themselves. They simply starved the poor into being slave labor for them.

[@auntieantebellummyblacktra229]

@@gailhandschuh1138 sounds like today suspiciously

[@YochevedDesigns]

Poor Tony is so afraid of heights! Just imagine doing jobs like that without a safety harness and line.

[@margaretflood-elahwal5861]

I love Tony. He makes it all so jolly, and good maturely!

[@safetymikeengland]

Really delightful presentation.

[@johncantrell614]

I love this guys videos. He has a talent for story telling.

[@GoldGalahad]

This is very easily one of the best modern documentaries regarding real life in ages past. Not only did I see how the logic of moving materials and supplies to keep cities alive, clean, and building, but I also saw the entertainment sector, with the presenter actually trying it.

[@chim-chimney]

Huge props to Tony doing all this work. Both strenuous and gross

[@coolgirlfrozenfeet]

I thought he was saying “ash felt”. It took a minute to figure out that he meant asphalt.

[@zoepadmore9922]

Angela That is how asphalt is pronounced - ashfelt

[@iliakorvigo7341]

In what particular dialect?

[@kevinmorrice]

it is ash felt

[@daverapp]

@@kevinmorrice There is no E in the word asphalt, why are you making an E sound instead of an A sound?

[@wildone8397]

@@kevinmorrice In Australia & I think in America, Canada as well, it's pronounced ash fault

[@adriennebolles711]

Tony Robinson's show is always funny, intelligent and historical. I'm so glad its on youtube because I have no cable. Its better than American tv by far. Also love Monty Don the gardener Ent.

[@godsofold]

that much dust is against any safety regulation... one spark and the whole place explodes

[@jasonward6723]

fairplay to tony i fell off some ladders years ago, i was terrified just watching him climb those ladders

[@smittywerbenjagermanjenson8076]

I've been obsessed with these kinds of videos lately

[@cherieplante5100]

32:47 She KICKED me! LOL

[@jesush7662]

Super cool!

[@k3kboi665]

To think maybe my grandpa or great grandpa or one of their brother could of sawed or chopped one of those planks the old gent carried as a young man. Thats atleast where they were told the planks were going, "england".

[@EmilyJelassi]

I can't imagine climbing that fire ladder while being terrified of heights!

[@kimberlyspurgeon9339]

I wonder how close early America was to this. Surely some things would've been done the same. I absolutely love this series and Tony!!!

[@anthonycazares4658]

Thumbs up and hat's off to you sir! I feel your pain I'm terrified of heights as well. Thanks for the show very interesting indeed.

[@DreamfactoryZero]

To be fair, people back then were more used to carrying things around and were more physically active. We're just slowing evolving to being tubs of goo.

[@coolbeans5528]

do you really think 200 years is enough time for evolution to change our physiology that much that we can't carry heavy objects? He clearly isn't a laborer and neither are you if you think we can't carry heavy things anymore.

[@leosailor2514]

That hook ladder was absolutely genius

[@peterbach1126]

The dude working the bellows is having too much fun.

[@gregholl5011]

Tony, after a few days as a water caddy it would be so bad. I was able to carry a 50 lb bale of hay in each hand by the time was 11 years old. Growing up on a farm!

[@selenena]

so putting wheels on the water barrels was just too practical I suppose?

[@Caleefornia]

Sarah Wallace wheels weren’t invented until 1921

[@heikofirestormtiger4969]

Consider the "quality" of roads and paths back then. No smooth concrete or asphalt or such things...

[@comfortouch]

Maybe not wheels, but a donkey could carry several barrels.

[@user-ge8yn4ql4i]

Human labour was cheaper

[@peachylady]

@@Caleefornia Lol