This Video Has 72,241,002 Views

The title of this video should change with the times. But nothing lasts forever: here's the story of how I made it work, why it used to be easier to make that work, and how it all ties in to the White Cliffs of Dover and the end of the universe.
Edited by Michelle Martin: / mrsmmartin
Includes an accelerated section of "Traduction automatique des flux d'information (Yahoo Pipes IV)" by Laurent Moccozet, which is licensed under CC-by: • Traduction automatique... - the remainder of this video does not fall under that license.
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[@akudate]

"the title of this video won't be exactly right"
"those bastards lied to me"

[@ThePromisedGamer]

Nah it's a miracle

[@BlueAvocado75]

@Thomas Kirkpatrick fr

[@TiredEyePilot]

Its exact for me right now

[@tcorphan17]

i love that after 10 months its still spot on

[@adonaiyah2196]

@@TiredEyePilot its a miracle

[@keagandavidson4250]

If it’s 100% right then it’s a miracle
Everyone in the comments: I’ve witnessed a miracle

[@tylersmith9324]

Keagan Davidson same!

[@Neyobe]

IKRRRR

[@eddyshaw9423]

I got it

[@Kremzyn]

K.

[@Repah]

Meet too

[@chiiblossom]

The title has been 100% accurate every time I’ve clicked on this video

[@sophiebryant2388]

cause he changes the title lmao

[@rosecullen4429]

Yes, he's changed it millions of times. It's why he retired. It's all he does​@@sophiebryant2388

[@trotskyboi8830]

​@@sophiebryant2388I mean did you watch the video? He literally says that by now the algorithm shoyld have broken, but it's still working, which is cool.

[@reiderapprentice6718]

@@sophiebryant2388 no he doesnt, the code automatically changes it for him every once in a while. its literally explained in the video

[@Leywaaaa]

​@@sophiebryant2388No the script does

[@commenter3002]

"If it's actually 100% spot-on, it's a miracle"
Today I witnessed a miracle

[@DuckThatSpreadsNegitivity]

It’s been a miracle for four years

[@BuffABean]

Me to

[@Bulbasaurblaineplays]

Nope no miracle

[@drakysofficial]

Miracles truly happen. It’s perfect.

[@jordy2299]

Tom: “if it’s actually spot on, it’s a miracle”
It’s spot on

[@mrpizza_5139]

It’s a miracle

[@iqceo4276]

It’s a miracle

[@qjzxa]

It’s a miracle

[@ianseldoon1197]

I ate a hotdog.

[@OBrusolino]

@@ianseldoon1197 It's a miracle

[@DatManDevin]

“If it’s 100% right, then it’s a miracle”. Well then, hallelujah

[@milroy4018]

Hallelujah it’s raining tacos

[@jaojao1768]

Yea for me too

[@imnotnuub8993]

I was about to give the 1000 like and then the comment refreshed -_-

[@trapzplayzgames4295]

It's not anymore

[@viriato.t8]

It's 100% correct right now 😆

[@TheJamalThomas]

How did I not get recommended this video in four years til now?

[@Dibbs.]

Time to binge

[@OSW]

Revisiting this after watching a Man Carrying Thing video mentioning it.
Title: This Video Has 72,086,406 Views.
Description: 72,086,406 views
Hot dang! :) I love how Tom makes sure to end his videos with such thoughtful positivity.

[@Jeff-sr6fx]

Still working at 72,181,325

[@francescaa8331]

I found it off once in 2022, but a few weeks later, it had corrected itself. Every other time, it has been perfect.

[@mirkyly1775]

This guy: "it won't be exactly right"
Title: *We dont do that here...*

[@Jack-mu6ev]

Did you seriously call Tom Scott “this guy” ?

[@annsofieisaksson3269]

@@Jack-mu6ev JACK?!!?

[@_KiND4]

@@annsofieisaksson3269 ANDROID?!?!?

[@jakeramirez883]

@Muhammad Lo MUHAMMAD??

[@blankanime3089]

@@jakeramirez883 JAKE?!?

[@loetarded]

"If the title is 100 percent correct, its a miracle"
Seems like it's been a very long miracle

[@NachoFreckle]

Exactly

[@paytonsrc5340]

It is omg

[@Alex-gp1fz]

I checked the views 3 times. 1. Correct. 2. Incorrect (had more views). 3. Correct.

[@provestic]

¿ ? U got 126 likes in one day wo

[@unoquadrado1807]

@@provestic 376

[@purgruv]

Yep, still working, Tom!

[@fedesupi]

I love that, not only the video is educational, inspiring, and entertaining, but also it goes very much against current editing styles that have a cut every 3 seconds.
This was great for scrolling addiction!

[@0fuckz391]

It pops into my recommended and its exactly right so thats a W in my books.

[@newtix4853]

Oh hi

[@maddencoker5859]

Oh welp i guess we're all here now

[@LoogisTb]

Yo same

[@bubbybubs2850]

Same

[@gal_gorilla]

Your Local FBI Agent If your my Local FBI Agent, do you know what I’ve been searching up right?

[@theboiwhosalty683]

"The title of this video won't be exactly right
"
The title: _say sike right now_

[@Nayhan123]

You got likes thought I’d tell you

[@NunnyNugget]

The day when this eventually does break is going to be one hell of a day

[@Fancypengin]

It's 100%spot on to this day!!

[@maxpershin307]

Teacher: So what did everyone do during quarantine?
This guy: *Its complicated*

[@Filzz]

yes I ruined the 1k likes no comment thing YESSSSS

[@arteonyx]

He's tom scott

[@maunderminimum4367]

The guy has a name..

[@azza201]

Also old enough to be the teacher

[@xzem613]

h

[@poops7timesAday]

Me Looks At The View Count: Well, it’s a miracle.

[@333Tonberry]

Same here

[@parsashahidi3372]

Same

[@lousiesr]

666 likes on your comment a miracle

[@hamse9460]

not accurate anymore

[@braverecruit7534]

Same

[@ratthew123]

a miracle is currently taking place

[@kamiw5864]

This keeps coming up very so often and I still am amazed at the meta genius of this.

[@jabberwockthelemur2961]

A lot of people witnessing miracles, on this fine day.

[@philosophersfountain]

"fine day"

[@Ruby-Doc]

*_[about time 2020 experienced a miracle]_*

[@feedswagpeppa3976]

And I’ll name them

[@feedswagpeppa3976]

It’s a Rosa Reference do you guys even know who that is ?!?😂💀

[@strikeeaglechase1582]

Its a miracle today for me as well

[@stryker_6568]

"the code will eventually break"
UA-cam: Nope.

[@CrimsonTy]

Well eventually could be 30 years in the future

[@heavenIysent777]

It did break but obviously not many ppl saw it

[@largemarge2098]

I hope it does so people can finally make another video sharing platform

[@Laittth]

It will break, some day

[@Bad-me8ly]

Paresh Vora ikr

[@JeibiWhite]

It's amazing how this keeps ongoing, even if you play refresh you'll notice the increse. Awesome work

[@stefanwentink3963]

Still spot on. It was in my recommended (again).

[@xoru1]

If it’s 100% correct it’s a miracle.
Well Tom, its a miracle then.

[@jasgamer4093]

Yep

[@doudou9615]

Ikr

[@cupcake3003]

Nah the last digit is 4 not 3 for me 😅😅

[@FranchescoTanque]

This dude is a Matrix hacker

[@Ro-Girl]

Ikr, as soon as i refreshed both the title and viewcount changed and it was exact

[@eudgenius46]

"This title won't be exactly right. If the title will be spot on - it's a miracle"
Today, mother, I have witnessed a miracle.

[@RashadSaleh92]

Spot on for me too

[@404nobrakes]

Same

[@devardo3044]

@@RashadSaleh92 same

[@fauzi474]

Same

[@sebastianvizcaya5775]

Same

[@Knights_out]

dude i have been revisiting this for years and its always spot on, this just amazes me

[@4est_Trekker]

Tom, it was spot on for me at 71,795,359! Brilliant, man!

[@xtzyshuadog]

Tom: Nevermind the code
*Us: MIND THE CODE, THE TITLE IS RIGHT*

[@janenzmit2875]

YES

[@everyone343]

"If its actually 100% spot on its a miracle"

[@everyone343]

0:18

[@farahgamal9656]

The perfect title doesn’t exist
This video title: *Hold my codes*

[@nightmarewolfplayz8561]

Farah haha!

[@splumos9212]

Nice

[@crystallaxx3440]

Ever heard of the ‘Why does youtube views get stuck at 301’ video?

[@SubsWithNoVideos-un8dd]

The title and views were actually wrong for me
Edit:it just fixed itself.

[@thelegomaster3378]

I just realized its changed

[@Jcassassin2001]

4 years later it’s perfect. Had to come back and see

[@705jrock]

It's perfect in may 2024.

[@khanhjie]

I love how this video periodically gets recommended to us when the title is exactly right

[@panko605]

it did to me as well

[@mckennadevore8692]

@@samuelboczek1834 same

[@iwantcake7703]

happened again

[@kaybeedee]

It mainly has to do with the title changing
The algorithm does that whenever parts of a video change, whether it be the title or the thumbnail

[@dhilandhruvpatel2705]

It did it to me aswell

[@Ikesaint]

Him: The title wont be exactly right,
The Title: Literally exactly right

[@supresso8313]

Its because the way that youtube works with the views now

[@seagull1311]

Its 300 views off

[@ah1551]

it's off now by like 300 views

[@Po_124]

@@ah1551 It's exactly right again.

[@bigboss-q8691]

@@seagull1311 its right now

[@MaartenOostland]

4 years, 1 months and 7 days has passed and it's still working.
I love Tom's philosophical way of explaining.

[@sageavalon8140]

Still working after 4 years, gotta love it

[@FBI-yi2go]

I will be back a year later to see if it's still 100%.
Edit : I'm impressed , still 100%.

[@Swaxbtw]

Fax

[@rosemaryY995]

yea

[@drew4711]

The script running it will get shutdown

[@doubletfilms4896]

It’d not

[@sherls918]

The script will run as long as Queen Elizabeth is still alive

[@cyrv.]

Him: If it’s spot on, it’s a miracle
Me: *looks at the views and the title*
ItS sPoT On-

[@prestony2777]

Sameeee bro

[@uhhiitshannah1746]

SAME

[@justsomeguywithoutamustach]

Yes every time I look the title matches the amount of views

[@fishsayhelo9872]

same

[@summerbryan43]

Samee

[@matthewortiz1735]

I like to check on this video every now and then. Still going strong

[@RoshanK818]

Video is still spot on

[@cienciabit]

This is a TED talk, but with better background.

[@Bouncymotive]

Cienciabit: Ciencia y Tecnología. Exposed on my channel

[@ortherner]

yep

[@khalilt6508]

Spot on!

[@MeowieGamer]

What

[@7legendarimeh867]

All his videos are

[@benkwok992]

This video is getting so many views from people coming back to see if it’s still accurate

[@airmand7718]

Yep. I noticed that

[@scritch8833]

*distantly screaming* you've been trolled, you've been trolled...

[@ilovecats6122]

I saw it once get messed up but it was fixed

[@memusdankious6551]

Are u a jojo reference

[@guslevogus6098]

We've been bamboozled

[@studpuddin3476]

I love this video it's incredible and it's still functional 4 year later, good job

[@NathanAdamsCars]

I saw this on day 1 but never assumed 4 years later it would still work.

[@Brklyn583]

I love how this vid appears on my recommend every once in a while.

[@crystal_snowii]

Ikr

[@lydiasulovska]

Ikr

[@a33llta70]

Yup

[@berzerk3561]

realtable moment

[@chilingamer]

Same

[@froggytheman2995]

It's incredible how comments made an hour ago are getting 1000s of likes

[@cookiecrumble5076]

Ikr 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Reverse_Goat]

Trying to get likes oh i see

[@spiritle9284]

Ikr

[@dsasda9896]

Not yours though

[@lenivys]

This was literally made an our ago-

[@Nilim1234]

100% spot on after 4 years

[@Handlv]

spot on every time

[@rfk2298]

“The title of this video won’t be exactly right”
Comments: *_are you sure about that_*

[@tommydracule7558]

Lmao

[@benjamingriffith4161]

I was gonna like but 900 looks better then 901

[@joethebro]

@@benjamingriffith4161 *are you sure about that*

[@rfk2298]

Benjamin Griffith i respect that

[@scritch8833]

I HATE YOU PEOPLE THAT COMMENT THESE

[@benhasaspike7511]

“Don’t bother refreshing and refreshing” everyone: *refreshes*

[@Mk-Nga]

Tru tru

[@shebahammy]

Benhasaspike 666 likes

[@minecraftlol5639]

Not true

[@shebahammy]

800th like

[@officergreg1318]

Bruh mine was exact

[@EventheStephenisEven]

perfectly set at 72,203,319 for me, 7/1/2024

[@lizzieausten2110]

I love occasionally seeing this video reappear in recommended, and feeling the deep satisfaction of it still being correct

[@frill1974]

Tom: Title won’t be right
Title: Actually right
Tom: 🗿

[@nameredacted5487]

I feel honored to see the title when it’s still exactly accurate and counting

[@MelkShek]

Nunya Bisness ikr

[@akiraandrews5630]

Same

[@smile2s218]

Yes me too

[@lamardavis9709]

Claim you’re blank blank view counter...

[@edgat5046]

SAME

[@markonwuka666]

This is the best youtube video i watched this year. Thank You

[@dromines03]

It’s exactly accurate for me at 72,184,143

[@faerylix]

"the title wouldn't be exact"
me: So we're pretending now? okay.

[@faezyaseen7048]

strawberrymilk if u in uk we be staying late at 3 😄

[@kileyasmr7437]

Faez Yaseen uh

[@ItzMorphie]

I got it

[@kkoshii2457]

Wow

[@plentitude]

when the vid just released it wasn't but now it is

[@aaronjansz5462]

"If its actually 100% spot on it's a miracle."
Perfect for me

[@DevilSpider_]

It's Perfect for me

[@4hj289]

Same

[@llamaplaysgames]

Same

[@gerzone_vlogs]

Same

[@feekygucker2678]

'sgood here

[@xiomaraovelar5872]

Omg I love this, my flabbers are gasted

[@allfunnydogsstories2129]

Wow, I just got how seriously, genius this is😊😊😊

[@nienel]

"The title of this video won't be exactly right"
Yesterday at 17M views: *perfect title*
Today at 18M views: *perfect title*

[@tut_xrp4460]

Hello

[@syedhaider6952]

Hello

[@greenknight9000]

Hello

[@DOMINIKM6]

Hello

[@ereal28]

Not anymore D:

[@konodioda5135]

When youtube recommends you something thats actually cool

[@JoshuaAlbert-gq1sy]

D I O

[@61931]

What was cool?

[@maulanawildanyusuf_3660]

*K O N O D I O D A*

[@JoshuaAlbert-gq1sy]

Dio Brando wryyyyyy

[@Steamerpole]

It got in my recommendations

[@user-jm1bs5db7u]

IT'S STILL 71,969,890 AND IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS.

[@d_d7575]

You must be fun at parties

[@greefire_]

It’s 72.048.353 now

[@s_p_e_e_d_y]

Skibidi toilet😛

[@indeedyesindeed]

@@s_p_e_e_d_ywhat

[@dnkakusei]

@@s_p_e_e_d_y What does that have to do with this?

[@DFWHoppe]

It is PRECISELY spot on.

[@EpicNovA97]

"Don't bother refreshing and refreshing"
The true master of reverse psychology.

[@flamingkillermc2806]

Nova OM™ it was a 1.9m like 10 minutes ago

[@Mick_92]

I got it spot on after one single refresh!
Guess it's more likely to get it right now that the video is years old and doesn't get as many concurrent views all the time.

[@holdenconvertino9280]

This feels like his final message to humanity before some secret organization got to him.

[@avothg3379]

AAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@humanclown3163]

Could be

[@mahnoorahmed47]

Who knows... Maybe students have to analyze his words in the future 👀

[@noahm7546]

Would love to like but its at 911 likes

[@icyeli9411]

Fr

[@hehe-jz3do]

OMGG I FINALLY SAW IT WHEN THE TITLE WASNT CORRECT,,IT HAS 71,885,861 VIEWSS

[@mel13A]

The title is spot on for me!

[@RepresentativeSea]

Tom: *says title will be a bit off*
Viewers: *reality is often disappointing*

[@BlazingCat]

Facts it’s 100% spot on

[@ragingoverwatch3052]

It’s off for me as well but damn it sure as hell is close

[@RavenStars]

Raging Overwatch not anymore

[@eh2286]

Its exact for me

[@Asli_Exist]

Exact same for me.

[@turtytheamazing8301]

Title: accurate
Clickbaiters: HoW dO YOu dO tHaT?!

[@amari1188]

Na it’s wrong for me

[@Christkuma]

Xyl how?

[@juray6786]

Your comment is 666 but i made it 669 >:)

[@dominicotoole4598]

how do u even search it up when its always changing...

[@Dasorp]

@@juray6786 you gave It 3 likes? Nani

[@l3e3e3t]

Cool that after seeing this years ago it still comes up.

[@RuruDoodles]

100% on point no refresh needed holy moly

[@tobyk5091]

“The title will not be exactly spot on”
“That statement is exactly spot off”

[@IAm-zo1bo]

its not spot on

[@kryptosept1c470]

@@IAm-zo1bo it is

[@user-fl6ww3rs5q]

@Samuel Dunlap for me it is! 24,679,454 views!

[@ameera8423]

It is for me rn

[@justfootballstuff9907]

@@user-fl6ww3rs5q 24 737 512

[@nineofspades4701]

“If this is 100% correct, it’s a miracle”
Looks like miracles are happening

[@paulinevanchhawng9185]

Amen

[@ghstly5257]

Pauline Vanchhawng no

[@paulinevanchhawng9185]

@@ghstly5257 no what?

[@smolboi522]

Pauline Vanchhawng no

[@paulinevanchhawng9185]

@@smolboi522 no what?

[@simonavlh]

06/07/24… exactly 100% spot on. Incredible :)

[@Thebestbaloon]

Do you live in England because in America you do 07/06/24

[@tbro93884]

Spot on💯

[@redacted8577]

When the title is correct:
Impossible

[@basilsfakejordans]

I've seen it correct 20 times

[@lol_txch]

the views and the title changes 0-0

[@poloproductions4302]

Melissa Belmar Davis did you watch the video

[@_blnk_]

@@lol_txch the owner of the vid has the setting to chang the numbers or they can pause the views

[@_blnk_]

I know it cause iam a youtuber

[@99zee98]

Him: the title of this video wont be exactly right
Me: The title is right, *but you are not*

[@Shiro-fz6yj]

lmao facts

[@pigeonfucker1]

.

[@tapu_]

Lmfao

[@muhoku]

Can I get a Big Facts chain

[@lmaoooooo0o]

Bro both of your comments are together 😂

[@minecrafter8001]

100% accurate for me
72,228,636 views

[@assolutogamer9418]

Atm its 100% spot on 😄

[@gamerbhoy1042]

“The title of this video won’t be exactly correct”
Me: “you lied to me”

[@safwanerislani8478]

that is not the video the video is This Video Has 29,550,987 Views or 30,000,000 views that is updating

[@elhadj3475]

@@safwanerislani8478 yes

[@a21gx]

I literally come here every month and it’s perfect

[@lancable6288]

Same

[@rozannesolomon4577]

Same

[@cris7esxrobs862]

Not anymore 😌😏

[@VaultYT.]

Omg it’s perfect

[@RyanZA1]

@@VaultYT. it Automatically updates through script

[@Thyme-on_your_sidedish]

Spot on! I'm impressed.

[@perl4396]

Aaah, nostalgia, I really miss interacting through rest api between services, now it’s dozens of microservices, kafka, grpc and much much more. And people seriously want a junior to know all that right off the bat. I remember the days when you were a junior if you knew what encapsulation were…

[@topgeartim]

Tom Scott: The title of this video won't be exactly right
The title: *is exactly right*

[@kittykoya1749]

Seriously!’ 😂😂

[@universityofmichigan3134]

So original bro.

[@billgatesdaapple9390]

Same 🤣

[@hmmpotato7463]

now its off

[@asian_chopsticks6810]

It’s coding and when it hits a certain amount of numbers, the code won’t know since it wasn’t set to sed number

[@buffyismymuse]

Has this suddenly popped into anyone else's recommended? I keep seeing comments from just a few hours ago, so I can't be the only one..

[@jessiepennington4418]

sameee

[@dunktobernikolajokic3217]

@@jessiepennington4418 This comment was posted 2 minutes ago.

[@hauler-hx6gw]

catherine the cool one yep, and the funny thing is I watched it the day it came out as well and was so surprised by the new view count

[@Crazycubesmith]

Same

[@Gelato150]

It did 😂

[@Leonard1_]

As i clicked on the video it updated to the right amount adding +1

[@cloxverlust]

4 years later and it still works, well done

[@theblackmanrises2436]

“If it’s actually 100% spot on, it’s a miracle”
Its still 100% accuarate

[@bluely8832]

yup

[@nightcrawlerwagner9806]

Nah it's around a few thousand views off

[@dr.mahgoubahmed6915]

you copier

[@enderserpent4433]

@@nightcrawlerwagner9806 it's not try opening a video then coming back to it

[@sebbiplebbi9782]

i got it too

[@liamdaly04]

Tom: “The title won’t be exactly right”
The Title: Exactly right
UA-cam: So you think you’re smart do you?

[@noble2.164]

this comment looks familiar

[@liamdaly04]

Doge Guy grow up mate, there’s 132k comments and I read about 3 but if you think I’m sad enough to scroll through and copy another comment then fine but I can assure you you’re wrong. Jealousy at its finest.

[@chocolatecake8274]

Liam Daly lmao just because of a "this comment looks familiar" comment u wrote a whole paragraph? if anything ur offended af, admit it lmao

[@chocolatecake8274]

and its dont u

[@mattresscrusherz7099]

It’s exact every time I check

[@CommentingPanda]

It works perfectly!! Number for number! That is awesome 😎 And people are still seeing it all these years later!

[@SS1971SS]

4 years later, still works perfectly

[@ippedhairntertainment2328]

“If the title of this video is exactly right, it’s a miracle.”
*_Then I have just witnessed a miracle._*

[@mariakarla2519]

no, this was meant to be made for a couple years when the bot would start being right due to changes in the youtube system so THEN it would start being right

[@matthewflynn3885]

I've visited this video the day it was released, multiple times in the months after, and now today, and it has never once been wrong

[@diyakaur98]

Same I-

[@fivesnoah]

sammeeee

[@miradreamer6274]

SAME

[@God-hm5dt]

This guy's a genius. This video is the ultimate clickbait, except it isn't a clickbait!

[@LuminalNexus]

Agreed m8, agreed

[@basshead.]

He's a paid actor.

[@benridingbikes]

may 2024 its exactly spot on

[@NicholasDowling-sh3of]

4 years still strong

[@carlangelocruz8057]

recommended huh? we assemble once again

[@kevinbeats8065]

No

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

Next video to be recommended is the video stuck at 300 views

[@user-gf8bx6oz7c]

Why is this on my recommendation page help me out

[@GamerVoid06]

remember me and i saw this video after it was uploaded

[@gappy3664]

Hi

[@boxed_in4357]

Just remember, that 10 years ago. This guy made a video called “two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff”

[@Mentocthemindtaker]

Ah, but was it the white cliffs of Dover?

[@Auziee]

@@Mentocthemindtaker no

[@jacobselman4112]

That was this guy??????????!!!!!!!

[@voidsoul5359]

Wait a minute, that was him?

[@DJL3G3ND]

bruh was that really him lmao

[@hiper_blox5436]

i just came here on 2024 to say the code still is working

[@Amelililli]

4 years later, it us spot on.