Hovercraft Adventures, Behind The Scenes
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- Опубліковано 1 гру 2017
- We got to have a go on a hovercraft, thanks to a non-sequitur on Citation Needed!
MATT: / unnamedculprit | TOM: / tomscottgo
HOVERCRAFT: • HOVERCRAFT: Citation N...
This week's Citation Needed episode: • The Sark Football Team... - Розваги
“Turns out Chris is good at stuff”. Well, he reads books ya know.
it's Chris Joel!
Genius
Does Chris read books that I know, or do I know it's Chris because he reads books?
@@twojuiceman Yes
I like how here Tom wonders whether he can drink on a hovercraft... then proceeds to serve beer on a hovercraft years later
Instead of mutually assured snow destruction, you should have gone for "the cold war".
they were indoors so it was warm...
But it was fake snow, so it would've been more like "the room temperature war"
Gary Brannan wanted to dress up like The Doctor for a hovercraft chase? This is why Gray Brannan is my favourite Gary Brannan.
He's everyone's favourite Gary Brannan
The Fans and the Furious, Cambridge Drift.
I don't have a Mystery Biscuits button here, but if there was one, I'd push it. -- Tom
Alternatively for Citation Needed: The France and the Furious
Grand Theft Hovercraft V: English Channel?
“If they can’t fly, they can duck”
Some linguists believe this is how ducks got their name
I got the suggestion to translate the video, right on that untranslatable joke. Feel like they put it there on purpose :').
Are you saying that no one called a duck "a duck" until after the invention of the hovercraft?
You can see Tom's mind working towards selling alcohol from a hovercraft but he wasn't quite there. It's kind of beautiful in it's own little way.
My assessment as an observer: Chris definitely seems like the kind of person who "gets it" when it comes to practical activities. Whereas Tom and Matt are a little nervous, and Gary knows the details academically but translating them into practical is hit-or-miss.
So it’s theoretically easy but technically difficult?
@@teridactyl1250 OOF size large
@@teridactyl1250 but take a grudging upvote / like
Riding a hovercraft into Central London would certainly spice up the commute! --Matt
it certainly would!
Fairly sure deep down it's all in about eels.
tom already made a video about that one
Could it be that the reason the hovercraft video has so few views is because it's unlisted?
So what about the sark football match?
'Slaves to Inertia' are a metal band I'd listen to
Actual footage of Tom beginning to get the idea for the hovercraft pub.
So, when is the footbal match ?
ZockerTwins when they manage a hovercraft ride to the Island?
I aways thought fannnie packs were like sporin - having that name.
Never mind that. I want to see Tom with a water jet pack!
On second thoughts - does that place have 22 jet packs?
I was thinking they should do it as a charity game.
Fun fact: my teacher used to teach A-level DT, and with his groups he would enter into Hovercraft racing, where they would make their own. They represented England in the world championship and came second I think.
Chris did look an absolute natural on the hovercraft, I'm guessing that is because he drives a lot of quad bikes at work, doing his park ranger-ing. Water jet-pack-things? Oh lordy, that means we get the delights of Gary Brannan in his Speedos.
Hovercraft are a great subject for videos though, from the "invention" by Christopher Cockerell, through the epic 1960s SRN-4s which were up there with other amazing contemporary UK things like the Hawker Harrier, Concorde, TSR-2 and Fairey Rotodyne, to the modern day massive US LCAC (landing craft air cushioned).
"It has a motor and it's a vehicle"
*Please wait for Tom Scott to respond*
Our town drunk and tree surgeon was once arrested several times for being drunk in charge of a bicycle. But he was towing a 30ft ladder. Through the town.
My hovercraft is full of Lees!
I'm disappointed with myself that my mind went to 'full of bees!' before 'full of eels!'
Chris Hill Yes shame on you, but you saved it, so well done
Matt and Tom were slightly wrong when they said that you have to be good at driving a hovercraft to join in with competitive hovercraft racing. Actually, In the Hovercraft Club of Great Britain, there is a Novice formula, for new (inexperienced) and returning drivers, as well as a junior (11-16 year olds) Formula. This means to come along and join in, you only need membership, a craft to race, transport to the events, and enough money to pay for fuel and entry fees. although this can be quite expensive, the atmosphere around the events is amazing, and everyone is always really friendly, and itd be great to see more people coming and joining the hovercraft racing community.
Ah hovercraft, the gnocchi of the vehicles.
That's it, hovercrafts are banned.
Gnocchi
Explain
It's a joke from a panel show he did about a year ago.
No bump?
Why it's almost like you're floating on air!
Was this practice for the inevitable Sark Island match?
Vivienne Gucwa YES NEW SEASON
Those handfulls of snow are a Chekhov's gun for sure.
8:05 SO THATS WHY when the hovercraft ferry comes in it comes in at full speed up the concrete ramp to the disembarking zone and brakes at the very end. Because if it slowed dow it would sink! Thanks Tom!
The big ferries have separate engines for the skirt and for thrust, so, no, they wouldn't sink if you turned off the thrust. They come in full speed for the sake of their schedule.
@@HiddenWindshield They come in full speed for the sake of getting onto the ramp more easily. I don't think those few seconds of full thrust make much of a difference on the schedule.
@@ehtuanK I was on the only hovercraft ferry in the world in Portsmouth last week and trust me, they don't come in at full speed
@@Luca-uj1kp well, that renders the whole discussion moot
It turns out Chris is good at things.
Well, he is the one who reads books.
Anyone here after Tom had an unlicensed pub on a hovercraft?
Aircraft and Boats also have rules about drunk driving, take your pick as to which one applies ;). I'll add I know someone who was pulled over for riding a horse drunk.
Ewan Marshall
Surely a horse is the one thing that you could ride drunk without an issue, as long as the horse knows where to go.
i know a guy who got pulled over riding a unicycle drunk.
Someone.
Pardon me while I take a minute to tuirn on CC, then go to Google, and figure out that when Tom said "bumper cars" he was translating what he'd just said, which I was unfamiliar with - "dodgems". Thanks for the translations, Tom!
Or, you could say you were "on air" for 20 minutes
If they'd waiting for the lake to freeze over they'd have been 'on ice' too
MATT AND TOM: Check with your local laws, but DUI laws often apply to land, water, and air crafts. In Arizona, it's the same law that Arizona Fish and Game (or the US Forestry Service depending where you are) uses to cite you for being drunk while operating a boat or jet ski that any of the local police departments use when citing for being drunk in a car or truck.
Side note: in many jurisdictions (Arizona included), use the word "impaired" instead of "intoxicated". The idea being that any state that can compromise your ability to operate a vehicle should be treated the same as if you were drunk behind the wheel. This expands the definition of the law to include (but not limited to) alcohol, legal medications, illegal narcotics, and even sleep deprivation.
Related: "One study found that the extreme need to urinate impairs judgment and focus as much as mild alcohol intoxication-and in some cases, it’s as dangerous as texting while driving."
I liked the Citation Needed episode, but I do kinda miss the feel of the episodes when it is just you guys all around a table by yourselves.
We just witnessed the birth of the hovercraft bar video in real time
12:00 is this where the hovercraft pub idea started
Offtopic question: Where does Matt get his socks? Can I get him to be my socks consultant?
Was it full of eels?
I kept expecting a "My hovercraft is full of eels" joke...
The precursor to the hover pub
Why does Tom always talk like nobody likes Citation Needed? I love it
Nah, he was talking about the bonus material link on the end screen that not many people clicked on.
"Given the viewing numbers [of the bonus material]..."
Gary, on a hovercraft, dressed as Jon Pertwee, is something I need to see!
If I am not wrong, one could do bumper car versions if they build the platform with a rubber ring that extends out to protect the fan. It would probably have an easier time floating if you had to slow on water.
2 days ago on Citation Needed: Matt wants to ride in a Hovercraft.
Today: this
Back when they would go on hovercrafts without also selling beer to each other
"We flew a hovercraft in a sort of public place"
why does Tom know so much about golf?
I didn't come here for coherence.
"What's a goose?" -Matt
"It's when someone pinches your butt unexpectedly." -Me
TIL: The Citation Needed videos have bonus material videos. Welp, guess I gotta go back now and trawl through the archives...
I never noticed the link to the Citation Needed bonus material this week. Oops.
iM3GTR I never even knew bonus material was ever a thing. Welp gotta go back and read watch citation needed.
It sounds like being run over by a hovercraft wouldn't hurt, but I'm pretty sure it would be quite painful actually. It has to push the air down with the same force as is required to lift the craft, which is exactly as much total weight as being run over with a wheeled vehicle. The force would be distributed differently so the pressure felt on the body may make it more tollerable... or not, depending on how the nozzles are positioned and where it hits you.
Excellent point.
Stop making sense, please
It is not about force, but about pressure. The weight of the hovercraft is distributed over the whole area under the skirt. A wheeled vehicle like a car has all the weight pushing down on about a square foot, but a hovercraft has that over say 40 square feet. The pressure required is relatively low. It can run over landmines without setting them off (as tested by the Mythbusters). It also does not need a huge high-powered stream of air pushed underneath it. A very small motor can do it if the skirt seals the air in well.
I would expect the skirt to be unpleasant, especially at high speeds. But you would be fine under the hovercraft as long as you dont hit anything solid on it.
Jaap Scherphuis If we assumr even distribution of air (which may or may not be true, depending on the design) the force on your body or body part would be the total weight of the vehicle times the ratio of your body or body part's area to the entire area of the skirt. Depending on the weight and size of the hovercraft, that might be fine or it might be rather unpleasant. If the human body is about .5m^2 cross section and the hover craft is about 2x3 meters or 6m^2, then you'll take 1/12 of the weight. If it weighs about 800 pounds (including 2 large humans, a large fan and motor, and other components of varying weight) then it would be about the same weight of an elementary school child lying on top of you, or a little less than both my kindergarten twins on top of me. Which is not too heavy to handle, but you would definitely notice it.
So you are right, it would not be terrible. But you need to know the weight of the craft and nozzle position to be sure. Do not try this at home.
Also, Matt was potentially wrong about it being worse if you turn off the motor. That depends on the surface you are on and how much of the weight gets transfered on to your body versus how much is taken by parts that are touching the ground when it is stopped. It would likely be worse with the motor off, but how much worse isn't obvious.
Discussing the legality of alcohol on a hovercraft - is this the moment that video was born?
You are both expert at rambling along on interesting tracks (with and without potholes)
:-)
Ah, dressing up as the 3rd doctor. Gary Brannan is definitely my favourite Gary Brannan
I only knew there was new citation needed from this... WTH youtube? what do I need to click to actually see what I want from my subscribers?
The inner machinations of his mind is an enigma
I watched this immediately after Tom's video on Grice's Maxim's, and how adding information that would normally just be implied makes things sound suspicious. "We went on a hovercraft. We didn't kill anyone." uh... maybe I should recheck some of that footage?
"What's a goose?" "A pilot in a Tom Cruise film"
I was looking forward to this!
"...one rap lound the rake" (thought I'd help Tom out there, since Matt got it wrong)
Now we wait for the fotage of the Footballmatch you guys certainly will loose...
Recently one of the Isle of Wight hovercraft captains was sacked for being drunk.
Anyone getting this recommend after the 'Hoverpub' video?
I was, but since I had seen it, I didn't see it then, now I'm rewatching this
my hovercraft is full of eels
Eeef eye told yoo you have a bootifull bodee woooud you hold it against meee?
i am no longer infected
Would you like to come back to my room, bouncy bouncy?
Ian Jackson Just a Hungarian scrolling by :) Thats my favourite Monty Python skit!
Alternate title: Matt giggles continuously for 13 minutes and six seconds.
The snow-tossing will never get old.
They actually did it.
Guys, have you considered streaming the entire filming of CN on Twitch?
“Did he? All I rennet was going “hehe hover craft weeeew””
That’s the 2018 version of “hehe... hover craft go brrrrrrrr”
the ending :D
I have done those water jetpack things before and theyre great fun. Highly recommend
I love, and totally don't understand, how you always goof around in these videos, all shiny and giggly, like two lovers who freshly started dating.
I kinda envy you both for having a friend like that in each other :)
8:01 I was waiting for this the whole video
He actually did it the absolute madman
"Use it to go somewhere... have a pint"
Tom several yrs later: "About that idea..."
Haha, awesome, glad someone has enable you lot to get a ride on it.
The power of the internet...
So many dad jokes about Birds!! Love IT
Suddenly, this video became relevant again
A rap lound the lake! I get tongue tied too. Nice recap, looks like fun.
Huh, I guess three years later you did have a pint off a hovercraft
Have you had enough Christmas? - Matt
Confirmed, Tom and Matt will be in UA-cam rewind
Now I want to do Hovercraft paintball and/or re-enact that bit from Die Another Day. That would be cool.
if you have an aeroplane, and are flying it over your own private land - while drunk - at what altitude does it become not ok?
About 3 feet into the hillside...
chris davidson any
18,000 ft MSL because you enter class Alpha airspace
John Beauvais
3.5 miles? It's gotta be stricter (lower) than that...
i was thinking that being below the concerns of air traffic control would suffice? in which case, when does a helicopter stop being a helicopter?
i think the reason why Lee doesn't lean when Chris is doing it is because Chris has said he cycles, so i guess leaning into corners just comes naturally for him
This was hysterical: how many espressos had you each had by this point?
I was sorta hoping they'd get one big hovercraft that they'd all ride in together. And maybe even arrive on the coast of Sark in.
The water jetpack idea sounds cool.
Ok, so you did half of it. Now we want to see the football match!
I have been on the Isle of Wight hovercraft it is so cool and you feel absolutely nothing of the sea
While listening to this episode i got an idea. If you gather all Matt's laughs and giggles from different videos you can make a mad scientist laugh voice pack.
P.S. no offence :)
noooo!!! please don't plan it! I love the way you end thee videos!!!
I love your vids
Hopefully the time of year made it cheaper, anyway hoped you enjoyed it. Also I am sure so long later, it made it more exciting for Chris and Gary.
Morel of the story: throttle solves everything
HOVERCRAFTTT
"In the summer , please in the summer". Tell him you make inquires, and they expect to close down, and are only taking reservations through February....lololol
mmm Tom Scott Leader of the Hitchhikers enumerates the birds of golf
12:45 Yeah, now I'm imagining Matt riding a hovercraft down a footpath, seeing someone laid down in front of him, panicking, releasing the throttle, dropping to the ground, but it's icy because November, so he just keeps going and scoops the person up and now they're in the hovercraft too. Also, for some reason, while describing that, I was picturing the person laid in front of Matt's hovercraft as being Chris. No, I don't know either.
Matt and Tom were just on my doorstep and I didn't get to meet them! On a positive note, I now know there's a hovercraft experience just minutes from home!
Hey, I remember watching that Dr Who episode! They were using hovercraft because it they were on a swamp planet or something
poges day 2 and still havnt lost
oh yeah! i will try too, havent heard it yet
Louis Barrass I'm in the US, so sadly I cannot participate in this challenge, but good luck to all of you
I've kind of got away with it so far because it was 30th of November when I heard it and that technically doesn't count.
if i was playing the snoopys xmas version id have lost at 8am on the oneth -_-
I lost at about 7pm on the 1st... countdown of the 40 greatest Christmas songs of all time... No.1 Fairytale of New York :/
Alright, who gave Matt giggle gas before filming this?