Tom Scott: Things You Might Not Know | Behind Field Day

"One of the most naturally inquisitive people ever" is the perfect description of Tom Scott as I've come to know him through his videos. I know there are probably other aspects to him that aren't as prominent in the videos, but that curiosity about the world can't be faked.

Tom Scott is the bright side of youtube fame. "I can call the British navy and they'll let me film to show people this stuff" that is the best use of fame ever. rock on scotty

Finally, the secret behind the shirt is revealed!

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He's so adorable

What I learned in this video: Tom's shticks: Pirates, Emoji, and THAT shade of Red ;)

My house is immediately behind Tom at 2:08.

All this time I thought that Tom Scott just had someone (friend, significant other, whoever) holding the camera, and although the videos were always interesting and of very good quality, I just figured there must be a shoestring budget. Now I can see that there is an entire crew behind this production, including camera operators, sound techs, and likely writers too. It's kind of cool to see behind the scenes like this!

I LOVE watching Tom Scott's videos! And I, too, had that ever-tightening feeling when he was sitting near the cliff edge.

I finally know why +Tom Scott wears the red shirt!

Hello Tom! Hello Field Day! Question: Why is this video unlisted? Are you waiting for a Thursday at 2pm to come along for the optimal exposure? Or did you get a copyright notice and you won't give them the satisfaction? Or have you and Tom entered into a vicious legal battle over the percentage cut of revenues each party of the first part in perpetuity is hereafter entitled to ergo pursuant of the subsection of the statute ad nauseum en infinitum? Or as Occam's razor would have us believe, did you just miss-click and haven't noticed yet? :D

2:50 At last, the ANSWER to all my questions.

Sir- I am humbled at the resources you have poured into this video. Looks sweet. TY

Nice, he seems great!

Now's, a good time to watch this since Tom Scott is retired from YouTube. So, in a way it's like Tom Scott Rewind, but way better than YouTube's.

Tom you are amazing haha

Well I had sort of wondered about the origins of the shirt and its colour. Somehow it didn't surprise me, it's Tom after all

Correct me if I'm wrong, isnt that an inspire 1? (See controller at 1:36)

They've often had Tom as a guest on Computerphile explaining things like computer viruses or just what Unicode is. His rant on programming time zones is hilarious even if you know nothing about computers. It's at https://youtu.be/-5wpm-gesOY

1:03 I have been to that cliff!!!!