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The world's last turntable ferry has a really clever design

Tom Scott
2021 ж. 6 Мау.
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In Glenelg, on the west coast of Scotland, there's the Skye Ferry: the last turntable ferry in the world. And the reason for that turntable is a lot more clever than I initially thought.
Thanks to all the team at the Skye Ferry! skyeferry.co.uk
Editor: Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)
Graphics: William Marler wmad.co.uk
Location fixer: Vikki McCraw from Locations 365 locations365.co.uk
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  • I hope you'll forgive the stereotypical red arrows in the thumbnail. They seemed appropriate, at least this once!

    @TomScottGo@TomScottGo2 жыл бұрын

    • Sus

      @Aijaaha@Aijaaha2 жыл бұрын

    • thanks tom scott very cool

      @medic376@medic3762 жыл бұрын

    • I hope you’ll forgive the stereotypical red arrows in the thumbnail. They seemed appropriate, at least this once!

      @aliwashere666@aliwashere6662 жыл бұрын

    • w

      @infinite074@infinite0742 жыл бұрын

    • Yes

      @Memecious@Memecious2 жыл бұрын

  • The DJ's choice of transportation

    @ozaninan@ozaninan2 жыл бұрын

    • Underrated.

      @nickkohlmann@nickkohlmann2 жыл бұрын

    • @@nickkohlmann Overrated.

      @caveking6287@caveking62872 жыл бұрын

    • @@caveking6287 Correctly rated.

      @jayykeyy@jayykeyy2 жыл бұрын

    • @Gísiu Wulf slightly berated

      @nickkohlmann@nickkohlmann2 жыл бұрын

    • @ExDeeXD Music properly evaluated

      @hqppyfeet7513@hqppyfeet75132 жыл бұрын

  • Very appropriate for somewhere called Glenelg to have a symmetrical ferry ;-)

    @philipbrown4290@philipbrown42902 жыл бұрын

    • You should've said reversible, though. 🙂

      @TruthNerds@TruthNerds2 жыл бұрын

    • Ooooooh

      @kirstymca@kirstymca2 жыл бұрын

    • A palindromic ferry....

      @donna30044@donna300442 жыл бұрын

    • @@donna30044 Some say it's a feyrryef.

      @Kenionatus@Kenionatus2 жыл бұрын

    • @@Kenionatus I reckon that would be the Welsh

      @ailaG@ailaG2 жыл бұрын

  • "There's only one place in the world where you can drive a turntable like this." *Walks*

    @AdamEmond@AdamEmond2 жыл бұрын

    • ...and cuts the video just before the van uses it. 😄

      @RufusJacson@RufusJacson2 жыл бұрын

    • He's driving himself. His legs are just his tires.

      @Moonbeam143@Moonbeam1432 жыл бұрын

    • Can't use a bicycle, it's _two tired._

      @grondhero@grondhero2 жыл бұрын

    • Noticed ... and noticed.

      @DugrozReports@DugrozReports2 жыл бұрын

    • Ach, ye're a cheeky one.

      @inyobill@inyobill2 жыл бұрын

  • "not having the ferry is a social experiment we don't want to be involved in" is the strongest take i've ever heard for something where "we just like it and want it" was fully compelling enough

    @Evmeistah@Evmeistah2 жыл бұрын

  • I mean there's nothing quite like Scottish people saying the word 'ferry'.

    @Stand_By_For_Mind_Control@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control2 жыл бұрын

    • When I holidayed there a while ago, I loved the accent so much that I'd 100% adopted it.

      @brantnuttall@brantnuttall2 жыл бұрын

    • HitchensImmortal, also 'burglar alarm'. 😁

      @gkw9882@gkw98822 жыл бұрын

    • You just wait until they start talking about the murder of thirteen purple turtles :P

      @pgideonjones@pgideonjones2 жыл бұрын

    • ​@@gkw9882 Buerijgsrglar alsagragsegrm

      @fernandorecio118@fernandorecio1182 жыл бұрын

    • Or "murder"

      @juliusfucik4011@juliusfucik40112 жыл бұрын

  • “Not having the ferry is a social experiment we don’t want to be involved in”. There’s a lot of wisdom in this seemingly simple sentiment, and you have to admire it. Well done to this community for protecting what’s important to you. ❤️ from Ireland.

    @RayCathode100@RayCathode1002 жыл бұрын

    • Not having any money is another life experiment I don't want to be involved in...🤔😏😷

      @bahardin3992@bahardin39922 жыл бұрын

    • On the other hand, "X is a social experiment we don't want to be involved in" is a structure ruined by anti-vaxxers

      @cyanide1931@cyanide19312 жыл бұрын

    • Seems an odd choice of words to me but, whatever floats your boat I suppose....

      @flatpancake2261@flatpancake2261 Жыл бұрын

    • @Flatpancake2 Puns fired!

      @h8GW@h8GW Жыл бұрын

  • "Not having the ferry is a social experiment we don't want to be involved in." I don't know why, but I love that line.

    @ln5321@ln53212 жыл бұрын

  • "The ferry is very seldom pointing in the direction it is actually going" - sounds a lot like my life.

    @Ruffian_Xion@Ruffian_Xion2 жыл бұрын

    • I share your Payne.

      @thePronto@thePronto2 жыл бұрын

    • But this one at least gets destination eventually

      @MouseGoat@MouseGoat2 жыл бұрын

    • @@MouseGoat as we all do someday

      @Max_Jacoby@Max_Jacoby2 жыл бұрын

    • Same

      @alijawad_19@alijawad_192 жыл бұрын

    • I should get a turntable.

      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721@vigilantcosmicpenguin87212 жыл бұрын

  • I thought I knew some obscure, specialised watercraft, but this is a completely new one to me, and I love every part of it: the lateral thinking of the design (no pun intended), the refusal to _not_ have a ferry, and the fact they've kept it in community ownership.

    @mortified776@mortified7762 жыл бұрын

    • It's kind of like a heritage railway in a way.

      @HolyKhaaaaan@HolyKhaaaaan2 жыл бұрын

    • @@HolyKhaaaaan That's actually a really good analogy!

      @mortified776@mortified7762 жыл бұрын

    • Same.

      @DLCS-2@DLCS-22 жыл бұрын

    • What other watercraft do you know?

      @TaylerJDust@TaylerJDust2 жыл бұрын

    • @@TaylerJDust I didn't know this watercraft exiisted,did you?

      @leewhitehead6460@leewhitehead64602 жыл бұрын

  • "A social experiment we dont want to be involved in" is as brilliant phrase.

    @MrKrimson@MrKrimson2 жыл бұрын

    • A Gammon elitist reactionary

      @fuckfannyfiddlefart@fuckfannyfiddlefart2 жыл бұрын

    • Remember that time that University got banned from suggesting commits to one of the open source linux projects because they made a paper on submitting security issues to open source projects LMAO

      @sheepcommander_@sheepcommander_2 жыл бұрын

    • A sentence composed 100% of vitriolic buzzwords. You sound nice.

      @Murderdogs@Murderdogs2 жыл бұрын

    • @@Murderdogs ???

      @sheepcommander_@sheepcommander_2 жыл бұрын

    • @@sheepcommander_ sorry, that was supposed to be in response to tbe person calling everyone gammon...

      @Murderdogs@Murderdogs2 жыл бұрын

  • It's always cheering to hear stories of small towns working to keep a part of their history, and fabric of their community, alive. Doubly so when it's for utility more than historical tourism.

    @asina6352@asina63522 жыл бұрын

  • That landscape is absolutely stunning

    @chocoblocka@chocoblocka2 жыл бұрын

    • Nope 👎 YES 🙌!!!!!!!

      @tateoleson1040@tateoleson10402 жыл бұрын

    • Reminds me of Norway

      @eZU4nQsWN9pAGsU38aHj@eZU4nQsWN9pAGsU38aHj2 жыл бұрын

    • @@ragnkja Slartibartfast also had a hand in it

      @andybrown4284@andybrown42842 жыл бұрын

    • @@andybrown4284 nice crinkly edges

      @friedfrog5002@friedfrog50022 жыл бұрын

    • @@ragnkja And Appalachia

      @themanhimself1229@themanhimself12292 жыл бұрын

  • A.I. generated story idea "Why Turntable Ferries Don't Spin at 78 RPM"

    @paulcooper8818@paulcooper88182 жыл бұрын

    • 78 RPM turntable ferries equals floating car launcher and I for one really wish that was a reality.

      @jasonirwin4631@jasonirwin46312 жыл бұрын

    • You spin my car 'round, baby, right 'round Like a record, baby, right 'round, 'round, 'round

      @roguishpaladin@roguishpaladin2 жыл бұрын

    • @@roguishpaladin At 78 RPMs, wouldn't "you spin my car _off"_ be more appropriate?

      @drops2cents260@drops2cents2602 жыл бұрын

    • @@drops2cents260 They seem like good Scottish blokes who'd chain your car down for you.

      @roguishpaladin@roguishpaladin2 жыл бұрын

    • I've got a 78rpm record player. Put a toy car on it and boom. I have a video.

      @AnonymousUser77254@AnonymousUser772542 жыл бұрын

  • 3:27 I can see Tom on the boat deck controlling his Drone shot. Nice!

    @ElDJReturn@ElDJReturn2 жыл бұрын

  • It's funny how few people would have seen a story like this before KZhead channels like yours came around, now probably around a million people worldwide will

    @RERvideos1998@RERvideos19982 жыл бұрын

  • I've known and used the Glenelg Ferry for over 30 years during holidays and absolutely love it!

    @CarloDidier@CarloDidier2 жыл бұрын

    • Hey! What fun ! Lucky you ! Cheers 6721

      @orchidorio@orchidorio2 жыл бұрын

    • @@orchidorio I have to ask what does 6721 mean

      @andrewstanley7300@andrewstanley73002 жыл бұрын

    • @@andrewstanley7300 The date that I post something. I may see it again. YT provides "4 hours ago" or something. May help later. 6721

      @orchidorio@orchidorio2 жыл бұрын

    • @@orchidorio ahh thanks

      @andrewstanley7300@andrewstanley73002 жыл бұрын

    • That beats me… think I’ve only been doing it for 18 or so years, maybe more like 20.

      @xinaesthetic@xinaesthetic2 жыл бұрын

  • I'm convinced that Tom doesn't own a car and just walks everywhere

    @Sam-cd9jz@Sam-cd9jz2 жыл бұрын

    • Why do you think there's so long between each video?

      @izzieb@izzieb2 жыл бұрын

    • The alternate version of the million to a billion comparison video is still uploading...

      @ishoottheyscore8970@ishoottheyscore89702 жыл бұрын

    • I briefly encountered Tom walking on a London street, a couple of years ago. So the maths checks out.

      @SportyMabamba@SportyMabamba2 жыл бұрын

    • @@SportyMabamba to be fair: anyone who drives in london by choice is a lunatic.

      @angee9996@angee99962 жыл бұрын

    • @@angee9996 tbh anyone who goes to London in general by choice is a lunatic

      @The.throngler@The.throngler2 жыл бұрын

  • The community ownership part amazed me at least as much as the clever design of the ferry. Well done, Glenelg!

    @eldelacajita@eldelacajita2 жыл бұрын

  • This is fascinating! Where I live, on the island of Lefkada, Greece, we have a long ferry connecting us to the mainland. Every hour on the dot, it folds upwards and turns around, parallel to the waterway that has been built, to allow boats and other ferries to enter the island through our Marina. I've always found it one of the most special things about my town, although we're all so used to it! Every four years (last time was last year, 2020), the ferry-bridge drives off for maintenance and it's temporarily replaced by a big boat that fits neatly on the space between the island and the mainland. Look it up, it's very fun!

    @orfeassiozos1575@orfeassiozos15752 жыл бұрын

    • Tom should pay a visit there, preferably 2 times in 2024

      @FrozenBusChannel@FrozenBusChannel Жыл бұрын

  • I was on this ferry 5 years ago and only now have I learned how unique it is

    @odedgvr1@odedgvr12 жыл бұрын

    • same here ;)

      @stjanss@stjanss2 жыл бұрын

  • I read the title as “the worlds last turnable ferry has an interesting design” and thought to myself “ships can’t turn??”

    @Sythorius@Sythorius2 жыл бұрын

    • That's why one got stuck in the Suez Canal a couple months back. It went in at _just_ the wrong angle, and they couldn't turn it once they realized.

      @timothymclean@timothymclean2 жыл бұрын

    • @@timothymclean I mean also it maybe wasn't the brightest idea to construct a dummy thick ship that's longer than the canal is wide

      @user6122@user61222 жыл бұрын

    • @@user6122 What's your moderately rational critique doing with my joke about ships not being able to turn?

      @timothymclean@timothymclean2 жыл бұрын

    • @@user6122 *dummy thicc

      @imveryangryitsnotbutter@imveryangryitsnotbutter2 жыл бұрын

    • Same

      @peripheralzx11@peripheralzx112 жыл бұрын

  • "Well well well, how the turntables..." - Tom Michael Scott

    @YashKMusic@YashKMusic2 жыл бұрын

  • I love it when old technology survives because it is a better solution than any of its modern counterparts.

    @witerabid@witerabid2 жыл бұрын

    • A bridge would save a lot of time

      @Jabberwockybird@Jabberwockybird Жыл бұрын

    • @@Jabberwockybird Who said saving time was their prime objective?

      @thehoogard@thehoogard Жыл бұрын

  • 200 years ago many people travelled by ship and horses were used for short-term travel when they got to their destination Today, many people have a car and we need ships to move our cars How the stables have turned

    @ShortHax@ShortHax2 жыл бұрын

    • **Turn-table** Pun intended?

      @afrini@afrini2 жыл бұрын

    • Haha I see what you did there

      @jamessheppard4372@jamessheppard43722 жыл бұрын

    • Oh how the turn tables....

      @Afterburner215@Afterburner2152 жыл бұрын

    • Hahahaha did you write this thing especially for the pun?

      @klader12@klader122 жыл бұрын

    • yep

      @DentalFloss@DentalFloss2 жыл бұрын

  • Can we appreciate him for never making us bored

    @Memecious@Memecious2 жыл бұрын

  • i like how much Tom strugles at 3:20 trying to hold the dron ein his vision

    @MrRatburnJr@MrRatburnJr2 жыл бұрын

  • Spent many holidays around the west coast of Scotland and island hopping. I always loved crossing over on the turntable ferries and I am very happy to see that this one is still operating.

    @fullmetalhaggis@fullmetalhaggis2 жыл бұрын

  • "The Scottish road that is also a boat"

    @loremipsum1789@loremipsum17892 жыл бұрын

    • Ba dum tsss

      @LeventK@LeventK2 жыл бұрын

    • that'd be pontoon bridges...

      @mukrifachri@mukrifachri2 жыл бұрын

    • And it's a spinny boat so when you're going back to Skye after a weekend in Glasgow the world actually looks normal for a bit!

      @clockworkkirlia7475@clockworkkirlia74752 жыл бұрын

    • That applies to many Ferries. The Vogelfluglinie Ferry connecting Puttgarden in Germany to Rødby in Denmark over the Fehmarn Belt even carries a Highway and used to carry Trains as well, until the Tracks to the Ferry Terminals were abandoned in 2019. It was the only Ferry Line (four Ships to be precise) in the World to carry High Speed Rail Trains, until these Trains were retired in 2017.

      @Genius_at_Work@Genius_at_Work2 жыл бұрын

    • And also "the sanity-defying crossroads on the Isle of Skye".

      @yetanother9127@yetanother91272 жыл бұрын

  • lmao "Not having the ferry is a social experiment we don't want to be involved in" omg I was laughing so hard at that one, so typical.

    @DataStorm1@DataStorm12 жыл бұрын

  • So much clever engineering in Scotland. Loved going on the Glenelg ferry. Glad to see it is still running.

    @byrongsmith@byrongsmith2 жыл бұрын

  • Sail, ferry braw, like a bird on the wing "Onwards Glenelg!" they cry Carry the cars, the bikes and their kin O'er the sea, to Skye

    @azeemtravadi6128@azeemtravadi61282 жыл бұрын

    • When yo are going *to Skye* you are leaving Glenelg behind, so ‘onward Glenelg’ makes no sense. It would work if the boat was called Glenelg, but it’s called the Glenachulish.

      @spa-town1937@spa-town19372 жыл бұрын

  • The solution to this same problem I experienced with a ferry in the Strait of Magellan, was the ferry keeping their engines on (what I assume) full thrust with the rudder maximum sideways. And even with that the ferry was at roughly a 30 degree angle with the slipway.

    @freudsigmund72@freudsigmund722 жыл бұрын

    • Following the tradition of space being nautical, "maximum sideways" would be a *hilarious* phrase on something like Star Trek. "Captain! The shields are doon, we'll need tae dodge!" "SET THRUSTERS TO MAXIMUM SIDEWAYS"

      @clockworkkirlia7475@clockworkkirlia74752 жыл бұрын

    • @@clockworkkirlia7475 I have never in my life seen any episode from Star trek or -wars (there seems to be a difference between those two). The reference is unknown to me.

      @freudsigmund72@freudsigmund722 жыл бұрын

    • @@clockworkkirlia7475 I appreciate your joke, good work.

      @SportyMabamba@SportyMabamba2 жыл бұрын

    • @@clockworkkirlia7475 Ah, but there's no up or down in space! And no sideways!

      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721@vigilantcosmicpenguin87212 жыл бұрын

    • @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 that is where you are wrong! The ships have artificial gravity and thus an up and down!

      @ashtonhoward5582@ashtonhoward55822 жыл бұрын

  • 03:26 When I look over and realize someone is actually filming me.

    @EET321@EET3212 жыл бұрын

    • That’s the drone they’re watching

      @JasonWD@JasonWD2 жыл бұрын

    • Tom looks like me when I am messing with remote view on my camera.

      @slashplane@slashplane2 жыл бұрын

  • Love the ferries of the west coast of Scotland. There used to be a few of these. The best bit for me is the fact that the Skye Bridge didn’t kill this ferry (nor the Mallaig to Armadale one further south). Ferry travel is special. Bridges speed things up but take the other worldliness away from the destination

    @craig.bryant@craig.bryant2 жыл бұрын

  • Ive taken this ferry while riding the North Coast 500! That light house has a gift shop with coffee, no body there, just price tags and the money box. I randomly ended up there. One of my fondest memories from my trip.

    @sunalwaysshinesonTVs@sunalwaysshinesonTVs2 жыл бұрын

  • And so the bonnie boat still speeds over the sea to Skye. How lovely.

    @CopenhagenDreaming@CopenhagenDreaming2 жыл бұрын

    • Skye Boat Song ♥️

      @realhawaii5o@realhawaii5o2 жыл бұрын

    • It has to go at least 9 knots...

      @thePronto@thePronto2 жыл бұрын

    • I'm glad someone else noticed his quotation!

      @timmcdaniel6193@timmcdaniel61932 жыл бұрын

  • Alternate title: "I promise this story about a ferry is interesting."

    @Ciborium@Ciborium2 жыл бұрын

  • Cincinnati Ohioan here. I grew up less than a mile from the “Anderson Ferry”, which “connects Cincinnati Ohio to northern Kentucky (we’ve got 5 bridges to do the same, but this is a rather inaccessible area on the Kentucky side, so we have a ferry). In operation for 200years. The two current ferry’s are simply tugboats affixed by hinge to a barge that serves as the ferry. For the very same reason; heavy currents. Now; we don’t have to deal with tides here, but this is very intriguing to me:) I’ve grown up around ferries all my life, and never once heard of this sort. Keep comin with this amazing content!:) Much appreciated. I always learn something when I watch your videos

    @AnAppleWithEyes@AnAppleWithEyes2 жыл бұрын

  • Yet another reason to visit Scotland... and look, it's even a "sunny" day. ;)

    @beaker_guy@beaker_guy2 жыл бұрын

    • hahaha. Reminds me of the GTA3 cheat code, typing in 'SCOTLAND' gets it perpetually raining

      @DrRiq@DrRiq2 жыл бұрын

    • @@DrRiq yes, I remember I think. 😂

      @DrumToTheBassWoop@DrumToTheBassWoop2 жыл бұрын

    • :)))))

      @morsine@morsine2 жыл бұрын

    • I've visited Scotland, 12/10 do recommend!

      @mirjanbouma@mirjanbouma2 жыл бұрын

    • I've been to Scotland 3 times. 13/10, highly recommend.

      @wohlhabendermanager@wohlhabendermanager2 жыл бұрын

  • I miss the old ending: "and that is something, you might not have known".

    @laurolorenz5485@laurolorenz54852 жыл бұрын

    • Come to think about it, why it this Things You Might Not Have Known, and not Amazing Places?

      @AlienValkyrie@AlienValkyrie2 жыл бұрын

    • @@AlienValkyrie The video is mainly focused on the unique design and purpose of the ferry itself, and the fact that there is nothing else in the world like it. Not so much focus on the place where it operates

      @PersonMann@PersonMann2 жыл бұрын

    • Tom just assumed we all knew about this particular ferry.

      @andresvkfouri@andresvkfouri2 жыл бұрын

    • @@PersonMann But it has people with funny accents! That makes it Amazing Places.

      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721@vigilantcosmicpenguin87212 жыл бұрын

    • @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 your right Tom does have a weird accent at least Colin was there to translate what the video was about!

      @okgibberish6771@okgibberish67712 жыл бұрын

  • That's really awesome. Love it when the community comes together to do something because it's good or cool.

    @firewooddragons7525@firewooddragons75252 жыл бұрын

  • Your channel is just brilliant! I have followed you for years! This is what KZhead is about. Thank you for all you do.

    @smehmet21@smehmet212 жыл бұрын

  • “Because there’s only one place in the world that you can drive off a turntable like this” *walks off* Great video as always Tom!!!

    @kylegerbrandt@kylegerbrandt2 жыл бұрын

    • Haha yes! I was expecting him to at least get on a bike!

      @unvergebeneid@unvergebeneid2 жыл бұрын

    • I know, right? My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

      @AlienValkyrie@AlienValkyrie2 жыл бұрын

    • Also known as foot-driving

      @SteelSkin667@SteelSkin6672 жыл бұрын

    • @@SteelSkin667 or driving a 11 numbered car...

      @phs125@phs1252 жыл бұрын

    • @@phs125 u wot

      @DrRiq@DrRiq2 жыл бұрын

  • I love things like this. Genius engineering solutions for individual problems. And its essential simplicity of design makes it even more on the genius scale!

    @y_fam_goeglyd@y_fam_goeglyd2 жыл бұрын

  • That is what I like about this channel. Sometimes , the topic is so old yet so new to us. Thanks Tom !

    @crooked8168@crooked81682 жыл бұрын

  • Glad this has been preserved. What a superb design.

    @ozfoxaroo@ozfoxaroo2 жыл бұрын

  • I've been across this on numerous occasions - almost always come back that way when in Skye because the a) the wildlife is fantastic, seen otters regularly and more than once the ferryman has halted in mid-crossing to watch the porpoise/dolphin swim past, and b) Glenelg on the mainland side has the tallest Broch in Scotland outside Shetland and always worth the stop. The only downside is you miss the drive past Eilean Donan castle (the classic shortbread box castle), but seeing it on the way to Skye is better and the drive over the pass and down to Ratagan is also very fine.

    @Kevin-kf9ct@Kevin-kf9ct2 жыл бұрын

    • The drive over Mam Ratagan is just so much better East to West.... :o)

      @kumasenlac5504@kumasenlac55042 жыл бұрын

    • The Mousa broch up here (Shetland) is spectacular!

      @navnig@navnig2 жыл бұрын

  • It isn't the practical choice but it is the community's choice to keep their way of life. I can respect that.

    @itaybron@itaybron2 жыл бұрын

    • It's 20 minutes by ferry or 70 by road...

      @kumasenlac5504@kumasenlac55042 жыл бұрын

  • This is actually very informative and a niche point of interest. The little bits that make this channel feel good

    @DamnCyrus@DamnCyrus2 жыл бұрын

  • Keeping history alive. Well done. I wish I could experience the trip on it. Love seeing the unique bits of the past.

    @hughacosta1090@hughacosta1090 Жыл бұрын

  • The story about the local community banding together to save the ferry is so heartwarming, I love it

    @spaceyote7174@spaceyote71742 жыл бұрын

    • The equivalent road trip is thirty-six miles and takes over an hour. The ferry is twenty minutes and free to locals.

      @kumasenlac5504@kumasenlac55042 жыл бұрын

  • It's not often nowdays that I actually exclaim 'woah, that's actually genius,' but dammit, this one got me.

    @EpicAndMore@EpicAndMore2 жыл бұрын

  • Tom, this video is delightful as ever and your catalog regularly brings joy to my days. Thank you for what you do!

    @lopypop@lopypop2 жыл бұрын

  • This is exactly why I watch Tom Scott, to learn more obscure trivia from the world around us.

    @Tclans@Tclans2 жыл бұрын

  • A very cool solution to a rather uncommon confluence of problems.

    @timothymclean@timothymclean2 жыл бұрын

    • That could be Scotland's tagline tbh.

      @clockworkkirlia7475@clockworkkirlia74752 жыл бұрын

    • A very elegant solution to the combination of problems present

      @jamesknapp64@jamesknapp642 жыл бұрын

  • Having lived all my life without a turntable ferry around I can tell you that it is an unbearable social experiment 😥

    @VoyZan@VoyZan2 жыл бұрын

    • And we didn't even realize we were in the experiment!

      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721@vigilantcosmicpenguin87212 жыл бұрын

    • 2020 and 2021 were a massive social experiment. One of a long line for Gaeldom.

      @thursoberwick1948@thursoberwick1948 Жыл бұрын

  • The boat and car illustration makes it really easy to understand the problem and the clever design! Thanks for the video!

    @kitthekat6844@kitthekat68442 жыл бұрын

  • I love seeing things like this ferry working still today ! Glad they saved it ! 👍👍

    @victorjeffers1993@victorjeffers1993 Жыл бұрын

  • We really need more people with a Scottish accent on the internet.

    @kiwischolz9811@kiwischolz98112 жыл бұрын

    • Aye

      @expfcwintergreenv2.02@expfcwintergreenv2.022 жыл бұрын

    • Kmac2021, where u at?

      @oliverb7897@oliverb78972 жыл бұрын

    • that involves bringing the internet to Scotland

      @tinkthetank_@tinkthetank_2 жыл бұрын

    • Try @Calum - fantastic channel, and of course @Scott Manley.

      @ianmacfarlane1241@ianmacfarlane12412 жыл бұрын

    • David Mcluckie, Big Clive (and even me tentatively)

      @firstclassmaleuk@firstclassmaleuk2 жыл бұрын

  • "Well, well, well....How the turntables...." -Mr.Scott

    @proximamedia8394@proximamedia83942 жыл бұрын

  • Absolutely love this ferry! Glad you're giving it some notice.

    @izzy040289@izzy0402892 жыл бұрын

  • Tom Scott is very good at making me very interested in things I have never heard of

    @justyourfriendlyneighborho903@justyourfriendlyneighborho9032 жыл бұрын

  • I just scored 3 of 15 in a history exam, so I’m glad to watch Tom’s video and feel a bit smarter again. Thank you, you bumped my mood!

    @justanotherhotguy@justanotherhotguy2 жыл бұрын

    • Ach better luck next time! Glad that this video helped!

      @clockworkkirlia7475@clockworkkirlia74752 жыл бұрын

  • I love that Tom finds these cool little places and speaks to ordinary people who are passionate about and love their job

    @TheShadowcus@TheShadowcus2 жыл бұрын

  • I stayed on the water's edge in Corran, Scotland (Loch Linnhe). The lovely local pub (The Inn) was just 500m across the water. Used to just step on the Ferry (for free) in the evening for a couple of jars across the water. Note - don't miss the last Ferry, otherwise it's a £100 taxi right around the loch! :|

    @Car_toz@Car_toz2 жыл бұрын

  • Finally a video with a place you recommend us viewers come visit! A treat!

    @emulsion_@emulsion_2 жыл бұрын

  • Fascinating - love the accents too.

    @stephenjames2951@stephenjames29512 жыл бұрын

    • That’s so accurate!!!

      @Frank-Xavier@Frank-Xavier2 жыл бұрын

    • The people of Glenelg don't speak with an accent - but everyone else does.

      @kumasenlac5504@kumasenlac55042 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks Tom. I really like this kind of video. Really good to learn about cool things like this around the world instead of a lot of drama

    @nistramai@nistramai2 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for sharing this Tom

    @fatsolutions@fatsolutions2 жыл бұрын

  • I had been thinking of turntable ferries, but had never thought of pulling up alongside the dock and off-loading at an angle. Very clever. Interesting vid. Thanks.

    @mitchellminer9597@mitchellminer95972 жыл бұрын

  • Love how Scotland has a many little quirks going on

    @millennialchicken@millennialchicken2 жыл бұрын

    • Or maybe Tom's just really good at finding and presenting them

      @user-be1lo1ef6m@user-be1lo1ef6m2 жыл бұрын

    • It’s Scott-Land

      @spotstate3548@spotstate35482 жыл бұрын

    • Ferry GM: "When they removed the tolls on the bridge we thought 'Who would use the ferry?' But the locals said 'We can't have this.'..." That has to be the most stereotypical Scots thing I have heard.

      @thePronto@thePronto2 жыл бұрын

  • I was on one of these quite often when growing up at Ballachulish before the bridge was put in. It was the best part of the trip to Fort William from Glasgow

    @hoofie2002@hoofie20022 жыл бұрын

  • Fascinating video. I hope you never stop producing this stuff Tom!

    @PooperScooperTrooper@PooperScooperTrooper2 жыл бұрын

  • To out-pedant Tom, actually it's the world's last MANUALLY OPERATED turntable ferry.

    @StuartPoore@StuartPoore2 жыл бұрын

    • Where are the turntable ferries which are not manually operated ?

      @kumasenlac5504@kumasenlac55042 жыл бұрын

    • You forgot to say Um, Actually

      @left8277@left82772 жыл бұрын

    • @@kumasenlac5504 I'm curious as well!

      @jobRobbemond@jobRobbemond2 жыл бұрын

  • "The legacy of tom Scott"

    @Siddiquii@Siddiquii2 жыл бұрын

    • I don't get it.

      @mikespearwood3914@mikespearwood39142 жыл бұрын

  • I had the pleasure of working with JD WOOD Naval Architects & Engineers during school for work experience and helped produce the CAD models for the renovation that was completed in 2016/17 or around then. Its also the oldest still running car ferry in Scotland I believe so please do use it if you can!

    @douglasross7465@douglasross74652 жыл бұрын

  • Seen a fair few different types of river ferries over the years, I thought Dartmouth's was fairly unique with what is essentially pontoons and tugs (lower ferry, Higher is cable pull) but this is something truly special. Though those ramps looked a little dicey to come off of at such an angle.

    @sorvinastardust9004@sorvinastardust90042 жыл бұрын

  • My dad’s been taken into hospital, and you’ve made me smile and feel a bit happier

    @Sophiebryson510@Sophiebryson5102 жыл бұрын

    • Ah best of luck to him! I hope it all ends up as okay as it can for him.

      @clockworkkirlia7475@clockworkkirlia74752 жыл бұрын

    • Hope he's well, Tom's here for us all

      @eldarlrd@eldarlrd2 жыл бұрын

  • You can't put a price tag on keeping a culture alive... It's good to see community getting together to keep this alive.

    @AbhinavKulshreshtha@AbhinavKulshreshtha2 жыл бұрын

  • The best advert ever for the isle of Skye and one of the very best ever for Scotland - Plus really really interesting content - For this quality of publicity you deserve to be paid mate - Thank Scott :)

    @beachbum4691@beachbum46912 жыл бұрын

  • Videos like this must extend the bucket lists of so many people!

    @SteveGouldinSpain@SteveGouldinSpain2 жыл бұрын

  • If the turntable operator doesn't call himself DJ Ferry... DJ McFerry, he's missing out. 🎧🚢

    @philesq9595@philesq95952 жыл бұрын

    • Yes! “Deck” Jockey MacFerry as the MC, Master of the Crossing/Commute.

      @Kittongrl720@Kittongrl7202 жыл бұрын

    • I think he's called Brian.

      @jugglerjaf@jugglerjaf2 жыл бұрын

    • @@jugglerjaf You seem fun.

      @philesq9595@philesq95952 жыл бұрын

  • Loved the animation of the car going into the water 😂

    @safe-keeper1042@safe-keeper10422 жыл бұрын

  • Outstanding, long may it continue.

    @garrygreen3210@garrygreen3210 Жыл бұрын

  • Went on this ferry a year ago as well and it was totally worth the diversion!

    @killertron33@killertron33 Жыл бұрын

  • 1:21 "the ferry is very seldom pointing in the direction it is actually going"

    @tmhchacham@tmhchacham2 жыл бұрын

    • That is true of most vessels - powered or sailing

      @kumasenlac5504@kumasenlac55042 жыл бұрын

    • In my school in physics we used to calculate the angles boats or swimmers should go in to ensure they end up in at the right destination after considering the speed and direction of the water.

      @jaymercer4692@jaymercer46922 жыл бұрын

    • @@jaymercer4692 The really fun part is when you consider that the flow is faster mid channel. And, for long passages it may even reverse direction.

      @dougaltolan3017@dougaltolan30172 жыл бұрын

  • It’s also a fun drive either side of this ferry. A great trip for sure. As you can guess from is name, this ship used to cross Loch Leven near Ballachulish before the bridge was built.

    @hoagy_ytfc@hoagy_ytfc2 жыл бұрын

    • Thought I had done a smaller ferry trip on a mainland short cut back in 1989

      @highpath4776@highpath47762 жыл бұрын

    • @@highpath4776 The Ballachulish bridge was built mid-70s, so I assume this ship stopped operating there at that time? There were other turntable ferries, e.g. the one across the Severn that precended the 1960s Severn Bridge.

      @hoagy_ytfc@hoagy_ytfc2 жыл бұрын

    • Being old I remember it from Ballachulish

      @alanj9391@alanj93912 жыл бұрын

    • @@alanj9391 I never rode on it in those days, the queues were too long, so we’d drive all the way round via Kinlochleven

      @hoagy_ytfc@hoagy_ytfc2 жыл бұрын

    • @@hoagy_ytfc I was wondering if it was the Ballachulish Ferry.

      @LB1973@LB19732 жыл бұрын

  • It's such a simple solution to a big problem but it is so simple it's elegant in its own unique way.

    @NewAgeServer@NewAgeServer2 жыл бұрын

  • Went on this 2 years ago it was really cool glad they kept it going

    @TheMyarse@TheMyarse2 жыл бұрын

  • thought the title said 'furry' and not ferry and although i wasn't surprised, i was concerned

    @Mars-ww9vk@Mars-ww9vk2 жыл бұрын

    • @Gísiu Wulf deadmau5

      @ben-wm6yc@ben-wm6yc2 жыл бұрын

    • "i am here with the last furry in the world and this - is a 12 gauge shotgun"

      @EliasKaydanius@EliasKaydanius2 жыл бұрын

    • Stale joke

      @purplegill10@purplegill102 жыл бұрын

    • Now try saying "There's a very furry fairy on the ferry" in a Belfast accent.

      @qwertyTRiG@qwertyTRiG2 жыл бұрын

    • @@EliasKaydanius "Haha look I'm very edgy". 😒 Rotten head teenager.

      @ABorno-gp5rr@ABorno-gp5rr2 жыл бұрын

  • These ferries excited me the most in my childhood.

    @coloursnotflying@coloursnotflying2 жыл бұрын

  • That is SO amazing!! Thank you for showing.

    @melaniemcneil407@melaniemcneil407 Жыл бұрын

  • Always enjoy your videos Tom, thanks!

    @cfish3839@cfish38392 жыл бұрын

  • Glenelg also has a couple of Brochs worth visiting!

    @benjaminsmith3625@benjaminsmith36252 жыл бұрын

    • Strictly speaking they're in Gleann Beag which is the next glen to the south.

      @kumasenlac5504@kumasenlac55042 жыл бұрын

  • Maybe someone can make a google map list containing all the amazing places in UK, and when Tom’s fans visit UK, we have somewhere to go.

    @zijiechen3846@zijiechen38462 жыл бұрын

    • That sounds like a great idea! Though I would prefer all the locations, not just those in the UK.

      @onnovanknotsenburg1177@onnovanknotsenburg11772 жыл бұрын

  • Fabulous! Well done for finding this little gem!

    @joebarrett4353@joebarrett43532 жыл бұрын

  • Colin is a friend of ours, and an absolutely lovely guy. Glad you got a chance to meet him & have a go on the Glenelg Ferry

    @armorrison91@armorrison912 жыл бұрын

  • 3:23 Goddamn, got the Morgans loaded up too! they look very fitting

    @spacekii@spacekii2 жыл бұрын

    • One Morgan and one Austin-Healey - either would be ideal on the roads round there :o)

      @kumasenlac5504@kumasenlac55042 жыл бұрын

    • something interesting at 0:41 in the overhead shot, not sure exactly what it is, might be the Morgan.

      @VC-Toronto@VC-Toronto2 жыл бұрын

    • @@VC-Toronto It's a Morgan Aero - it appears again around 3:05.

      @kumasenlac5504@kumasenlac55042 жыл бұрын

  • Notice: 2 large burly men needed to rotate my ferry turntable.

    @j0ltij562@j0ltij5622 жыл бұрын

    • If the load is balanced, and the parts greased (as was stated), they just need to be moderately fit, well braced against slipping, and patient.

      @MonkeyJedi99@MonkeyJedi992 жыл бұрын

    • Hardly. They do it with two men (burly is very open to discussion) but they're not even close to breaking a sweat.

      @mirjanbouma@mirjanbouma2 жыл бұрын

    • The guy also said it can be done with 1

      @Bobbingtonn@Bobbingtonn2 жыл бұрын
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