Tom Scott’s most viewed videos of 2019
Lifetime totals, not views in this range.
Snapshot from 19 Oct 2026.
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The sculpture that looks like a real-life cartoon
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The Two Generals’ Problem
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The Language Sounds That Could Exist, But Don't
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The circle visible from space
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The artificial gravity lab
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Where two oceans meet, debunked
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Why Denmark used to be .04 seconds behind the world
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This Video Is Sponsored By ███ VPN
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The world's littlest skyscraper was a massive scam
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why typing like this is sometimes okay.
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Why Electronic Voting Is Still A Bad Idea
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Why You Can't Trust Me
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What counts as the world's steepest street?
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Why “No Problem” Can Seem Rude: Phatic Expressions
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The toxic pit with a $3 admission fee
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The brain-eating amoebas of Kerosene Creek
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These tunnels are designed for 100,000 years
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This Is Your Brain On Stale Air
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How to slow down a stock exchange
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I'm Not A Robot ✅
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The broken building that must not be destroyed
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Mr Olds' remarkable elevator
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The library of rare colors
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What counts as the world's shortest river?
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How to stop a colossal bridge corroding
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The elevator shaft was invented before the elevator
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How the Netherlands simulated the sea
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The giant art that keeps planes quiet
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The one-lane bridge shared by cars and trains
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Testing a zip line that goes round corners
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I visited the US National Helium Reserve
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Why 2020 Started On December 30th
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The Fetch-Execute Cycle: What's Your Computer Actually Doing?
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How Auto-Tune Works
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These tunnels stop part of Tokyo flooding
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Why Helsinki's library robots aren't important
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The only bit of Louisiana's coast that isn't sinking
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I Drove My Childhood Favorite Racing Game In Real Life
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Why Do We Move Our Hands When We Talk?
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The Fishermen That Hold Their Breath For 10 Minutes
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The first 3D color X-rays
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How Knot To Hang A Painting
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The Self-Driving Race Car
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The world's only wingsuit tunnel
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Flying a plane with fireworks on the wings
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The world's first solar powered train
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A Questionable Experiment in Motion Sickness
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The Last Play-For-Cash Fascination Parlor
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Blindfold balancing in the spinning space chair
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Can The Words You Read Change Your Behavior?