An update from July 2022: James Lovelock passed away, surrounded by family, on his 103rd birthday. I'm very grateful to have been able to interview him, and my deepest condolences to his family. Rest in peace. His obituary is worth reading, because it covers so much: www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/27/james-lovelock-obituary

@voidarchon908

Жыл бұрын

i just talked about him and this video to colleagues on monday

@afaultytoaster

Жыл бұрын

If you want to take his ideas seriously, you should go vegan. Animal agriculture is responsible for 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions, amongst other forms of environmental damage.

@norseman2834

Жыл бұрын

I am glad this video popped up on my feed today, and that I watched it.

@felixw19

Жыл бұрын

I clicked on this video randomly and now I'm sad

@LukeDaNarwhale

Жыл бұрын

I saw the news and immediately came back to this video

I saw a 101 year old scientist talk about being in a highly radiated room reviving frozen hamsters with a microwave. Tom, the title was accurate, I'm not disappointed.

@huskywolf01

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 😂

@leemon908

2 жыл бұрын

You dont understand how harmless microwaves are do you? Your phone receives signals with microwaves 🤣

@BurgerWeeze

2 жыл бұрын

@@leemon908 Uhhhh.. it was the 50s and may I refer to 8:10 in the video? Just watch the video before commenting.

@DanielTseng100

2 жыл бұрын

@@leemon908 Ok but it doesn't light up lightbulbs or set banknotes on fire lmao

@dingo137

2 жыл бұрын

@@leemon908 your phone doesn't put out 1000 watts of them though.

“So I decided to ask him about it” was the biggest twist, I wasn’t expecting a 1950s scientist to still be living. Just goes to show how important it is to record knowledge while we still can

@DyslexicMitochondria

3 жыл бұрын

ikr

@mattearenzi8972

3 жыл бұрын

@@DyslexicMitochondria Ayyy bro I watch ur channeII. Love ur work

@ThreeMountainsStudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@DyslexicMitochondria hello there

@karlkastor

3 жыл бұрын

biggest twist since "so I chartered a plane"

@BuGBurnout

3 жыл бұрын

I literally yelled WHAT at that part

wow that guy was SHARP for 101. unbelievable

@soundspark

Жыл бұрын

Ironically SHARP is a brand of microwave ovens.

@TylerTMG

10 ай бұрын

Omg look at da verified guy

@thecatalyst6212

9 ай бұрын

If you microwave enough rodents you too can be a centurion

@somemusicnerd637

8 ай бұрын

I read this 3 minutes through and thought you were talking about Tom haha

@toasterhavingabath6980

6 ай бұрын

@@somemusicnerd637 he is

This guy was literally watching technology evolve before his eyes

@raven4k998

Жыл бұрын

wait you can freeze someone and then bring them back to life why haven't they perfected this tech then we would have cryo tech finally

@wcapeling

Жыл бұрын

@@raven4k998 if you watched the video he said we are to big

@felixchen1718

Жыл бұрын

@@raven4k998 10:18

@lemming3001

Жыл бұрын

He wasn’t just watching he was helping evolve it further

@gapplssb

Жыл бұрын

@@raven4k998 size is a very important factor to this, we are bigger, but molecules don’t get bigger.

I love how this old inventor says giddily "I put a potato in it, and baked it, and it was completely allright"

@Diggnuts

3 жыл бұрын

And then I tortured an animal..

@crumpet3302

3 жыл бұрын

@@Diggnuts For important medical research.

@Electrk

3 жыл бұрын

@@crumpet3302 still torture

@crumpet3302

3 жыл бұрын

@@Electrk Sure, but if it's supporting research that could save hundreds of thousands or millions of lives... It's probably justified.

@Electrk

3 жыл бұрын

@@crumpet3302 Is it though? There have been a lot of cruel and unethical experiments done whose results have been used in further research. A lot of advancements have come from unethical experimentation, but I don't think the ends justify the means.

Imagine being a top of the line scientist, doing all kinds of research, contributing a lot of things to science and then somebody knocks your door asking "Sir did you, by any chance, microwave hamsters?"

@iiiivvvv9986

3 жыл бұрын

Probably makes you think "finally, I get to talk about that instead of Mars for once"

@goldzero9373

3 жыл бұрын

Dimi dimi bende aynısını düşünüyordum reis :D

@sazcxieo

3 жыл бұрын

Me: 6:26 👁👄👁

@DinnerForkTongue

3 жыл бұрын

@@iiiivvvv9986 That sounds very real.

@bugrasevinc9696

3 жыл бұрын

@@goldzero9373 Adam bir saat adamın yaptığı araştırmayı anlattı, neden öyle birşey düşündün?

Thank you Tom. That was what you might call public service broadcasting. "Nobody has asked me about that before". Priceless.

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep

Жыл бұрын

I have to imagine he would often get interviews through the decades on his many many important projects. He must have been quite puzzled to be 101 and be called about the hamster reanimation work of all things! So glad we have him on the record about it. Truly amazing. But he did invent the microwave in the course of it!

The fact that he was willing to be interview all these years later made me so happy. And how happy he was to share.

@Felix-ix7ic

2 ай бұрын

He microwaved hamsters.

@EricNoneless

2 күн бұрын

@@Felix-ix7icthankfully!! 😀

I can't believe the fact that this story could have been completely lost to history if Tom hadn't stumbled upon a random line.

@h-Films

3 жыл бұрын

@Rita - F*СΚ MΈ ! nobody: Bots: The

@TheFlyfly

3 жыл бұрын

@Rita - F*СΚ MΈ ! The?

@daveynorton

3 жыл бұрын

These bots are high

@AhmedIbru

3 жыл бұрын

Please report bots everyone 🙏 in all social media platform. The content creators can't do much while the platforms does nothing, report them and help the algorithms delete it so no one gets scammed.

@kezzyhko

3 жыл бұрын

now imagine how many such stories were lost, because noone stumbled upon them

"A hamster is an acceptable size" is a phrase I did not know I needed in my life until I heard it.

@runefaustblack

Ай бұрын

r/BrandNewSentence

10:50 "You cannot freeze a human, ..." when he stuttered there, I just could picture him finishing that with "I know, I've tried"

@Winasaurus

Жыл бұрын

"You can't freeze a human, and in an unrelated note, want to hear how my colleague lost his left hand to frostbite?"

"I put a potato in and baked it. It was alright." Microwaves in a nutshell, tbh.

@Shep-1701

3 жыл бұрын

I tend to do them in the microwave for about 5 minutes and then finish them in the oven for half an hour to crisp up the skin Edit: Make sure you prick it all over with a fork before you nuke it. Tend to heat the oven to 200/180c (fan), stick it on a baking tray, rub a little oil over it, and then some salt and pepper to give some nice flavour to the skin. Delicious

@ChronicTaxEvader

3 жыл бұрын

Ζήτω Η Βασιλεία Ρωμαίων

@CharlieTodd86

3 жыл бұрын

I thought this haha

@arushgaur8489

3 жыл бұрын

*Perfectly alright

@BlueSatoshi

3 жыл бұрын

Wash it, perforate with a fork, heat for 10 minutes, chop it in half, mash with a fork, and add butter.

- hey can I borrow one of your magnetrons? - why? what are you doing to do with it? - I'm going to freeze hamsters and warm them up again to see what happens - Are you serious? You can keep it!

@randomuser5237

3 жыл бұрын

- why? what are you doing to do with it? - I'm going to freeze hamsters and warm them up again to see what happens. I have a feeling this'll go viral more than half a century later. - Sounds dangerous! - Yes, but not exactly what you're thinking.

My word, James Lovelock was in incredible shape and incredibly sharp for 101 years old. May he rest in peace.

@sroberts605

Жыл бұрын

Two wives, many inventions, Dorset coast, can't beat it!

Incredible history. RIP James Lovelock. I'm astonished how well he was at his 100's even he remembered the stuff he did 50 years ago.

@KorOsion

Жыл бұрын

Closer to 70 years ago...

"Do you mind if I borrow a bit of military kit to revive a hamster?" "Here you go, mate. You can keep it. "Top lad."

@amberpask9701

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine this happening today! Oh my god this would be hours of meetings, days of paperwork, weeks of negotiations and would cost probably millions.

@voidofspaceandtime4684

3 жыл бұрын

@@amberpask9701 imagine the amount of innovation truly lost because there simply was so much time lost to beuracracy.

@rogink

2 жыл бұрын

Especially so - if the research base was just outside Portsmouth it would have been a top secret naval base, which is still there. I could see it from where I'm sitting - if it wasn't so cloudy (and if the houses weren't in the way!).

@1nsaniel

2 жыл бұрын

@@amberpask9701 I mean today stuff is a bit more dangerous.

@anthonyingersoll2236

2 жыл бұрын

@@1nsaniel I mean they were microwaving everyone in the room... things back then were dangerous, they just didn't know it yet.

man's 101 years old and can still speak perfectly and recall the exact story. legend

@May-gr8bp

3 жыл бұрын

absolute legend. it's great that this information is documented :D

@leonardol8158

3 жыл бұрын

And I can not remember something I did last week. God damnit.

@DerangedScout

3 жыл бұрын

Man's? You married to him or something?

@jad4945

3 жыл бұрын

@@leonardol8158 To be fair if you'd brought a hamster back to life you'd probably remember!

@junglefett

3 жыл бұрын

@@jad4945 Hahah, true!

This is the kind of elderly life I want. 101 years old, still speaking great, and even walking daily

Oh my God. This man's cognitive ability at age 101 was so good it actually relieved my own fear of old age. You can see he had some speech hiccups, much like anyone would have while tired or nervous, but when the sentences came out, they were perfectly sound and relaying information was effortless. I wish to have such a brain when I'm old.

The guy seemed so enthusiastic about being interviewed. Very wholesome. Imagine if this guy just came up to you at such an old age to ask about your inventions.

@lolpl0000

2 жыл бұрын

seemed like such a sweet fella.

@derpninja7904

2 жыл бұрын

"Sonny you the calibration all wrong in here, put it here and it'll work"

"So I asked him" Now that's a twist I didn't see coming.

@JoBot__

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I didn't expect him to still be alive.

You can see his face light up as he talks about his crazy scientific experiments, what an incredible human being

I come back to this video a lot. I can’t help but feel that James Lovelock was the very last of a certain type of person we may never see again. I’m still very thankful that Tom got to introduce this brilliant man to the world.

Mr. Lovelock is by far be the healthiest clearest-minded 101 year old I've ever seen, that alone was incredible.

@katfoster845

3 жыл бұрын

I care for a 98 year old who has a similar level of clarity.

@chamarasilva7700

3 жыл бұрын

maybe open microwave had something to do with that **X-Files theme song starts**

@Ezullof

3 жыл бұрын

He's just stored in the fridge most of the time.

@Mevi

3 жыл бұрын

He's only just been thawed after 20 years in cryopreservation

@electronraygun6346

3 жыл бұрын

@@chamarasilva7700 I was going to say, if he's looking that good at that age after all that exposure to radiation I'm going to start running my microwave with the door open! (Don't try this at home 😆)

"He's 101 years old and takes a walk on this beach every day" i have this image in my head of Tom just standing there in a random beach, 6am in the morning, stopping someone who vaguely looks old enough to be 90+ and ask "by any chance, did you put a hamster in a microwave while you were younger?"

@neeharika422

3 жыл бұрын

“Hello sir! Did you by any chance put hamsters in microwaves? No? Alright. Good day.”

@parrotshootist3004

3 жыл бұрын

It's the age of the internet. I'm not sure you want some to answer that question.

@JKVeganAbroad

3 жыл бұрын

Only when you quote it like that do I realise that this whole video was a ruse actually intended as a dating advertisement.

@pedrocrb

3 жыл бұрын

He's like "they dont know i invented the microwave"

@MrArtVein

3 жыл бұрын

@@JKVeganAbroad 🎶 *lowered expectations* 🎶

Thank you Mr LoveLock for helping people burn popcorn for the past 40 years

@woodhonky3890

Жыл бұрын

😁

@ludicrous7044

Жыл бұрын

And ballistic KZread channels blow them up!!💣

@DazedAlligator

Жыл бұрын

This didn't happen in the 80s

Rest in peace Dr. Lovelock❤ 103 is a heck of an age to get to, so glad this video exists of you getting to talk about your crazy scientist life with a big smile on your face

"What kind of job did you have when you were younger grandpa?" "Oh, several things, I used to microwave hamsters for a while."

@PianoKwanMan

3 жыл бұрын

It's the kind of story that would make the most unruly kids interested in science

@MakalaDoulos

3 жыл бұрын

😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁

@bobpobcf9723

3 жыл бұрын

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@prakharmishra3000

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobpobcf9723 sus

@Kat21

3 жыл бұрын

Haha

Lovelock had a classic mad scientist moment where his experiment was doing weird stuff to his room, like lighting up the lamps and making things catch on fire, while reanimating a dead animal.

@robertpetrovich1923

2 жыл бұрын

And the smile he's got talking about it

@deepsleepist9097

2 жыл бұрын

"It's ALIIIIVE!"

@nothingisreal6816

2 жыл бұрын

Which things catched on fire? I missed that.

@solsystem1342

2 жыл бұрын

@@nothingisreal6816 oh that happens all the time when we invent new physics, the universe has to readjust itself around the new rules. I mean discover, discover new rules...

@tanstaafl1960

2 жыл бұрын

@@nothingisreal6816 Pound notes. 🔥

My mind was blown by this video. It's hard to believe that experiment worked. The interview with the still-sharp 101-year-old was incredible too.

he was so happy to remember his glory days as a scientist, you could really see his eyes light up whaen he was describing his magnetron faraday cage hamster box

imagine being 101 years old and still able to think straight, no amnesia, and fully capable of interacting with the people around you as if you were still 60/70/80.

@Die-Coughman

2 жыл бұрын

It's the dream really

@RumerPriestly

2 жыл бұрын

@@Die-Coughman I’d quite genuinely not like to get that old, personally. It’s the nightmare for some, haha.

@Die-Coughman

2 жыл бұрын

@@RumerPriestly clarification: if I get that Old lmao

@RumerPriestly

2 жыл бұрын

@@Die-Coughman fair and valid!

@NOWThatsRichy

2 жыл бұрын

@@Die-Coughman Even after being exposed to a few microwave incidents!

The guy casually exposed himself to unshielded microwave radiation in his youth and is still strolling down the beach at 101

@karthiksashank6829

3 жыл бұрын

The wavelength of microwave radiation are too big (≈1cm) to cause much harm

@Esli26

3 жыл бұрын

Best summary of the guy till now

@necrobynerton7384

3 жыл бұрын

@@karthiksashank6829 Warning: Still do not try this without proper shielding and protection. Don't do this at home either.

@leexabyz

3 жыл бұрын

Microwaves are not ionising radiation, there isn't any hidden underlying damage like with nuclear radiation. It's like standing near a furnace, you're either obviously hurt, or you're fine

@floskater99

3 жыл бұрын

Whaaat he's 101?! Damn. I thought he's like 80 xD

Loved that interview with James. His recall was amazing, thanks for sharing the interview and obituary.

This is the third time I've watched this and it still makes me smile. Mr. Lovelock is adorable when he talks about the light bulbs lighting randomly from the radiation bouncing around the room. I love everything about this piece.

"So I went to ask him about it..." I nearly spit out my tea with surprise. What a great reveal. What a great story!

@Bbonno

3 жыл бұрын

I did not see that coming in a story set in 1956!👍😁

@coooooooooool1000

3 жыл бұрын

It's the "So i chartered a plane!" all over again

@LabradorIndependent

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely delightful that you can talk to someone aged 101 about something that took place in the mid 1950s.

@markfryer9880

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Tom just casually rolled that revelation grenade into the conversation.

@matasa7463

Жыл бұрын

And I'm happy to note that as of now, in middle of 2022, Dr. James Lovelock is very much alive at the ripe old age of 102!

A 101 year old scientist explaining his crazy experiments is the best smile I ever saw.

@RichConnerGMN

3 жыл бұрын

nice pfp

@Makimars

3 жыл бұрын

@@RichConnerGMN Thank you, I'm quite proud of it.

@rikmulder183

3 жыл бұрын

I love his smile at 7:57

@thereddufus

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously, that was wonderful to watch. Now I want to just hear him tell stories for the next six hours. I can only hope to have such good stories and such a sense of humor at that age. Great job Tom, amazing video.

@BillBodrero

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. It made my day to relive his adventures with him. And what a treasure piece of history that almost got lost. Good work Doctor L, and good work Tom Scott.

I absolutely adore KZread creators who wind up doing primary research for whatever random deep dives they happen to be on. Im so glad you asked this question in time, there are a few times when a creator brought up that they weren't in time to interview the primary source.

This is genuinely the nuttiest story I've ever heard and I'm not surprised it came from you Tom

That 101-year-dude looks like a healthy and clear minded 80 year old, I'm impressed. All the best for him!

@Safiyahalishah

3 жыл бұрын

@@ezicarus8216 It's a thousand times better than mine and I'm not even a quarter his age.

@deusexaethera

3 жыл бұрын

Some people just get the good genes.

@krashd

3 жыл бұрын

Hearing people talk vividly about things that happened 70 years ago scares me and makes me think I have a condition because my memory recall of events is almost non existent, I can remember places I worked at 10 or 15 years ago and what the job entailed but no details, no colleague's names, nothing specific. Just that I worked there for several years. And yet when it comes to trivia and general knowledge I'm practically a sponge as once I learn something it sticks. I can give you a detailed run down of the Punic wars but I can't describe what any of my previous homes were like :/

@1lovesoni

3 жыл бұрын

@@krashd it's all about your intent and interest in the info. I remember the titleI, and songwriters name (and often even the albums' name) of nearly every song I've ever heard. However I can barely remember concepts from basic algebraic math, especially balancing polynomial equations.

@onebronx

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like frequent exposure to electromagnetic radiation makes wonders, hehe. ** Need moar 5G towers! **

101 years old and happens to be alive for this video. That IS interesting!

@dempseyroll96

3 жыл бұрын

Very. Might have not taken a paracetamol for a slight pain here and then.

@markfryer9880

3 жыл бұрын

Not only alive but very coherent and sharp as a tack.

@danarea51

3 жыл бұрын

Especially considering his exposure to microwaves....🤨

@2760ade

3 жыл бұрын

@@danarea51 Yes! An incredibly youthful 101 years old, makes you wonder!😮

@outandabout259

2 жыл бұрын

@@danarea51 well, microwaves heat things up and that's it. You can get burns but not much more than that.

The way he describes his experiments with such detail, and enthusiasm is just amazing.

Extremely sharp and mind active at 101yrs old, memories still there almost intact. This is amazing. I hope this video gets saved for posterity forever. Bet you made him so very happy! You can see how pleased he is to talk about it ❤

100 years old James Lovelock is better at recalling stories than me at my 20s

@jeroenritmeester73

3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I was thinking. How lucky you must be to be that clear of thought at such an age!

@monad_tcp

3 жыл бұрын

you have 20 ? you look like 45 already

@maxhax367

3 жыл бұрын

lets be honest. his stories are more interesting and memorable than just about all of out stories combined

@kerza1358

3 жыл бұрын

you cant just simply forget such story

@Dentr09

3 жыл бұрын

@@monad_tcp damn you didnt need to murder him

101 year old guy is more coherent than me. What an absolutely incredible dude

@Steph.98114

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr, dudes still sharp as a tack

@JC-zw9vs

3 жыл бұрын

James Lovelock is not just any guy.

@rapdactyl

3 жыл бұрын

My position involves working with older demographics. The correlation of reduced coherence and age is really not a smooth as you'd expect. I've talked to 55 year olds that hardly remember what I explained 30 seconds ago, and I've talked to 90 year olds that I don't have to explain anything to because they did their own research already. It's really changed my perspective on aging.

@wannabefoleyartist9635

3 жыл бұрын

@@rapdactyl probably has got to do with a combination of diet, iq, activities and stress that makes you healthier later in life.

@XDarkGreyX

3 жыл бұрын

Yaaaap....

thank you for interviewing and sharing james story with millions! his life shall forever live on thanks to you tom

Tom Scott doesn't have to "promise" that any video he puts up will be interesting. Interest & passion for any topic exudes from his face & is a joy to watch, & learn something along the way.

I don't think I've ever seen the "historical scientist who discovered this" is actually still alive and willing to tell the story before. Really unique and incredible story, Tom

@willeveryday

3 жыл бұрын

Jax1 how cool is this? We need more of it Tom! I think that most scientists will talk at length and with great enthusiasm about their interests.

@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164

3 жыл бұрын

Mashallah

@Kugrox

3 жыл бұрын

Oh scientists are around, and they tell the truth about their creations. But you'll never be allowed to know about it unless the democrats who run the social media tech world green light it. Take the PCR test for example. most people aren't aware that it isnt capable of detecting infection, the creator himself said this. Yet thats how we test for covid. And you wonder why the CDC reports 50% inaccurate testing

The twist that James Lovelock is STILL ALIVE actually broke my brain for a few seconds

@TheSecondVersion

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was going to be a phone/skype interview, and then we see the guy *in the flesh,* moving around and talking like a guy half his age

@proloycodes

3 жыл бұрын

me too

@WarrenGarabrandt

3 жыл бұрын

Turns out, running microwaves in your lab with no shielding, setting fire to things and lighting up lightbulbs is actually the key to a long life. Huh. Who would have thought?

@DrZaius3141

3 жыл бұрын

@@WarrenGarabrandt [citation needed]

@Tommuli_Haudankaivaja

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSecondVersion Actually almost 3 times younger.

I love how happy and enthusiastically he spoke of his experiences and being soo pleased to share them. I hope I'm as sharp as him at that age. RIP James

Brilliant! Every aspect was engaging, entertaining and wildly informative. Thank you so much for introducing us to James Lovelock, what a lovely fellow. I'm astonished that you were the only one to interview him about this project. What a loss for us all. I do have to say that I now completely understand the "pop goes the weasel" urban legend.

Seeing him talk so excitedly about his experiments nearly 70 years ago is adorable.

@altuervo

3 жыл бұрын

@Rita - F*СΚ MΈ ! piss off, rita is temporary, lovelock is forever

@Folkert.Cornelius

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! The experiments were not very ethical but he's forgiven cause he's an awesome inventor and an awesome person for giving an interview at 101!!

@0.705

3 жыл бұрын

@Rita - F*СΚ MΈ ! Rita is temporary, Doom Is ETERNAL

@Giggi2222

3 жыл бұрын

@@Folkert.Cornelius lot more humane then doing it in humans

He's so lucid for his age, this guy is a treasure.

@MusaGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Lucid. Wth. Okay. Weird choice of WORD'S

@simianto9957

3 жыл бұрын

@@MusaGaming ?

@SAMPLETEXT285

3 жыл бұрын

@@MusaGaming why are you confused?

@MishKoz

3 жыл бұрын

I know his hair's going grey, but of course Tom's still lucid, he's only 37!

@coffeemakerbottomcracked

3 жыл бұрын

@@MusaGaming wth to you

I appreciate your citations! and as always, love your well researched videos....

Mr. Lovelock is a treasure. Watching him reminisce about what was clearly good times for him, and simultaneously an important discovery in multiple ways. Thank you for all the contributions you've made to our collective knowledge.

I'm surprised that Tom was able to get an interview with a 101 year old scientist about an experiment decades ago

@rndmvar

3 жыл бұрын

That interview made both of their days I'm sure. That was awesome.

@CCCW

3 жыл бұрын

absolutely hope my mind is as good as mr lovelock's at 101.

@soup1892

3 жыл бұрын

@@CCCW mr lovelock is whoi aspire to be in the future

@bennoreuter4393

3 жыл бұрын

I would have assumed him to be dead or at least have Leukemia due to radiation.

@chemplanes10

3 жыл бұрын

@@bennoreuter4393 Microwave radiation isn't ionizing. It makes molecules rotate faster and thus "heat up" but it can't alter chemical bonds, such as those in your DNA, the photons don't have enough energy. The only danger regarding unshielded microwaves is getting burns.

Lovelock was an incredible individual. I did once have the pleasure of hearing a lecture from him. Sadly missed

One of your very best videos Tom. Brilliant stuff!

Me halfway through: “Shame Lovelock has passed away. Would have been good to…nope. Nope the dude is over 100 and in better nick mentally than I am”

@blahhblaah74

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps open microwave radiation is a good anti-age treatment

@themightywrighty

3 жыл бұрын

Same! Half way thought... "It would be really good if they could have got an interview with him" and then we did :)

@Safiyahalishah

3 жыл бұрын

@@blahhblaah74 Tom should've added that in as another 'do not try this at home'. 😅

@DJAsHeRMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@blahhblaah74 was literally thinking that. I'm off now to rip the door off my microwave and jam couple of things in the catch so I can run it being open.

@richtigmann1

3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I was thinking

Imagine you live a quiet peaceful life and a complete stranger comes to you and he's interested in crazy things you've done 80 years ago. That's so cool!

@RNCHFND

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't want to talk about stuff I did only 5 years ago, let alone 80

@WolfDeity

2 жыл бұрын

@@RNCHFND If it was hamster resurrection you probably would.

@theenzoferrari458

2 жыл бұрын

Tom Scott is far away from a complete stranger dumbass.

@andyseinfeld1954

2 жыл бұрын

@@theenzoferrari458 Are you stupid...everyone is a stranger if you don't know them

@khqlifq

2 жыл бұрын

@@theenzoferrari458 A person you don't know personally is a stranger.

What a amazing guy. Glad he got to live a long and happy life and to enjoy these experiments he was apart of and the smile he has telling others

When Tom says "I promise it will be interesting", I just listen because I know it will be amazing!

he's doing remarkably well for 101 years old

@bilalmaati2205

3 жыл бұрын

You just cant stop smiling when ever his talking

@hungrymusicwolf

3 жыл бұрын

@@bilalmaati2205 His smile just lights up adorably like a child.

@timharris559

3 жыл бұрын

His cognitive recollection is amazing

@MattPratt

3 жыл бұрын

Clearly being exposed to that microwave radiation in the lab didn't have too many adverse effects.

@duo2146

3 жыл бұрын

i thought you were talking about tom scott 😭😭 i only just started the video

James Lovelock is the spriteliest 101 year old that I have ever seen. What a privilege to hear his story. Thanks Tom.

@imightbebiased9311

3 жыл бұрын

101, and his mind's still sharp. Makes it seem that being old might not be so bad after all.

@MeryPed

3 жыл бұрын

l

@Babaroi

3 жыл бұрын

@@imightbebiased9311 Well, for a majority of people, it sadly is.

@Eddyspeeder

3 жыл бұрын

Can we please have a whole "Tom Scott & Lovelock" series, where they discuss whatever topic they find interesting?

@AlexMageethefirst

3 жыл бұрын

@@Babaroi I think its a case of use it or lose it.

5:03 When I heard that he invented the Electron Capture Detector, my ears perked up, no one knows what those are, except chemistry geeks and “scientists” 😂 Used them daily for years! Fantastic invention!

Top notch interview on an incredibly fascinating topic - thanks!

I'm fifty years old and I just found a new goal of life: Be as cool as Professor Lovelock in the year 2071 when I'll be 101.

@C4CH3S

3 жыл бұрын

Don't know what you do or who you are, but as a 21 yo I hope your dreams of being the cool nerd grandpa materializes.

@zaidlacksalastname4905

3 жыл бұрын

@@C4CH3S amen

@zaidlacksalastname4905

3 жыл бұрын

I won't make it that far because of my unhealthy eating habits but I hope I can be half as much of a cool old guy at least

@RolyMoes

3 жыл бұрын

@@C4CH3S Same here, hope you're around in 2101.

@uncinarynin

3 жыл бұрын

@@RolyMoes And I hope that Zero Wing was wrong in predicting "IN A.D. 2101 WAR WAS BEGINNING"

It looks like you made Mr. Lovelock's day by asking him to tell his story

@cucuawe465

2 жыл бұрын

I see a joy in him telling the story. It reminds me while im still a kid and spend time with my late great grandma.

That interview is a gift! Thanks

Thank you so much for saving and recording this awesome historically interesting story.

Lovelock still being alive was more of a surprise than any M Night Shamylan movie

@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo79

3 жыл бұрын

Nj

@master_ace

3 жыл бұрын

Still alive and kicking at 101 in 2021 - what a legend

@HaasGrotesk

3 жыл бұрын

HAHA! You've obviously watched plenty of them! :)

@DonalMountain

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t look much older than bill gates

@nocassix4929

3 жыл бұрын

@Luc Bloom maybe that's his secret?

I don't know what to be amazed of the most: - Radar can cook - The fact that the hamsters were successfully reanimated - James Lovelock is alive and well at the age 102. His memory is also working astonishingly well

@user-xt4tf6jz2m

2 жыл бұрын

- the fact that James Lovelock remembers that the radar was 30W at 30MHz.

@ForTheOmnissiah

2 жыл бұрын

Probably because he's a scientist for a living. People in science/engineering/etc. (people that have to think critically for a living) very often keep their mental aptitudes to much higher ages. Losing extreme amounts of memory and mental function isn't a guarantee with aging.

@jacobbishop8067

2 жыл бұрын

You know I saw this before the vid loaded and now I’m very intrigued with what the hell im about to experience

@bowlchamps37

2 жыл бұрын

@@ForTheOmnissiah Being 102, "for a living" is also such a funny quote to use for him.

@pinkribbon1007

2 жыл бұрын

i was so excited to see james lovelock alive and giving an interview 😭 idk its so cool to see scientists i thought should have been dead

thanks for capturing this interview before he passed. You may have saved this bit of history from relegation to myth and legend.

I've never seen someone smile so brightly from saying "I put a potato in it, and baked it"

@user-cc7vx7sw4z

Жыл бұрын

*smile fades slightly* “it was perfectly alright”. If that doesn’t sum up using a microwave to reheat food, I don’t know what does.

@nan1577

Жыл бұрын

Linda Tripp would be tripping!!!

@thesenamesaretaken

Жыл бұрын

@@user-cc7vx7sw4z imagine being the person who discovered the disappointment of a potato cooked in the microwave

@Rudxain

Жыл бұрын

That reminds me of Light Yagami for some reason...

@isthatrubble

Жыл бұрын

@@thesenamesaretaken it might not be a culinary masterpiece but it is much quicker than doing it in the oven!

It's absolutely brilliant that we have an 101 year old in the video. He's looking remarkably spritely for his age

@welshgit

3 жыл бұрын

And he's amazingly coherent too!

@ThreadBomb

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sad that he's sharper than me at twice my age.

@Jared-e

3 жыл бұрын

@@dont8430 Wasn’t going to.

@tongus5799

3 жыл бұрын

@@dont8430 fine you’ve convinced me not too

@averagecatenjoyer8219

3 жыл бұрын

@@dont8430 shut it

I am most impressed by how sharp his mind and memory is at that age. My 82 year old dad can't remember what he told me yesterday...

@sn98886

11 ай бұрын

I’m 25 and I can’t remember what I had for dinner last night.

Amazing story!!! Thank you for hard work, and thank you Mr. James

Mr Lovelock looks so happy as if he's been waiting his whole life for someone to ask him about it

@Lena-xy8id

2 жыл бұрын

I've waited years for someone to ask me about my theories!

@endy0834

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lena-xy8id and you'll wait a few more years

@daanroelofs119

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't you like to talk about being a microwave warlock scientist, reanimating hamsters?!

@TheSweBro

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lena-xy8id what theories do you have?

@alphabetsoup6837

2 жыл бұрын

Probably why he's still alive. He's just been waiting to tell everyone his story.

I can't think of a single reason why a story about microwaves wouldn't be immensely interesting!

@darkprism6983

3 жыл бұрын

everyone was talking about you :o

@tungskyline

3 жыл бұрын

They are indeed quite fascinating.

@toiletpapermerchant9310

3 жыл бұрын

hello hello

@temseti0

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, its not like they are Heat Pumps....

@danr.1299

3 жыл бұрын

Even the legends watch other legends. You make interesting videos that I didn't know I wanted to watch till after I watch it. So thank you got that

I remember someone telling me that in WW2 a Japanese scientist used enormous microwave ‘ovens’ to experiment on people, mostly Koreans. The horrors of war… sometimes history is a horror story but not something we may ever forget.

Thank you Tom. Just found your video now. Fascinating. 👍

"Can I borrow your magnetron?" "Oh, no, just take it!" 50s science was a wonder

@JayTerref

3 жыл бұрын

You know one the best things about science? This still happens quite a lot. I am finishing my Master's research right now and if there's just one piece of advice I can give you, it's this: if you need something from another researcher, ask away! Sure, not all of them will help you, but you'd be surprised how many researchers are willing to go way out of their way to help you

@EebstertheGreat

3 жыл бұрын

@@JayTerref As an undergrad, and even a high school student, I found that emailing random professors questions related to their work had a ~50% reply rate (if you asked nicely). That's crazy to think about. It's not quite as high anymore (probably because they get so many emails), but I can't imagine having that much luck in any other profession. I wouldn't just email an accountant out of the blue with some questions about CPI and expect a prompt response.

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

I hope that's not how they got the hamsters.

@exterminator9676

3 жыл бұрын

I guess Portal 2 really wasn't that far of, huh?

When you said "so I asked him" and I heard his voice, my jaw dropped. Absolutely fascinating

@honorarymancunian7433

3 жыл бұрын

Took me a second for it to sink in!

@UnderfundedScientist

3 жыл бұрын

Very same

Immense respect for this episode in special, thank you dearly.

Wow what a charismatic old guy! RIP just leaded that he passed very recently, with his work he most likely impacted almost everyone's quality of life, absolute legend

“Don’t do this at home.” Do it at your government job.

@themitshomane

2 жыл бұрын

💀

@darnoc4470

2 жыл бұрын

Great, now my Mayor is shouting at me for splatting a hamster in the pause room.

@simon6071

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, ask Andrew Cuomo the governor of New York State about his experiment of sending COVID positive patients to nursing homes while denying them both the rights to know and test the person being admitted for COVID. The result was shocking, well, not to Cuomo though. About 150,000 people in nursing home in New York died from COVID as a result.

@simon6071

2 жыл бұрын

Ask Obama's decision to fund a P4 lab in Wuhan China to do research on deadly pathogens with Fauci's support before the outbreak of the Wuhan flu (COVID-19) in China and then all over the world. The so-called FactCheck site denies the information by saying that Obama did not give $3.8 million to China for research of deadly pathogen by claiming that it is false. But the fact is that the Obama regime did fund research of deadly pathogen in China. It was only the amount of money being less than $3.8 million that was disputed.

@simon6071

2 жыл бұрын

By the way, don't you guys know that the COVID vaccines are only experimental vaccines approved under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)?

This is the most lucid and intelligent 101 year old I've ever scene, godspeed

@cezarcatalin1406

3 жыл бұрын

indeed it’s quite a scene... wait what ?

@DyslexicMitochondria

3 жыл бұрын

haha i wanna be like him when im 101

@dyslexicmitochondriashorts7088

3 жыл бұрын

@@DyslexicMitochondria me too

@almafuertegmailcom

3 жыл бұрын

Well, I think it's fairly obvious, isn't it? The guy was working on freezing and reanimating humans 70 years ago. He's still alive, and looks and sounds half his age. Do the math. =P

@frankcastle1862

3 жыл бұрын

101 more like 80

RIP James Lovelock. Incredible to think he was a Centenarian when interviewed.

this is such an important part of history that's clearly been neglected, it's certainly relieving to know this incredible story won't be lost to the world. great work :)

You know that being asked about this made James Locklove’s entire year. We need to interview more former scientists and history makers about the things the school books don’t feel important enough to talk about

@DarrenBates

3 жыл бұрын

And get conversations with them recorded!

@nooneherebutuschickens5201

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@jlockers52

3 жыл бұрын

Lovelock*

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of SmarterEveryDay's video that interviewed an Apollo 11 engineer.

@134StormShadow

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

Finding James Lovelock alive and well, feels like you just found Charles Darwin in his house in Kent

@sparklestarspompomunicorn

3 жыл бұрын

yep

@conservativecalvinist3308

3 жыл бұрын

No comma

@scoxocs

3 жыл бұрын

The secret to a long life: microwaves!

@hickyxnicky411

3 жыл бұрын

ikr

@NawidN

3 жыл бұрын

@PorgPrinterz 3D A very Dirk move.

Not only interesting but I'm blown away the guy was still alive and you were lucky enough to speak with him. This is top tier KZread.

favorite one of your videos so far, dude

"microwaved hamster necromancy" is not a phrase i thought would be passing through my mind today

@tiro0oO5

2 жыл бұрын

It is a good phrase

@peir5074

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a death metal song name

@callummclachlan4771

2 жыл бұрын

@@peir5074 Or album

@ValexNihilist

2 жыл бұрын

r/BrandNewSentence

@testhekid

2 жыл бұрын

scary but interesting

lovelock: "i put a potato in it...and baked it!" his wholesome little smile-

@drawlast

3 жыл бұрын

His giddiness while explaining how light bulbs were lighting up and pound notes were catching fire as radiation bounced around the room is priceless ❤️

@andyc9902

2 жыл бұрын

Love him

@ThereminHero

2 жыл бұрын

What a legend!

@canowow11

2 жыл бұрын

loved it

@superman2j3

2 жыл бұрын

YES

The interview with the scientist was pure gold! 👍

That's as hilarious as it is fascinating as it is brilliant. Great film. Thank you Tom and James.

Maximum respect for not calling this "Hamster Necromancy: the Secret History of Microwaves"

@charliespinoza1966

3 жыл бұрын

😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@daftbence

3 жыл бұрын

Meh, Tom is not a big one for memes.

@stickmanonastick6089

3 жыл бұрын

The funniest thing is that it wouldn't even be clickbait; the hamsters were genuinely dead, and the microwaves were capable of bringing them back to life. A part of necromancy is raising the dead. So, anything along the lines of "The Mad Scientist Who Practiced Hamster Necromancy with Microwaves" is a perfectly valid and true title.

@TheHamsternecromancer

3 жыл бұрын

Stickman on a stick so I can become a Hamster necromancer lord of the dead

@TheHamsternecromancer

3 жыл бұрын

I have succeeded in becoming hamster necromancer lord of the dead

Just over a century old and the guy was still speaking clearly, smiling and full of life.

@gerarddip

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe the unconfined microwaves gave him a longer life lmao

@parikrma2787

3 жыл бұрын

who asked

@Hoik_it

3 жыл бұрын

@@parikrma2787 hard you

@evancain4906

3 жыл бұрын

@@parikrma2787 You did

@muffinman3052

3 жыл бұрын

@@parikrma2787 it was me. I asked