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

@Aijaaha

3 жыл бұрын

Sus

@medic376

3 жыл бұрын

thanks tom scott very cool

@aliwashere666

3 жыл бұрын

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

@infinite074

3 жыл бұрын

w

@Memecious

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

The DJ's choice of transportation

@nickkohlmann

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated.

@caveking6287

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickkohlmann Overrated.

@jayykeyy

3 жыл бұрын

@@caveking6287 Correctly rated.

@nickkohlmann

3 жыл бұрын

@Gísiu Wulf slightly berated

@hqppyfeet7513

3 жыл бұрын

@ExDeeXD Music properly evaluated

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

@brantnuttall

3 жыл бұрын

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

@gkw9882

3 жыл бұрын

HitchensImmortal, also 'burglar alarm'. 😁

@pgideonjones

3 жыл бұрын

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

@fernandorecio118

3 жыл бұрын

​@@gkw9882 Buerijgsrglar alsagragsegrm

@juliusfucik4011

3 жыл бұрын

Or "murder"

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

@TruthNerds

3 жыл бұрын

You should've said reversible, though. 🙂

@kirstymca

3 жыл бұрын

Ooooooh

@donna30044

3 жыл бұрын

A palindromic ferry....

@Kenionatus

3 жыл бұрын

@@donna30044 Some say it's a feyrryef.

@ailaG

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kenionatus I reckon that would be the Welsh

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

@RufusJacson

3 жыл бұрын

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

@Moonbeam143

3 жыл бұрын

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

@grondhero

3 жыл бұрын

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

@DugrozReports

3 жыл бұрын

Noticed ... and noticed.

@inyobill

3 жыл бұрын

Ach, ye're a cheeky one.

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

@thePronto

3 жыл бұрын

I share your Payne.

@MouseGoat

3 жыл бұрын

But this one at least gets destination eventually

@Max_Jacoby

3 жыл бұрын

@@MouseGoat as we all do someday

@alijawad_19

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

I should get a turntable.

"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

“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.

@bahardin3992

2 жыл бұрын

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

@cyanide1931

2 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

@flatpancake2261

Жыл бұрын

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

@h8GW

Жыл бұрын

@Flatpancake2 Puns fired!

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

@izzieb

3 жыл бұрын

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

@ishoottheyscore8970

3 жыл бұрын

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

@SportyMabamba

3 жыл бұрын

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

@angee9996

3 жыл бұрын

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

@The.throngler

3 жыл бұрын

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

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.

@HolyKhaaaaan

3 жыл бұрын

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

@mortified776

3 жыл бұрын

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

@DLCS-2

3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@TaylerJDust

3 жыл бұрын

What other watercraft do you know?

@leewhitehead6460

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@fuckfannyfiddlefart

3 жыл бұрын

A Gammon elitist reactionary

@sheepcommander_

3 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

@Murderdogs

2 жыл бұрын

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

@sheepcommander_

2 жыл бұрын

@@Murderdogs ???

@Murderdogs

2 жыл бұрын

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

"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.

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

@afrini

3 жыл бұрын

**Turn-table** Pun intended?

@jamessheppard4372

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I see what you did there

@Afterburner215

3 жыл бұрын

Oh how the turn tables....

@klader12

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha did you write this thing especially for the pun?

@DentalFloss

3 жыл бұрын

yep

That landscape is absolutely stunning

@tateoleson1040

3 жыл бұрын

Nope 👎 YES 🙌!!!!!!!

@eZU4nQsWN9pAGsU38aHj

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Norway

@andybrown4284

3 жыл бұрын

@@ragnkja Slartibartfast also had a hand in it

@friedfrog5002

3 жыл бұрын

@@andybrown4284 nice crinkly edges

@themanhimself1229

3 жыл бұрын

@@ragnkja And Appalachia

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.

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

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

@orchidorio

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! What fun ! Lucky you ! Cheers 6721

@andrewstanley7300

3 жыл бұрын

@@orchidorio I have to ask what does 6721 mean

@orchidorio

3 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

@andrewstanley7300

3 жыл бұрын

@@orchidorio ahh thanks

@xinaesthetic

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@jasonirwin4631

3 жыл бұрын

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

@roguishpaladin

3 жыл бұрын

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

@drops2cents260

3 жыл бұрын

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

@roguishpaladin

3 жыл бұрын

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

@AnonymousUser77254

3 жыл бұрын

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

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!

@FrozenBusChannel

Жыл бұрын

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

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

Can we appreciate him for never making us bored

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

@timothymclean

3 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.

@user6122

3 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

@timothymclean

3 жыл бұрын

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

@imveryangryitsnotbutter

3 жыл бұрын

@@user6122 *dummy thicc

@peripheralzx11

3 жыл бұрын

Same

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

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

@Jabberwockybird

Жыл бұрын

A bridge would save a lot of time

@thehoogard

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@stjanss

2 жыл бұрын

same here ;)

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.

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.

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

"The Scottish road that is also a boat"

@LeventK

3 жыл бұрын

Ba dum tsss

@mukrifachri

3 жыл бұрын

that'd be pontoon bridges...

@clockworkkirlia7475

3 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!

@Genius_at_Work

3 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.

@yetanother9127

3 жыл бұрын

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

“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!!!

@unvergebeneid

3 жыл бұрын

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

@AlienValkyrie

3 жыл бұрын

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

@SteelSkin667

3 жыл бұрын

Also known as foot-driving

@phs125

3 жыл бұрын

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

@DrRiq

3 жыл бұрын

@@phs125 u wot

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.

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

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.

@clockworkkirlia7475

3 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"

@freudsigmund72

3 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.

@SportyMabamba

3 жыл бұрын

@@clockworkkirlia7475 I appreciate your joke, good work.

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

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

@ashtonhoward5582

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

@spa-town1937

3 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.

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

@kumasenlac5504

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@DrRiq

3 жыл бұрын

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

@DrumToTheBassWoop

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrRiq yes, I remember I think. 😂

@morsine

3 жыл бұрын

:)))))

@mirjanbouma

3 жыл бұрын

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

@wohlhabendermanager

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

Isn't this one of the longest established channels on the KZread ? I've always liked, and Tom Scott has to be one of the nicest people on the internet.

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

@AlienValkyrie

3 жыл бұрын

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

@PersonMann

3 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

@andresvkfouri

3 жыл бұрын

Tom just assumed we all knew about this particular ferry.

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

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

@okgibberish6771

3 жыл бұрын

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

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.

@kumasenlac5504

3 жыл бұрын

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

@navnig

3 жыл бұрын

The Mousa broch up here (Shetland) is spectacular!

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

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! :|

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

@JasonWD

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the drone they’re watching

@slashplane

3 жыл бұрын

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

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!

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

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

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

@realhawaii5o

3 жыл бұрын

Skye Boat Song ♥️

@thePronto

3 жыл бұрын

It has to go at least 9 knots...

@timmcdaniel6193

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone else noticed his quotation!

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

@kumasenlac5504

2 жыл бұрын

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

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.

This was a ferry I wasn't aware of. I went to Skye in 1993, got over on the Malaig ferry and also made a quick trip across at Kyleakin. Never dreamed there would be a third. Kyleakin may not run anymore since that is where they put the bridge, they were working on it the year I was there. I stood on an upper deck, and the lower area where you would expect cars was jammed full of sheep. They were taking them over to graze I think. Or to market.

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!

@clockworkkirlia7475

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@clockworkkirlia7475

3 жыл бұрын

That could be Scotland's tagline tbh.

@jamesknapp64

3 жыл бұрын

A very elegant solution to the combination of problems present

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

Good to see a Morgan in the overhead shot, a fine way to tour the Highlands and Islands.

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

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

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

@thursoberwick1948

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@expfcwintergreenv2.02

3 жыл бұрын

Aye

@oliverb7897

3 жыл бұрын

Kmac2021, where u at?

@tinkthetank_

3 жыл бұрын

that involves bringing the internet to Scotland

@ianmacfarlane1241

3 жыл бұрын

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

@firstclassmaleuk

3 жыл бұрын

David Mcluckie, Big Clive (and even me tentatively)

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!

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

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

I took this road to Skye, was recommended by a stranger in a pub just south of fort william. The roads are quite challenging but they are amazing and give you a view of Scotland not many get to see, would recommend to anyone (who's a confident driver at least)

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

Love how Scotland has a many little quirks going on

@user-be1lo1ef6m

3 жыл бұрын

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

@spotstate3548

3 жыл бұрын

It’s Scott-Land

@thePronto

3 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.

Fascinating - love the accents too.

@Frank-Xavier

3 жыл бұрын

That’s so accurate!!!

@kumasenlac5504

3 жыл бұрын

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

I don't understand why people dislike Tom's KZread videos I learn a lot from him

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

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.

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

I have ridden this ferry that goes from Skye to Glenelg. Love that the captain said it's rarely pointed in the direction it's going.

Glad this has been preserved. What a superb design.

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

Glenelg also has a couple of Brochs worth visiting!

@kumasenlac5504

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

I grew up in India and there was a small railway station near Haridwar where they had this turntable to rotate the Rail Engines. My grandfather was a Station Master and we lived near the train station. As a kid, that was my best summertime pastime in the afternoons. It was so fascinating to see that things working even after over 100 years of operation. Truly a British engineering masterpiece.

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.

@highpath4776

3 жыл бұрын

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

@hoagy_ytfc

3 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.

@alanj9391

3 жыл бұрын

Being old I remember it from Ballachulish

@hoagy_ytfc

3 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

@LB1973

3 жыл бұрын

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

These ferries excited me the most in my childhood.

I must admit this AI is getting really good at creating video ideas

When you don't want your communication changed by force, so you come together to keep something that makes it unique alive and well. There really needs to be more of this in the world.

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

@clockworkkirlia7475

3 жыл бұрын

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

@eldarlrd

3 жыл бұрын

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

Loved the animation of the car going into the water 😂

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

"Over the sea to Skye" Tom, you're a genius

"The legacy of tom Scott"

@mikespearwood3914

3 жыл бұрын

I don't get it.

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

@kumasenlac5504

3 жыл бұрын

Where are the turntable ferries which are not manually operated ?

@left8277

3 жыл бұрын

You forgot to say Um, Actually

@jobRobbemond

2 жыл бұрын

@@kumasenlac5504 I'm curious as well!

God, Scottish accent is like honey to my ears

@mirjanbouma

3 жыл бұрын

I know right? I could listen to it forever

The world is full of wonderful human creations like this.

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

@kumasenlac5504

3 жыл бұрын

That is true of most vessels - powered or sailing

@jaymercer4692

3 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.

@dougaltolan3017

3 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.

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

Ooh I've taken this ferry! I hadn't realised how exceptional it was :)

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

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

@Kittongrl720

3 жыл бұрын

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

@jugglerjaf

3 жыл бұрын

I think he's called Brian.

@philesq9595

2 жыл бұрын

@@jugglerjaf You seem fun.

This turned my life around!

The more I think about this, the more I realize how ingenious it actually is.

I wish one of the locals had pointed this out to me during my trip to Skye. I'd taken that in a heartbeat!

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

@ben-wm6yc

3 жыл бұрын

@Gísiu Wulf deadmau5

@EliasKaydanius

3 жыл бұрын

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

@purplegill10

3 жыл бұрын

Stale joke

@qwertyTRiG

3 жыл бұрын

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

@ABorno-gp5rr

3 жыл бұрын

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

At 3:21 I find the sight of Tom smiling with glee rather wholesome :)

I have traveled on a few of these turntable ferries over years. This one plus Ballachulish Ferry before they built the bridge. Strome Ferry before they built the bypass. Kyesku before they constructed the rather nice curved bridge. That one was quite small. It normally carried four cars. We turned up, late 60s in a Ford Transit motor home. Upset the ferrymen a bit because of weight distribution they needed to carry us slap dab in the middle of the turntable. Plus the Nigg-Cromarty ferry. That carried only four cars. I have a feeling the Kyle of Lochalsh-Skye crossing may had had at least one turntable ferry. But we tended to use the Gleneig Ferry featured here.

It's awesome - I still have a ticket from the Glenelg ferry, from when we stayed for a week just past the pub.

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.

@onnovanknotsenburg1177

3 жыл бұрын

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

Having a trip on these wee ferries are definitely an experience when you realise that the boat is actually travelling a different direction to where the bow is facing.