Tom Scott - I thought this rotating house was impossible 10072023

Near San Diego, California, there's a rotating house: and somehow, all the utilities, the electricity, gas and water, work even on the rotating part. How's that possible?

Tom Scott - This is an excuse to show you a really good tunnel 29052023

The Catesby Tunnel, in the UK, is an old Victorian railway tunnel that has a new use: a secretive car testing facility, like a wind tunnel but in reverse. So rather than just show it to the world, Tom thought he'd answer a question: if you stick a camera on the outside of your car, how much does the drag cost you?

Tom Scott - Shake tables are way more complex than I thought 22052023

At the University of California San Diego, there's the Shake Table: an earthquake simulator with the heaviest payload capacity in the world

Tom Scott - The world's cleanest railway 08052023

At CEA-Leti, in Grenoble, there's a "funicular" that not many people get to ride: because it's between two clean rooms, and getting to it requires quite a lot of preparation

Tom Scott - The military base where you drive over the runway 24042023

Meiringen Air Base, in Switzerland, has an unusual feature: two public roads that go straight over the runway. How do they keep it safe? And, as a side note, just how loud is it when you're standing next to a fighter jet?