The world’s cleanest railway
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. ■ CEA-Leti: https://www.leti-cea.com/cea-tech/leti/english/Pages/Welcome.aspx
For most of my research on this, I’m indebted to this French-language article from by Julien Meyrat: https://www.vepres.fr/vepres-presse-salles-propres-funiculaire/
Camera: Simon Gillouin
Editor: Michelle Martin https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheCrux
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@TomScottGo
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
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@RealMatthewMorgan
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
This is what the NYC Subway needs.
@Neojoe20
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Great cart to let out a fart if it pushes out all the air
@Bombiedude.
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Thats funny how you operate that tram like an elevator by just pushing 2 buttons the one to bring it over to your location and the go button but just sideways instead of vertical
@ktwei
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
What happens when it rains. How do they maintain clean doors?
@STUDIO_YF
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
the higher pressure inside the cart is so smart
@thedarkness125
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
what class are these cleanrooms? i don't see dryden helmets and the gloves are under the cuffs rather than over so its not crazy clean but very clean for a railway.
@dieseldragon6756
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Another (Maybe less obvious) benefit of using a funicular for this is that if one of the cleanrooms becomes compromised (i.e: Contaminated air is admitted) the other room still remains clean, whilst a corridor would allow contaminated air to pass between them if airlocks weren't used. 🌬🛡💨👍
Mind you, did anybody else think that funicular seemed a little bit rattly for a vehicle that presumably carries extremely sensitive equipment on a fairly regular basis? 🚞〰😇
@PlutoTheSynth
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
do french people actually talk like that
i dont believe it
@unclephil3902
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
No dirtied with your presence
@RealFrankZappa
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
"clean room" 😂
@mykullclips8143
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Pas mal non ? C'est Français 🇫🇷 !
@janohrca8875
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
That’s a strange German accent…
@Llorx
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Hey Tom, did you feel the pressure change/difference somehow?
@dizzone47
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
1:19 they make sure Everything is clean ok, but they made a huge scratch on what ever type of processor that is.. i hope thats not the Standard ^^
@zCooki
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
I’ve watched Tom for years now, but I’ve only just discovered I’ve never been subscribed… until now <3
@brightblackhole2442
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
1:49 TSCOTT-3850 disguises himself as the human form to blend in with the others. he has, however, not grown accustomed to their phrasing
@gloodgy2774
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
I worked as a janitor for a company with clean rooms, let me tell you, it was not fun. I would have to put on or take off all that stuff about 10 times each shift. And every day I had the exact routine of thoroughly cleaning everything
@edocsil123
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
the only 2 clean rooms in the whole of france
@thereturnofdoctorepic6014
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
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@felixrouthier2202
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
How can anything in France be clean or pure though?
@MrSquidlings
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Is no one going to talk about how good Scott looks in that clean blue suit?
@GeorgeKlinger
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
What about eye lashes, eyebrows and dead facial skin cells? I would think they all would make a big mess.
@vinnieg6161
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
surgeons usually work in an operating room, not a "theater"
@heatherduke7703
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
It's always amusing to me how the French in your videos always insist on speaking English… I would much rather hear it in French, but the French's overconfidence in their English knows no bounds 😅
I tried to teach English in middle school and high school outside of Paris, and unfortunately the kids will make fun of each other for making an effort to speak well 😕
@staticradio724
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Maybe this is a dumb question, but what if one of his eyelashes fell out? Shouldn't he also be wearing goggles?
@iflexy.
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
I don't understand the comparison between the surgical theatre where it has 100 times more particles in the air while the cleanroom has 1m times more particles in the air, is more particles = less clean?
@RayenTrail
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
So, I work hospital pharmacy. we measure the level of cleanliness in terms of "ISO" (so the hood where we make drugs is the cleanest and it's ISO 5, the room around it is ISO 7, etc) what is the ISO certification of the room if it is measured that way?
@justinbanks2380
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
"All the awful human stuff is sealed in"
Lmao 😂
@enjoy_free_kill8405
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
what happens if a bird shits on the door?
@RoGamg
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
I worked in a train as a cleaner and i loved it i was paid well and had a permanent boogie to sleep and do things
@denisvermeirre1024
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Awesome! I remember riding Poma ski lifts as a kid!
@ivanblakely903
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
is it a funicular if only one car ?
@sandozdelysid
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
What happens when you fart in the train?
@jeremy2122
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Quand tu est français et que tu entend laccent anglais de ceux ci 😂
@MacDillaz
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
why dont they mitigate eyebows/eyelashes?
@bastienchalvin5242
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Hey, i'm from Grenoble ! I didn't expected to see my town in your video one day. It really make me happy
Also, i didn't even know for this clean railway. Thanks for this video !
@joeldeakin2003
October 13, 2024 at 12:45 pm
3.54
Really does look like a futuristic sci-fi complex in this shot