We can’t invent a robot better than these ferrets
In Derbyshire, at the National Ferret School, I say “hello” to some smelly thieves, and go on a surprisingly Biblical tangent.
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@TomScottGo
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
This week's pinned-comment plug is for my podcast! It's about weird questions and wonderful answers, and there are clips at https://youtube.com/lateralcast and full episodes at https://lateralcast.com
@margotrosendorn6371
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
6:15 A lot of herbivores in the UK need to be manually culled and managed because there are no more large predators in the ecosystem. A shot to the vitals is a kinder fate than nature or poison would give them.
@Ash-ft5su
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
I'm not even 2 minutes in and I already want some.
@purpuluv
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
im gonna be so sad when i cant watch one of these every monday
@EpicNameNeeded
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
1:46 Damn you Tom, you had one job going to that school…
@jratk4541
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
I Don't Know Why i Was Smiling This Whole Video WTFšš
@jasondrummond9451
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
As a rabbit lover – familiar with the passion rabbits have for ethernet cables, houseplants, and bouncing off your head in the morning to get you to produce breakfast for them – I disapprove of ferrets.
@Toaster42069
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
I thought the ferrets were making the robots
@theantipope4354
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
1:55 It's a shame that Tom didn't get sound of a ferret sneezing, because a ferret sneezes are fscking adorable.
@MarketPrices911
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
It doesn't need to he better. It just needs to be cheap enough for it to be worth it.
@ReadTheShrill
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
They look a lot like mink. Except mink are bigger, and much more aggressive. I definitely wouldn't recommend going into a cage with 20 of them, you WILL get bitten.
@kennethprocak5176
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
Now people know that when older tradesman tell the new apprentice their not worth a pipe ferret, they being serious.
@showusyabits
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
A nice addition to this series(a journey around each county) would be a map of the counties which you have visited marked in lets say green, and the county you are in as blue, with white being what's to go(or some other variation of your choice). As someone not from the UK hearing you say that you are in whatsamajigshire means nothing, but seeing it visually would be nice to follow along with your journey.
@uncomissar
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
i knew there was no chance someone with 6M subscribers gonna say "goodbye"
@justjane2070
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
Used to be a form of entertainment. Man puts ferret down trousers ! š
Check out ferret-legging š
@VitalyDryburgh
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
ferrets are such interesting animals. like cats but not as evil. very energetic and cuddly too
@henrywyckoff4301
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
I do like this tour of England. But will you also do Scotland and Wales? Or maybe the Channel Islands?
@cillyhoney1892
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
The English government is a fascist regime if they require you kill wild animals living on YOUR land. I would never comply. My land (.23 acre) is a wild life refuge. I mostly harbor possums.
@azulgrana131
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
Regarding the bible part -the common interpretation for the biblical Hebrew word "anaqah" (×× ×§×) is a hedgehog, though there is an interpretation which claims it's referring a leech.
@ChristianityOntheBottomShelf
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
2:52 I had a similar experience, years ago. A rattlesnake bit me, and after three days of intense agony, the snake died. š¤ šš
7:19 All my life I've suffered from the same allergy. š
@catt9853
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
this is the type of content we're looking for, honestly
@Spack005
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
Boeing also used ferrets to run wire through fuselages and wing spars.
@cillyhoney1892
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
I wished you had showed the ferret feeding frenzy.
@shierusensei
June 23, 2026 at 7:16 am
āļøRoad trip
ā ļøRodent trip
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