Tom Scott

How one British laboratory protects the world's chocolate

There's a £100,000 coin buried under this London building

Ten years ago, I predicted 2022. Did I get it right?

The meters-high mountain of mannequins in the Midlands

Five YouTubers. Five games. $10,000. ⋮ Money: the full series

The hidden background noise that can catch criminals

The Thames Barrier must never fail. Here's why it doesn't.

The world's most expensive object by weight

The town where holding fireworks over your head is a tradition

The tunnel where people pay to inhale radioactive gas

This tiny railroad across the sea has an important job

Why this "falling rocks" sign is more important than most

An actual, real-world use for robot dogs

The highway where trucks work like electric trains

The shooting range where you fire over a busy road

The world's only float-through McDonalds

I thought the Schmid Peoplemover was impossible

The world's most useful model railway

The public toll road with no speed limit

Three strange river crossings

Why this observatory fires lasers at satellites

I took the world's shortest flight. It was underwhelming.

The Islands With Too Much Power

I helped cover a 5,000-year-old monument with worn-out tires