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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He literally has

Filmed safely: https://www.tomscott.com/safe/

in the description. Meanwhile, that fat dude from Vrchlabí jumped into a moving bucket of one that is faster, 2.5x longer, at deadly height, and his only plan of getting down safely was a mattress. He acknowledged how illegal and dangerous it is and yet publishes the video with his full name.

Just accept it, Tom Scott was being way more cautious.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

firstly I was joking
secondly, cautious ≠ squeamish. we shouldn't be setting masculinity as an example

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah, sounds like maybe he just didn't have a death wish.