The Guys Who Set Up Ancient Booby Traps

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[ShadyDoorags]

When you're a time traveler trying to set up an adventure for yourself, but suck at keeping it a secret.

[benthomason]

A professional archeologist once told me that the traps Indie dodges would be much more valuable to archeology than the trinket they're guarding, since they represent advanced ancient engineering that _still works._

[LordBloodraven]

"I don't know how to build generational loyalty to a task like that."

And that was the line that got me to laugh so hard I had my first asthma attack in five years. Well played.

[mayhemmcfly]

Don't forget "Team Torchlighter".
You'd need generations of them too, so those " _centuries_ old unexplored catacombs" have PRE-LIT torches burning when the adventurers show up.

Safety first, so nobody trips or sets off a booby trap UNTIL they've got a torch in their hand..

[ClintsReptiles]

It would be nice if you could get your arrow reloaders to feed the scorpions while they're down there. People often assume that the pits of snakes or scorpions will just sustain themselves for millennia, but that is a huge oversight I've decided.

[GlaurungTheGreat]

Don't forget the most important part: make sure all of the riddles we're writing will rhyme in languages that won't be invented for thousands of years.

[Goat-on-a-Stick]

They forgot the part where they should keep a modern army inside the ancient tomb that hasn't been opened for thousands of years so the adventurers can have some great fight scenes.

[smaller_cathedrals]

I love the "WHY?!!" at 1:24, it has the perfect balance of genuine confusion and suppressed anger.

[yomama]

As a guy that comes from a family of arrow loaders I appreciate the accuracy of this documentary

[ernestoosuna]

I now want a series about mundane jobs needed for things like this: the arrow reloader, the guy in charge of keeping all the torches light, the person that feeds and replaces all the dangerous animals, and so on

[GravitasZero]

Man, as a trap integrity inspector, we never get the same exposure as the arrow reloaders! They really have a way more glamorous job than us.

[thealdinsim]

I started laughing at "ancient times" vs "modern times", and the jokes kept coming! Bravo, sir!

[DutchDread]

Ryan wearing a moustache over his moustache is still one of my favorite running gags.

[ireallyreallyhategoogle]

To-do list:
- Reload the arrow traps.
- Feed the scorpions.
- Recalibrate the pure of heart detector.
- Water the camouflage vines.
- Wash the dishes.
- Take out the trash.

[c.w.]

I've always wondered what amazing technology ancient tomb builders had that would ensure continued elasticity for a thousand years to guarantee the arrows will fire with deadly velocity at just the right moment. Meanwhile, I can't let a rubber band sit in a drawer for more than a year without it becoming so brittle it crumbles into 29 pieces if I look at it sideways.

[micahphilson]

This guy is absolutely a time-traveling treasure hunter setting up his own adventures.

[Cannonhead]

There's a good short story in there somewhere about the life of a guy who reloads the arrows in ancient tombs, pushes the big boulder back up the track, closes all the secret doors back up and mails the secret key-amulets out to Goodwill so they can be lost to history again.

[pokechannelgx]

Love how he cares about them learning the value of friendship but doesn’t mind setting up a thing where it shoots arrows at them.

[ToyMachine]

Props to Ryan for giving Archaeologist Guy and Kid Guy more characterization than Kitana

[britneymorgan]

"Fresh arrows in all the tity traps" has to be his best line ever🤣🤣🤣🤣