QI | What Is The Point Of A Tap In The Ocean?

This clip is from QI Series O, Episode 8, 'Operations' with Sandi Toksvig, Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Rhod Gilbert and Katherine Ryan.

[DrZaius]

I'm 49.
*klaxon sound intensifies*

[pauciloquentflibbertigibbe]

Rhod 'I'm forty-nine.'
Producer 'Imma check that real fast.'

[TonksMoriarty]

I know why there's two taps in British homes because of Tom Scott... Now I want to see him on QI...

[TotoDG]

This episode’s highlight: Rhod Gilbert forgets how old he is.

[sfshinz]

I love the way Rhod can take any panel show completely off the rails.

[jameshill]

Rhod deserves some points here because he's absolutely correct. Once you're over 40, there is absolutely no reason to know your own age. It doesn't matter. You're just over 40.

If you hit 100 start counting again in case you hit some kind of record.

[nowandaround]

Katherine Ryan and Rhod Gilbert are an unexpectedly good panel show combination

[Harry-tjbl]

Very simply, there’s 2 taps in the UK because warm water in the olden days was not drinkable, only cold water was hence you couldn’t mix them. (Edit) Since so many people can't fathom the idea that houses can be old, 2 taps still work, which is why some houses in the UK still have them. Watch Tom Scott’s video for a more in depth explanation

yo why tf you all having a go at me like I'm some die hard England 2 tap supporter? I just explained why sometimes this happens quit hassling me

[victorymansions]

This is what I love about QI. The subject matter wont always dictate the direction of the conversation, and you just get something totally unexpected.

[enzoma]

Underfloor heating is the best. Evenly distributed, and warms ur feet nicely.

[Evvuful]

In his defense, I just turned 22 and I'm already losing count. Spent a week thinking I'm 23 until it came up in a conversation with a friend who clearly knew my age better than I did.

[EthanThomson]

to explain seperate taps: by UK law, the cold water supply is the "drinking water" as it comes from the main supply network, but the hot water used to be stored in a tank in the roof, so was not required by law to be drinking water.

[tomjackson]

You know you're getting old when you have to do the math.

[that.guy]

3:11 I enjoy how amused Rhod is that there’s a submarine named after a halibut

[hynjus]

After the age of 30, it really gets hard to remember your age. Imagine how elves must feel.

[todorchiplakov]

2:08 "What year are we in today
When am I born just take that away
You don't have to be a whiz
That's how old Rob Gilbert is"

[dvk]

For those who don’t know the reason there are 2 taps in Britain whilst some modern build houses or businesses use mixer taps like several countries is because traditionally the houses cold water taps were supplied directly by the main UK water source so was safe to drink. Whereas the hot water may come from boiler or in roof water pools and sometimes these pools contained bacteria growth, dead rats etc which is no longer common but when they were open top and used poor materials it happened so drinking water had to come from the cold tap for safety because the hot water was not always fresh from the boiler.

[pvtmaguire]

Having two taps is because hot water used to be stored in the loft or whatever of the house and was considered unsafe for drinking unlike the cold water which came from an external pipe - to avoid cross contamination the taps were kept separate

[TheTruthKiwi]

"Forced air" sounds better than "heat pump" which is what we call it here in New Zealand.

[davekirk]

Forced air heating was quite common in my younger days (in the UK Midlands), several of the houses I lived in and visited had these systems