The world's most powerful tidal current

Near Bodø in Norway, there's the strongest tidal current in the world: Saltstraumen Maelstrom, a constantly-changing rush of whirlpools, boils and vortices. It might not be quite the whirlpools of myth and legend, but it's still an impressive sight to see.

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[TomScottGo]

And for everyone who's been waiting: Citation Needed returns Thursday!

[oOBeagleOo]

Can always count on Tom to give us the most current content.

[romanski]

Bread goes in, toast comes out.
Can't explain that.

[moonbeamyall]

no matter what you binge on YouTube, you'll always end up in Tom Scott videos

[ryanrowat]

Tom, the Scookumchuck narrows here in BC on the west coast of Canada is similar. We see 760m cubic meters flow with a 3m tide change. Amazing to see. They practice surfing and kayaking on a 2m waterfall caused by it during extreme tide changes of 5m. Love your channel, thanks

[Holmesy]

"Most of us don't think much"
Could have just stopped there really.

[Wolfiegangs]

Why does this guy look old and young at the same time?

[tommyhvalberg]

Fun fact: Scuba divers often take a dip when the current is at its strongest outwards (towards the ocean), to be flung underwater at high speeds just for shits and giggles. They then end up hundreds of meters out in the ocean and get picked up either by boat or helicopter ^_^

[dpmakestuff]

This is one of the greatest channels on YouTube! Thanks for all you do!

[BillionairesArentYourFriends]

As someone who lives near and visits the bay very often (Long Island, NY which is usually known for strong currents) I can't even fathom the speed of that current visually alone. Makes my bay seem stagnant in comparison. It's almost surreal. I had to rewind to hear what Tom was even saying because I was stunned at the immensely powerful speed of the flow was. Really neat stuff.

[handsfree]

How does Tom come up with all these fascinating phenomena? Well done Tom. Tremendous amount of research

[stickman]

*Me:* "Wow that's deadly"

*Brain:* "Swim"

*Me:* "What?"

*Brain:* "You gotta"

[ArneKristianNBakklund]

Great to se home in a Tom Scott video.
Saltstrømmen is an incredible place everyone should visit if they are in Norway 🇳🇴

[MichaelJOneill]

Tom, I just want to thank you for including captions for all your videos. We so appreciate it!

[theretard]

Some of Slartibartfast's best work!

[mattegeniet]

It's insane how similar this looks to tsunami footage from for example the 2011 tsunami in Japan. Makes you appreciate why the term 'tidal wave' is so often used for tsunamis.

[LA]

As ever Tom, brilliant. Keep up the great content but don't burn out, looking after yourself is the number one priority.

[daka]

Wow, over 4 years later and this is still current

[hotriffs]

Found Tom last night & I’ve literally been binge watching all his videos! What an educational & awesome channel!

[ArminGrewe]

you might want to take a look at the Corryvreckan whirlpool between Jura and Scarba in Scotland. Bit of a trek to get to, but when it's running it's amazing. You can hear the roar for quite a distance. There​are standing waves and more. It was once described unnavigable, although modern boats and ships can handle it now.