Morning Hello!
in what's proving a very popular series on my YouTube channel
can you walk faster than the Tube?
we're here at - Bond Street
to do Can You Walk Faster Than
the Central Line - that is correct!
(shouting off screen) He's excited!
* laughs * Let's do it!
( music plays )
we're at Bond Street, we've decided we're gonna do this twice
we're gonna do one which we know works
and then one which we think could be interesting
so the first one, is the classic, Queensway to Bayswater
head west on the Central Line, and i'll meet you at Bayswater - yup
you get out at Queenway and walk - yup
i'm gonna change at Notting Hill - okay
the reason we can do what we're about to
is because this is one of the points on the classic Harry Beck tube map
where geography is really distorted
here's how it appears on the map, but in reality
the circle and district lines are much more something like this
with it curving to the right, immediately after Notting Hill
which, intruigingly
is how this 1933 version of the Tube Map
displays it - much more accurate than the one you have today
and then after we've done that the big one which involves
we'll come back here to Bond Street go again
and we'll do one that involves Lancaster Gate to Paddington
you gonna pay for my Oyster? - i'm gonna pay for your Oyster
so let's do this one first! - Ok
I feel FAIRLY confident i'm gonna win
you know the walk between Bayswater and Queensway right?
it's just up the road
oh we're at Lancaster Gate - next one
stop watch at the ready
see you in a bit!
ready ... ready?
Ok, first job is get out of the tube station
i think it's a lift
time! come on lift
* TICKET HALL, PLEASE HAVE YOUR TICKET READY*
fifty fifty chance, the doors always open on the other side
Notting Hill Gate
already like, over a minute down
now i'm on an escaltor here, but one thing that will work
potentially in my advantage
at Queensway Vicki had got to ... it's lifts!
or spiral staircase, there's no escalators at deep stations
if she's got caught up in the lifts at Queensway, that will take some time
out of the station
i'm feeling kind of confident, that i'm gonna win this one
i might even have time for a cup of tea
but what will take my time, is if i have to wait
longer than a minute or two here at Notting Hill
this can be a bit, hit or miss
* laughs, chuckles, laughs *
six minutes!
nope, no! it just changed to one minute
so that circle line train which was six minutes away was then
a mystery train - check destination - has just appeared one minute!
so ...
THIS IS NOTTING HILL GATE
THE NEXT STATION IS BAYSWATER
ok, i've made it
i'm here, i've pressed the LAP button at 4 minutes and 33 seconds
so i'm already here
and i really ...
i think it's, i think i've got time for a tea
seven minutes ...
just to get to Baysw- sorry Notting Hill Gate
so i'm going to be there, in around nine minutes
is my estimate, or maybe nine minutes thirty
that gives Vicki a lot of time to have won
so i didn't get a tea
but i did have time to go to Sainbury's and get a snack
feeling a bit snacky
and i've come back
Geoff still isn't here
i've got exactly err ...
exactly nine minutes!
i went to Sainsbury's!
you went to Sainsburys? - snack
well how long did it take you to get out of the lift?
that was probably the longest part
ok - like a minute maybe - ok
i came, i got here
went to sainsburys, been hanging out, chatting to a few people
so as we know, we knew this
for sure, but i just wanted to time it
don't change at Notting Hill to get to Bayswater
get out, at Queensway
ok! that's Part 1 ... Part 2?
back on the tube - Back on the Central line
right, so this time you get out at Lancaster Gate
you walk down the street, to Paddington
i get the tube again
change at Notting Hill
i know it's annoying right
and see you outside ...
Praed Street, Paddington
by the, right by the Postbox!
ready, ready ...
Go!
there's only one exit from Lancaster Gate
so i could have gone right
but i've decided to go left
back at Notting Hill Gate
i should have positioned myself in the read carriage
i know that, instead i was only in like the third to last, rather than the actual last
one minute
not six this time - which became one
but an actual one
yeah, i went across
one street too far
should have gone down Spring Street
but that's ok, i'm going down London Street instead
* MIND THE GAP BETWEEN THE TRAIN AND THE PLATFORM *
definetely, definetely quicker to walk
oh! stop
ten minutes, at Paddington
i've got to not go out the entrance that leads down to err
the GWR concourse
but out to the Praed Street entrance
get Geoff a snack
what's the time, Geoff?
just over eleven minutes
i was here eight minutes twenty si - oh man!
did you stop for - and i went the wrong way
and you went the wrong way!
so it's still quicker, even if you go wrong
that's good to know!
yeah it's what i thought would happen actually
so, well done ...
what do you mean you went wrong? - i could have come up that street which would have been closer
you don't have Google Maps on your phone?
i went, i went one further
fair enough, alright - but never mind
quick debrief?
sure! - quick debrief
i win! - you do
even though i get the train, and you walk are you okay with walking?
i mean, should i walk next time?
i've been thinking about this - okay
so you have much longer legs than i do - this is true
a bigger stride - again, true
a quicker gait - yes
and i think if we're trying to give an average speed
expose, of ... is it quicker?
then you're average legs are a good ... - probably, Ok
to give an average sort of resukt
it's just that whilst we were doing that just now i thought of
a "can you walk faster than the Bakerloo line?"
and also i'm gong do "can you run", not you and i, 'cause i'm gonna get
we're gonna do can you Run faster than the District Line
the one i can't come up with is can you walk faster than the Victoria line?
i think the answer's "no" because the Victoria line in amazing
we're gonna have trouble thinking of Victoria and Jubilee
and examples
anyway, i went wrong and i still beat you
you did!
thank very much! see you next time ...