This analysis masterfully deconstructs childhood nostalgia by applying cold, scientific rigor to the whimsical chaos of Sodor. It serves as a fascinating, if morbid, bridge between fictional storytelling and the uncompromising laws of physics.
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Luckily, no one was hurt. Are you sure about that?
>> James's driver and fireman were feeling him all over to see if he was hurt.
>> Forget James being hurt. Driver and fireman would either be paralyzed or dead if the impact was strong enough to put James on his side.
>> But there was trouble ahead. Engines probably don't have seat belts, so a sudden impact at high speeds would likely throw them out of the cab or they would get beat up quite badly from being flung around in it.
Crew jumping out of an engine before impact is a common thing in this show.
While it may save their lives technically, they'd probably be pretty messed up for life from the injuries received from jumping out at over 70 mph. And the people in the brake van would be dead. No question.
Especially with an open cab of a tender engine like James, the crew could easily be flung out or smashed into the controls. At a speed like this, the survival odds are not too great.
>> Hello, he whistled.
In the Railway series, and apparently in a deleted scene, the driver was shown to have a big bump on his head. So, yeah, I'll count this.
I'd imagine they get burnt from that hot steam and also have some issues from inhaling all that soot. He jerked his driver off the foot plate. Probably a few bruises and broken bones from being jolted out of the cab.
>> The last load poured down. Hilt. I'm joking.
>> Thomas's crew were still in the cab.
They'd either get buried to death by the coal or get some pretty nasty health problems from inhaling all that dust.
>> Then bumped Percy's driver and firemen off the foot plate.
>> Crew would probably get a few broken bones and bruises from being thrown out of the cab. And if the driver landed in the position that he is shown in now, I can easily imagine a broken tailbone.
Just based on the speed Duck was going at and just the force of the impact. I mean, well, first of all, Duck would go right through the building. He wouldn't just stop. And even if he did stop right here, uh, that's probably going to cause death regardless. I mean, just the overall force, uh, the building collapsing. Yeah, not a great chance of survival. And I don't think they'd have to worry about the barber or being angry.
In the railway series, it said the signalman suddenly found himself on Donald's tender after being in the signal box. So based on that, you know, the collapsing building and force of the engine, I'd say there's a possibility of death.
>> The van's breaking.
And those would be the guard's last words before being crushed to death.
>> And shut his eyes.
The house rocked. The >> family would probably get pretty badly injured by the falling debris and would have other issues to worry about than their ruined breakfast. Also, if Thomas had no driver to stop him, he would probably go right through the house and keep going, crushing everyone in there.
Look out.
Percy's driver and firemen had jumped clear.
>> Again, injuries from jumping clear. An obvious death if there was a guard in the van or anyone who happened to be right next to the crash.
Injuries from inertia and inhaling all that lime. I'm not a chemistry expert, but I don't think inhaling that is good for you.
>> Percy gave them such a fright that >> people would be injured by falling debris. But it was too late.
>> Crew beaten up by the inertia of the crash >> and applied the brakes.
>> Probably some bad injuries from the inertia of the impact.
>> But it was too late.
>> If the crew didn't jump out, they probably have injuries from falling in the turntable.
They were just puffing out of the quarry when >> I debated putting this one in since I assume all the workmen got out safely.
But, you know, I'll put it in anyway, just, you know, cuz this rockfall could have easily killed multiple people. Just the amount of damage and carnage.
>> Applied the brakes, but it was too late.
>> There's probably more to worry about than being covered in fruit. If Percy went into that truck in front of him, the crew are probably going to go straight into the cab controls with busted noses and ribs.
>> Anything that Duke thought wrong.
Probably minor injuries like whiplash >> quite by accident.
Might get a few bad bruises or broken bones from that fall. I'd also worry about his male equipment getting messed up if he fell on Duke's funnel instead.
If the crew were still in the cab, they would probably get whiplashed and injured by flying debris.
Elephants are extremely dangerous animals, so it's likely someone could get attacked and killed, especially with them not being able to see.
>> Keep posted.
>> I think it's pretty obvious that Thomas's driver and fireman would have some really serious injuries, maybe even paralyzed.
>> And there was trouble.
Although the impact would be less as both trains were moving, the crew would probably get some bad bruises or whiplash.
There was an operator in Cranky at the time. He would most likely either be dead or paralyzed. Also, needless to say, the people in the shed would either be crushed by the ship or falling roof.
There is little chance the driver would survive that fall, especially considering that Lori probably doesn't have an airbag. He would not be thrown from the wreck. No chance. But if for some reason he was, he'd probably be paralyzed or dead.
One of the only episodes that actually shows the crew injured, though it would likely be more than shown. Also, with the speed Gordon was going at, he likely would have gone fully through the wall and down into the town below, which would lead to injury or death of not just the crew, but people down below, as well as damaged houses.
>> Oil splashed everywhere.
>> Never mind falling into the pond. I'm more concerned about that oil splashing on him. He'd probably get pretty badly burnt if it's from a hot steam engine.
I think kind of similar to Thomas in the special letter, this is going to cause serious injuries to the driver and fireman.
>> Freight car wouldn't move until Gordon forced it.
>> If this truck happened to fall on anyone, yeah, that's death. No question.
If the impact was strong enough to cause the outside of the coal mine to start collapsing, I think anyone inside the mine, there's not a great chance of survival.
Crew could easily drown after being sucked out of cab due to serious injuries, making it difficult to get to the surface again.
>> Then suddenly, it caught fire. If the fuel tanker was leaking, then it would likely leak flaming fuel onto the ground and cause a wildfire, which who knows how much damage it would cause. Also, smoke inhalation is probably a big issue, too.
>> But it was too late.
>> Sir Topham Hat would not be scolding Gordon's crew at the scene. They would either be in the hospital with bad injuries or they'd be choking from inhaling all that sand.
>> Disaster lay ahead.
probably some serious whiplash or broken bones. And Oliver would not just stop at the end of the shed. He would keep going. And he couldn't ask the conductor. He had jumped clear.
>> Guard would probably have a few broken bones from being thrown from Toad.
Assuming this ghost story was true, then there is no way that the crew would survive that fall.
Where do I start? Drivers would get injured from engines crashing, and if there were any crew near the shed, they would be crushed by the boulder, killed by flying debris, or killed by the explosion. If the shed exploded, there was probably some flammable substance in there. Also, if we take physics into account, the vioideuct would likely collapse from the boulder's weight, and no one would survive that fall.
Even if the boiler's heat kept him from getting hypothermia, they would easily suffocate from lack of oxygen and smoke inhalation.
>> He went off the rails at Bulgi's Bridge.
Percy's crew probably would have fallen out, getting serious injuries instead of the trucks.
If any workmen were near the accident, then they could easily be killed by the falling shed.
Hay would not soften the impact of a helicopter crash. Not taking into account the damage from the impact, Harold would likely catch fire or explode with little chance of pilot survival.
That rockfall would easily injure or kill people nearby, and Thomas's crew would get messed up from the impact.
>> "Oh no," he cried.
>> Even if Jack had safety cages in his cab, the driver would probably get a few minor bruises. But the broken plow hit the water tower.
>> Thomas's crew could get some bad injury if they happen to have any body parts sticking out of the cab.
Like Thomas and the Breakdown Train and the Flying Kipper, anytime an engine falls on its side, the crew is probably going to be very badly injured or killed.
>> And their mischief causes trouble as poor Henry found out.
>> We don't see this crash happen, but just based on how everything's laid out with the trucks and Henry, I think this is definitely going to cause some really bad injuries to the crew.
Ow.
>> Diesel's driver would be pretty beaten up, maybe with his head through the cab window. Not a great chance of survival.
Crash. Bang. Wallop with the balloon.
>> I would be concerned about the balloon going up in flames from James' boiler heat, killing everyone.
>> OH, HELP Gordon C. Going at that speed, the crew would likely get thrown out after the impact or crushed by Gordon.
The rest of the crashes would be very tame compared to that.
>> Who did Percy?
>> If the crew wasn't thrown from the cab or killed by the impact, they would be cooked alive by the boiling chocolate.
Bill's crew would be pretty messed up from the crash, getting whiplash or broken bones.
Whoa, said Thomas.
>> Needless to say, so many issues in real life. Thomas could derail. Jet engine could explode. Driver and fireman could be sucked out of the cab from that speed. All resulting in likely death.
>> Duncan's crew would probably drown from being stuck underwater if they weren't crushed to death.
Thomas's crew could die of suffocation from the dirt. Rocks began to fall, but Fergus was covered in rocks.
>> In the original video, I had this listed as death, but then I didn't realize it said Fergus's driver had jumped clear.
So, I'm going to put it in injury. But needless to say, if he was still on Fergus, yeah, that's death. No question.
>> And knocked Edward right off the track.
Edward's crew would probably get some bruises or broken bones from the engine falling on its side, >> but it was too late.
>> Especially with the driver peering out of the cab during the crash. He would be thrown from it and would die.
>> Was going.
>> Toby's crew would probably get pretty sore necks at the least from whiplash.
That was a loud crash.
>> I hope there was no one in that break van. They could die of being suffocated from the dirt.
>> Reneeas whoosh down the mountain like a roller coaster.
>> With the open coaches and no seat belts, I imagine at least one of the children would fall out in which going at that speed would likely kill them.
>> Toad's crew would get pretty messed up by him rolling on his side.
Thomas's crew would likely be severely injured or paralyzed.
At the speed Duncan was going, the crew would either get bad whiplash, bust their faces open on the cab, or be thrown out. That is, if the elephant did fly forward like it did in the episode, it could have easily tipped backwards instead and crushed Duncan and his crew.
Slid out of control into a deep snow drip. I highly doubt Elizabeth has airbags, so the driver would probably get some bad head injuries from the impact.
Thomas bumped straight into Percy and the bunting flew up into the air.
Typical injuries from inertia of that impact and Thomas, Percy, and who's ever in the coaches.
Birdie skidded all over the road. Since buses don't really have seat belts, I think that's probably going to cause some injuries to the passengers.
But he shunted the dining car so hard everything flew into the air.
>> I think anyone in that coach is probably going to have a pretty bad fall and get pretty beaten up. Not to mention all the dishes flying everywhere.
>> And soon it was.
Luckily, no one was hurt.
>> Uh, no. Contrary to the narrator's line, unluckily everyone would be hurt.
Seriously hurt. I mean, just look at the impact of this crash. The troublesome trucks hurdled into a sighting. They fifth and bashed the bumpers. I hope to God there was no workmen or anyone near that crash cuz if those pipes fall on him, that's going to kill him.
Percy's crew is going to get injured from the impact of that crash. While Gordon's crew, if they happen to be outside, yeah, if one of those tar barrels landed on them, that's probably going to kill them. Not to mention, uh, when guitar is carried like this, is it still hot? That's the case, even more so. You know, they get burned. They splash into the duck pump.
Even though this crash was pretty slow, I imagine the crew could still get injured from the derailment and also that flying debris. Coal poured out everywhere and all over Gordon, James, and Emily. That's going to cause some respiratory issues from inhaling all that cold dust were too heavy.
Based on the fact that the trucks broke apart when hitting Salty at that speed, I think Salty's crew, if they're in his cab, are going to get pretty badly injured from that massive jolt. Same thing with Thomas's. The coupling broke.
Thomas shot forward. Cocoa powder flew everywhere. I wasn't going to include this originally, but then just look at where these wooden planks land. Yeah, they pretty much land right on the workmen. That's got to hurt a lot. They spilled their drinks. I hope that's not boiling hot tea.
Also, this rockfall could definitely kill someone, but I'm not going to include it cuz it's clear that everyone was a safe distance away until it was too late.
That jam might as well be blood. Just the speed Gordon was going at and the sudden impact. Yeah, the passengers are going to be really seriously hurt and the driver and fireman could be killed.
I mean, they could be thrown out of the cab based on how he crashed.
>> But Scarloey was too excited to be careful.
>> Probably some minor injuries like whiplash to the crew, >> but it was too late. Any injury from crashing through that barrier would be pretty insignificant as the speed Neville was going at, he would probably go right off the bridge. And even if he didn't, the driver and fireman could still fall out and both could cause death.
Then there was another loud crash.
I love how we don't see any of the crashes in this episode, but just based off what we see from Emily's point of view, you can tell how violent it was.
The original crash itself was so violent that it could cause serious injury or death. But then there's the fallen telephone wires which could electrocute people to death. And then finally with Toby running over the wreck. I mean the death toll is going to keep rising.
Then there was trouble.
Dennis's crew could be injured from the inertia of the crash, but I'd also worry about carbon monoxide poisoning with all that smoke.
Also some respiratory issues from inhaling all that cold dust and suddenly the roof collapsed behind him. Like we've put upon Percy, it would be very easy for this mine to collapse on Duncan if he made a wrong move. And if the crew weren't killed by the collapsing mine, they could die from just being trapped in it. Too late.
Even though they crashed into soft snow, the fact that James derailed would probably cause some injuries to the crew. Kind of like Thomas Terrence in the snow. Reneeas raced right off the track. This is probably the closest we got to God's accident in the show. We don't know how far Reneeas went and what obstacles he ran into, like rocks, cliffs. The driver and fireman could be injured or killed by a whole load of things. Gordon hit the pipes with a loud crunch. Given how fast Gordon was going and the fact that he didn't try to stop, I think this derailment would be much more violent. Not only could he collide with the other engines, but just all those pipes being flung around, this could definitely cause several fatalities.
How on earth was Henry able to just resume his job after being put back on the rails? Especially based on how his tender decoupled. I think the crew could easily fall out in that crash and they could get seriously injured or even killed by being crushed. And he bumped straight into the back of Toby.
>> Thomas's crew could get some pretty bad whiplash. And then Toby's crew, if they were inside, might get some broken bones if they fell due to that jolt and biff into the buffers.
First, we've got more whiplash to the crew. And then they say this tank is full of toffee, but when toffee is a liquid like that, doesn't that mean it's boiling? That's going to burn the crew pretty bad.
Now, picture James' driver and firemen like this with their faces against the cab wall, and he biffed right into his lucky trucks.
>> Again, whiplash from the impact, although this one would be a lot milder.
He jumped and biffed into his flatbeds and even more whiplash.
>> Rusty jumped and he biffed his freight cars. I hope those bricks didn't hit anyone. That's going to hurt a lot.
>> Sir Handel biffed his freight cars in surprise. Flower flew up into the air.
That's quite a bad jolt. That'll probably injure the crew a little bit.
>> He dashed and flapped it so hard they burst through the bumpers, smashed through the oil drum, sat on the warp, and splashed into the canal.
That's a lot of flying objects. So, I imagine someone's going to get hit by those injuries from the jolt of crashing into that barrier.
As he raced straight into the buffers, I think Arthur's crew is going to have that same facial expression with sore necks from that very intense jolt into the buffers. Thomas bumped into bird.
>> I hope no one was hit by those falling boxes.
They crash through a snowbank.
>> I'm not a physics expert, but I think Duncan's weight could possibly tip M over the edge. And going down that distance is probably going to kill the driver. Oh my.
Probably some minor injuries to the crew if they were in Stephanie's cab.
>> It smashed into Emily.
>> Those chairs look very heavy. So that collision with the flatbed would probably cause a pretty big jolt to Emily's crew.
>> Thomas bash.
>> That impact sounds pretty painful to Diesel's crew.
>> And fifth to Mavis, who came off the rails.
>> That's probably going to cause some bruises to Mavis's crew if they were still in the cab. And I'd also worry about the guy washing her getting hit.
With a crash and a bang, Thomas and Diesel smashed Ari and Bert right through the back of the engine shed.
>> I think anyone who wasn't inside Aryan Bert's cab could definitely be killed from this impact. Not only from the falling shed, but also just being run over by Aryan Bert.
>> With a clang and a crash, Thomas plank off the rails. If Thomas's crew wasn't injured by the crash, which I think is unlikely, there's also a risk of being hit by those bricks.
Too late. Scarloey crashed into Duncan's cars. Scarloey bashed into Rusty's cars.
Both these crashes are going to cause some pretty bad bruises to Rusty Duncan and Scarloe's crew. There's also a risk of being hit by any falling objects.
>> And with a splash, a sploosh, and a splash. Honestly, this crash at the end would be a lot more tame than the others, so any injuries would be pretty minor.
I don't think Patrick has an airbag based on when all these vehicles were built, so I'd say there's a possibility of death from this crash or at least serious injury. But it was too late.
I know the narrator said that no one was hurt, but in real life, anyone in that shed would probably be killed, >> but it was too late.
>> Yeah, I think it's pretty obvious that this would cause fatalities in real life, even if they were inside the barrels. Yeah, I don't know how much they would be able to withstand that force. And not only that, but bricks are still falling after the accident and those could hit someone and kill him.
Max crashed into Monty and Monty crashed into the lightning tree. Double whiplash to both Max and Monty's drivers. Gave the freight cars an extra hard shunt and splattered down all over Thomas. First, there's injuries from the paint cans falling if anyone was outside. And I'd also worry about health effects from being covered in the paint. A biff.
When Harry saw James, he gave him a bump.
Diesels and the steamy bings gone all over the water tower.
The water tower crashed down across the runway.
>> If that water tower or debris fell on anyone, that's probably going to kill them.
>> Round the bend.
He toppled off the track.
>> That crash was so sudden and brutal.
Just the way he tipped over like that.
Honestly, I'd say there's a possibility of death if the driver and fireman got crushed by Thomas.
>> It smashed into the tower.
Has the tower crashed to the ground?
>> This is the calling all engines tower collapse magnified by like 10. This would definitely cause several fatalities. I mean, just look at where all the bricks landed and all the dust.
>> Thomas crashed straight through the block tunnels. Thomas landed in a pool of water. There are so many instances where people could die in this minehaft.
I mean, the mine collapsing, falling debris, crashing, drowning. Honestly, just being trapped in the mine like with Duncan. I'm surprised Thomas didn't sink on that object. He would probably be very heavy. But honestly, if I talked about every unrealistic thing in this mine scene, this video would probably go on for another hour.
>> Oh, Mr. Conductor, are you all right?
>> Humans aren't meant to disapp, so that's probably going to cause death. Okay, I'll give that one a pass. But I'm just going to quickly go through Magic Railroad, and I'm going to go with the assumption that all the engines have crew in their cab, despite the movie not showing any of them.
>> Oh, sorry. Bit of a duster.
>> Push that door.
>> Aha.
Hold it.
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