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[-] bstix@feddit.dk 2 points 6 days ago
[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Wow, seriously? What a trek.

[-] demonmittenhands@lemmy.world 186 points 1 month ago

Two weeks, huh? The US is around 3,000 miles from coast to coast, so that puts him over 200 miles skateboarding every single day... I'm not sure, but the person who didn't know mountains exist might be dumb.

[-] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 132 points 1 month ago

Just go faster. I don't get it.

[-] superkret@feddit.org 98 points 1 month ago

Paint the skateboard red if you have to.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 51 points 1 month ago

Add a stripe. Maybe some speed holes.

[-] variants@possumpat.io 19 points 1 month ago

he should have invest in a big red firework like the coyote

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[-] kyle@lemm.ee 18 points 1 month ago

Add a lightning bolt. Kachow!

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[-] Zron@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

200miles/8hours of skating straight means an average speed of 25 miles an hour.

Ambitious, considering the average speed of a skateboarder is closer to 10 miles an hour, but it could be possible if he was extremely fit, had unbreakable bones, and the US was a flat plane for 3000 miles like this guy thought.

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[-] aramis87@fedia.io 122 points 1 month ago

Apparently, Chad Caruso set the Guinness world record as the first person to skateboard across America in 2023, from Venice Beach to Virginia Beach. It took him 57 days to cover 3,162 miles, adventure adventure of 55 miles a day.

[-] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 63 points 1 month ago
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[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 107 points 1 month ago

Fun fact: mountains are big.

[-] Zwiebel@feddit.org 67 points 1 month ago

Not-so-fun fact: He'll have to be rescued with taxpayer money

[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 68 points 1 month ago

He has a skateboard though

[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

And the skateboard is the fastest way to get around Lego Island

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[-] superkret@feddit.org 34 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Boring fact: The highest pass he'll have to cross on his journey looks like this:

If he'll have to be rescued, then because someone ran him over.

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[-] kozy138@lemm.ee 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Another fact: Society failed to educate him properly using taxpayer money.

Perhaps society deserves to face the consequences of its actions.

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[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 77 points 1 month ago

One change of clothes for a 2-week trip... now that's a man's man!

I mean it's not extremely far off compared to Ultralight hiking, you can still be hygienic (like often washing clothes), of course though you're not winning parfume contests along the way... It's a tradeoff to make compared to having a lot of uncomfortable weight to carry around.

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[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 70 points 1 month ago

Almost certain they were playing it up and this is satire, sorry to spoil everyone’s fun. https://www.instagram.com/jaayfilms They started again on September 30 this year and are now in Missouri. If these content creators are good at one thing it’s creating a compelling narrative and this guy did it by getting himself called illiterate.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

Oh shit, he’s in the home state of illiteracy now

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[-] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 66 points 1 month ago

“If Forrest Gump can do it, so can I”

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago

Gump didn't even have a skateboard

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[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 48 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I met a guy like that in the 90's except he was on a lot of LSD and was making his way around the world. IDK if that was true but my buddy picked him up one night and we had a party with him and he cut his dreads off and burned them so a witch wouldn't get them. Good times!

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[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago

How does he use IG?

Assuming its not a parody.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 77 points 1 month ago

You'd be surprised how functional the illiterate can be.

[-] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 54 points 1 month ago

When I first moved to Japan, I had to use lots of websites that used untranslatable images (not text, like png or whatever and google lens was not a thing). I got help a few times and memorized what clicking on an area did more than even what the image was (which would change sometimes). This is how I got by with ATMs and various websites for quite a while. It works until something changes. Today, screen readers, google lens, and other things exist to help as well.

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[-] vormadikter@startrek.website 39 points 1 month ago

Cant seem to find this dude on ig, there are just too many that tried to cross the usa with a board.

Does someone have a link to this specific persons ig? That would be great, thanks.

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Reverse image search brings up this image:

Which goes here: https://www.instagram.com/jaayfilms

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[-] jBlight@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago

I'm not great at this, but from the original x post, I think his handle is @jaayfilms

The news report video says he dropped out of HS. I couldn't find where he got that he's illiterate, thought this would take two weeks and didn't know about the mountains... But I honestly didn't dig much after haha. If someone else finds it, please let me know. I just want to read that comment thread haha

[-] Xtallll 36 points 1 month ago

I feel like a longboard would be better for this.

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[-] Freefall@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

That voter is gonna learn some stuff.

I was not surprised by the presence of a giant cross necklace.

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[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

Well, if you're following him, did you bring more clothes? Maybe you can lend him some.

[-] Infomatics90@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 month ago
[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 month ago

Not sure he does.

[-] xyz1195@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago

That guys vote counts the same as yours. Just saying.

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[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

How many skateboard wheels are needed for a 3000 mile trip?

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

Not many sites seem to deal in distance when talking about replacing skateboard wheels, but I was able to find this:

https://skateboardscan.com/skateboard-wheels-last/

So according to that he'd need 10-30 sets of skateboard wheels to cross the country.

Of course if you're just riding on the side of highways in a straight line forever you could probably get a little more out of them since you're not doing any precision work or tricks.

[-] bstix@feddit.dk 30 points 1 month ago

Chad Caruso did it last year using just one set of wheels. New record too (57 days).

https://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2023/05/22/how-chad-caruso-skated-across-america/

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[-] bstix@feddit.dk 17 points 1 month ago
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[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

Lol, what a country

[-] superkret@feddit.org 19 points 1 month ago

Which day is he realizing the Rockies exist?

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