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[-] demonmittenhands@lemmy.world 186 points 7 months 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 7 months ago

Just go faster. I don't get it.

[-] superkret@feddit.org 98 points 7 months ago

Paint the skateboard red if you have to.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 51 points 7 months ago

Add a stripe. Maybe some speed holes.

[-] variants@possumpat.io 19 points 7 months ago

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

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[-] kyle@lemm.ee 18 points 7 months ago

Add a lightning bolt. Kachow!

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[-] Zron@lemmy.world 34 points 7 months 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 7 months 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 7 months ago
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[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 77 points 7 months 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 7 months 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 7 months ago

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

[-] figjam@midwest.social 17 points 7 months ago

I'll admit there is a part of me thats relieved.

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[-] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 66 points 7 months ago

“If Forrest Gump can do it, so can I”

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 50 points 7 months ago

Gump didn't even have a skateboard

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[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 48 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months 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 7 months ago

How does he use IG?

Assuming its not a parody.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 77 points 7 months ago

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

[-] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 54 points 7 months 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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[-] Xtallll 36 points 7 months ago

I feel like a longboard would be better for this.

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[-] Freefall@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months 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 7 months ago

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

[-] Infomatics90@lemmy.ca 27 points 7 months ago
[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 23 points 7 months ago

Not sure he does.

[-] xyz1195@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago

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

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[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

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

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months 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 7 months 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 7 months ago
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[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

Lol, what a country

[-] superkret@feddit.org 19 points 7 months ago

Which day is he realizing the Rockies exist?

[-] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

How is he planning on getting back?

Also, won't his wheels wear out?

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago

If someone thought it would take two weeks there would be no concern about wheels wearing out. They also wouldn't have the planning skills for a way home, becsuse how far could that be?

I'm assuming it is a parody account.

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