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[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 63 points 10 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] superkret@feddit.org 34 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] Skunk@jlai.lu 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Meanwhile a normal mountain pass in the normal world:

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

That's just the section of the map for drift challenges

[–] nave@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 10 months ago

Probably that the US is No. 1 in paving straight over every available surface. And that they will move mountains to do it apparently.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Do you see the picture? What's confusing to you?

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Could also get snowed in somewhere or unable to get to shelter during a major storm.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean he should get to the East Coast around 70 days from now, what are the chances he'll see snow before January 30th. Guess he can turn around and ride back through the Appalachian Mountains in February. No snow there right?

[–] kozy138@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

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

Perhaps society deserves to face the consequences of its actions.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 16 points 10 months ago

I agree with you and have even more to add -

Even more fun fact - the taxpayer money that will likely eventually be used to rescue this person, potentially saving their life, is an infinitesimal waste compared to so very many other things. I'm not ever going to shame someone or expect them to be billed/prosecuted/etc for their rescue unless they criminally broke the law in order to arrive at that state. (and maybe not even then)

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can only teach someone as much as they're willing to learn.

[–] Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

You’ve hit the nail on the head there. They didn’t teach him.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For what its worth: He made it to NY today. No rescue required. The community helped him out along the way.

https://nypost.com/2024/12/14/us-news/social-media-stars-roll-in-times-square-after-skateboarding-across-us/

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Awesome! I'm glad they made it. I'd never dare to set off like that without a huge backpack stuffed with a week's worth of food