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TikTok users in Los Angeles are going viral for a bizarre new trend where they run into Scientology buildings to see how far they can get before being stopped and thrown out.

The clips, often filmed in Hollywood, show creators rushing through the front doors, sprinting down hallways, and sometimes even using skateboards to push deeper into the building. The goal is simple: make it as far inside as possible.

The challenge has quickly been dubbed the “Scientology run,” with users trying to one-up each other after one viral clip claimed to show the “deepest recorded run.”

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[–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The final boss is L. Ron Hubbard's head attached to a mech body.

[–] Maultasche@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I thought they put the head on a stick and hid it behind a giant skull wall

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 14 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

If there's one video of it, isn't it way too early to dub it a trend?

Anyway, I'm going for a dungeon level 3 run friday afternoon.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I'm seeing at least two in the article so you better be fast.

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 5 points 6 hours ago

I'm running so many blockers I didn't see there was a part 2. Had to deactivate the built-in tracker blocker and privacy badger to see it. 🥸

[–] tabris@lemmy.world 23 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

This isn't speedrunning, this is a Rogue-like.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

More like a Roguelite, since you retain the techniques you picked up in earlier runs 😉

[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Giving me Berlin Interpretation flashbacks

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I hope each one runs in there shouting "Shelly!? Where are you??!?!"

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 hours ago

Or something defamatory about Tom Cruise.

Remember: it's only slander if it's not true!

Alternative: distribute thousands of fliers with the contact info (professional, no doxxing) of good psychiatrists. Bonus points if they have experience in cult deprogramming.

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 hours ago

Prizes for spotting a celebrity or the magic infused electronics gear