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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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[–] tabris@lemmy.world 37 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Giving me Berlin Interpretation flashbacks

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 25 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days 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 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 9 points 5 days 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. 🥸

[–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Maultasche@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

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

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

Now thats just fun

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

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 9 points 5 days ago

Prizes for spotting a celebrity or the magic infused electronics gear