136 points

Damn, I don’t think that’s mildly interesting at all. That’s a book I want to read

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/413371.Worldwalk

The book in question. He was housed by over 400 families while on his walk.

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29 points

Did the families take turns, or did they all walk with him?

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32 points

Their bodies formed the structure which housed him.

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13 points

Simultaneously, it inspired the Mortal Engines movie.

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8 points

Thank you!

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81 points

Welp there you have it. If you want to challenge his conclusion you must walk long and hit more countries than he did.

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83 points

That’s overkill. I only need a mile and his shoes.

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14 points

But then you don’t get to sing that 500 miles song. At least go 5 miles while muttering about multipliers between verses.

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0 points

It’s for the best, that song needs to fade from existence.

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Honestly it sounds more like he went in with a preconceived notion, received data that verified his preconceived notion was incorrect, and then told everyone his preconceived notion seemed correct.

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47 points

Sounds like he had three bad experiences over 4 years. That sounds like, on average, the world is not such a bad place.

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33 points

Or, you know, decided not to judge the entire human experience by the actions of a handful of individuals.

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4 points

There’s probably some wisdom in that, but unfortunately I can’t see it because my human experience sucks.

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I’m sorry that you’re dissatisfied with the scientific method of his experience of humanity, which sounds more like an art project than seeking research grants.

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7 points

Thanks for appreciating my humor.

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54 points

Wow even the guy that wanted to be the man that fell down at your door only walked 1000 miles. This is pretty hardcore.

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28 points

Probably just really wanted to escape Ohio.

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On April 14, 1970, during an 11g slingshot maneuver on the remote side of the moon on the Apollo 13 mission, Astronaut Jim Lovell achieved what every other person born in Ohio has always dreamed of:

Getting as far away as humanly possible.

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Michael Collins has him beat though because he got to do it alone in blissful silence, with nobody around to ask him if he’s working hard or hardly working.

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1 point

Going to be a lot more of those next year.

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32 points

People really will find any excuse to leave ohio

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I’ve been a bunch of places all over the world and I would agree. The world isn’t terrible.

All the assholes who live in it however…

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