Guy Walks Across America While Internet Sits and Watches

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While the rest of the Internet sat in our cozy desk chairs and stared at memes, YouTuber WalkUSA got up and walked across these old United States. The team's cheeky but inspiring stop motion video shows the walker, Mike, starting his journey in New York just below the Brooklyn Bridge and making stops in Washington DC, Mount Rushmore, Chicago, and a plethora of other iconic US spots before arriving at his destination, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Phew, that's about 3,000 miles!

But fear not, armchair travelers! Mike was actually escorted by a driver for this journey, and hopped out only to walk across select cities the team passed through, not the actual entire journey. By car, Mike and teammate Blake clocked in what Google Maps would consider roughly a 2 or 3-day ride; that same ride by foot would have taken a leisurely 39 days.

If you've got plans for your own 40-day-tour, WalkUSA's Google Map lists Mike's route, as well as teammate Blake's favorite stops along the way.

Here are the team's thoughts on a little Nevada town.

And here's commentary from an early leg of the journey in which Philly Cheesesteak is WalkUSA's sandwich of choice.

On their YouTube channel you can also watch a Behind-the Scenes and get a little background on the Woodstock, NY residents who enjoy Leo Tolstoy and manual transmissions when they're not walking impossible journeys.

Update: Team WalkUSA sat down with ABC News and shed a little light on their timeline and sponsor

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7.26.10

By HI ALL

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AWESOME,I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE! BUT WHAT WAS THE POINT? TO SHOW HOW CLEVER YOU CAN DO A VIDEO??

7.27.10

By Kennedy

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you mention 39 days to walk across the country. that is about 77 miles a day. I road my bike 4000 miles through Canada and the US 25 years ago on a ten speed and it took me 40 days including 7 days of rest....so 33 days of actual riding. No way someone can walk across the country in "a leisurly 39 days"!!

Do more research.

7.30.10

By ashleigh

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At 10 miles per day, that's 300 days... At 20 miles a day, that's 150 days... I don't know of anyone who can walk more than that, so how can this article say that it would be a "leisurely" 39 days to walk 3000 miles? Walking 77 miles a day is neither leisurely nor humanly possible... Well, I suppose anything is possible, but it's highly unlikely!

7.27.10

By ronald

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its fake his walking slow and its time laps an every day walk as usial love the song

7.27.10

By Scott

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Someone needs to do their math. It's impossible to drive from NY to CA in 2 days stopping constantly to shoot the video, get gas and eat. The video is only about 2 minutes long, but you have to factor in getting off the main highway, getting to the location, traffic, parking, etc, etc, for each shot. They'd have to be driving about Mach 1 (not really, but you understand) allowing for all the stops, and based on the number of different shots in this clip, Each minute they aren't driving raises the MPH speed they have to go to make the 2 day timeframe. Nice project, but not done in 2 days.