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submitted 4 months ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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 67 points 4 months ago

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

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 4 months ago

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

[-] 48954246@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Giving me Berlin Interpretation flashbacks

[-] RedSnt@feddit.dk 40 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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 26 points 4 months ago

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

[-] RedSnt@feddit.dk 12 points 4 months 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. 🥸

[-] underisk@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

i dont want to tell you how to live your life but you can just open it in a private tab next time and not have to disable a bunch of stuff.

[-] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 35 points 4 months ago

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

[-] Maultasche@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

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

[-] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

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

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 months 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.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

"where's the candy factory where Tom packs the fudge?"

[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 months ago

Prizes for spotting a celebrity or the magic infused electronics gear

[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Now thats just fun

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

huh, i wonder how far this will spread. one can only hope.

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