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Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Rings

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Skud
Skud Original post #1
Jun 23, 2011 at 9:54 PM
Got this news from HardOCP:-

[H]ard|OCP - Gamer Ships Himself Across Country in a Crate While Playing Game


And this is the original link from yahoo news:-

Man ships himself over 2,000 miles in wooden crate while playing online game - Yahoo! News


So one Jordan Wayne Long will be starting a 7-day long journey from Bald Knob, Arkansas to Portland, Oregon on 7th July in a small wooden box. During his venture, his only contact with the outside world would be through internet. Here's a pic:-

*www.hardocp.com/images/news/1308837151pdiHYslC7z_1_1_l.jpg

Image taken from HardOCP.

Obelix speak: This guy is crazy. :crazy:
doomgiver
Jun 23, 2011 at 10:02 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

not bad, all it needs is a food dispenser and a loo, and behold!!! the appartment of tomorrow today!!!
Skud
Skud #3
Jun 23, 2011 at 10:48 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

As long as the internet connection is on, who cares about other things! 7 days will be over in a flash. ;)
Vyom
Vyom #4
Jun 23, 2011 at 11:46 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

During his venture, his only contact with the outside world would be through internet.

Really? When did the technology of transporting food from the Internet came into existence? :blink:

And flushing wastes too?
Skud
Skud #5
Jun 24, 2011 at 12:18 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

That's what written in the links. What I get, food and water would most probably be packed inside the crate, don't know about flushing waste.

We will come to know on 7th of next month.
tkin
tkin #6
Jun 24, 2011 at 12:26 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

Where will the sh!t go? Is that bear grylls in disguise?
Faun
Faun #7
Jun 24, 2011 at 8:38 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

That's dumb.
Vyom
Vyom #8
Jun 24, 2011 at 8:40 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

Where will the sh!t go? Is that bear grylls in disguise?

^^ :rofl:
Maybe!!! :p
He may drink his own P**, but I seriously think, he doesn't eat THAT!!!!
KDroid
KDroid #9
Jun 24, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

^^ :rofl:
Maybe!!! :p
He may drink his own P**, but I seriously think, he doesn't eat THAT!!!!


:rofl:

Insane stuff! :p This guy just wants to make it to the news...
gagan007
gagan007 #10
Jun 24, 2011 at 1:17 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

absolutely.why else would someone do something stupid like this!
Vyom
Vyom #11
Jun 24, 2011 at 2:55 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

^^ Maybe because his MOM doesn't let him play games at home, and he wants to travel somewhere but save on the cost of ticket!
Killing two birds with one bullet?
tkin
tkin #12
Jun 24, 2011 at 3:58 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

^^ Maybe because his MOM doesn't let him play games at home, and he wants to travel somewhere but save on the cost of ticket!
Killing two birds with one bullet?
He should use that bullet to kill himself.
asingh
asingh #13
Jun 24, 2011 at 6:24 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

Wonder what his system configuration is.
gagan007
gagan007 #14
Jun 24, 2011 at 8:24 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

^^^ asingh a true geek :D

BTW how many of you can live like this? Not in a crate I mean but without any contact to any human being and just play your favorite game.
I know we have a thread where members mentioned how many hours they played non-stop. Some gentleman had a record 14 hr game session ;)
Tejas.Gupta
Jun 24, 2011 at 8:34 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

Lol ! Amazing :D
tkin
tkin #16
Jun 24, 2011 at 8:58 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

^^^ asingh a true geek :D

BTW how many of you can live like this? Not in a crate I mean but without any contact to any human being and just play your favorite game.
I know we have a thread where members mentioned how many hours they played non-stop. Some gentleman had a record 14 hr game session ;)
I once played for nearly 21 hrs straight and then got very sick, got a stomach upset that floored me for like a week or so, got massive dehydration as well, parents almost had to take me to a hospital, never again, body comes first.

Wonder what his system configuration is.
LOL, how about 3xGTX480, for heating, cause it will get cold in there? :grin:

Realistically it would be a very low end config, or the battery will run out very fast. Amd fusion?
Vyom
Vyom #17
Jun 24, 2011 at 9:30 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

BTW how many of you can live like this? Not in a crate I mean but without any contact to any human being and just play your favorite game.

I can live without any contact with human being. Just give me a computer with Internet! :))
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aby geek #18
Jun 24, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

i play 12 hrs plus daily on facebook ( coz mom cant see the game window. i scroll it down :D)
tkin
tkin #19
Jun 24, 2011 at 10:21 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

i play 12 hrs plus daily on facebook ( coz mom cant see the game window. i scroll it down :D)
Scary, what do people like about making farms? Why not a strategy game like Age of Mythology, its the baap of farmville.
sygeek
sygeek #20
Jun 25, 2011 at 12:12 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

Maybe I should try this.
Skud
Skud #21
Jun 25, 2011 at 12:41 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

Yeah, and post the pics at TDF exclusively. ;)
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aby geek #22
Jun 25, 2011 at 12:50 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

@ tkin arey nahin bhai farmville is bore i play dragons of atlantis , cafe world ,cityville,mafia wars,car town and empires and allies.
tkin
tkin #23
Jun 25, 2011 at 1:09 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

@ tkin arey nahin bhai farmville is bore i play dragons of atlantis , cafe world ,cityville,mafia wars,car town and empires and allies.
Sounds really exciting, the dragons of atlantis one, not the ville ones, care to try this HTML5 game out?
Canvas Rider

You need opera/chrome and a fast cpu though.
sygeek
sygeek #24
Jun 25, 2011 at 1:28 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

Sounds really exciting, the dragons of atlantis one, not the ville ones, care to try this HTML5 game out?
Canvas Rider
Almost identical to line rider.
tkin
tkin #25
Jun 25, 2011 at 1:35 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

Almost identical to line rider.
Its the HTML5 version of same game.
thetechfreak
Jun 25, 2011 at 9:47 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

This is pure insanity :D
anyways hats off to him :clap2:
comp@ddict
Jun 25, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

he went alone? shud have taken someone *ahem* with him, to keep him busy
Vyom
Vyom #28
Jun 25, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

he went alone? shud have taken someone *ahem* with him, to keep him busy

Maybe he has taken with him, whatever he wanted. "THE GAME!" What else??? :lol:
gagan007
gagan007 #29
Jun 25, 2011 at 12:11 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

For power supply he can't fully depend on battery..maybe he is carrying solar panels too
Piyush
Piyush #30
Jun 25, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

GOOD NEWS FOR WoW lovers

they just got 1 more new mission to do :lol: :lol:
Skud
Skud #31
Jun 25, 2011 at 12:31 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

lol :rofl:
spironox
spironox #32
Aug 21, 2011 at 10:02 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

power source ??

The crate itself will be powered by battery packs, allowing Long's computer setup to remain operational for the entire journey. As for creature comforts, there aren't many. There are just a handful of ways for Long to bend himself into the box, and as for restroom facilities, he notes simply "It's being outfitted to handle all my business."
Alok
Alok #33
Aug 21, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

He'll not take bath for 7 days. Crazy gaming:-D
Extreme Gamer
Aug 23, 2011 at 10:45 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

Maybe he will have $h!t **** powered car? The organic gases produced will power the engine :D
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yadpoc #35
Sep 6, 2011 at 1:48 PM
Re: Man shipping himself over 2000 miles in wooden crate while playing Lord of the Ri

this guy is setting a new definition of crazy :S. Why would you even do this for any other reason then making the news, or setting a record maybe :S