i dont have a problem with any "record" that can be reasonably proven to have happened. if Guinness wants its book to be written a certain way then so be it. but not being accepted by them does not remove even 1% of Ed's achievement. it sounds like Guinness wants there to be more of an athletic and luck based record for this category. making it tens of thousands of miles with no injury that downs you for more than 2 weeks requires considerable luck. taking breaks like Ed did lets your body heal and reduces chance of injury, waiting out the winter removes tons of risk. these things i am perfectly fine with. imho this record is more about mental toughness and less about athleticism and luck.
You literally wrote, stared in, filmed, edited and published your own world record. I don't need anyone else to say you hold this world record. Congrats and very well done.
Yes exactly what I was telling people. How many actual miles did he do going back and forth for those killer long distance shots. Whole lot more then just around the world
@@mrstrong5695 not irrelevant for those who do ultimately want the verifiable record. But the record isn't the be-all-end-all, Ed did ultimately opt to ignore 2 of their criteria to give the ride genuine meaning and ensure his safety, which is more important. While I think 2 weeks is short considering the scale of the journey, passing through the antipodal points for me would be the minimum criteria to really say you cycled around the world, otherwise you could just end up wobbling through a single hemisphere in a 'sort of' loop and miss out on so many precious sights.
Guinness World records is absolute trash now. Maybe it has always been. Their "World record" for the longest phone call is 40 hours. Mate, most people I know on Discord have had calls longer than that.
elevatorz it’s not like he’s heart broken he’s just saying that it kinda sucks that he didn’t get the Guinness record and he’s just showing us the Guinness is kinda a b****
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@@Death_Korps_Officer Technically you can use the wrong formula and get the right answer given the right numbers, but otherwise if it were to be +/-1 off, the formulas would give completely different numbers, happened 3 times in my math class, and 5 times in physics/astronomy. That was like 10 years ago, and I can't remember what the numbers and formulas were. XD Just think about plotting 2 lines on a graph, unless they are parallel, they will cross at some point, and it is at that point where you get the right answer using the wrong formula.
Ed, seriously that's one of the most epic solo adventures undertaken by any human. Guinness is unimportant, the journey counts for so much more. Kudos to you fella, awesome work.
What a relief it must be to ride bicycle after years on a unicycle. Thanks for sharing an incredible adventure of yours. Regardless of whether Guiness acknowledges it or not, it is surely a feat to be proud of. Stay safe on the roads and pedal on!
"I take pride in knowing that apart from the watery bits, there is an unbroken tire track around the planet" Man that puts things into perspective, what a quote. Great job.
I have little or no time for Guinness world records, it is a money making organisation that is in existence for its own sake not that of true record breakers like Ed you are a record breaker without any doubt. Well done for raising so much money for a very worthy charity and sharing your experiences with us all on RUclips!
Well in all honesty, you can't really say some of the holders value their lives or enjoy their lives. Like longest nails, I can't imagine living with that. Just having these massive hard structures constantly hanging from your fingers. Is it really that worth it?
I am glad there are some people as genuine as you are still left. A lot of people would only do this for the record. You made an amazing journey out of it. Turned it into a seemingly incredible experience. One of the best moments to show this was when you were less than 80 miles to the end of the USA trip. You could have done the rest in a day, but instead you met up with your parents and made awesome memories with them in Philadelphia. That is the content I like to watch and follow.
Knowing early on that you weren’t going to fit the criteria of an “official” world record but finding the grit to carry on takes much more determination. Carrying on to complete your own journey and your own story is much more rewarding. Well done Ed Well DONE!
*wonder how many exceptionally rare Poke'mon are to be found in the most remote regions of the earth that exist only there and nowhere else?* *for those interested there are many very excellent YT videos that cover this topic...well worth the effort to watch*
Ed thank you for sharing your story and Wally! Also for experiencing life and taking the time to do so. You don't need the world record. The world record needs people like you!
Ed Pratt: Unicycles around the world and almost loses his life trying to get a world record Some random dude: Snorts 3 bottles of ketchup in one minute and gets a world record
The snorting of 3 bottles also risk you to bodily injury. Stop comparing him to other world record holders, it is an insult to people who genuinely feel accomplished with the record.
Why are people acting so stupid about this, he didn't get hit by a surprise twist he purposefully abandoned the record attempt as he decided he was not capable of it. What he did is still amazing, but Guinness haven't done anything wrong here. They didn't refuse to give him a record, he chose not to pursue the record.
Guiness quite literally is currently allowing a widely known as fake record into there books, Everyone is already pissed at them and then they’re saying “Hurr durr you stayed still to long” to someone who actually accomplished something because guiness has arbitrary rules for unnecessary reasons. The amount of hate they’re getting is 100% there own fault.
@@wyterabitt2149 The weird 14 day rule and Guiness allowing cheaters to submit world records are what people are upset about. They could have allowed situations, such as dangerous conditions, visiting potential touring spots, having fun, etc.
Great to see a young dude who thinks outside the box and has the guts and determination to pull off his dream. You are an inspiration to others. Well done!!!
This was one of the great things about that Survivorman show from back in the 2000s. Because, unlike Bear Grylls, he was actually out there solo without a camera crew. He has tons of shots of him walking a ridge line or into the distance, and it was only after they showed a (timelapsed) shot of him coming back for the camera afterwards that I realized what he was actually having to do for those shots! The guy was a machine.
Thank you for your videos. Your channel just popped up of nowhere in my recommendation feed and interested into unicycle theme. After the week of watching a bunch of videos about unicycling i decided to buy used unicycle for 100$ and I'm learning how to ride it almost a week and I'm enjoying the process of learning this kind of skills which needed to ride an unicycle. Honestly, I don't regret that I bought this cuz I'm already had funny and wholesome moments when I was trying to ride it. This thing has paid off by emotions and memories already. Thank you again Ed Pratt for your videos about unicycling, they helped me very much.
Mate you totally did the right thing. The time spent with people is far more important. I'm sure your experience was much richer because of it. Experiencing life is what we are here for not setting records. I'm sure you have and will continue to inspire others to challenge themselves. Well done lad.
Amazing man. You still did that and doesn’t need a piece of paper to say that. More than that you did travel all around the world by most economic and environment free way
For those of you saying, "he got/deserved the record anyway"... you're completely missing the point! The point is that it's *better* that he didn't get the record because it means he lived his own life, made his own choices, and made the journey *for himself*. If you're stuck thinking "he deserves the record" you're stuck thinking "other people's metrics are more important than your own". Imagine if he followed the rules precisely and then at the end said, for example, "yeah, I did it... but I just wish I'd spent more time with that lovely girl I met ... I regretted that decision every single day of my last 630 days ... and for what? A record that no-one's ever going to look up?!" And then he'd give the advice, "If you ever consider doing such a thing, make sure you do it for you, not for the record. It's what I should have done".
@@EdPratt Wow! I'm really flattered by the reply. Thank you. And I'm sure you hear this all the time but watching your videos has really inspired me. Well, not just inspired me, it's changed my life's direction. I'm not going to unicycle round the world, but I am going to bicycle "far". I've always wanted to do it but got caught in the panic loop. Your videos, your manner, and particularly your cost break down made me see how doable it all is. And pleasant! I'll just cycle and enjoy me. And when things go wrong, I'll find solutions. I'm currently in the process of packing up my life to leave, so it really is beyond "inspired". Thanks. You're marvellous.
Having a Guinness record is as valuable as you make it to be, their records are not "official", no such thing exists. I'm just not sure it's necessarily better, but I agree Guinness is just a private company and they don't owe you a record even if people think you deserve it. Same with stuff like the modern Olympics, some people spend a life time trying to achieve a medal, but is it worth it? And we agree, that's the actual question, indeed.
He did get the record. Only not according to Guinness. Who cares. They are not God or something. They should stick to people fitting most matches in their nose or making the worlds biggest marshmallow.
What an amazing video you have made here, it has brought me to tears twice now and I'm not even done watching. I am so inspired by your journey and at least a part of that pride I am feeling comes from you not letting Guinness tell you how to conduct your adventure! Stay safe I always say, you made the right call in my book every day of the week. Who even cares about some dying corporation that only cares about pumping out low quality books every single year to keep the profits rolling in. Stay true to your heart ED, I love this kinda stuff :)
I am extremely glad you made this trip your own and didn't just go balls-out to get the Guinness. You're an extremely admirable person, Mr Edd, and I have been greatly enjoying your travels over the past few months during my own travels. Cheers
You may have not gotten the Guinness record but I would say you did very much officially unicycled around the world! Thank you for sharing your journey with us! You are a lovely fellow Ed :D
There's a nice youtube channel of a couple cycling for 10 years around the world. They're currently stuck somewhere in Africa ruclips.net/channel/UC8bM_y2J-rhv1FL3hdP2VSA
Guiness has shown time and time again they care more about money than amazing feats such as yours! I think both you and Wally should both be recognised as having officially unicycled the world!
Guinness: "Here's your world records for sitting in beans for 2 weeks." Also Guinness: "When Unicycling around the earth you can NOT step down once or it will not count. Sorry, bud."
I was always impressed that you always went back to wherever you got picked up from for whatever reason. Never realized initially you had the goal of a Guinness World Record but makes sense. Wonder how they up come up with the rules for a given record. Fell like you and Wally should be mentioned as record holders! Look forward to the interview.
I would question what it means to “officially” unicycle around the world. Who said that Guinness has control over what that means? In my head you officially cycled around the world in that you drew a line with your unicycle around the world. 😂 Doesn’t get more official than that tbh.
Obsidian Breaker did I mention the “Guinness World Record” in my comment? Or are you adding that bit in for me? (That’s called a straw man btw). I only said I still count it as “official”. Chill your beans.
@@Fogmeister broken's point was you personally don't make it official. Alan's point was all those newspapers saying he did it does. So he is official, but you saying so is only part of the reason it is true. Everyone else who says he did it are the other parts, even if he doesn't get the plaque from Guinness. And you did mention Guiness in your comment.
You had more adventures in 3 years than people during their lifetime!! That's awesome!! I Love traveling and absolutely adore your adventure videos!! Please carry on and keep us posted!!
Kind of weird that they didn't acknowledge it with all those rules. Why not acknowledge it and let someone else try to do it in fewer days. After all, you did unicycle around the world, just in a longer timeframe than anticipated.
The number of days part sounds reasonable, but I think the antipodal points are probably necessary requirements to prevent abusing the distance guidelines.
@@josephwilson3180 I dunno, it sounds needlessly restrictive, and a different rule that captures a similar spirit would probably be better. Only a tiny part of the world's land has an antipodal point that is also land. So it pretty much forces you to have one of the following pairs of places in your trip: Spain/New Zealand, greenland/antarctica (probably not a valid option), or China/Indonesia with South America.
WOLFBORN What is weird here...by his own admission he did not follow the rules, therefore no record. FFS you cannot make your own rules and expect a prize.
"A participant should not remain stationary for 14 days" What did stationary mean? If you moved a house down the street once per week, does that count as stationary?
It could be like not attempting to make progress, and the progress would probably have to be done by unicycling. Soo i don't think you could just move a house down the street and say you made progress
Firemaster 273 I think it means stationary all together for 14 days it’s stupid though because winter and all that. What are you supposed to do, you value your life right? Guinness sucks big pp
@@playamcnugeegames8267 Not trying to start an arguement but if your talking literally stationary, you aren't moving at all. I don't think you can just move a house a day like Juanito is saying and call that progress. You're still pretty much in the same place for those 14 days of moving house to house. But on the note of risking your life, well i don't think they care, it's a world record so you either get it or your don't
Honestly..... I respect you more for taking the opportunity and actually enjoying it. You lived the dream. There is so much more that I want to know about this trip.
You are the kind of guy to start a business and be successful in it. I've always been a firm believer that only people who can master themselves are the ones who can push themselves to start businesses and actually see it to completion
Rules and regulations are the only things that keep us from anarchy and corrupt people from killing off more than half of us. Or would you prefer to die of cancer due to having asbestos in your buildings again?
But asbestos in buildings across the country across the world should be paid for by the government to be removed with government employees as they made a fortune out of taxing the companies that produced it
@@leslierhodes5467 As opposed to the billions the companies who made the products made off us selling us products THEY KNEW were bad for us, while they tried to suppress data that showed it was? Get a brain.
That was a great video Ed. Turning an adventure that started out so small in scope into something much greater. I am happy you followed your heart. You seem very collected and the fact that you chose the journey over the destination at such a young age is really refreshing. Your a pretty awesome guy.
You are wise beyond your years, Ed. You are Maslow's fully self-actualized man. You have given us so much and I thank you for it. Keep on keepin' on. All our lives are the better for it.
Thanks for taking us along on your journey around the world! : ) You got a far better education by traveling the world and being on your own 2 feet (well one wheel) ; ) ... your mental strength, physical strength, motivation, commitment is commendable. You definitely have the world record, acknowledged by Guinness or not! Human being pushed to it's limits. Kudos.
First person to eat 5 Cheetos while biking - Guiness : Yeah this deserves a record. First person to ride unicycle around the world. Guiness : Nah this doesn’t count
Your story is unofficially very inspiring for a person like me, who have started living life without worrying about official stuff and more willing to experience life as it comes compared to my own earlier days. 👍👍👍
What does one do now after this grand ride has been completed? Thank you for all that you did to provide a presentation to the rest of us about ... life!
Congratulations for something that most people can barely even dream of! Also, congrats on taking the fact that you didn't get the record in such stride, unlike others around here.
But Wally, the guy who did it decades ago, probably didn't take a six month long vacation and would have finished his journey sooner. So in your eyes, Ed didn't make or break any record.
@@blindedjourneyman. I changed my view on it. Actually, Wally hadn't travelled the length of the equator. Ed did and he travelled about twice the distance covered by Wally. So both achieved different feats, greater than anything done before them.
I absolutely love your attitude about not reaching the Guinness World Record!!! Well done on your adventures though, I have thoroughly enjoyed watching them!! All the best.
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Guinness to me is for people who want to sit in a bath of beans for a week. What you did Ed, was far greater than that.
Haha, well put!
@@SPASMODICIND best comment on RUclips
Too true!
i dont have a problem with any "record" that can be reasonably proven to have happened. if Guinness wants its book to be written a certain way then so be it. but not being accepted by them does not remove even 1% of Ed's achievement. it sounds like Guinness wants there to be more of an athletic and luck based record for this category. making it tens of thousands of miles with no injury that downs you for more than 2 weeks requires considerable luck. taking breaks like Ed did lets your body heal and reduces chance of injury, waiting out the winter removes tons of risk. these things i am perfectly fine with. imho this record is more about mental toughness and less about athleticism and luck.
bloody hell mate, that was well said
You literally wrote, stared in, filmed, edited and published your own world record. I don't need anyone else to say you hold this world record.
Congrats and very well done.
Yes exactly what I was telling people. How many actual miles did he do going back and forth for those killer long distance shots. Whole lot more then just around the world
@Scentisky Fortenine Well put.
Totally agree, Guiness has just revealed itself to be irrelevant unfortunately
@@dougthompson3396 than*
@@mrstrong5695 not irrelevant for those who do ultimately want the verifiable record. But the record isn't the be-all-end-all, Ed did ultimately opt to ignore 2 of their criteria to give the ride genuine meaning and ensure his safety, which is more important. While I think 2 weeks is short considering the scale of the journey, passing through the antipodal points for me would be the minimum criteria to really say you cycled around the world, otherwise you could just end up wobbling through a single hemisphere in a 'sort of' loop and miss out on so many precious sights.
*Eats 5 burgers in 10 minutes*
Guinness world record: *Y E S*
*Cycles 35K Kilometres on a unicycle*
Guinness world records: *N O*
@That one guy you wish you were post a 10 minute video with 6 mc Donald big macs and eat them with in 10 min and I belive you
Duck Matt stonie could eat 20 Big Macs in 10 mins
@@animatorapocalypse6795 i saw that vid and it was hella impressive XDD
@@animatorapocalypse6795 true
@@animatorapocalypse6795 that guys is a food competitor not some random dude lol,i can see why the dude not believe it lol
Who even needs Guinness' validation when litterally everyone else can just look up RUclips videos about huge impressive feats such as this?
Im pretty sure theres a money prize
Get Fnsed Then the worlds tallest person would get money just for being tall?
Guinness World records is absolute trash now. Maybe it has always been.
Their "World record" for the longest phone call is 40 hours. Mate, most people I know on Discord have had calls longer than that.
@@BierBart12 i'm guessing that for Guinness they have certain guidelines on what qualifies for a record like that, but I agree with you
elevatorz it’s not like he’s heart broken he’s just saying that it kinda sucks that he didn’t get the Guinness record and he’s just showing us the Guinness is kinda a b****
RUclips: Do you think unicycles are cool?
Me: No...
RUclips: Wanna watch a video about a guy who unicycled around the world?
Me: Absolutely
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Guinness is like that one math teacher that gets mad at a student for getting the correct answer while using the wrong formula
*different. If you get the correct answer, it wasn't a wrong formula to begin with.
Bingo Bango No if you use a completely different way unrelated to the unit to solve a problem then they could get mad
@@Death_Korps_Officer Technically you can use the wrong formula and get the right answer given the right numbers, but otherwise if it were to be +/-1 off, the formulas would give completely different numbers, happened 3 times in my math class, and 5 times in physics/astronomy. That was like 10 years ago, and I can't remember what the numbers and formulas were. XD
Just think about plotting 2 lines on a graph, unless they are parallel, they will cross at some point, and it is at that point where you get the right answer using the wrong formula.
@@Trainboy1EJR hahaha
@@totozhu4543 right but guiness doesnt care if ur safe while doing it
As far as I am concerned, Ed definitely has the world record, Guinness or not.
What about the other guy that did it before? Wasn't he faster and first^^
Being first, or faster, are separate categories just like videogame speedruns have their own.
Dont gat the money tho
Record for what?
You don't need Guinness for the Record
Personal rules > Guinness' Rules
MY LIFE MY RULES
I like your profile pic of the forerunner
Perfect!
@@feelinghealingfrequences7179 Yea? See how that works for you when you start breaking government rules, idiot.
@@shawnpitman876 🙄
Ed, seriously that's one of the most epic solo adventures undertaken by any human. Guinness is unimportant, the journey counts for so much more. Kudos to you fella, awesome work.
“Somebody get this man a world record.”
hello fellow hxh fan
Yea
@@tarambukis-c2q hello :]
oh my god so many hxh fans-
@@tarambukis-c2q besides that; hello fellow Spongebob fan
They reinstated Billy Mitchell's high scores, so their records mean nothing now anyway
amen brother. Be careful. If Billy hears his name he'll sue. LMAO
Wow, Guinness World Records is officially trash.
@@RickGamesNow I'll take that 1,000,000 now.
When’s photoshopping a pic of a dk machine and then bribing Guinness to bop Billy
What happened?
What a relief it must be to ride bicycle after years on a unicycle. Thanks for sharing an incredible adventure of yours. Regardless of whether Guiness acknowledges it or not, it is surely a feat to be proud of. Stay safe on the roads and pedal on!
"I take pride in knowing that apart from the watery bits, there is an unbroken tire track around the planet" Man that puts things into perspective, what a quote. Great job.
ikr it’s mind blowing
wtf, as soon as i saw this he said exactly that
@@bedfastlamb Well, that's probably because I'm a wizard duh.
Ed: *cycles around the world*
Guiness: no you didn't because you stayed still too long.
He basically cycled halfway around the world twice.
With a long break in between and going to random places.
@@astroknight5 two half circles make a whole circle.
@@astroknight5 "No I didn't eat a whole cake, I ate half of a cake twice."
@@Treblaine at two separate parties...
@@awesome7732 did he leave earth and go half way around another planet? No, he went the whole way around earth.
I have little or no time for Guinness world records, it is a money making organisation that is in existence for its own sake not that of true record breakers like Ed you are a record breaker without any doubt. Well done for raising so much money for a very worthy charity and sharing your experiences with us all on RUclips!
"I took a train and waited out the winter"
me: ahh so you didn't get the record because you value your life, fair enough.
Well in all honesty, you can't really say some of the holders value their lives or enjoy their lives. Like longest nails, I can't imagine living with that. Just having these massive hard structures constantly hanging from your fingers. Is it really that worth it?
@@sugarkitty2008 its worthit for bragging rights
@@purpledefaultpfp6233 No it really isn't. If you tell that to anyone who isn't a small child, they would look at you in disgust.
Heindrich Pepler Yes but no
Well technically he could just cycle a mile and then go and wait for another 14 days.
can't imagine how ripped his legs are After 3 years of leg day. Definitely should build some muscle in the arms. To even it out
He won't be that ripped, more likely very lean muscles like any distance cycling.
He must have an amazing core tho.
leg year*
LeDore38 5 hour plank
kiwi with a kiwi forgot the S
@@kiwiwithakiwi7050 leg years*
Im glad you did this before covid.
Love it!!! 🙏🏻
Make him a unicycle
Make him a unicycle that can cut paper
Make him a "Epic gamer" unicycle
Make him a zweicycle
The real one???
Imagine in the middle of the desert your riding your car on a deserted road with no cars in sight to find a man unicycling...
you're*
Bro turn the gas..
Why?
Just turn the fuking gas!!!
@@ploperdung Your*
@@ploperdung his comment is correct
@@ploperdung ur the one wrong here
I am glad there are some people as genuine as you are still left. A lot of people would only do this for the record. You made an amazing journey out of it. Turned it into a seemingly incredible experience. One of the best moments to show this was when you were less than 80 miles to the end of the USA trip. You could have done the rest in a day, but instead you met up with your parents and made awesome memories with them in Philadelphia. That is the content I like to watch and follow.
Knowing early on that you weren’t going to fit the criteria of an “official” world record but finding the grit to carry on takes much more determination.
Carrying on to complete your own journey and your own story is much more rewarding. Well done Ed Well DONE!
Imagine he played Pokémon go, that would be an insane amount of eggs hatched
*wonder how many exceptionally rare Poke'mon are to be found in the most remote regions of the earth that exist only there and nowhere else?*
*for those interested there are many very excellent YT videos that cover this topic...well worth the effort to watch*
Scott Mantooth yeah!
@@scottmantooth8785 any links no idea what to search and I'm lazy
@@scottmantooth8785 .
@@scottmantooth8785 yes please, I also dont know what to search. Links?
Ed thank you for sharing your story and Wally! Also for experiencing life and taking the time to do so. You don't need the world record. The world record needs people like you!
Ed Pratt: Unicycles around the world and almost loses his life trying to get a world record
Some random dude: Snorts 3 bottles of ketchup in one minute and gets a world record
The snorting of 3 bottles also risk you to bodily injury. Stop comparing him to other world record holders, it is an insult to people who genuinely feel accomplished with the record.
Spring bruh
He did not almost loose his life
Spring it’s just a joke dude
its idiotic to do that.
Mate it’s official in everyone’s else’s eyes, except Guinness, so screw them! ✌🏻
Why are people acting so stupid about this, he didn't get hit by a surprise twist he purposefully abandoned the record attempt as he decided he was not capable of it.
What he did is still amazing, but Guinness haven't done anything wrong here. They didn't refuse to give him a record, he chose not to pursue the record.
wyterabitt well I guess people are mad cause they let some person cheated in a world record but Guinness still let him through. I think.
Guiness quite literally is currently allowing a widely known as fake record into there books, Everyone is already pissed at them and then they’re saying “Hurr durr you stayed still to long” to someone who actually accomplished something because guiness has arbitrary rules for unnecessary reasons. The amount of hate they’re getting is 100% there own fault.
@@pandemonium2536 yes and 50% of the records are fake
@@wyterabitt2149 The weird 14 day rule and Guiness allowing cheaters to submit world records are what people are upset about. They could have allowed situations, such as dangerous conditions, visiting potential touring spots, having fun, etc.
Great to see a young dude who thinks outside the box and has the guts and determination to pull off his dream. You are an inspiration to others. Well done!!!
8:47 you ever think about how he needs to stop, set up the camera, ride in front of it, go back and take the camera with him? Lmao 😂
Drones exist
who controled it then
An AI, they exist :P
@@zxow remote controls exist?
This was one of the great things about that Survivorman show from back in the 2000s. Because, unlike Bear Grylls, he was actually out there solo without a camera crew. He has tons of shots of him walking a ridge line or into the distance, and it was only after they showed a (timelapsed) shot of him coming back for the camera afterwards that I realized what he was actually having to do for those shots! The guy was a machine.
I have to imagine the only way this could be any easier than cycling around the world is maintenance.
Half as many tires to mess up...
I’m sure there’s other things that make it harder though.
@Awoootism ah yes the free visa you get from getting a bike
@@plasmanova6275 how can you misreaf that so hard?
Thank you for your videos. Your channel just popped up of nowhere in my recommendation feed and interested into unicycle theme. After the week of watching a bunch of videos about unicycling i decided to buy used unicycle for 100$ and I'm learning how to ride it almost a week and I'm enjoying the process of learning this kind of skills which needed to ride an unicycle. Honestly, I don't regret that I bought this cuz I'm already had funny and wholesome moments when I was trying to ride it. This thing has paid off by emotions and memories already.
Thank you again Ed Pratt for your videos about unicycling, they helped me very much.
Imagine the miles this guy got in pokémon go.
7000 of the same pokemon candy
Chris Ng that depends on the type of Pokémon like to get 1 eevee candy you need to walk 5 km but to get 1 geodude candy you only need to walk 1 km
SpiffyYt - Brawl Stars Pokémon and brawl stars GANG 😉
@@unnainfiltre2429 more like 9 yr old gang
i thought pokemon go measured in kilometers
Mate you totally did the right thing. The time spent with people is far more important. I'm sure your experience was much richer because of it. Experiencing life is what we are here for not setting records. I'm sure you have and will continue to inspire others to challenge themselves. Well done lad.
Amazing man. You still did that and doesn’t need a piece of paper to say that.
More than that you did travel all around the world by most economic and environment free way
For those of you saying, "he got/deserved the record anyway"... you're completely missing the point!
The point is that it's *better* that he didn't get the record because it means he lived his own life, made his own choices, and made the journey *for himself*.
If you're stuck thinking "he deserves the record" you're stuck thinking "other people's metrics are more important than your own".
Imagine if he followed the rules precisely and then at the end said, for example, "yeah, I did it... but I just wish I'd spent more time with that lovely girl I met ... I regretted that decision every single day of my last 630 days ... and for what? A record that no-one's ever going to look up?!"
And then he'd give the advice, "If you ever consider doing such a thing, make sure you do it for you, not for the record. It's what I should have done".
Perfect explanation William. Spot on!
@@EdPratt Wow! I'm really flattered by the reply. Thank you.
And I'm sure you hear this all the time but watching your videos has really inspired me. Well, not just inspired me, it's changed my life's direction.
I'm not going to unicycle round the world, but I am going to bicycle "far". I've always wanted to do it but got caught in the panic loop. Your videos, your manner, and particularly your cost break down made me see how doable it all is. And pleasant!
I'll just cycle and enjoy me. And when things go wrong, I'll find solutions.
I'm currently in the process of packing up my life to leave, so it really is beyond "inspired".
Thanks. You're marvellous.
Having a Guinness record is as valuable as you make it to be, their records are not "official", no such thing exists. I'm just not sure it's necessarily better, but I agree Guinness is just a private company and they don't owe you a record even if people think you deserve it.
Same with stuff like the modern Olympics, some people spend a life time trying to achieve a medal, but is it worth it? And we agree, that's the actual question, indeed.
Like around the world in 80 days. The protagonist goes back to save the love of his life when he could have done the record much shorter.
He did get the record. Only not according to Guinness. Who cares. They are not God or something. They should stick to people fitting most matches in their nose or making the worlds biggest marshmallow.
The memories you've made during those breaks are much more valuable than any recordbook entry! You're brilliant man!
What an amazing video you have made here, it has brought me to tears twice now and I'm not even done watching. I am so inspired by your journey and at least a part of that pride I am feeling comes from you not letting Guinness tell you how to conduct your adventure! Stay safe I always say, you made the right call in my book every day of the week. Who even cares about some dying corporation that only cares about pumping out low quality books every single year to keep the profits rolling in. Stay true to your heart ED, I love this kinda stuff :)
I'm glad you were able to enjoy the journey rather than stick with "the rules".
I am extremely glad you made this trip your own and didn't just go balls-out to get the Guinness. You're an extremely admirable person, Mr Edd, and I have been greatly enjoying your travels over the past few months during my own travels. Cheers
You may have not gotten the Guinness record but I would say you did very much officially unicycled around the world!
Thank you for sharing your journey with us! You are a lovely fellow Ed :D
Imagine starting this late 2019 with the intent of following Guinness's rules, you get 3/4s of the way around the world and then Corona hit
Ellyz Press F to pay respect
Ellyz WAIT OH-
There's a nice youtube channel of a couple cycling for 10 years around the world. They're currently stuck somewhere in Africa ruclips.net/channel/UC8bM_y2J-rhv1FL3hdP2VSA
The pandemic began in late 2019. You wouldn't have made it very far
@@jarnold1789 Idk how you can be that wrong on such a global issue that's affecting everyone lmao
Guiness has shown time and time again they care more about money than amazing feats such as yours! I think both you and Wally should both be recognised as having officially unicycled the world!
Guinness: "Here's your world records for sitting in beans for 2 weeks."
Also Guinness: "When Unicycling around the earth you can NOT step down once or it will not count. Sorry, bud."
Yes? If you leave your bean bath for a second-your record attempt is disqualified, simple as.
@@max7971 eww imagine shtting and pssing in it?
That wasn't one of the rules....... Nice one though lol.
9:30 wild bactrian camel, less than 2000 left in the world.
Thanks for the fact mate
About 1000 left
Wtf man. You got me a ad that wont end
I was always impressed that you always went back to wherever you got picked up from for whatever reason.
Never realized initially you had the goal of a Guinness World Record but makes sense. Wonder how they up come up with the rules for a given record. Fell like you and Wally should be mentioned as record holders!
Look forward to the interview.
Thanks
Hi Katie, only just spotted this! Thank you very much :)
This is my dad when gas prices go up 1%
I would question what it means to “officially” unicycle around the world. Who said that Guinness has control over what that means?
In my head you officially cycled around the world in that you drew a line with your unicycle around the world.
😂
Doesn’t get more official than that tbh.
Apparently you just have no idea what "official" means.
@Alannithas the nicest fuck you I've heard
@@brokenwave6125 Apparently YOU don't know what it means C:
Obsidian Breaker did I mention the “Guinness World Record” in my comment? Or are you adding that bit in for me? (That’s called a straw man btw).
I only said I still count it as “official”.
Chill your beans.
@@Fogmeister broken's point was you personally don't make it official. Alan's point was all those newspapers saying he did it does. So he is official, but you saying so is only part of the reason it is true. Everyone else who says he did it are the other parts, even if he doesn't get the plaque from Guinness. And you did mention Guiness in your comment.
You had more adventures in 3 years than people during their lifetime!! That's awesome!! I Love traveling and absolutely adore your adventure videos!! Please carry on and keep us posted!!
Kind of weird that they didn't acknowledge it with all those rules. Why not acknowledge it and let someone else try to do it in fewer days. After all, you did unicycle around the world, just in a longer timeframe than anticipated.
The number of days part sounds reasonable, but I think the antipodal points are probably necessary requirements to prevent abusing the distance guidelines.
@@josephwilson3180 I dunno, it sounds needlessly restrictive, and a different rule that captures a similar spirit would probably be better. Only a tiny part of the world's land has an antipodal point that is also land. So it pretty much forces you to have one of the following pairs of places in your trip: Spain/New Zealand, greenland/antarctica (probably not a valid option), or China/Indonesia with South America.
WOLFBORN What is weird here...by his own admission he did not follow the rules, therefore no record. FFS you cannot make your own rules and expect a prize.
It's to set a record, not just approve a world tour, so I can of understand the rules
@@pauli6570 AMEN no 8th place trophies culture please. The man is still the worldwide king of unicycling in my book
"A participant should not remain stationary for 14 days"
What did stationary mean? If you moved a house down the street once per week, does that count as stationary?
It could be like not attempting to make progress, and the progress would probably have to be done by unicycling. Soo i don't think you could just move a house down the street and say you made progress
Firemaster 273 I think it means stationary all together for 14 days it’s stupid though because winter and all that. What are you supposed to do, you value your life right? Guinness sucks big pp
@@playamcnugeegames8267 Not trying to start an arguement but if your talking literally stationary, you aren't moving at all. I don't think you can just move a house a day like Juanito is saying and call that progress. You're still pretty much in the same place for those 14 days of moving house to house.
But on the note of risking your life, well i don't think they care, it's a world record so you either get it or your don't
@@zelioz848 What if you move by unicycle though and you say you attempted to make progress
@@juanolotgn I mean that's something that would have to be accepted by the people giving the world record, i personally wouldn't accept that
Your journey is a world record to me. I got inspired by the journey. I hope we'll see another unicycle journey of yours!
Some paper from Guinness is not worth near as much as the respect and admiration you earned from many of us 1LOVE
That paper is worth nothing.
this guy lost a shit ton of calories.
lol
:D
Bro he never skips leg day
I'm sure he can find them again
@Flunkyvs Lacky ??
2:27 I've been there before! I've sat on the memorial, it was wild for me to see the camera pan out and reveal it's somewhere I know :D
You could set a Guiness World Record for most money raised for charity by riding a unicycle?
Good idea
Are his cheeks permanently wind burnt from the trip?
Maximum Power has been infused into his cheeks. hard as titanium
That’s stupid Giniess give record for long fingernales but not something for this man
Nice to see you again Ed!! :) we missed you!
Yay another Ed Pratt video!
Honestly..... I respect you more for taking the opportunity and actually enjoying it. You lived the dream. There is so much more that I want to know about this trip.
It's unfair how he's journey has bad weather at some point
It sucks but that’s life
his*
@@corpusgaming3397 booooo
How is weather unfair?
Weather is one of the most fair things there is.
😅 no, expect bad weather if you travel around the world
I just absolutely adore anybody that flexes on Guinness
If you haven't you should watch the last week tonight clip on Turkmenistan and its leader who's name I am not even going to attempt to spell
You are the kind of guy to start a business and be successful in it. I've always been a firm believer that only people who can master themselves are the ones who can push themselves to start businesses and actually see it to completion
You’ve completed an epic ride, truly inspiring, thanks for all the films
One wheel track around the world. Awesome Ed. Waiting for you next adventure. Hopefully I find my own adventure soon.
You are one tough, crazy, inspiring, awesome soul. Way more than those words can say.
don't be fulled by guiness, I think the effort you put in, deserves two entries in that book
Make that an entire page, or two
Did I miss Elijah Lejander?
Nope he's still there
No, he was there :D
Yes you did :-)
11:31
I am glad you made it home safely and it indeed it wasent worth risking your life for that world record. Hope you are happy with your accomplishment
Rules and regulations they get in the way of everything that is good anyway Ed you did an excellent job and I’ve enjoyed watching your videos
Rules and regulations are the only things that keep us from anarchy and corrupt people from killing off more than half of us. Or would you prefer to die of cancer due to having asbestos in your buildings again?
But asbestos in buildings across the country across the world should be paid for by the government to be removed with government employees as they made a fortune out of taxing the companies that produced it
@@leslierhodes5467 As opposed to the billions the companies who made the products made off us selling us products THEY KNEW were bad for us, while they tried to suppress data that showed it was?
Get a brain.
Rules and regulations made by corrupt organisations are bad.
Rules and regulations made by the people for the people are good.
That was a great video Ed. Turning an adventure that started out so small in scope into something much greater. I am happy you followed your heart. You seem very collected and the fact that you chose the journey over the destination at such a young age is really refreshing. Your a pretty awesome guy.
You are wise beyond your years, Ed. You are Maslow's fully self-actualized man. You have given us so much and I thank you for it. Keep on keepin' on. All our lives are the better for it.
For someone mad enough to do this good on him for for not going for the record to make sure he doesn't get hit by a car in icy roads
They didn't tell him to go over icy roads. Poor planning.
@@astroknight5 Winter is winter. Unless he was able to do it in 3 seasons, there's not really anywhere else you can cycle.
I like how you had a stroke midway through writing the comment but apparently recovered
i had a stroke reading this
Ed, It's official!
Myself, and the whole community following you, in our hearts, it's official.
Then it's heart records not world record?
I love that you stayed true to yourself rather than conforming to a set rule
No worries. Those experiences are well worth the missed record. Good job friend!
Thanks for taking us along on your journey around the world! : ) You got a far better education by traveling the world and being on your own 2 feet (well one wheel) ; ) ... your mental strength, physical strength, motivation, commitment is commendable. You definitely have the world record, acknowledged by Guinness or not! Human being pushed to it's limits. Kudos.
Ed, I like the way you did it, taking the time to connect with people.
You’re an absolute legend and inspiration to so many. Looking forward to your next adventure
You would think extreme weather would count as an impassable barrier. Awesome video! 👍
What a trip, you had an incredible journey, perfect video, respect
they reinstated a cheater's scores so it's fine really
Which cheater?
@@TheDeanofLean Billy Mitchel
@@CJM08 wow seriously
@@TheDeanofLean sadly
@@CJM08 I don't keep up with kind of stuff, what did he do?
First person to eat 5 Cheetos while biking - Guiness : Yeah this deserves a record. First person to ride unicycle around the world. Guiness : Nah this doesn’t count
Wtf I eat snacks all the time while biking where's my record
mad RESPECT for this man on behalf of all prismas and shiny prismas i wanna give you a trophy
Rules is rules, but hay-ho you still did it, and nobody can take away your journey or the experiences you’ve had. 👏 well done!
"I'm not gonna live by their rules anymore" Bill Murray, ground hog day.
You deserve more views bro. I hope your channel continues to grow. Well done.
**sees title**
_”We’ve got a brand of beer to burn, boys.”_
even if he got recognized by guiness
guiness is no authority on records and they have reinstated faked records of a guy called billy mitchel so...
eh
TLDR He didn't follow rules set before he began the journey but found self-fulfilment in doing it his way
Your story is unofficially very inspiring for a person like me, who have started living life without worrying about official stuff and more willing to experience life as it comes compared to my own earlier days. 👍👍👍
What does one do now after this grand ride has been completed?
Thank you for all that you did to provide a presentation to the rest of us about ... life!
New Ed Pratt video, the day is saved!
Man, you‘re an inspiration and the proof for a positive view on the future and youth! all the best!
FWIW this is so you, and why I've so enjoyed watching your journey.
Guinness: what do you want? A medal?
This guy: yes...actually
Congratulations for something that most people can barely even dream of! Also, congrats on taking the fact that you didn't get the record in such stride, unlike others around here.
0:44 Draw me like one of your French girls
In my eyes and heart you broke the record and did it
But Wally, the guy who did it decades ago, probably didn't take a six month long vacation and would have finished his journey sooner. So in your eyes, Ed didn't make or break any record.
@@astroknight5 salty. Humans are humans get used to it.
@@blindedjourneyman. I changed my view on it. Actually, Wally hadn't travelled the length of the equator. Ed did and he travelled about twice the distance covered by Wally. So both achieved different feats, greater than anything done before them.
I absolutely love your attitude about not reaching the Guinness World Record!!! Well done on your adventures though, I have thoroughly enjoyed watching them!! All the best.
Ed, despite having met the requirements for a law degree, left Tokyo University without graduating