This Man Turned a Car Into a Motorbike to Escape the Desert

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  • Опубликовано: 16 июл 2017
  • In one of his many road trips to Morocco, Emile Leray (nicknamed the “Doctor of African Mechanics” by his friends) hit a roadblock ... literally. Well, actually it was a rock in the middle of the desert, but you get the idea. With his car’s front axel destroyed and a limited food supply, Leray faced an uncertain future. So what did he do? Engineered the ultimate DIY escape.
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Комментарии • 6 тыс.

  • @demafelixjaymark905
    @demafelixjaymark905 3 года назад +1223

    The fact that he even took pictures made him a lot more confident that he'll be able to make it.

    • @jacoob9810
      @jacoob9810 Год назад +17

      Or he could have taken pictures in case he dies

    • @karantikoo9302
      @karantikoo9302 Год назад +33

      he told in some interview that ''Absolutely i could have walked back, but not that easily. Some areas along the unmetalled road were guerilla dominated. It was too dangerous to walk as they could spot me along their borders''

    • @bikerlad3138
      @bikerlad3138 Год назад +7

      @@jacoob9810 or because it’s fake and loads of comments were deleted

    • @wtf-losangeles-review
      @wtf-losangeles-review Год назад

      He is old geezer

    • @Eidolon1andOnly
      @Eidolon1andOnly 8 месяцев назад +1

      The story is fake. Not a single video showing how he was able to ride and control the bike. Myth Busters tried and failed to fully replicate this thing in a way where it was controllable faster than an average man's walking speed, and even then the rider would have to get off and push the heavy machine back on course.

  • @ilikebunz7753
    @ilikebunz7753 3 года назад +1287

    He actually looks like the kind of guy who would do this sort of thing

    • @Waseemmmm
      @Waseemmmm 3 года назад +14

      Yeah that’s the best part

    • @EDaBeast
      @EDaBeast 3 года назад +21

      Yea no shit, almost like he was meant to be put in a survival situation where his human instincts take over and determine whether he dies or not

    • @overpricedhealthcare
      @overpricedhealthcare 3 года назад +48

      right? he legit looks like a cartoon scientist (the goggles, white coat, einstein-like hair)

    • @sabersz
      @sabersz Год назад

      @@overpricedhealthcare eggman

    • @jackmagnium6115
      @jackmagnium6115 Год назад

      @@sabersz eggman if he was good and from a different country

  • @lerombus6020
    @lerombus6020 3 года назад +3628

    Honestly I don’t care that he could have walked. He’s a badass.

    • @user-kk3uq6du1h
      @user-kk3uq6du1h 3 года назад +107

      20 miles? Yea someone could DEFINITELY walk that

    • @user-kk3uq6du1h
      @user-kk3uq6du1h 3 года назад +67

      Pydro yes it would take only 5 hours but take account of the water he needs walking 20 miles in blazing hot heat

    • @tdfvids3702
      @tdfvids3702 3 года назад +24

      @@user-kk3uq6du1h wait till night time

    • @nicktauro1839
      @nicktauro1839 3 года назад +62

      I looked it up. It just 6 hours. He did this for fun.

    • @Nugcon
      @Nugcon 3 года назад +17

      Man wanted to flex let him

  • @papajawn
    @papajawn 3 года назад +1132

    "*Hey look buddy, I'm an engineer. That means I solve problems.*"

  • @FinFin
    @FinFin 6 лет назад +2425

    "It's working, Marty!"

    • @debbiemeyer2693
      @debbiemeyer2693 6 лет назад +23

      Sharkadoodledoo Morty*

    • @FinFin
      @FinFin 6 лет назад +129

      Debbie Meyer it's a back to the Future joke...

    • @debbiemeyer2693
      @debbiemeyer2693 6 лет назад +39

      Sharkadoodledoo oh i thought you was talking about Rick And Morty sorry

    • @dolsopolar
      @dolsopolar 5 лет назад +24

      Lmao that reply

    • @tddd2636
      @tddd2636 5 лет назад +25

      @@debbiemeyer2693the name that Morty is inspired by Marty lol

  • @ollehllew6176
    @ollehllew6176 4 года назад +3218

    Next episode: "meet the man who built an airplane from a motorcycle Made from a Car"

    • @Sophiamanners
      @Sophiamanners 4 года назад +15

      you cracked me up real bad :DDDDDDD

    • @sci_pain3409
      @sci_pain3409 3 года назад +17

      to escape a ditch in his backyard

    • @ramadavince6611
      @ramadavince6611 3 года назад

      Meet the internet english teacher
      👉@@itzyaboijohn120yearsago5 👈

    • @itsurmombruh1391
      @itsurmombruh1391 3 года назад +4

      @Ajdabest to get across the lake

    • @pkproductions1623
      @pkproductions1623 3 года назад

      I laughed so hard, that all my family look at me, I was so weird..😂😅

  • @OneTwoFive0
    @OneTwoFive0 3 года назад +864

    Imagine escaping the desert with a makeshift motorcycle forged from parts from your old car just to meet a police officer to get a fine lol

    • @kolticc
      @kolticc 2 года назад +29

      Top ten worst endings

    • @athenamuldrow1664
      @athenamuldrow1664 Год назад +17

      Not even for disobeying their orders, lmao. Literally because it didn't adhere to regulations.

    • @Drift_Potato402
      @Drift_Potato402 Год назад +4

      @@athenamuldrow1664 I wonder if it was because he made he made it a bike, because most places won't do anything with you if you modify your own vehicle to something unrecognisable.

    • @themastereal8345
      @themastereal8345 Год назад +1

      Add “imagine” to a summary of what happened to get 500 likes

    • @TheRoadie4life
      @TheRoadie4life Год назад +1

      laws are treats XD

  • @Mich_-mu7fz
    @Mich_-mu7fz 3 года назад +966

    50% of comments: He's incredible!
    50% of comments: He should have just walked, but he's still a badass.

    • @overpricedhealthcare
      @overpricedhealthcare 3 года назад +39

      sometimes badasses are too good for walking

    • @suprememasteroftheuniverse
      @suprememasteroftheuniverse 2 года назад +2

      He's a scam artist and this is an interment hoax.

    • @thankskanye1521
      @thankskanye1521 2 года назад +18

      @@suprememasteroftheuniverse Jesus Christ what are you on about

    • @senk0san
      @senk0san Год назад +1

      @@suprememasteroftheuniverse what

    • @senk0san
      @senk0san Год назад +6

      @@suprememasteroftheuniverse I’m assuming ur referring to the Mythbusters episode and that was completely false since the guy’s didn’t spend 12 days like Emile did working on the bike

  • @daddynoneck9646
    @daddynoneck9646 5 лет назад +6978

    I would have walked. The only thing I would've taken with me is a car door so if in case I get hot I could just roll down the window.

    • @losdor7385
      @losdor7385 5 лет назад +207

      Daddy No Neck undertated comment

    • @all_these_damn_kids_are_em4658
      @all_these_damn_kids_are_em4658 5 лет назад +134

      Ok this is really funny

    • @emotionlessshadow6713
      @emotionlessshadow6713 5 лет назад +39

      Did he say there were guns involved. Then I'll take the bike than walking.

    • @victortakflakt
      @victortakflakt 5 лет назад +25

      Right but what if there were no police there, no citizens.
      For all he knew it could have been 120 miles to the next human being.

    • @janiperttila8049
      @janiperttila8049 5 лет назад +62

      @@victortakflakt He knew how far he had driven. It was 30 miles. You can walk that in a day or two. He spent 2 weeks on a build. Seems like a situation he caused himself if you ask me.

  • @betterwithcheddar5698
    @betterwithcheddar5698 5 лет назад +2753

    Next time: Man builds nuclear reactor from citron

  • @hotratz69
    @hotratz69 Год назад +86

    Considering the difficulty of doing this, stranded in the desert, limited tools and equipment. I have to know a lot more of how he pulled this off.
    As a hobby repurposer myself, and do to the mass amount of re-fabrication this would require, I'm on the fence as to the authenticity of this claim. Hats off to him if true.

    • @henryrollins9177
      @henryrollins9177 Год назад

      There are more documents about this story. Google them...

    • @wesleyrourke
      @wesleyrourke Год назад

      Mythbusters made and tried to ride this motorbike, it's a fun episode to watch, I won't spoil it for you.

    • @TheRunAndGun10
      @TheRunAndGun10 11 месяцев назад +3

      I think he was every bit as stranded as he wanted to be.😉

    • @mikksaia8373
      @mikksaia8373 4 месяца назад

      at that time people actually had useful tools in their trunk

  • @seanazarrin
    @seanazarrin 3 года назад +98

    2:08 OK...this guy is Dr. Nefario from Despicable Me

  • @dk9131
    @dk9131 6 лет назад +2049

    He looks like doc brown from back to the future

    • @netro4680
      @netro4680 6 лет назад +6

      ipoopalot You're damn right

    • @ironzingotz
      @ironzingotz 6 лет назад +39

      Roads? Where we are, we don't have roads! D:

    • @aliens3219
      @aliens3219 6 лет назад +4

      ipoopalot that's why I clicked

    • @cuberpunk7609
      @cuberpunk7609 6 лет назад +19

      ipoopalot
      he is doc brown

    • @johnnyfavorite1194
      @johnnyfavorite1194 6 лет назад +3

      ipoopalot More like a homeless version of Doc Brown.

  • @shubhshar
    @shubhshar 5 лет назад +817

    "The only thing I am missing is an airplane." Mad respect!

  • @justaguy4532
    @justaguy4532 3 года назад +286

    No one:
    Subtitles: Speaking Foreign language

    • @yesofcourse3972
      @yesofcourse3972 3 года назад +12

      No need to thank me

    • @Ak-gb4ms
      @Ak-gb4ms 3 года назад +2

      Croissance language

    • @vegas426
      @vegas426 3 года назад +1

      no one:
      You: no one so funny lol

    • @NOT_EZEKI
      @NOT_EZEKI 3 года назад

      Lol yea

  • @agent2608
    @agent2608 3 года назад +74

    * car breaks down 5 minutes from house *
    “Shit gotta turn this into an airplane now”

  • @JamesWillmus
    @JamesWillmus 4 года назад +639

    Imagine this guy battling Thanos in a suit made out of Citron parts.

  • @n00bsaibot70
    @n00bsaibot70 6 лет назад +1914

    This man is the embodiment of all the Mad Max movies.

    • @tonychampu
      @tonychampu 6 лет назад +4

      N00B SAIBOT daMn I waS goNna riGht tHat

    • @tonychampu
      @tonychampu 6 лет назад +2

      DreadFiri HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAGAGGAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA☹️

    • @tonychampu
      @tonychampu 6 лет назад

      AcGaming screw all of you guys😞

    • @moneytag5651
      @moneytag5651 6 лет назад

      Minecraft

    • @BizarroKelter
      @BizarroKelter 5 лет назад +3

      If the bomb will arrive....
      Every wastelander will want him to make cars from only a car scrap...

  • @Milardikan
    @Milardikan 3 года назад +202

    "The only vehicle im missing is an airplane."
    *Looks at the submarine in his pool*

    • @atomic_s0n1
      @atomic_s0n1 3 года назад +2

      Laphs ima turn you into a airplane

  • @orang1921
    @orang1921 3 года назад +19

    I sincerely hope he isn't TRYING to look like Doc Brown but is just genuinely the realistic embodiment of the character

  • @cthesavage
    @cthesavage 6 лет назад +622

    The didn't even show him riding the motorcycle...

    • @Adam678645435637
      @Adam678645435637 6 лет назад +50

      SAV-vij Prooobably because it was over 20 years ago

    • @cthesavage
      @cthesavage 6 лет назад +14

      Adam Irvold yeah I know that but they could have shown him riding it now.

    • @cthesavage
      @cthesavage 6 лет назад +2

      Surigen 12 quite possibly.

    • @Steve211Ucdhihifvshi
      @Steve211Ucdhihifvshi 6 лет назад +25

      thats because its more than likely even less reliable than the original car.

    • @cthesavage
      @cthesavage 6 лет назад +3

      Hasan Ezati haha right

  • @naonna1
    @naonna1 6 лет назад +1055

    tell the mythbusters ping Adam...

    • @pointlessgimmickyusername9196
      @pointlessgimmickyusername9196 6 лет назад +49

      Yeah, but this guy made a better bike than mythbusters. Plus he's the original.

    • @blamoV4
      @blamoV4 6 лет назад +13

      SkyhighPlays and I believe they even busted it

    • @CuppaLiber-tea
      @CuppaLiber-tea 6 лет назад +12

      Mythbusters ended last year so just call Adam xD

    • @jedrhoades9192
      @jedrhoades9192 6 лет назад +38

      The Mythbusters did an episode and busted it. They said it wasn't able to be ridden; impossible to balance. I notice the video doesn't show him riding it.

    • @sebastianpuzik2533
      @sebastianpuzik2533 6 лет назад +8

      they made it because HE was the myth lol. Sure he did it better because his actualy worked, like the myth told but the Busters failed it. So yea, what you said is only logical -.-

  • @oorsmaal3173
    @oorsmaal3173 3 года назад +18

    “Mom can we have Doc Brown?”
    “We have Doc Brown at home”
    Doc brown at home:

  • @andrewtraggart2219
    @andrewtraggart2219 6 лет назад +578

    This guy can survive the apocalypse for sure😂😂

    • @gordy6822
      @gordy6822 6 лет назад +30

      Andrew Traggart Imagine he is being chased by a horde of zombies...
      His car does not turn on so he gets out, spends 12 days making a motorcycle some goggles and a rugby ball

    • @popoyespiritu9540
      @popoyespiritu9540 6 лет назад

      You bet. Hahaha

    • @eisenfell2818
      @eisenfell2818 6 лет назад +6

      no cause he is a Moron , 20 miles , average walking speed is like 3MPH , he was good enough to tinker around for TWELVE days meaning he had food n water. even if he walked slowly he could make it back to the next village in 1-2 days instead of messing about with his car for 12.

    • @Kevin-xy2tu
      @Kevin-xy2tu 6 лет назад +8

      Eisen fell Yeah the guy is dumb when you think about it, he clearly had a map or something to be confident enough to drive in the desert. He could of walked that 20 miles in 2 days

    • @bmona7550
      @bmona7550 6 лет назад

      Andrew Traggart And the world of Mad Max X,D!!

  • @sebastianlozanofilms
    @sebastianlozanofilms 5 лет назад +478

    Tony stark: I made a suit
    This guy: hold my wrench

    • @shingodzilla5365
      @shingodzilla5365 3 года назад +1

      Well tony stark make a suit from scrap when he in the cave......

    • @appup6402
      @appup6402 3 года назад

      @@shingodzilla5365 I am a fan of tony
      But he actually made from his own missile parts not from scratch you get any of arc reactor

    • @kingchavez152
      @kingchavez152 3 года назад

      The police: Heres’s a 450 euro fine.

    • @Vulture2918
      @Vulture2918 3 года назад +1

      @@shingodzilla5365 fictional charcter vs a real badass son stop watching so many films

  • @celestialbeauty5594
    @celestialbeauty5594 3 года назад +44

    If he builds a plane, he's the Grandpa from The Little Prince!

  • @T0MMYDUDE
    @T0MMYDUDE 3 года назад +23

    Next episode: Man builds entire planet from a Citroen

  • @vincentmalab3289
    @vincentmalab3289 5 лет назад +562

    Simple History Brought me here.

  • @bradevans8982
    @bradevans8982 6 лет назад +2372

    This morning i turned a slice of bread into a piece of toast

    • @PolilopMc
      @PolilopMc 6 лет назад +105

      Brad Evans stop fucking lying

    • @spamarian
      @spamarian 6 лет назад +102

      Brad Evans impossible what the fuck

    • @Ethan-ib5hk
      @Ethan-ib5hk 6 лет назад +66

      Fake and gay

    • @driftmaster8338
      @driftmaster8338 6 лет назад +20

      Ur mum you mean real and gay

    • @spamarian
      @spamarian 6 лет назад +11

      UnTergtr2 ESTONTSKI still gay

  • @brybryyy3197
    @brybryyy3197 3 года назад +3

    His story could actually be a movie that I would definitely watch

  • @royksk
    @royksk 3 года назад +8

    Around 1969 a friend of mine had a 2cv. The doors were hung from a central post (so they opened in opposite directions). As he drove around a mini roundabout one whole side of the car fell off. Just the two small welds of the door post had given way.

  • @jordantheman4653
    @jordantheman4653 5 лет назад +2859

    If he had enough water to stay alive and work for 12 days, he could have rather spent a day or two walking and easily covered 20 miles.

    • @johnbustos1208
      @johnbustos1208 5 лет назад +182

      Jordan TheMan yea but he would have to keep carrying that and it would be heavy so it would slow him down and if he went at night he would freeze

    • @johnbustos1208
      @johnbustos1208 5 лет назад +284

      Also if you had the skills and materials to build a motorcycle would you do it or would you rather die and there were also sandstorms out there and he probably wasn’t even aware of how far he was from the town

    • @spiralpython1989
      @spiralpython1989 5 лет назад +96

      Jordan TheMan but where’s the fun in that? 😉

    • @liutenghou
      @liutenghou 5 лет назад +171

      it's because this story is made up, unless you want to believe he was welding steel together with his lazer eyes.

    • @johnbustos1208
      @johnbustos1208 5 лет назад +37

      Leo well then how did he arrive to the town with the motorcycle he made himself if it was made up

  • @ivedikkehvemjeger2105
    @ivedikkehvemjeger2105 5 лет назад +1406

    So he was 20 miles away from a city and spend 12 days on that thing?

    • @justinrobinson692
      @justinrobinson692 5 лет назад +42

      Could ride a goped and get there in 20 mins

    • @dra1nwat3r
      @dra1nwat3r 5 лет назад +6

      Building it

    • @Jafmanz
      @Jafmanz 5 лет назад +180

      @Joe _ 10 hours to walk 20 miles? sore and tired? let me guess... fat american?

    • @Gooddaytobeasponge
      @Gooddaytobeasponge 5 лет назад +34

      Joe _ if you walk at a speed of 4 m per hr you should be there in 5 hrs, So 10 is exaggerating lol.

    • @Jafmanz
      @Jafmanz 5 лет назад +26

      @Joe _ why the hell would you use ww2 japanese forced march of POW's as your benchmark? Anyway the nearest village was at least 20 miles away and he had little water. he made the right choice because he knew he could do A and was not sure about B.

  • @ProGaming-db6ln
    @ProGaming-db6ln 3 года назад +7

    This guy looks like that mad scientist character that gives you weapon upgrades

  • @jeremyscott6641
    @jeremyscott6641 3 года назад +4

    Never give up, there is always one more thing you can do.

  • @Techrat3D
    @Techrat3D 5 лет назад +367

    Mythbusters tried it twice. They couldn't do it even with the best conditions for driving.
    What was missing in this video, was of Emile Leray driving it down the road, to prove that it works.

    • @IdealIdeas100
      @IdealIdeas100 5 лет назад

      what season/episode?

    • @joshjones
      @joshjones 5 лет назад +35

      Pete Schemberger yeah they aren’t the best with mechanical engineering but he bigger flaw is that they didn’t spend 12 days trouble shooting it. They just kinda did what they first thought of and if that didn’t work then obviously it’s busted.

    • @falsetitle6940
      @falsetitle6940 5 лет назад +11

      @Pete Schemberger Yeah the myth busters are entertaining but generally suck at actually testing myths when you really think about it.

    • @justsoicanfingcomment5814
      @justsoicanfingcomment5814 5 лет назад

      1:25
      VS
      ruclips.net/video/sXL1KOdj5V8/видео.html 3:24
      Hint one has a lower center of gravity.

    • @PaleRider-
      @PaleRider- 4 года назад +5

      They also could not inflate a tire with starting fluid and the guy who helped me do it said he does it all the time. He was half angel and half Arab though. Also said he worked at a tire shop as a kid in Lebanon though.

  • @TsoiIzAlive
    @TsoiIzAlive 6 лет назад +425

    Thats some mad max shit right there

  • @medmusic7977
    @medmusic7977 3 года назад +11

    That’s why I’m not proud to be moroccan, instead of congratulating the man about his escape they freakin fined him when they dont even wear helmets on their police/ military motorcycles themselves.

  • @MaxmadV8
    @MaxmadV8 3 года назад +4

    I really want to believe this. I was instantly drawn to it and it looks brilliant. I just feel he built that cause he's an enthusiast and made the story up to go with it

    • @nfullenwider
      @nfullenwider Год назад

      I bet he'd had the idea for years and waiting for an excuse to do it

  • @edwardnigma6568
    @edwardnigma6568 6 лет назад +185

    I cannot believe all the hater comments on this video... maybe he could have done it some other way. The fact reamins however that he did it HIS way and not only did he do it HIS way, HIS way worked out. There is nothing more rewarding in life than risking everything and coming out on top and for that the man should be respected.

    • @jacobekstrandbabyface5753
      @jacobekstrandbabyface5753 6 лет назад +3

      Edward Nigma totally agree with you

    • @emoo9264
      @emoo9264 6 лет назад +4

      Fake bull shit that you stupid people believe,

    • @emoo9264
      @emoo9264 6 лет назад +1

      Squeek Tate I'm no knocking the guys intelligence ,but your to stupid to realize it's fake ,just so happens he's made all this crazy stuff before and all the sudden he has to make this contraption to save his life,don't believe everything on RUclips

    • @cavechon
      @cavechon Год назад +3

      Whithout being unrespectful: it’s a Great story but I don’t believe it at 100%. Who filmed? What about the water and food? What about all the tools to disassemble the car and cut the steel? We was prepared for a camera while he was thinking in survive? Hard to believe

    • @edwardfletcher7790
      @edwardfletcher7790 Год назад

      Let's see him actually RIDE the 2CV bike then !

  • @fofoegg9197
    @fofoegg9197 6 лет назад +727

    When ur driving game weak
    But
    You minecraft game *STRONG*

  • @jotarothegay6285
    @jotarothegay6285 4 года назад +5

    Alternative title- *meet the engineer*

  • @yeetr719
    @yeetr719 2 года назад +1

    The perfect guy to have on your team in a zombie apocalypse

  • @forestyforest
    @forestyforest 5 лет назад +368

    20 miles is not even far, walkable in one night. Plus he had plenty of supplies to stay alive with him. Look up the German guys who walked 70 miles out of the Manitoba wilderness after their canoe sank. Bog walking is waaay harder than across the desert.

    • @chrisderpins7717
      @chrisderpins7717 5 лет назад +12

      Great point, I agree. Sounds like alot of work to do in the desert. Alone

    • @nobodyisheregoaway7529
      @nobodyisheregoaway7529 5 лет назад +102

      Just let the man flex

    • @iimmyyyy
      @iimmyyyy 5 лет назад +9

      Manitobia as in canada? LMAO i used to live there there aint no forest anywhere maybe like 2 trees and just open plains thats it

    • @vicsalvo2231
      @vicsalvo2231 5 лет назад +4

      Russian Prison Notice he ain’t got shit to say 🤣

    • @kentarolee6343
      @kentarolee6343 5 лет назад +9

      ForestyForest but he has a badass motorcycle.

  • @WS-gw5ms
    @WS-gw5ms 6 лет назад +762

    Wait he was only 20 miles out so he spent almost two weeks working on a car? You could easily walk 20 miles in 2 or 3 days.

    • @Suds1407
      @Suds1407 6 лет назад +163

      Wilson Solt could walk that in like 8 hrs

    • @logandouglas8757
      @logandouglas8757 6 лет назад +73

      Wilson Solt Or you could run and make it in a day.

    • @williamjames4111
      @williamjames4111 6 лет назад +73

      I've walked 20 miles before on a march thing whatever it took me 3 hours to walk no running at all.

    • @thetruth5084
      @thetruth5084 6 лет назад +111

      If you have 14 days worth of food, and It will take you 2 days to travel 20 miles then you can spend 12 days creating a motorbike... If it fails then just walk.

    • @williamjames4111
      @williamjames4111 6 лет назад +21

      Actaully it doesn't take 2 days, I've done the 20 miles walk before and it took 3 hours.

  • @NamBaijimoSach
    @NamBaijimoSach 3 года назад +2

    Imagine spending almost two weeks in a desert stranded turning your car into a makeshift motorcycle and then finally arriving back into civilization to get fined by the police because your car didn’t look like a car anymore :-(

    • @sheer9203
      @sheer9203 3 года назад

      All of that because of the police in the first place :/

  • @jordy2299
    @jordy2299 4 года назад +1

    This is the most engineer looking guy ever

  • @InvincibleExtremes
    @InvincibleExtremes 6 лет назад +1740

    20 miles? That it? Wait till nightfall and walk. I've done it all the time

    • @anfrac3700
      @anfrac3700 6 лет назад +317

      took a canadian woman stranded in a desert near yellowstone 10 minutes to die of misadventure and dehydration when her car took a wrong turn. she was on foot.

    • @InvincibleExtremes
      @InvincibleExtremes 6 лет назад +482

      Kemeta 44 if it took her ten minutes to die she had no business being in Yellowstone to begin with

    • @anfrac3700
      @anfrac3700 6 лет назад +18

      Invincible Extremes Muscle Cars Garage what's that supposed to mean

    • @dont-sub-to-me-157
      @dont-sub-to-me-157 6 лет назад +8

      Invincible Extremes Muscle Cars Garage i know

    • @InvincibleExtremes
      @InvincibleExtremes 6 лет назад +147

      Kemeta 44 meaning if she was so ill prepared she died in 10 minutes, then she should have stayed home.

  • @SedDelMar
    @SedDelMar 5 лет назад +42

    If he chooses to make his airplane, I wish him every success!
    I need to hear stories like his.
    Undaunted, irrepressible spirit!

  • @Vdetty
    @Vdetty 4 года назад +7

    Bruh, that police still fined him when he was stranded in the desert for almost a month.

    • @darthken815
      @darthken815 2 года назад

      Damn popo. Petty as hell.

  • @Rood0808
    @Rood0808 6 лет назад +503

    If it was 20 miles to go the next town, why didn't he just walk? Wouldn't that have been faster than spending 12 days in the desert?

    • @ProfX501
      @ProfX501 6 лет назад +172

      oogenshnagen It would also have used up more water and food and put him at far greater risk of heatstroke/sunburn, not to mention the difficulty of carrying around supplies in the desert

    • @devanjanaka2605
      @devanjanaka2605 6 лет назад +3

      and he probably wanted to make it cause he loves citroen

    • @filterfivepro
      @filterfivepro 6 лет назад +143

      Have you tried to walk 20 miles through the desert? It's not like taking a stroll.

    • @lightmirror5948
      @lightmirror5948 6 лет назад +63

      oogenshnagen I walked for 9 km in the gobi desert, took me about 5 hours and 8 litres of water. I think walking would have been faster and safer but not half as fun.

    • @polkawillneverdie2159
      @polkawillneverdie2159 6 лет назад +21

      from the photos, this dessert looked quite *easy* to walk, not only sand like the sahara. so i can imagine that walking there would be less hard then in the gobi dessert. (i could be wrong)

  • @8MagicMike8
    @8MagicMike8 6 лет назад +508

    I did something like this once to escape my in-laws basement. Took 2 years and a lot of Marijuana, but I did it man!

    • @moralesperez536
      @moralesperez536 6 лет назад +7

      Congrats

    • @droneflyer1.894
      @droneflyer1.894 6 лет назад +6

      If you don’t mind what was it

    • @rahulnathgr7004
      @rahulnathgr7004 6 лет назад +1

      I love uuu

    • @vincent7520
      @vincent7520 6 лет назад +7

      Two years to escape your in-laws ???
      Where were you ? North Korea ??

    • @rebleb7603
      @rebleb7603 6 лет назад +2

      vincent7520 bro when ur stoned it takes time man u gotta sit back and inhale the g

  • @kusiosine9868
    @kusiosine9868 4 года назад +4

    Macgyver:Finally a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary

  • @mars7357
    @mars7357 3 года назад +1

    People back then are just built different and I would die out there if I was stranded

  • @alshehri9833
    @alshehri9833 5 лет назад +424

    Haven't you seen me guys when I was drowning in the sea?? I made a ship only with rocks for 5 days and it was a long distance from the shore i think it was 4 meters

    • @bobmagilicutty2129
      @bobmagilicutty2129 5 лет назад +22

      I hope your kidding, I can’t tell your sarcasm from not knowing the metric system forgive me.

    • @Ludwig1625
      @Ludwig1625 5 лет назад +71

      @@bobmagilicutty2129 4 metres is 13 feet... How in god's name do you not know what a damn meter is?

    • @CallmeDaddy21
      @CallmeDaddy21 5 лет назад

      @@bobmagilicutty2129 really?

    • @Seawolf.Gaming
      @Seawolf.Gaming 5 лет назад +4

      @@Ludwig1625 R/woooosh

    • @icewallowcomereet9058
      @icewallowcomereet9058 5 лет назад +15

      Seawolf it wasnt him that got wooshed it was that guy that couldnt tell it was a joke

  • @monamaennchen
    @monamaennchen 6 лет назад +833

    He had food&water for 12 days? He could have just walked the 20 miles!

    • @DruidEnjoyer
      @DruidEnjoyer 6 лет назад +185

      12 days worth of water for desert conditions is not something you can carry while walking

    • @monamaennchen
      @monamaennchen 6 лет назад +117

      VLPR But you can walk 20 miles in a day or maybe two. And carrying supplies for that time period too. I have never hiked in the desert and I bet it's really hard, but staying there for several days working on the bike must have been equally challenging.

    • @DruidEnjoyer
      @DruidEnjoyer 6 лет назад +77

      It's a gamble either way. Maybe you overestimate your own walking speed and run out of water halfway through.
      With this bike conversion thing you will at least have access to all of the water for maximum amount of time.
      And if it looks like you can't do the bike conversion when you have only couple days worth of water left, you can then start walking with the remaining water. There's really no reason to abandon the water.

    • @xedn
      @xedn 6 лет назад +9

      monamaennchen Morocco is too hot trust me

    • @Frozpls
      @Frozpls 6 лет назад +26

      VLPR Deserts are not hot 24/7, they are surprisingly cold during the night. He could've camped and or slept for the morning, and walk at night.

  • @MrAnonymousme10
    @MrAnonymousme10 3 года назад +3

    Im still waiting for him to buid the flux capacitor

  • @ActualSpectra
    @ActualSpectra 3 года назад +5

    I dare you: to not have *Mad Max* movie scenes, thoughts, or even vibes watching this.

  • @dancingtroll3823
    @dancingtroll3823 6 лет назад +1821

    but the myth busters tried this
    and failed

    • @USA0312
      @USA0312 6 лет назад +333

      Dancing Troll!! They weren't this guy

    • @ausintune9014
      @ausintune9014 6 лет назад +186

      just not possible to ride it and no point making it in the first place THIS IS A SURVIVAL SITUATION not a fucking challange if you can build a broken 1 ton bike out of a car
      i mean he could had just walked
      he could had repaired the car
      it would had been more practical to make the bike a tricycle

    • @LawsCrown
      @LawsCrown 6 лет назад +43

      Ausintune And he could of died in the hot desert sun

    • @LawsCrown
      @LawsCrown 6 лет назад +6

      Ausintune Besides this is a lot better

    • @TheGamerCouch
      @TheGamerCouch 6 лет назад +113

      He seems to be the kind of person to look at situations like this and make it a challenge.

  • @jasonanderson9757
    @jasonanderson9757 6 лет назад +26

    Supplies for 12 days, tools to rebuild his car completely and he documented it. A little questionable. He was only a few kilometers from the checkpoint and 2 or 3 days from a city. Nice story with a cool prop.

    • @LawsCrown
      @LawsCrown 6 лет назад +2

      Ok then prove it please go into the desert 20 kilometers from civilization and walk back to a village

    • @andries4561
      @andries4561 6 лет назад

      StruckOne 20 km would take you about 4-5 hours, here in the Netherlands there's an event every year in which people walk 50 kilometers a day, four days in a row

    • @KTMcaptain
      @KTMcaptain 6 лет назад +1

      And his name is... JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
      Not everyone has a fucking camel, and a lot of them use the camel to hold their supplies and walk beside it.
      Go to fucking school you idio-tard

    • @sasquatched6452
      @sasquatched6452 6 лет назад

      Firestarter then,the supplies are used to keep them hidrated,its almost as the same as riding a camel

    • @KTMcaptain
      @KTMcaptain 6 лет назад +1

      Chikh8n no it is not. Walking is very different from letting an animal tote you around. One uses little to no energy, and the other requires quite a bit.
      Riding a motorcycle, especially one that heavy and unbalanced requires a ton of energy to balance and steer, which is further compounded by the extremely slow speed it was capable of.
      This comment section has shown me that the world is doomed

  • @D_Syno
    @D_Syno 11 месяцев назад +2

    Town was only 20 miles away? Effing walk there. "No. I think I'll spend 12 days building a motorcycle."

  • @eltoast
    @eltoast 3 года назад +11

    It would have been way quicker to walk the 20 miles lol

    • @l.k5244
      @l.k5244 3 года назад +1

      And that's probably what he did. Mythbusters debunked this guy's story.

    • @yumiko523
      @yumiko523 3 года назад +1

      Direction and distance of nearest civilization in unclear at that situation to him, so walking is a 50/50 chance of;
      A: Near civilization is found and you don't die from the extreme temperatures and exhaustion.
      B: Nearest civilization is hundreds of miles away and you die.
      It was a 50/50 chance, but given that he had enough supplies to survive an extended amount of time in the desert, he used that chance to significantly increase his chances of survival with long term planning and built a functioning mobile vehicle that gives him the opportunity to travel significantly greater distances without risk of death of exhaustion.

  • @silverjay4455
    @silverjay4455 5 лет назад +105

    The guy from back to the
    ....
    Oh wait that was said 1000 times already

  • @Pawlos035
    @Pawlos035 6 лет назад +165

    MacGyver it's you?

  • @LastDickOnEarth
    @LastDickOnEarth Год назад +1

    Definitely a beetle camper, he had enough supplies and water to have fun creating and surviving! The life ♡
    Also, probably what inspired Iron Man 😂

  • @maycontainnuts3127
    @maycontainnuts3127 3 года назад +24

    They made a Mythbusters episode based on this guy when he was still considered a myth. They couldn't do it.

    • @user-4210
      @user-4210 3 года назад

      Then confirm that they Know nothing about Citron..

    • @maycontainnuts3127
      @maycontainnuts3127 3 года назад

      @@user-4210 are you French or something

    • @user-4210
      @user-4210 3 года назад +3

      @@maycontainnuts3127 I'm Thai but I think the man who made motorcycle from Citroen know the machinations of Citroen more than Mythbusters.

    • @maycontainnuts3127
      @maycontainnuts3127 3 года назад +1

      @@user-4210 probably since he made a tonne of things out of them

    • @maycontainnuts3127
      @maycontainnuts3127 3 года назад +1

      @@user-4210 ruclips.net/video/2ziLmDx8B50/видео.html here's part of the episode, I'm pretty sure that channel has the rest of it

  • @TheRealCaptainFreedom
    @TheRealCaptainFreedom 6 лет назад +47

    Now this is some MacGyver shit right here.

  • @clerencemanansala7825
    @clerencemanansala7825 6 лет назад +65

    I turn my helicopter into a fidget spinner

  • @waldes9140
    @waldes9140 3 года назад

    This man is the mad genius that the main characters meet in post-apocalyptic/apocalyptic movies

  • @Rudraiya
    @Rudraiya 2 года назад +1

    If he decided to walk we are not watching this masterpiece now

  • @Yace
    @Yace 6 лет назад +689

    This is so fake!
    The car was a paid actor

    • @TupacsStepSisterlocoman
      @TupacsStepSisterlocoman 6 лет назад

      TecVo lol

    • @philspaghet
      @philspaghet 6 лет назад +10

      You'd be surprised how easily you can put together a 2CV, you can assemble the 2CV within 1/2 hour with a couple guys. It was designed to be taken apart and to be easy to work on for farmers. Nothing needs to be bolted on, everything is basically pinned down together

    • @philspaghet
      @philspaghet 6 лет назад +4

      He doesn't need to, he just cut the frame to shorten it

    • @davelall5467
      @davelall5467 6 лет назад +3

      Most definitely fake. Looking it this as a tradesman makes me laugh. You would need a lot of different tools in order to get this done even cutting the axel and the frame haha

    • @hasanabbas8804
      @hasanabbas8804 6 лет назад

      dave lall high goggiijjhio

  • @slxsher-gk6gb
    @slxsher-gk6gb 4 года назад +7

    So happy this dude didn’t turn into those missing person cases that were never solved and found his belongings PHEW!

  • @louisbecker5799
    @louisbecker5799 4 года назад

    "Marty! Le condensateur de flux est ce qui rend possible le voyage dans le temps!" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @wagwanbennydj6003
    @wagwanbennydj6003 3 года назад

    Still a legend to this day.

  • @dkmodder4405
    @dkmodder4405 5 лет назад +7

    He carried a welding kit, toolset, and all the things necessary to dismount the engine and lift it out to reassemble it into a bike? That's crazy, I like it!

  • @delinquent3192
    @delinquent3192 5 лет назад +83

    Google maps calculates 1 day to walk 20 miles. He spent more time building when he could’ve walked.
    Still impressive tho!

    • @koldblaze6610
      @koldblaze6610 5 лет назад +10

      Delinquent right but keep in mind he would be walking 20 miles in the desert, he’d have to deal with scorching heat during the day.

    • @theonerecker5245
      @theonerecker5245 5 лет назад +10

      KixShadowLaw and freezing cold during the night

    • @andersonrobotics5608
      @andersonrobotics5608 4 года назад +7

      @@koldblaze6610 so he didn't have to deal with that while building a bike?

    • @koldblaze6610
      @koldblaze6610 4 года назад +5

      How 2 Game What? No, he would, obviously. But it’d be much easier. He’s not using as much energy as he would be walking. He’d be conserving that energy much more efficiently by doing this. Thus his body would have less problems.

    • @xoxo94
      @xoxo94 3 года назад

      @@koldblaze6610 u know he can just walk at night time

  • @madeleinejiang1125
    @madeleinejiang1125 3 года назад +2

    Emile Leray: *gets stranded in desert*
    Also Emile: "oh ima just build a motorbike out of my car"

  • @churchgir1
    @churchgir1 3 года назад +14

    he looks like a mad scientist with those goggles and hair lol

  • @devonzuchotzki6786
    @devonzuchotzki6786 6 лет назад +30

    The only thing I was thinking the whole time was the Mythbusters episode

    • @lmw289
      @lmw289 6 лет назад +1

      Me too! Too bad Adam and Jamie failed at it, kind of.

    • @retrofuzion1126
      @retrofuzion1126 6 лет назад

      Same

  • @Limathebean
    @Limathebean 5 лет назад +16

    Looks like we got a tony stark on our hands

  • @NorthernChev
    @NorthernChev 3 года назад +8

    So, apparently over the years this guy has changed his story quite a bit. In the last interview I saw with him, he said the city was only 10 miles away. So, he's changing his story as the years go by.

    • @NorthernChev
      @NorthernChev 3 года назад +2

      What happened is, he got so much flack from people who said, it would have only taken 5 hours to walk back to the city, but instead he took 12 days to build a motorcycle... I think this is why he's making the distance a bit more, but even then, it's only 20 miles. That's only one day's walk in that environment.

    • @D_Syno
      @D_Syno 11 месяцев назад

      The real story is: He bought this shit motorcycle, then had to come up with a retarded story to hide it from his wife.

    • @carlahlers9454
      @carlahlers9454 11 месяцев назад +1

      Hmm, perhaps after all these comments, he’s now saying he was 200 miles from the nearest town…

  • @shashisharma4854
    @shashisharma4854 3 года назад

    This guy is like an irl version of those crazy mechanics who work in steam factories in cartoons.

  • @rory6808
    @rory6808 6 лет назад +5

    Adult Swim called,
    They want rick back

  • @YURI-vl2bv
    @YURI-vl2bv 6 лет назад +287

    That guy is aswome at building

    • @zvvck
      @zvvck 6 лет назад +6

      very *aswome*

    • @splashtoons6266
      @splashtoons6266 6 лет назад

      YURI WHY DID U COMMIT SUICIDE.

    • @kuhinde
      @kuhinde 6 лет назад

      donald trumps descendant lmao

    • @theting5674
      @theting5674 6 лет назад +1

      But you’re not *aswome* at spelling.

    • @Qsaqk
      @Qsaqk 6 лет назад

      I’m better at Fortnite then him

  • @dirtyyogurt1565
    @dirtyyogurt1565 3 года назад

    Woah this great man 👏🏻 I hate getting stuck in the desert 🙄

  • @ThePengu_96
    @ThePengu_96 3 года назад +2

    I thought that this guy looked like doc brown so now I can only hear this in my head:
    “Wait a minute doc, are you telling me that you built a TIME MACHINE, out of a citron?”

  • @SpaceForceRecon
    @SpaceForceRecon 6 лет назад +119

    20 miles? Naw I'd fucking walk it all in one night

    • @andries4561
      @andries4561 6 лет назад +8

      David Pettersson Dude, in our country theres an event once a year in which people walk 50 kilometres every day, four days in a row

    • @Tomo-jk9vq
      @Tomo-jk9vq 6 лет назад +2

      Ok i can not do anything about it.

    • @Tomo-jk9vq
      @Tomo-jk9vq 6 лет назад +3

      Just a joke xD

    • @KTMcaptain
      @KTMcaptain 6 лет назад +3

      And his name is... JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
      Let's see you lift a fucking motor in the blistering desert heat. You're such a fucking idiot.
      Any able bodied person can walk in the heat for at least 3 miles, then sleep and rest. Back in half the time. Or he could have walked, I dont know, perhaps at night when it isn't so damn hot.
      You're a gigantic imbecile.

    • @marclittledong2117
      @marclittledong2117 6 лет назад

      Firestarter no you are

  • @original_hsc4071
    @original_hsc4071 6 лет назад +195

    Get on the the *BURP* bike Morty!

    • @sigmaprojects
      @sigmaprojects 6 лет назад +17

      Ahhww Rick I.. I.. I.. don't know

    • @scarlaton1
      @scarlaton1 6 лет назад +17

      JUUUUURST shut up and get on Morty. I made it from a car I crashed.

    • @sigmaprojects
      @sigmaprojects 6 лет назад +17

      Ah geeze ok Rick.

    • @scarlaton1
      @scarlaton1 6 лет назад +13

      wha- what do the mythbusters even know Morty? I mean I made this thing in a desert Morty. I built it with my own two hands. geezz

    • @scarlaton1
      @scarlaton1 6 лет назад +10

      You just mix mayonnaise with sweet chilli sauce Morty. Don't worry about it. It's just the system at work. Don't ever listen to the system. You gotta think for YEERRGGG self Morty.

  • @jimpastafarist7330
    @jimpastafarist7330 2 года назад

    ----"Great Scott...The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?...""🤣🤣🤣

  • @jasonwillis4047
    @jasonwillis4047 2 года назад +2

    That line up though

  • @akhilambizhethu
    @akhilambizhethu 5 лет назад +27

    Heard Nick Fury tried to pitch him into avengers next day.

  • @Kawa_td
    @Kawa_td 6 лет назад +7

    When you speak both french and English and don’t need the subtitles...*multi-national man*

    • @kingvee5801
      @kingvee5801 6 лет назад

      FederalGOOF I speak Spanish Swedish & English

    • @Cec1nator
      @Cec1nator 6 лет назад +1

      King Vee well great for you mr Spicyo Meatballio

  • @windestruct
    @windestruct 2 года назад +1

    This citroen looks like a car that is extremely reliable and will last 50 years

  • @toolazy3066
    @toolazy3066 3 года назад +1

    This guy would survive the mad max universe

  • @user-rc8nc5gm5s
    @user-rc8nc5gm5s 6 лет назад +3

    Damn, I he must have had all the tools he needed in the back of his car... the other day I tried replacing my suspension and the 300+ tools I had wasn't enough.

  • @bernardjameswilson
    @bernardjameswilson 4 года назад +13

    Even if he walked slowly he'd get there in less than 12 hours.

  • @human2384
    @human2384 Год назад

    this man could absolutely survive a mad max movie

  • @antopandrews9572
    @antopandrews9572 2 года назад +2

    Simple history pushed me here

  • @cyrushomes7512
    @cyrushomes7512 5 лет назад +118

    And God made motorbike on the 12th day. He took a hefty fine and some rest on the 13th day.