How I ran the length of every street in Pittsburgh: PAC TOM
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- This video elaborates my project to run the length of every street in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It's called "Pac Tom" because it's like Pac Man eating dots, except with Tom (me) instead of Man. Like Pac Man, there's no time limit, which is good because it took me 16 years! Ultimately I ran 3661 miles in 269 jaunts. It's not a programming video, but you could still think of it as a sort of SIGBOVIK On Ice.
Additional information, soundtrack, etc. at: pac.tom7.org
By Tom Murphy VII. Get all @tom7 thingies at tom7.org/.
Thank you to friends who helped me finish in style!
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I was horrified to discover that I left one of the audio tracks muted. For the proper Pac Tom experience, at exactly 11:58, please play "Street (Trap Remix)": pac.tom7.org/sdtk/trap-street.mp3
thank you Tom7
playing it manually makes it a more interactive experience
88th
Fun fact: I used to live in Pennsylvania. Moved to Michigan (where I was born) because more family was there. Do you know Yuengling Beer? The town I grew up in was the birthplace of it.
I thought it was double funny because I expected it and nothing happened only for it to happen the second time when I wasn't expecting it.
That's gotta be the world record 100% speedrun of Pittsburgh, which is impressive as that's a very competitive scene.
what would be any% then? just running one step in Pittsburgh and saying finish?
@@Macieks300 I think there's a reason 100% is more competitive in this case
I think the OG any% was Forest Gump, and he just ran through.
And it was glitchless!
this isn't 100% , it's 100% Map Exploration . I didn't see him kiss every girl or become mayor .
"How did that glass shard even get through the sole of my shoe?"
*flashback to shoes shown earlier*
lol no wonder
Exactly, WHAT sole?
Congratulations on identifying the joke.
I had to pause the video to see if someone mentioned that part lol
I love this guy's humor.
Just one of his several running gags (0:34)
The juxtaposition of a bridge with horrifically overturned vehicles with Tom’s innocently cheerful ask of “Is it a street? It’s got cars on it!” … that was a piece of art alone, in this much broader beautiful masterpiece.
hehe thanks (: Fortunately there were no fatalities in that collapse or it would have been a bit too morbid!
@@tom7 as someone who lives in Pittsburgh it's much funnier
Tom at 24:04 "This glass shard was stuck in my foot for like 6 miles. Like, how did that even get through the sole of my shoe" Tom's shoes: 5:55 🤣
Dats da joke
My favorite part was the socks’ “manufacturing defect”
I have a small idea of what it takes to pull this off, Tom. I've been bragging to anyone that will listen that I managed to go just over 1500 miles this year with about 260 runs. And that was while sticking to basically the same 5 routes so I didn't have to spend even more time planning every day. Your time commitment to the sport is incredibly admirable.
1500 miles is a lot... I only did 1200 this year. Congrats!
I've rewatched this like four times, the production quality is insane, so many small details, gags, and the overall polish is immense.
Thank you :) Alas I can only see a few glaring (to me!) mistakes…
@@tom7 Oh, Tom...
What's the opposite of disappointment? Appointment? I guess I can say that I'm constantly appointed with your projects.
I'm tempted to run all of the roads in my rural county. Maybe I should; I've got plenty of time to do it.
Regardless, I really appreciate your projects. They're very inspiring! Cheers, Tom.
This guy's consistent humor and dry delivery really is the best I've ever found on TH-cam.
I appreciate your commitment to the multiple entendre by including running gags, gags about running, and running gags about running.
You could contribute to OpenStreetMaps by correcting incorrect streets yourself. You seem like the kind of guy who might enjoy it. There are no trap streets to worry about too. Even just uploading the GPS logs could help other contributors out
I immediately thought about OSM when he started up Google Earth and was busting out the printed out maps. Being 16 years, he probably would have had to print out maps at the start, but with JOSM at home and some of the mobile friendly editors (I think I was using Vespucci), he could've just added a new key:value for the streets, updating and visualizing them in realtime. Also, it's probably fluff that could be cut for a video like this, but while you COULD rely on Google's imagery, I think you really have to check out the county's GIS websites which are typically going to have pictometry at better spatial resolution taken during the fall/winter with less obscuring vegetation. There's also a chance some federal organizations like USGS or NLCD have assets to help in spotting roads by mixing the raster bands from multispectral sensors.
I took some time to access Pittsburgh GIS and while their organization and UI isn't the best, if you go to the Community>Pittsburgh Historic Maps, there is an excellent 2021 no leaf that's at ~3-6in resolution. I was able to look at the "trap street" he was talking about, which I think was actually a user submitted footpath, which was something you could kind of do with google's community map tools for a bit. Google makes it clear that it isn't a path now, but I wonder if it used to be a road or there was an intent to make it at some point since the "Denham St" name shows up on opposite sides of that path, only about 100 yards apart and perfectly aligned.
UPDATE: visible in the video at 11:36 , the northeast clearing is now a radio tower, but by looking at the parking lots, weird derelict roads, and the historical drawn maps (1910, 1923) as well as aerial photos ( '39, '57, '93) you can see the lot was St. Mary's Cemetery and chapel, with a small public school where the present park is. Denham St did continue through "trap street" and there were land parcels along the road with an occasional house built, but most seemed to just be holding the land over decades until the ~1950s. In the 90s they apparently made a new school, church, or a large broadcasting/cable station on the cemetery and bought the parcels across from the historic cemetery lot for auxiliary parking. Street names also shuffled a bit over the century, with cemetery ave being split into cemetery st to the west and television HI to the east for I guess the antenna that's now there. The building in the 90s was much bigger than the present radio station, so that property definitely has a lot going on.
Your videos are so infrequent, but I'm SO EXCITED every time you post because I have absolutely no chance of predicting what you'll do next!
Today I was thinking: let's check Suckerpinch. It's been more than half a year since I last checked for his videos. Not disappointed.
Oh man this is super impressive. I tried to do something similar on a much smaller scale with my suburb and cycling with strava. It was fun but ended up turning me into a radical pedestrian/cycling infrastructure activist lol. Some of those streets were not fun.
You managed to do it on foot and a whole city. This is some kind of record. I’ll be thinking of you whenever I visit Pittsburg again.
Yes it definitely radicalized me about pedestrian infrastructure as well! I gotta say, though, the city is dramatically better (most streets have sidewalks even if they are sometimes a mess) than the suburbs for this kind of thing, at least around here.
When I originally watched this, I thought this was pretty neat as I'm a runner myself. But now I live in Pittsburgh, and it just hit me how insanely difficult this must have been. Never did I imagine running would involve dodging cars, climbing mountains, and sweating like you're in a shower. 1 Pittsburgh mile alone is a challenge, what you did takes inhuman skill. You deserve a medal or maybe some kind of alien autopsy
I would prefer a medal pls
24:08 i love that you left the callback unfinished here. made it 10x funnier.
I feel like this video clearly defines the kind of late 90's vibe with a much sporty twist and clearly aligns with what a masterpiece Tom has made. And rightly so, Tom is not like other youtubers who run behind views.
Yes, I run much faster than the views!
Easily the most underrated channel on TH-cam. Your work is incredible, Tom.
Love it.
Also a student at CMU in the late 90s, I set myself a goal of hiking all trail mileage in a nearby national park. Chuckled because some of the challenges of this sort of project seem to be universal: "What is a road/trail?" "What does it mean to run/hike a road/trail segment?" "There is no road/trail where the map says there is." "There is a road/trail where the map says there isn't." "There's a road/trail that now exists that didn't when I started." Neglecting to traverse a difficult-to-get-to road/trail segment when you're *right there.*
...and the instinct to immediately begin a new, similar project when finishing the first.
some of these could be generalized into just issues with doing projects, especially so the last one.
“Doing hard things is good for you”
I really appreciate the way you included this message at the end. It puts into words something important I’ve had to learn recently, and I’ll probably be thinking back to this video for motivation and inspiration for a long time.
That was a joy to watch. What a commitment to such a strange project. I've experimented with creating some GPS-based games to help make my runs more interesting, but this is so interesting on its own!
What sort of GPS games?
"And then there's this glass shard [...] like how did it even get into my shoe??"
[15 minutes earlier...] *shows running shoes, worn down to barely at the point where they still qualify on the right side of the shoe/bike dividing line, full of holes in the soles*
There is no one I get more excited for a new video from than Tom7 :)) Always the best!
So true. How come with the millions of "creators" on youtube that do it nearly full time nobody comes close to tom7's videos on his sideprojects?
2 videos in the same year? Truly a gift from the gods
I highly recommend the documentary "The World Before Your Feet," which is about a guy who was trying to accomplish a similar goal in New York City (walking 8,000 miles, and no "expert mode" rules), and how it connects him to the city.
tom, I feel the need to say your work is very inspiring to me. I really admire your creativity and passion and hope to apply myself like you. it's funny how something like worn out shoes and the glass makes me laugh so hard. the PAC man costume was really awesome as well! wish you the best.
Thank you for telling me! You can do it! (:
This was so fun to watch, I'll love to see many years from now when you finish the whole county!
This next dosage of Tom7 came just in time. Thank you man
Another absolute banger. Incredible work, the running, editing, jokes, and inspirational aspect were all great.
Having been aware of this effort for years, it's crazy to me to see that it's finally finished. And with a thoroughly entertaining video to commemorate it, too! Evidently you must be the man who would walk 500 miles, and then walk 500 more.
26:32 Thank you for not sparing us the deburring segment this time.
I love forgetting about you for large chunks of time, then seeing you upload and going on a suckerpinch spree.
"...absurd effort on pointless endeavors."
This pretty much sums up this whole channel, and it's one of the things I love about it.
I love all the old staircase footage. I'm fascinated with overgrown and abandoned footpaths. Oh and also the rest of the video is great.
Thanks Tom, you’re a really cool guy who’s super bright and consistently interesting.
Just discovered you recently and your videos invoke a feeling like no other. Most comparable to web shows and student documentaries from the early 2000s. Thank you for documenting the things you love in a way that you love. Your videos are really really entertaining, funny, and can even make me emotional :')
I'm happy to hear this. Thanks for watching :)
OMG!! I did something similar! I biked every road in a small town. It only took a summer, not too bad. I did it during quarantine and it was a fun way for me to get outside, and I compiled the maps of each ride into a giant photoshopped map with each route in a different color.
It's really cool to see someone else doing something like this, I love this concept and I've pondered how I'd do something similar now that I'm living in a big city
The way to do it in a big city is to just do it! :)
@@tom7 Were there any safety concerns regarding gang violence? I don't know how prevalent that is in Pittsburgh, but living in Atlanta I would be afraid to go on the wrong street and end up a statistic.
@@brutusthebear9050 Well, sometimes people would hassle me, but nothing serious. I don't think I make a very appealing target! The cars are much more dangerous, for sure!
@@brutusthebear9050 Gang violence like this is almost always overhyped. I can't speak for you or your area specifically, but gangs don't just roam the streets in the middle of the day picking off joggers.
The rhythmic hammering during the montage was sick
Also your stuff never fails to make me laugh! Keep up the amazing vids
I have always been impressed when it comes to the sheer interconnectedness of philosophy, math, critical thinking, creative thought, wonder, and raw grit that comes through with every one of these videos.
I aspire to be like you. Thanks for inspiring, hope to see more :)
I hate running but honestly, doing a project like this could get me to do a little running. Maybe I'd do most on bike though.
And as a hockey loving Canadian, the carnage of those ice skates makes me weep
Highly recommend doing it on bike, it's way more manageable
Bike is also great! :)
This is hands down one of the most engaging videos on TH-cam. And I have been here for like 15 years
This is like the running version of writting your own AAA game from scratch only that you actually managed to finish it. Well done!
As usual this was a pleasure to watch, and what an unexpected treat to get an extra video this year in addition to the roughly annual sigbovic "extended" talk.
As always there is so much to love in this artwork of a video. I strive to be more like you Tom!
That’s nice of you. (: thanks for watching!
That's awesome!
In academia, and many other desk jobs it's very important to maintain some level of exercise to prevent yourself from going insane. I started a PhD in machine learning back in 2017 but I lost my mind due to burnout and other assorted stuff and had to quit. Cycling is my go to exercise because it's waaaay easier on the body.
I also started running during grad school, and I agree!
I am glad this was suggested to me. Infrequent uploads, but incredible quality. Love this channel.
[I was subscribed but miss people's uploads often]
As a person who has been running in Pittsburgh, and found an app to keep track of where I go, this is god mode. Love it.
I'm the kind of person who tries to run different routes whenever I run alone.
This is extremely impressive and so well-presented. It gave me so much dopamine to watch :D
I love how much dedication there was in this whole project, and how clear it shines through
You are crazy. Love your videos. Your drawings and storytelling is great!
I remember first reading about this on your site around 2013. Congratulations on completing it!
Excellent video as always! My mom did this for Ann Arbor (not on expert mode) so I made sure to share this with her.
the chainsaw callback at 0:00 ❤️
I love this video! It's a perfect combination of the SIGBOVIK styled project videos and the Unibycle video which I really liked!
Fantastic project and video as always, Dr Tom! I'm always impressed by the breadth and depth of the things you tackle, and your presentation style is wonderful--that did not feel like 32 minutes! Looking forward to the next one :)
Tons of respect for this project, you lovable renaissance clown! I can't imagine how your legs felt running 10k in ice skates 😅
It was hardest on my feet! It’s like those skates were not made for running!
As a Philadelphian, the reveal that you're a yinzer explains pretty much everything you've ever posted
What a way to end 2022! Thanks for your incredible content, can't wait for your next one!
This was really cool. As a Pittsburgh resident that runs this is very impressive with all of our hills. Keep up the good work!
i've been on-off running now for maybe 4 or 5 years now
i too have tried to explore as much of my local area as possible on foot,
but have never tracked any of it,
or tried to be rigorous/ exhaustive.
this video and project has been hugely inspiring to me
thank you Uncle 7's training plan
> run any distance 5 times per week
this goal structure is beautiful
i've now adopted this for myself, over my previous goal-orientated and growth-minded style
this seems much better an encouraging the regular habit
again, thank you so much for this idea
now on january 2nd, and ive run 2 for 2 days. and it feels great
last year i tried to push myself as hard as possible every run,
leaving me requiring multiple days of rest inbetween, so i could never be daily
but with this, i think this exactly what ive always needed and wanted
we've 10% through the year, and im still going strong.
and im fitter than ever
Honestly your ability to go on the least logically intuitive tangents, in the most logically defensible ways, is my favorite part of your videos.
As a Pittsburgh runner, I love this!
Also, the fern hollow bridge is back up already!
A masterpiece. Something for everyone. Sports onions, captcha, market research with your younger viewers, existential quantifiers. Glad you finished it and good luck with the rest of the county!
It's always such a joy to see you post, and so inspiring too. I look forward to the next video!
got dang tom. your vibes are impeccable as always. don't ever stop not ever stopping. big love.
Glad this popped up in my feed, what a well thought out made video. I’m doing something somewhat similar documenting my journey to hike every state park in Pennsylvania so I can feel your pain in some of your situations. Also, you ran up my street! Great stuff, looking forward to seeing what’s next.
I love the way your mind seems to work, amazing editing and project!
I've always appreciated your work and your sense of humor. This task is insurmountable... considering how many times running over certain segments.. goodness..
"How did it even get through the sole of my shoe?" comedic genius.
YES! A new video, absolutely obsessed with your channel Tom ❤
You are one of the most impressive people I have ever witnessed. Just, like, in general.
I never know what to expect watching one of your videos but it’s always amazing
Critically underrated video, from a critically underrated channel!
i've just binge watched all your videos and you uploaded a new one!
Your work is an honest inspiration to me, it kind of blows my mind how many of your interests overlap with mine and to see you grind through them despite burnout gives me a lot of hope
I grew up in the North Hills (West View.) When I look at other cities, especially the Midwest, I get BORED. How can anybody stand to live in a city full of grids? Congrats to you and your many miles. Oh, and Go Stillers!
this is one of the greatest videos i've ever seen. i find it so incredibly motivating and inspiring.
Greatness. Tom, your videos are some of my favorites on TH-cam and I watch a lot of TH-cam :). Thanks for your work and I look forward to the next one!
You are by far my favorite TH-camr! Wow, I really like this project, I think I will do something similar for Victoria BC! Love your videos👍
I love a channel that checks in once a year just to show that someone out there is living their best life
I like the chainsaw floating by at the start :D
hard to go in space now without seeing one 😢
This was exactly the motivation I needed to sign up for the Pittsburgh (half) marathon.
Great! Happy training! :)
I've been watching your videos for years, so it's a little bit wild to me for you to upload a video saying you live only a few blocks away from me. I've lived in Pittsburgh my whole life. I love this weird city and its weird roads.
Heck yeah!
This is incredible. This is the content we need. I salute you.
Truly never boring content :) love seeing a suckerpinch vid in my feed and hope you’re well Tom!
It's always a treat when you upload
Awesome video once again! Love your vids man! Thanks!
Tom, I actually live in Shadyside and go to Pitt studying for a bachelor's in computer engineering. I found your channel from the harder drive video and I'm loving the content, I definitely have seen someone who looks like you running around so I'm glad to stumble across this video.
this video is truly amazing, many more people should see this, great job and thank you
This is awesome! It is so hard - and your Expert Mode makes it ridiculous. Some notes:
1) at 8:32 you mention Canton. Ferndale (near Dornbush - but across Frankstown) is actually the steepest street in Pittsburgh, and likely the world - but the city hasn't officially measured it so it never counts in those discussions. Dornbush is #3.
2) I have been trying to get to Brunot island (mentioned at 10:00), and may try via canoe this summer if you want to come along. However, as the Island is considered fully privately owned, I have marked the trails on it as such (in OpenStreets map).
3) Wandrer does something similar to what you have programmed. So far on Wandrer, the highest % on foot is by Meghan Snatchko at 83.6%, followed by Alyssa Chance at 64.7%. It measures how much of the roads + trails have been completed. I am currently trying to complete Pittsburgh by bike - but NOT in Expert Mode (and if I do succeed, my last ride will not be in a Pac-Man outfit). So, still hard - but much easier than what you have done. Anyway, the point of Wandrer is to find problems with the map (Open Streets) which we then do in and fix - adding surface types, removing non-existant roads and paths, and adding those that are not there. To use wandrer, you would have to do a few things:
a) upload all of your GPS runs to Strava.
b) open a wandrer account.
c) pay the $30 fee to load all of your prior runs (and not just your immediately prior 50 runs)
Your GPS files on Wandrer may help find other issues with the map.
Seeing this reminded me to make some time to watch Harder Drives, and now I'm back to finishing this. Great, amusing work as always.
i love this video! i had no idea you were from pittsburgh as well :-D this was super fun to watch!!
Another Tom video, praise the heavens. Merry Christmas one and all.
Noice!! Your videos are always comfy and random. Thanks for the upload 😎
That was a really amazing video, thanks for the prolonged grinding
24:17
Lombardi Trophy ✅
Stanley Cup ✅
World Series Trophy …
This guy Pittsburghs
Absolutely loved the video and all the visuals!
Generally, I find, I need to invent a way to like your videos far more times than the current maximum.
I’m not only impressed that you actually ran this, but that you put so much work into the story, and graphics 😊
This was great, thanks Tom.
Your videos are wonderful.
WOW! Major props for seeing this through to the end! Thank you for having your own original style. This video is entertaining and doesn't scream at you like most videos do now. Also you gotta check out Edward B Gieda. He's a runner based in Philly who recently crossed the 1000 day mark , about 11,200+ miles over the past 3.5 years. He's currently around day 1050, still going strong. he's also an amazing vocalist of one of the SICKEST bands of all time, AN ALBATROSS !! & hes vegan !
I'm highly entertained by the cut of your jib, sir. What a monumental project!
im now on month 6 of continuing the
> run any distance 5 times per week
ive only taken a scheduled day off 3 times in this half year
usually im able to run every day without fail
and im feeling the best i have ever in my entire left
this video has changed my life
thank you
Amazing! Thanks for trying it and for telling me. :)
The comedic writing is stellar