Attempting the Impossible: Hands Across America | Tales From the Bottle

Forming a human chain of people from coast to coast seems impossible - but it's been tried, so is it?
"Hands Across America was a public fundraising event on Sunday, May 25, 1986, when 5 to 6.5 million people held hands for 15 minutes in an attempt to form a continuous human chain across the contiguous United States. The attempt to have a complete line of people across the country failed, although the number of participants would have been sufficient to succeed if they had been spread out over the full length of the planned course. The various gaps in the line between participants were filled using ribbons, ropes, or banners.
Many participants donated $10 each to reserve their place in line. The proceeds were donated to local charities to fight hunger and homelessness and help those in poverty.
The event raised about $15 million for charities after operating costs."
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[@Marshall-kh4cb]

gort

[@Cardboard_object]

Boop

[@motosk8er2]

This reminds me of that other video I saw. Hand j0bs across America.

[@redbaron3344]

Now, make a video about The Baltic Way, aka. Baltic Chain, aka. "Chain of Freedom"

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Of the 60% that have left the United States, I wonder how many of those only visited Canada? There's a huge number of Americans in the northern us, and sometimes even come up on day trips to shop or check out nearby attractions.

[@Shiestey]

“Think of what we can do with our own hands” said by Bill Cosby. I’m sorry, but that’s one of the funniest things I’ve heard in a while.

[@DrDeuteron]

we can put little pill in the pudding

[@Steve.._.]

@@DrDeuteron pudding pops!

[@HPsawus]

I love oxy in my pudding

[@thorogood473]

@@HPsawus hand out a drink maybe?

[@lizardking2407]

Hands Inside America.... cue Stinkfist by Tool

[@someguy1745]

bill cosby saying "think of what we could do with our own hands" aged like fine milk

[@LordDaret]

Probably was written in a script, but now it’s like “Yes BILL, what can we do with our hands? How about KEEP THEM TO YOURSELVES!?!”

[@Rafael-lr4gn]

😂😂😂 i dont want to think about this

[@thecumbucketofficial]

WEEED

[@pseudotasuki]

Once you get past the dark humor in the phrasing, it's genuinely upsetting. I can't imagine how bad it must have been for his victims.

[@GorVala]

Just like C lo green singing about sexual harassment.

[@amberswafford9305]

The possibility of meeting a Frenchman has prevented my leaving the United States all of my life. 🤣

[@jacksonledford6874]

I'm in france right now and I'll tell ya, you're right

[@digitaal_boog]

@@jacksonledford6874 as a Brit I approve this message

[@l.t.cgaming2157]

i'm coming for you Amber, VOUS RENCONTREREZ UN FRANÇAIS!!!

[@pinehawk9600]

​@@l.t.cgaming2157 😂

[@bencheevers6693]

Don't tell him but they're already here

[@Manipendeh]

The sheer idea of someone touching an electric fence and shocking upwards of 6 million people is so funny I'm surprised no one thought of doing it back then

[@b-chroniumproductions3177]

I don't think the electricity would travel that far

[@crimsonlion100]

@@b-chroniumproductions3177 well heres the thing right, electricity is looking for the path of least resistance to ground. so in all honesty it would have shocked like 6 people max in the chain. would have been funny, but not 6 million people shocked funny.

[@TaliyahP]

Ohms law says that current would dissipate so quickly

[@RealCadde]

@@crimsonlion100 Imagine a lightning strike then?

[@mrichards4724]

​@Cadde now you're thinking!

[@nadrewod999]

The happy smile on the hippie-van driver's face, only to be replaced with an angry death stare at the Frenchman, was absolutely hilarious and accurate.

[@SocialistDistancing]

I laughed so hard at the hippie in the van. I had to watch 4 times. Hilarious.

[@spinyslasher6586]

@@SocialistDistancing Timestamp?

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

LOL!! His illustrations are the best. The chain will never happen again, cause Soros and the Leftist-Mutants are a plague on our world and want to destroy it.

[@Bobo-ox7fj]

​@@spinyslasher6586tfw literally did not watch even 30 seconds of the video

[@Nefville]

Odds are strong that at least a few people did that fake handshake/ running your fingers through your hair gag. Never gets old.

[@nate_d376]

Is that still a thing?

[@Bob-fh4ht]

never heard of that before

[@Theeswaglord]

@@nate_d376 yes

[@El_Presidente_5337]

I had one guy in school who always did this.

[@ms.donaldson2533]

I'm one of those "never out of the country" Americans, who participated in Hands Across America when I was 15. I met a Frenchman at the local grocery store last month - he taught my grandson "Bon Jour" ♥

[@SuperTonyony]

I once heard a lady speaking with a French accent, and I asked her how to properly prounce my surname, "Midyett", and she said she'd never heard the name before.

[@-bubby9633]

​@@SuperTonyonythat's because American surnames ar mostly bullshit lmao

[@SpaceStickwithSpaceTick]

There is a universe where 6 million Americans drown in the Pacific ocean because of hands across America.

[@congruentcrib]

I do think the idea that we set everything down, ignored race, gender, social status, etc and identified every kind of person as an American really means a lot. The fact prisoners were able to participate is honestly what I think is important. Even those who we condemn and see as dangerous enough to be locked away, they got to be a part of it.

[@JimMilton-ej6zi]

But it's important that true americans are people who learn the language, culture and actually participate american life rather than try to force america to be the country they clearly didn't like enough to want to leave it. And people who try to force their previous culture into america, refuse to learn the language and don't give back to the communities aren't actually american, they're leeches.

[@ryanhilliard1620]

I’m sensing you’re thinking of organizing a Hands Across America 2.0?

[@congruentcrib]

@@ryanhilliard1620 I can’t organize a meeting with a single friend Definitely not gonna be organizing a country wide hunk

[@cheekibreeki904]

​@@congruentcrib I felt that.

[@iceblaster1252]

@JimMilton-ej6zi land of the free unless you use your freedom to practice your home country’s culture. Unless it’s a white European culture, then it’s a badge of honor to say you’re that

[@TheFunkMaestro]

Perhaps in the future, Qxir could cover Baltic Way, when approximately 2 million people held hands from Vilnius to Tallinn, and ultimately led to Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia being freed from Soviet occupation. Another great hand holding story, and one with rather immediate effects.

[@ryanbauer3680]

4:40 "God made the desert for scorpions and rattlesnakes to fight to the death under the boiling sun." Between lines like that, humor like that Frenchman joke and learning something new or getting more insight into ridiculous stories I had heard about is the reason why I look forward to your videos every Friday good sir.

[@JTA1961]

Athefumen...Same here

[@kavemanthewoodbutcher]

My step father took part in this event. A 5'11" 260lbs biker, affiliated with the Hells Angels. He had forearms like fire hydrants. He and a few buddies showed up, got drunk and stuck it out. This was in the Arizona section. Edit, upon further review, one of the thick blonde girls in the photo with the cactus, is highly likely to be my stepdads sister Kelly. I'll need some convincing to believe otherwise. I know she took part, just like her biker brother, and that photo looks identical to the one in her albums.

[@LagrangePoint0]

time stamp?

[@ZStrikeYT]

@@LagrangePoint0 4:33 is the only photo i remember seeing with a cactus

[@LagrangePoint0]

@@ZStrikeYT Lmao, before asking you I imagined that's the one you were talking about. Not gonna lie, when I saw that part I didn't even noticed the cactus, all I could think is how THICC and HAWT that girl was.

[@j2398]

The odds of you coming across a single picture out of 6 million people and you know that person is virtually impossible. The amount of pictures taken probably reached the millions for sure all across the country. The fact that single photo woild make it into thos video is not happening. Hopefully logical math is convincing enough for you. Also idk why you felt the need to hype of your step dad in these comments. What does his supposed affiliation with a biker gang and the size of his forearms have to do with anything? I mean I know you're trying to say he was a tough guy who did hands across America but he also got drunk and treated it like a hangout basically. Just because someone participated in hands across America dosent mean they were a decent person. They had bill Cosby as their spokesman....

[@LagrangePoint0]

@@j2398 Yep, 100% BS

[@kingofawesomeness99]

Qxir, you are one of the very few folks I can listen to as they talk about obscure facts, erroneous topics, and horrific deaths for hours at a time. Thanks for all your hard work but don't work yourself too hard

[@rjtimmerman2861]

Is Wendigoon one of the others? If not you should definitely make him one.

[@kingofawesomeness99]

@@rjtimmerman2861 ooh, yea he definitely is

[@KonLuvsShrek]

Oversimplified gotta be one

[@rjtimmerman2861]

@KonLuvsShrek yeah sorta, but he doesn't really go into those details so I wouldn't count him on this list

[@SupaKoopaTroopa64]

My grandma was one of the coordinators for a section along I-17 in Arizona, and my mom always talks about the event, so I've always assumed this was one of, if not THE defining event of American history in the 80s.

[@diox8tony]

Im curious how they picked their position in the line....there are miles and miles of empty road that chain must have been on. did people just drive out of their city until they reached the end of the line, park and hold the persons hand? did everyone know ahead of time which mile marker they would drive to? It must've been a tailgate party for miles (and hours) along the freeways.

[@SupaKoopaTroopa64]

@@diox8tony My guess would be that each coordinator would become familiar with their spot ahead of time, and then on the day of the event people would follow them and set up camp along the road. From there they would spread out in both directions until they found the other groups near by. I was never told about the logistics of the event, but that would be my guess based on various details I've heard, as well as the fact that (the vast majority of) people didn't have GPS back then.

[@ryanhilliard1620]

There were coordinators? It was very disorganized where we were. After several hours, the moms just started a countdown and we all held hands for a few minutes, took pictures and went home.

[@purplehaze2358]

"Think of what we can do with our own hands" That sentence had a very different energy coming from Bill Cosby than it would have coming from anyone else.

[@AverageAlien]

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[@purplehaze2358]

@@AverageAlien Beg your pardon?

[@AverageAlien]

@@purplehaze2358 you made a default unoriginal comment that everyone else has already made. You have no original thoughts

[@purplehaze2358]

@@AverageAlien Lmfao, sure bud. Nevermind the fact that I left this comment not long after the video was initially uploaded in the first place, meaning I was very likely the first to make it. BTW, considering your content and the comments you’ve left, I don’t want to hear shit about “originality” from you.

[@neko-cat1954]

​@@AverageAlien do you?

[@InternetSupervisor]

Honestly, your style is amazing Qxir, thank you for all that you do!

[@darkjanggo]

"Think of what we can do with our own hands." No, Mr. Cosby, I don't want to think about what you've done with your hands...

[@drewl5221]

Bill Cosby saying “think of what we can do with our own hands” is _hands_ down the best part of this video

[@KWOWchannel2024]

Oddly enough, I AM an Irishman who moved to the desert for some reason... and yes, while feeling the sweat of a strangers hand in normal conditions is revolting to me, doing it in the Phoenix summer heat is my own personal idea of hell.

[@kavemanthewoodbutcher]

Show Low is nice, but there's a high chance of hillbilly 🤪

[@ZERO_42069]

I also live in Phoenix, its truly hell on earth

[@KWOWchannel2024]

@@ZERO_42069 From May to September, it's certainly the same temp as the 9th circle.

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Wow!! Hello mr. Irishman!!

[@dannypipewrench533]

Phoenix is a wild place, is it not?

[@joedirt5378]

You never get boring man that’s why I love this channel

[@kennyhoward2957]

love getting a new video every friday. hearing your sultry Irish voice reminds me that the weekends coming up and life is good.

[@BamBamBigelow.]

My parents had me part of this chain, memories!

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Well the rest of who unfortunately didnt participate now knows what happened! 😀

[@GeorgeCoggins]

just a random thought hearing you mention the Susquehanna river being only about 3 or 4 miles away form it here in north eastern Pennsylvania (Scranton..) most dont know this fact but apparently that river is one of the 2 if not the oldest river in the world and predates the breakup of pangea! blew my mind to learn that

[@stella-vu8vh]

WOAH WHAT what's the other older than pangea guy

[@moos5221]

Hope the river isn't as polluted as other rivers in the USA, would be a shame.

[@peterlarkin762]

It's been years but still cant believe Pangea broke up. Such a great band.

[@irwinisidro]

@@peterlarkin762 They were so great together.

[@byeFofiko1]

@@peterlarkin762 yeah :/ i heard their offshoot bands gondwana and laurentia were good too (before they also broke up into more proxy bands)

[@03stmlax]

Next they should do *'Human Centipede Across America'*

[@SnizelOfficial]

When Cosby says: "Think of what we can do with our own hands"... Pretty eerie in retrospect lol.

[@lcarthel]

You always crack me up. I love your sense of humor

[@TheCanadianWelder]

The animation and commentary at 3:27 is pure comedy gold

[@miel1074]

Well, I loved Hands Across America! I was a child at the time….not even living in the United States, but I loved the idea that people tried to show love and unity across the entire country! I didn’t even know it was to raise funds….I just thought it was a sweet idea!

[@southwestxnorthwest]

Holy shit, at 4:35 thats on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix (Arizona); I was there! I was just out of frame to the left with my parents and twin brother!

[@bolasdemadera205]

You’re the man ! *Going to make my lunch break fly by 🥺I love you brother

[@bex1494]

I'm an American & this was hilarious! Thank you for the work you put into your videos. You truly are one of the top creators on KZbin- which is my opinion which really means diddly in the grand scheme of things. 😁

[@Flaccidtetris]

I guess the 80s were just the decade of hand holding - the Baltics did the same thing in '89. This probably inspired us to do so

[@0therun1t21]

I'm just happy you covered this event. I was in Atlanta when it happened so I didn't take part in it but it really was a nice idea.

[@JTA1961]

Yes it was... we should do one for Ukraine

[@conservat1vepatr1ot]

Thank you for all you do man. Your channel is amazing.

[@ShaggyRax]

This went thru my hometown of Millington, TN ❤ Never thought I’d see a video by y’all on it!!! What a pleasant surprise

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Well america did it!! Noq imagine what we could do today!!!!

[@growupjohnny9374]

Finally subscribed after watching hundreds of your videos.

[@growupjohnny9374]

Not sure if you’re interested in anything Ukraine related but I’ve been volunteering here for a year. Let me know if you want anything.

[@user-uh8fu3mb9l]

In the Soviet Union there was a similar event at that time, the Baltic Way. And THAT is the event that fueled divisiveness, for real. 😮

[@blackroberts6290]

I just seen the Wikipedia entry of the event and in there, there is a poster that portrays the German mustache guy and the Soviet mustache guy as lovers getting married like in a BL manga lmao

[@guntherdoesaliltrolling5757]

​@Black Roberts I'd ship it.

[@rey273]

it has never occurred to me as an american that other people leave their countries often, or at least somewhat often. most people in my friend circle haven't even left the state i live in. i guess here going to another state is like going to another country- considering the different laws states have.

[@iBreakAnkles4Fun]

@trumpisthemessiah7017 Each European country has different ethnicities, languages, architecture, cultures and history going back thousands of years...

[@sandy-quimsrus]

Wherever you go you'll always meet an Australian, we also have VERY large states with state laws! Way too many bloody Irish backpackers here though.

[@crackjack144]

@@iBreakAnkles4Funnd you assume that the states don’t hav the same thing? Obviously not as long as the countries in Europe but let me tell you, there’s going to be a big difference trying to talk to someone from Austin, Texas and someone from a bayou of Louisiana.

[@mattmarzula]

​@@sandy-quimsrus Yep. And wherever you go, there you are. I learned that from an Australian.

[@MadScientist267]

I been trying to get out of this shithole my whole adult life. Probably would have been my childhood too but realizing the gravity of the situation as a kid, well... That and things were definitely so much better back then.

[@ryanhilliard1620]

What actually happened was…I showed up with a bunch of cousins and my mom and aunts and we stood there waiting for a couple hours. After a while, it was clear there was no organization and no direction was going to be given. The kids were getting restless and hungry and finally the moms conspired and started a countdown and then we all joined hands for a few minutes, pictures were taken, we all felt good about SOMETHING and we went home. That was Hands Across America.🇺🇸

[@peterjackson2666]

Ah, those days before COVID and social distancing. Great video, man!

[@IntrovertedOreo]

Bill Cosby: think of what we can do with our own hands. Me, watching: NOT YOU!!!! 😂😂😂

[@Yezpahr]

Him saying those words were as cringy as all the 2022 buzzwords combined worth of cringe. The materialized embodiment of cringe. All the religion's prophets in the history of the world are turning over in their grave, except Jesus who is now hastily running back the argument that he died for the sins of **all** mankind and is asking for a reprint to exclude this specific pardoned-by-trump geezer.

[@IntrovertedOreo]

@@Yezpahr Bro...give me the name of your dealer.

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

Love the parody of this from invader zim’s movie where it’s literally going to end the world lol

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

@@PocketSand1776 what are even talking about? Ain’t nothing close to that in the movie

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

**cough**

[@giovannicervantes2053]

Also Us the horror movie made with that as the crux for some reason

[@WillaWillNot]

I first learned about this from my high school debate coach - who had been present helping facilitate the 1986 National Catholic Forensic League national tournament, in Baltimore, on the exact same day. At the time they spread out the events across multiple sites and it turns out several of these sites were on opposite sides of the human chain. It was apparently quite a boondoggle with facilitators having to take circuitous detours to move the judging results around, which all had to be done by paper in 1986.

[@DD-tv5ze]

Cosby "think what we can do with our hands" I'd rather not think what you do with your hands Bill

[@japatton6]

I'm holding hands with your videos

[@zenfrodo]

One thing I always run into with visitors from western Europe is a lack of understanding of just how big America actually is (both US & Canada), both in land-size and population. For example, my parents hosted an exchange student -- they're in Ohio -- and the student just could not understand that no, we couldn't pop down to Disney World or over to Cali whenever we wanted, New Orleans wasn't a day trip, and Washington DC was not just around the corner. Not traveling outside our borders isn't just because "the US has everything" -- no, it's because it's freakin' expensive for us to do so AND takes a ton of time. We don't have country-wide public transport, and public transport inside various cities can be a crapshoot. I mean, I'd love to have a system like Eurail here. Travel by car is *exhausting*; Amtrak trains and Greyhound buses are not only expensive, but also don't cover many places; planes are even more expensive. When I visited Europe in the '80s, it was amazing how many countries and cities I was able to easily/cheaply visit via Eurail pass. In contrast, here, I've managed to get to San Francisco once (14+ hour trip by plane, several days by car), Delaware a couple times (due to in-laws living there; an exhausting 10+ hour car trip), Tennesee's Smoky Mountains a number of times (6-ish hours from here by car, so fairly close), and Denver/the Rockies once (three days of continuous driving by my parents -- pure hell). That's it. And bluntly, it's either car or nothing in most of this country, if you want to visit anywhere outside your home city.

[@Attmay]

It took me five days to move from North Carolina to California by car, and that was with stops along the way.

[@drtm1718]

Your point about being able to visit vast variety of biomes within the country is made a crazier thought experiment when you realize you can see most within a single state, such as here in Washington. Here you can find deserts, open plains, river basins, rolling agrarian hills, arid mountain steppes, alpine forests, temperate rain forests, glacial peaks, marshes, an archipelago, and probably more that I can't remember off the top of my head.

[@spawr845]

80's to now, what's changed? Humanity as a whole has been spiritually devolving. This will continue until their is a reset.

[@therealuncleowen2588]

I was a petulant teenager when this happened. The line ran not far from my home but it was such a hot day that I refused to go. My mother and step-father went. She thought it had been great, standing in line and imagining you were in an unbroken chain across the country. Meanwhile he rolled his eyes and let me know he'd rather have stayed home too. In my opinion, America is simply too big a place for such an event to be meaningful. They should have hands across Lichtenstein, San Marino, or Singapore. This kind of event could feel really unifying in a small nation, I imagine.

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Well too bad, america did it!!!! Now imagine what else more we could do!!!!

[@sethtaylor721]

I’m a history teacher in Texas and would love to show my students some of these stories. Without changing the actual videos, I was wondering if there was a way to get a version that bleeps out the cussing. For example, I think the kids would get a kick out of the Finnish pervitin story but I’m worried about my ability to mute it in time lol. Not even a request, just an inquiry. Thank you for all you do Qxir.

[@gungun5845]

you can download it and edit it some yourself if you'd like

[@doom3166]

Idk how it works in America, but we never got bothered by swearing here in the Netherlands ESPECIALLY when it was in q video the teacher showed instead of a simple PowerPoint presentation. On the other hand, it's America. So maybe if you can't edit it like the person above said it, just ask the parents if it's okay that there are a few swearwords in the video before you watch it with the class?

[@thisiswhereidied3054]

Lovely Texas, you can get roped into a cult from childhood and have a accidental discharge in McDonald's bathroom because you appendix carry your big iron but God forbid kid hears the word "fuck"

[@Qxir]

While I do enjoy occasionally swearing in my videos, you'll probably notice there's a lot less of it in my recent videos compared to my old videos, and it's purely because of teachers who say they're apprehensive about showing my videos to their class when they otherwise would have. I'm still not sure if I'll take a definitive stance on this, because on one hand I don't really want to make "kid-friendly" stuff because it's just not in the spirit of the series, and not really what I find most joy in creating. On the other hand, including more "adult"-orientated humour may limit the value and accessibility of videos that are supposed to be somewhat informative. Sorry I don't have a more concrete answer or solution - I'm just conflicted. Anyway, thank you for your support, I appreciate it.

[@gungun5845]

@@Qxir based

[@grantorino2325]

There was a continuous link between New York and Washington-the first "break" occurring in western Maryland. After that, there were quite a few "breaks"-but it was *mostly* continuous through Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City. West of there, the "breaks" outnumbered the continuity except for in southern California-where it was *mostly* continuous. Between California and western Texas, however, practically nobody actually showed up. Instead, they arranged -via CB radio-for long-haul truck drivers to simultaneously *honk their horns* at the appointed time.

[@ro1649]

Holy damn! I got here early! I've been binging your content for almost a week now, and you never fail to deliver high quality videos!

[@beagleissleeping5359]

I was in grade school when it got started. It was made out to be a big deal at school, but after the actual day it occurred it seemed like it kind of just dissappeared and no one said anything about it ever again. I can't recall having heard anything more about it until that Simpsons episode years later mentioned it.

[@JTA1961]

Talk to the "hand"

[@tin2001]

I only know about it because of the Simpsons episode.... But I'm Australian so it didn't really involve me at all.

[@evanmico]

All your more recentish videos this year have been absolute BANGERS, been watching literally every single one you upload! Dunno if you changed anything, but the vids are just extra extra good lately. Love your content, keep it up man!

[@JTA1961]

Great observation. 👍

[@ClaustroPasta]

6:05 This nonchalantly comical part of the video cracked me up way too much

[@ernestnelson2407]

i was in kindergarten in Massachusetts U.S. when this went down. I watched the challenger blow up a couple months earlier the whole kindergarten class cheered we didn't realize it wasn't supposed to do that the 80s where pretty cool

[@LancasterResponding]

4:22 You got pretty close to the correct pronunciation! My hats off to you Qxir!

[@jr2904]

0:18 you can go from the mountains, to desert, to the beach, and big cities in one day if you're in California. It used to be great to live here

[@justinbeath5169]

You can do that in Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii as well

[@Utonian21]

I'm American, and I have little desire to leave the country for the exact reasons you mentioned. We have just about everything here, and there's so much to do and see. Maybe one day I'll travel internationally, but for now, I'm happy just exploring the states

[@mitchgordon8199]

When ever I see a new video I know it will be great, A fan.

[@JulesBrunoJjBaggy]

Bro, you can surf at the beach, hike through a forest, trek across a desert, climb a mountain, and make a snow angel in one day all just in California.

[@robgrey6183]

Yeah, and you can s*** in the street after you shoot up in your tent on the sidewalk!

[@Attmay]

Yeah, if you want to die of hypothermia.

[@wojak168]

Bill Cosby saying "think of what we can do with our own hands" aged so well

[@NicoBabyman1]

Like milk, 🧀 or like wine? 🍷

[@renerpho]

@@NicoBabyman1 More like spaghetti with meatballs.

[@Andrew_Warden]

I live within 45 min of desert, the beach, snowy mountains, a massive city, forests, Disneyland, and have been outside the country. When you've been born and raised in SoCal, it just is what it is. There are so many countries I wish I could visit. Ireland being among the top of the list.

[@dandougherty1475]

Hands across America wasn't happening when we drove up interstate 17 going north in Arizona. Everyone was down in the ditch waiting, or getting in the way of traffic. We did see some bikini clad girls and that slowed us down even more. Hauling cattle through the desert is tough enough without a bunch of people being in the way. But we made it with no cow casualties. Hauling a live load, well,, you've got to go, and keep going. You don't want to have to stop til you get there, but for food, fuel, scale houses( chicken houses )and the occasional breakdowns. There were tents everywhere and a great mix of peoples that was great to see people of all races participating! Thanks again Qxir! Had not thought about that for quite some time. What a memory. Wish we could have pulled over and joined in. Wonder how many people got shite on as we went by? Peace to all in Ireland from Dan from Nebraska. 😂🇺🇸😅!

[@OrtonMusic]

A long weekend a a fresh Qxir video. We’re winning lads.

[@SynthWqve1]

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[@runswithscissors3884]

In some states, you can go to all those places without leaving your own state

[@nitroxylictv]

aka Texas, California, Arizona

[@nate_d376]

I remember this as a kid. Man, that makes me feel old..

[@rooknado]

Qxir, love the videos. Constantly coming back to rewatch, it makes me happy to see a new upload. Especially on a topic like this :D

[@TheSlopMeister]

The event was also the inspiration for the movie Us back in 2019, it’s a decent film too.

[@ajra6143]

I vaguely remember The Simpsons mentioning this... with large gaps in parts.

[@Qxir]

Yep!

[@user-te9th4gk9c]

My brother and my dad participated in this event, can’t remember where they were at but still nice to know that

[@ThisIsMeOnYoutube]

I haven't thought of Hands Across America in forever, and now that I watched this video I will forget about it once again.

[@TheEvilCommenter]

My post-covid brain is having an aneurysm thinking about all those strangers holding hands

[@maartenofbelgium]

This event is also featured in the movie "Us" from 2019.

[@MrAMandTM]

I enjoy your work man. Keep it up.

[@chaostactics]

Such an underrated KZbin channel

[@crusaderkaiser2000]

“Think of what we can do with our own hands” Oh Cosby, I’m sure you know 😂

[@noahdonovan1618]

good channel

[@jamest2401]

I was 10 years old, growing up in Simi Valley, CA; however, my Aunt and Uncle lived in Grand Terrace, CA, which the 'Hands Across America' route cut right through. So my family and I got to be a part of this event. All the people along the road we were on, at least as far as I could see, were having fun with it. By running forward and backward, they were turning the whole line into a wave. Great memories, so glad I could be a part of it. BTW: Regarding the controversy over President Reagan’s involvement; I think a majority of Americans would tolerate 10 successive Reagan Administrations*, over suffering through just the remaining year & a half of the Biden Administration. *a hypothetical which assumes his cognitive abilities remained the same and as sharp as they were during his Presidency. (So, no mean or disparaging replies about his later symptoms and diagnosis of Alzheimers disease.)

[@Attmay]

Reagan was more lucid when he told the world he had Alzheimer’s!

[@jamest2401]

@Attmay:😆😂🤣

[@jimcurt99]

I was there that day- out in the desert outside of Tonopah AZ- it was HOT, but we had fun. Stayed up all night before we went, very drunk, and there where car problems on the way home... I may still have the T-shirt somewhere

[@lando8190]

Did you ever get the million dollar investment in the channel?

[@volvo09]

No, He got 10 million

[@philippecasteleyn9327]

@@volvo09 I hope that will be his next talk.

[@nickknepper6417]

0:05 was that map drawn befor florida was circumcised?

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

Unique channels like this are rare now

[@poppedweasel]

Love the way the British charity song was "Feed the world" and the American one was "We are the world" lol.

[@sinksalesman1747]

​@trumpisthemessiah7017we kinda left the entire empire phase around the 50s Also I never had seen or heard anything like that happen

[@poppedweasel]

​@Trump Is The Messiah I guess you're right. I'm getting strong 'I'm better than you' vibes.

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

I am still waiting for Hands Across the Atlantic to Ireland.

[@powwowken2760]

And nothing bad has ever happened in Africa since...

[@mousermind]

There were so many types of aid back then. So much aid. Aids were everywhere.

[@jango7889]

Aids was in everywhere, crazy times

[@nicholasdean3467]

It's always amazing. An European will ask me where they should travel to in America wanting to explore it all in one week. Yet America is only slightly smaller than all of Europe. So they say they will drive from New York, Chicago, Denver, etc all in a week. When in reality they will never get out of their car the whole vacation if they want to travel that much.

[@vedranb87]

There's always Paris, Texas if they want to meet someone fro Paris... :D Or for Frenchmen - there's Canada! And a mini Eiffel Tower in Vegas

[@SlurMaster9000]

No need to go to Canada for French. Parts of the rural Louisiana swamps still have groups of native French speakers, called the Acadians

[@janofb]

Chances of meeting a Frenchman. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@TheHurricaneEA]

I understand your attachment to your vehicle. She was loyal to you to the end. That's better than most of my enemies .

[@platypus420]

love watching these videos

[@jokergordon8446]

2:07 🙄 Yes BILL, we clearly understand what you can do with your hands! 😡 Now quit bragging about it, or we might have to do something about it........... Many, many years from now ....... 🤨 ...... And then let you off the hook,, 🤦🏼‍♂️ shortly after that.

[@gintaras1.5v79]

Make a video about the baltic way another massive human chain and it has an interesting history behind it

[@crystalclear5397]

Thank you for sharing the full detail and GREED in the human mind that got involved in all this. Enough with the cosby crap people, ate you fully understanding the deeper meaning behind that event? I was only 4 yet can remember All this. Thank you for sharing ❤

[@Attmay]

The “Cosby crap“ is relevant because Coca-Cola sponsored this event and he was a spokesman for it at the time.

[@markjoyce3172]

Never change. I love you, Qxir

How was the line completed only 15 MINUTES after it was started?

[@acrothdragon]

I bet Ireland could double that across the country. Especially if everyone shared a pint. Though there might be a few scuffles mixed in here and there.

[@cocacola4blood365]

*I WAS THERE!!!* In one of the desert chains outside Phoenix!