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When actress Mari Hoshino took part in the marathon segment of “24-Hour TV,” rumors surfaced online suggesting she had secretly traveled by car. But on 5channel, many pointed out that the “distance covered” cited as evidence was itself based on a misunderstanding. The actual course was 80km, yet a lot of people had assumed it was around 100km, and that gap in perception is largely what fueled the suspicion. Similar “warp theory” controversies have popped up almost every year since around 2002, and this incident is being discussed as part of that same pattern.
Published 9/1 (Tue) 20:20
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Actress Mari Hoshino (Photo: Senji Kanaya)
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
What people said
Eh, a little cheating's fine, isn't it.
My high school used to walk 42.195km every year — everyone headed out in the morning and was back by early afternoon. You could easily walk 80km if you've got 24 hours.
That's just over 3km an hour.
Sounds doable, right?
That reminds me, my 20km car commute used to take a full hour every morning.
Nishimura's insane.
I thought everyone ran 100km.
Amema ran 200km
Damedayon ran 70km
Tokumitsu was around there too
It varies by year.
Just repeat that 8 times.
No running required at all lol
Why don't you try it yourself?
Then you can talk, lol
Background and Key Points of This Story
The marathon segment of “24-Hour TV” is famous as a beloved, tear-jerking staple of the show, but ever since around 2002 it has repeatedly faced “warp theory” suspicions — claims that the runner is driven by car through stretches the cameras don’t cover. This time the actual distance covered was 80km, but among viewers there’s a persistent assumption that runners cover roughly 100km every year, and that gap is largely what fueled the suspicion that “the distance is too short, so she must have driven.” In the thread, posters compared the distance to past performers like Kanpei Ma, Amema, and Tomomi Nishimura, surfacing a little-known fact: the set distance varies considerably by year and by runner. The way the distance is announced and publicized seems prone to misleading viewers, and that structural issue may be one reason these suspicions keep recurring.
*This article is composed as an excerpt and summary of the 5channel (Sports/Entertainment News+) thread “Hoshino Mari’s “24-Hour TV” Marathon Sparks “Drove by Car” Suspicion, but Voices Point to a Misunderstanding Over “Distance Covered”… The “Warp Theory” That’s Recurred Since 2002.”
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