Harchick, a 22-year-old designer of iPhone apps in Pittsburgh, admits his achievement is more technical than artistic, but he defies anyone to make a longer video.
"To me, the challenge was about the compression," he told HuffPost Weird News. "Putting that long of a video on YouTube requires a lot of compression because the site only allows 20 gigabytes. There's a lot of work that went into this, but I think only the tech nerds will recognize the effort."
The actual video content is made up of photos taken from his trip to Chile and he says the reason they're not clear is due to the compression.
"We have 15 by 15 pixels merging and that's what makes it out of focus," he said.
Harchick is challenging others to beat his record and one Internet expert expects other tech types to take up the gauntlet.
Web developer Joe Peacock, who is also the creative director for Fark.com, a popular news aggregator, says Harchick's video is a major achievement that others will want to beat.
"The core of any tech-based culture is knowing the rules and figuring out where they bend and break," he told HuffPost Weird News. "I predict that within a week, you'll see a challenger."
Of course, the real challenge isn't making the longest YouTube clip, it's watching it. And that's something not even Harchick can do.
"I do believe that if you watch the entire clip, it will change your life -- and not in a good way," he said.
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