We tried viral TikTok app 'Randonautica' in Cleveleys - here's where it took us

Some people found fields of wildflowers, others found human remains... but what did we find when we tested out TikTok's latest viral sensation Randonautica?
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New app Randonautica took TikTok and YouTube by storm during lockdown, claiming to send millions of explorers out to a random location based entirely on their thoughts.

The app's introduction video claims that locations can be “influenced by the users thoughts and consciousness."

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You've probably heard of the "Law of Attraction" - it's supposed to be like that, mixed with geocaching or Pokemon Go, without the Pokemon.

Did new TikTok favourite 'Randonautica' live up to expectations when we tested it in Cleveleys?Did new TikTok favourite 'Randonautica' live up to expectations when we tested it in Cleveleys?
Did new TikTok favourite 'Randonautica' live up to expectations when we tested it in Cleveleys?

It will ask whether you’d rather visit attractors (highly concentrated quantum-points), voids (rarer quantum-points), or anomalies (reported patterns of areas influenced by thought.)

It then urges you to “focus on your intent” while it sets a location for you to visit using GPS. But can you really manifest positive or negative thoughts into a location through an app?

Randonautica gained so much momentum that Reddit and Facebook threads are now filled with stories from within the "Randonaut" community.

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Some reported finding answers to meaningful questions, which is nice - but then there were the Seattle teens who found a body in a suitcase. I tested it out in Cleveleys this week - and tried my best not to focus on anything sinister after reading the online threads.

With much scepticism, I decided to try to manifest wildlife in Cleveleys. I was thinking of frogs and ducks at the time, half expecting to end up at the Towers.

But my coordinates landed in the middle of Green Drive, a residential street near the sea front.

Strangely, I walked for around 20 minutes and didn't encounter any wildlife at all. No pet cats in my path, no spontaneous woodland creatures reminiscent of a Snow White scene, and not a single seagull in the sky.

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I got to Green Drive in the pouring rain and saw.... nothing. A dog walker and three cars passed me. Disappointing, but not surprising.

The claims made by Randonautica didn't match up to my experience. On numerous occasions since, it calculated coordinates in the middle of the sea off the coast of Rossall.

I wasn't about to head off to explore the sea bed. You should never go anywhere dangerous, or trespass, which - to its credit - the app tells you.

Odd then, that it doesn't register dangerous areas or private land.

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However, if you're looking for an excuse to get your children off their gaming devices and out for some exercise, I would say it's worth a go.

Who knows, you may stumble across a pot of gold. Just make sure you don't think about dead bodies or abandoned buildings as it calculates - just in case.

Randonautica is free to download on Android and iOS.

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