Man tries to go over water from Florida to NYC in makeshift human hamster wheel
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Re: Man tries to go over water from Florida to NYC in makeshift human hamster wheel
#2This guy is a prime example of not being in contact with reality. I am not against people trying new things, but you better understand the medium you are trying to accomplish something through.
This documentary https://youtu.be/eTkj-e82RQk goes over his first attempts to go to Bermuda. It's obvious that he does not understand the sea at all. For his first attempt he didn't have food or even GPS to know where he was going.
Re: Man tries to go over water from Florida to NYC in makeshift human hamster wheel
#3Re: Man tries to go over water from Florida to NYC in makeshift human hamster wheel
#4This guy is a prime example of not being in contact with reality. I am not against people trying new things, but you better understand the medium you are trying to accomplish something through. This documentary https://youtu.be/eTkj-e82RQk goes over his first attempts to go to Bermuda. It's obvious that he does not understand the sea at all. For his first attempt he didn't have food or even GPS to know where he was g…
Is it moral to let this guy kill himself this way if he insists on it?
Re: Man tries to go over water from Florida to NYC in makeshift human hamster wheel
#5This guy is a prime example of not being in contact with reality. I am not against people trying new things, but you better understand the medium you are trying to accomplish something through. This documentary https://youtu.be/eTkj-e82RQk goes over his first attempts to go to Bermuda. It's obvious that he does not understand the sea at all. For his first attempt he didn't have food or even GPS to know where he was g…
I’d cut the guy some slack. He’s clearly invested in this journey, literally spending thousands of dollars and decades of his own time.
Personally, I think he should be free to do something reckless if it’s only his life at stake. After all, stores sell paint and there isn’t a law against drinking the stuff. It sounds like the only thing he needs to complete the trip is an escort vessel in case the trip goes poorly. Maybe one of us can convince him to take us on his trip.
Re: Man tries to go over water from Florida to NYC in makeshift human hamster wheel
#6This guy is a prime example of not being in contact with reality. I am not against people trying new things, but you better understand the medium you are trying to accomplish something through. This documentary https://youtu.be/eTkj-e82RQk goes over his first attempts to go to Bermuda. It's obvious that he does not understand the sea at all. For his first attempt he didn't have food or even GPS to know where he was g…
to be fair, it looks like he's iterating:
> It was equipped with a satellite phone, a water filtration system, a solar array, neoprene wet suits and a stockpile of granola and ramen noodles for when he embarked from St. Augustine on Friday for what he expected would be a three-week trip.
Re: Man tries to go over water from Florida to NYC in makeshift human hamster wheel
#7This guy is a prime example of not being in contact with reality. I am not against people trying new things, but you better understand the medium you are trying to accomplish something through. This documentary https://youtu.be/eTkj-e82RQk goes over his first attempts to go to Bermuda. It's obvious that he does not understand the sea at all. For his first attempt he didn't have food or even GPS to know where he was g…
to be fair, it looks like he's iterating: > It was equipped with a satellite phone, a water filtration system, a solar array, neoprene wet suits and a stockpile of granola and ramen noodles for when he embarked from St. Augustine on Friday for what he expected would be a three-week trip.
At about 1k nautical miles between NYC and Miami he'd need to do ~50 nm a day to make it a 3-week trip. That's two marathons per day, a fair stretch even if he managed to make the same propulsive efficiency with his paddle wheel thingy as he would on land.
Re: Man tries to go over water from Florida to NYC in makeshift human hamster wheel
#8This guy is a prime example of not being in contact with reality. I am not against people trying new things, but you better understand the medium you are trying to accomplish something through. This documentary https://youtu.be/eTkj-e82RQk goes over his first attempts to go to Bermuda. It's obvious that he does not understand the sea at all. For his first attempt he didn't have food or even GPS to know where he was g…
I’d cut the guy some slack. He’s clearly invested in this journey, literally spending thousands of dollars and decades of his own time. Personally, I think he should be free to do something reckless if it’s only his life at stake. After all, stores sell paint and there isn’t a law against drinking the stuff. It sounds like the only thing he needs to complete the trip is an escort vessel in case the trip goes poorly.…
I wouldn't. I also wouldn't give him any credit just because he's dedicated to the idea. If someone spent millions of dollars trying to recreate the balloon house from Up, I would certainly call them insane.
Re: Man tries to go over water from Florida to NYC in makeshift human hamster wheel
#9This guy is a prime example of not being in contact with reality. I am not against people trying new things, but you better understand the medium you are trying to accomplish something through. This documentary https://youtu.be/eTkj-e82RQk goes over his first attempts to go to Bermuda. It's obvious that he does not understand the sea at all. For his first attempt he didn't have food or even GPS to know where he was g…
Is it moral to let this guy kill himself this way if he insists on it?
He may be fine with dying, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't want to be rescued. Since he is relying on the coast guard to rescue him, he has to play by their rules. If he had a real boat following him, that would be a different story.
Re: Man tries to go over water from Florida to NYC in makeshift human hamster wheel
#10This guy is a prime example of not being in contact with reality. I am not against people trying new things, but you better understand the medium you are trying to accomplish something through. This documentary https://youtu.be/eTkj-e82RQk goes over his first attempts to go to Bermuda. It's obvious that he does not understand the sea at all. For his first attempt he didn't have food or even GPS to know where he was g…
to be fair, it looks like he's iterating: > It was equipped with a satellite phone, a water filtration system, a solar array, neoprene wet suits and a stockpile of granola and ramen noodles for when he embarked from St. Augustine on Friday for what he expected would be a three-week trip.
> a stockpile of granola and ramen noodles
Ridiculousness aside, are these good choices? I'm inclined to think not. Ramen is a good ratio of calories per dollar, but what he really needs are nutrient dense foods, probably with a lot of protein given how physically difficult this is likely to be. I would think dehydrated meat or something.