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A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a giant orange barrel

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Re: A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a giant orange barrel

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Post by 11235813213455 » Thu, May 09, 2019, 8:15 AM UTC

Gys wrote: post #30

11235813213455 wrote: post #28

> including a rough sea that forced him to leave the barrel and navigate difficult waters from outside his cozy confines Where was he? sitting at the top of the barrel? or on another accompanying boat?

'navigate' ? How ?

I'm quoting the article, I also wonder what they mean by that

Re: A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a giant orange barrel

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Post by 33degrees » Thu, May 09, 2019, 12:13 PM UTC

p1necone wrote: post #4

hnhg wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish there were more details, like how he lived, his water supply, toilet arrangements, etc.

Existing only on caught fish sounds like a recipe for scurvy too. I wonder if he had anything else?

His site mentions 3 months of freeze dried food

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