Man aims to cross the Atlantic using 3-foot boat smaller than an airline seat in adventure of a lifetime
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It's the "adventure of a lifetime."
So is jumping off a bridge.
Well we all have to go sometime, this seems like an epic way to die.
Sort of like horses, the size of a boat is inversely proportional to the importance of the occupant.
This adds a lot of detail: https://www.pbo.co.uk/boats/the-worlds-smallest-boat-how-andrew-bedwell-built-his-100cm-boat-to-sail-across-the-atlantic-101664 . I can't help but wonder about the lavatory situation, which isn't discussed.
On the open ocean you poop overboard. The US requires holding tanks within coastal waters, but most cruisers ignore it.
Chumming the water behind him with shit.
Fishermen call the ocean "The Chuck" for a reason.
Has he considered that when you sit on the side of a boat that small, it tends to capsize?
Stolen idea...
That sounds incredibly boring and dangerous at the same time
“Raw dogging” transatlantic naval voyage
This sounds like a medieval method of execution
Seems more ancient or classical to me. "You're no longer allowed here, we'll give you a small chance at survival, but you're leaving"
The Boat
s!Can I have his stuff?
I've sailed the Atlantic many times. The swell can be huge. I was in a 144m long navy frigate and everyone was seasick when we had 14m high waves. Everything broke. We could only go straight into the direction of the swell, otherwise we would capsize.
Best of luck dude, I hope you have better weather. But you're stupid AF.
People have rowed across it so I'm not surprised if he makes it but I'm also not surprised if he dies
People crossing the atlantic in small vessels only became impressive to me once I crossed the atlantic in (at the time) the biggest vessel in the world.
You sailed on the Seawise Giant?
I accidentally a word in there. It was the Pride of America; the biggest cruise vessel at the time I was on it. But they (NCL) already had an even bigger ship to be built in the coming years at the time, too.
The worst pollutors of the seas. Running on thick oil slurry. Next time take a plane to have a significantly smaller impact. Cruise ships really are the worst of the worst.
Forgot forgot :)
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I'll spend the rest of the evening in shame.
Nah, easy mistake if you aren't familiar with the meme ;)
I just keep picturing it as some sort of fishing lure for a giant ocean creature…I watch too many movies.
Looks more like a bobber.
Can’t even lay flat to sleep or rest. That would be a non-starter for me.
Right? Have you ever been on an 8-hour flight? Now imagine that for months, and add seasickness...
Exactly. Hell no.
Anything to get away from ppl, I get it.
(Not sure those two panels can power a gaming PC, but perhaps it's a handheld.)
You don't need more than a micro game boy advanced
What happens when it flips over from a wave
To me it looks like it can be completely sealed... and hopefully it's designed for auto-rolling back upright.
That being said I wouldn't want to experience the feeling of a tennis ball in a hurricane for several days should I face a storm in open water... let alone the accompanying lavatory and supply situation as well as parts such as the mast and the panels being ripped off.
/edit: readability
One can truly enjoy his Farts with zero waste in this thing!
I envy him
They expect to ride out 5 storms over the 90 day trip.
In the comment article, it says it’s build to act like a buoy, and will be like a “carnival ride”. It’s also able to be fully sealed for 45 minutes at a time and has some kind of snorkel system he can use. Looks like it can be pressurized too.
Combined with the small dome for his head it looks like a CTE machine to me.
As someone who is claustrophobic, I am going anxiety from the thought of this capsule.
Yeah, I’m ok with small spaces I know I can leave, but not in the middle of an ocean.
gyro-seat! actually that's not a bad way to compensate for the excessive movement of a small object. gyro-cabin! A small boat is moved more than a large boat, this one is tiny. Imagine walking on firm ground after being shaken like an unopened soda can for a month.
The keel is likely lead, these designs right themselves like buoys.
Is this gonna end up as another Oceangate situation?
His intention is to travel across the surface of the ocean. If he visits the sea floor, there will have been a problem
Tbf, oceangate wasn't trying to touch the floor either. They're only doing so because of the problem.
Deep. Vein. Thrombosis.
Cool. Lmk when he breaks the record for smallest boat or whatever.
RIP.
Airplane seats are bigger than 3 feet? Are they going by First-Class seats?
A-d-v-e-n-t-u-r-e suuure is a funny way to spell "self torture guaranteed to end in death".
Is this a thing here? !remindme 6 months "He's @#%^ing dead"
He crossing the Atlantic in a 3D printing benchy.
Having faced Atlantic swell in a frigate, I would not want to do this.
This seems suicidal
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