seems completely sane to me!

[El Presidente]

A US man has been arrested after attempting to "run to London" through the Atlantic Ocean in a homemade floating hamster wheel.

The 44-year-old man from Florida was intercepted by the US Coast Guard about 100km from Tybee Island, in the US state of Georgia, on August 26.

Reza Baluchi has tried to complete three similar voyages before, all of which were intercepted by the Coast Guard.

 

 

The homemade vessel was built like a wheel with large inflated buoys propped around the outer rim. (Flagler County Sheriff’s Office)

The homemade vessel was built like a wheel with large inflated buoys propped around the outer rim. Paddles are used to propel it forward, making the contraption revolve in the water.

"Based on the condition of the vessel - which was afloat as a result of wiring and buoys - [US Coast Guard] officers determined Baluchi was conducting a manifestly unsafe voyage," the criminal complaint says BBC.

Baluchi refused to step out of the contraption for three days and threatened to kill himself. He also claimed he had a bomb on board, according to the BBC.

[MrBirdman]

While most crazy people are content to publish on social media, this guy goes out and lives it. Cheers! 🍺

[BlueRidgeFly]

“Florida Man…” When a headline starts with that, I drop what I’m doing 😀 Impressive that he got 70 miles out rolling that thing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66733230

[BrightonCorgi]

I think he is more at the will of the current than his own propulsion.

[Chibearsv]

Apparently he's not aware of the cookie cutters.  

[Bijan]

1 hour ago, BlueRidgeFly said:

“Florida Man…” When a headline starts with that, I drop what I’m doing 😀 Impressive that he got 70 miles out rolling that thing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66733230

This guy's done it so many times, they didn't even bother to take a new photo this time:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57983648

(and they even linked to the old article from the new one)

[Islandboy]

I think the US has more than satisfied its due diligence in stopping this wing nut so many times...it’s time to let him have go at it, I say.

[SirVantes]

Look, it's 4,143 miles/6,667 km from Tybee Island to London, and he's already done 100 km.  Off the back of an envelope, a good kayaker can do 5 knots - so if he does the same speed without rest or sleep, he needs only 726 hours.  Clearly that contraption contains enough food and water to last him the journey.  Clearly.

It's his life to risk - god knows we've heard that sentiment enough in the past few years.  So the Coast Guard should lay off a citizen of the land of the free.  It's when he gets to, say, Pantelleria off Sicily and their Coast Guard tries to push him back into the open ocean...then send in the carrier group.  

[99call]

- "what do you mean you only have 17 Red yoga balls........I need 18!!!!!!"

- "we do have one more in lime green?.........."

- " Godsake!........ok!"

[El Presidente]

17 minutes ago, 99call said:

- "what do you mean you only have 17 Red yoga balls........I need 18!!!!!!"

- "we do have one more in lime green?.........."

- " Godsake!........ok!"

....the green one is the "bomb." He needed a different colour to remember which one it was .....

....up there for thinking 

[rckymtn22]

2 hours ago, 99call said:

- "what do you mean you only have 17 Red yoga balls........I need 18!!!!!!"

- "we do have one more in lime green?.........."

- " Godsake!........ok!"

That is so he can count how many rotations of the contraption it takes until it sinks in the Atlantic.

[PigFish]

Sir... which way to the starboard lounge... I need to use the head!!!

[Vetteman]

Among many other issues, there's a little storm called Lee out there