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Man aims to cross the Atlantic using 3-foot boat smaller than an airline seat in adventure of a lifetime
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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.
The initial post has an Instagram video with him answering that very question. He can stand in the vessel and the side height is specifically just short enough to let him pee over it, or sit on it and poop overboard. For pooping he has a tow-rag...a rag that he wipes with and then throws it into the water. It is attached to the boat and towed along to get clean.
Chumming the water behind him with shit.
Fishermen call the ocean "The Chuck" for a reason.
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Stolen idea...
That sounds incredibly boring and dangerous at the same time
“Raw dogging” transatlantic naval voyage
Can I have his stuff?
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~~!
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 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.
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People have rowed across it so I'm not surprised if he makes it but I'm also not surprised if he dies
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.
I just keep picturing it as some sort of fishing lure for a giant ocean creature…I watch too many movies.
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Anything to get away from ppl, I get it.
You don't need more than a micro game boy advanced
Deep. Vein. Thrombosis.
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.
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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.
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Cool. Lmk when he breaks the record for smallest boat or whatever.
3 foot boat smaller than airplane seat
Airplane seats are bigger than 3 feet? Are they going by First-Class seats?
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.
Having faced Atlantic swell in a frigate, I would not want to do this.
He crossing the Atlantic in a 3D printing benchy.
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"
RIP.
This seems suicidal
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