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Florida Man Tries to Cross Atlantic in a Hamster Wheel
Posted on 9/6/23 at 6:36 am
Posted on 9/6/23 at 6:36 am
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A Florida man arrested for attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a human-sized hamster ball has tried the stunt multiple times before.
Reza Ray Baluchi - an Iranian athlete and activist living in the US - was arrested on 1 September, 2023 after being spotted by the US Coast Guard 70 nautical miles off Tybee Island, Georgia.
Baluchi was seen in a human-sized and powered hamster wheel, apparently on his way to London.
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Posted on 9/6/23 at 6:37 am to Aubie Spr96
Arrested for what?
Posted on 9/6/23 at 6:38 am to Aubie Spr96
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arrested
Land of the free.
Posted on 9/6/23 at 6:40 am to Aubie Spr96
What could go wrong
Posted on 9/6/23 at 6:44 am to Aubie Spr96
quote:Okay, so he’s clearly nuts.
In his latest attempt, Baluchi and police are reported as having been in a three-day standoff prior to his return to shore and arrest on 1 September. During the stand off, Baluchi allegedly threatened to harm himself with a knife if authorities attempted to arrest him. He's also reported as claiming he had a bomb onboard his ball - the claim was later found to be false.
But it’s kind of stupid that he’s not allowed to do this just because the Coast Guard said so. If he wants to go out there and die, that should be his choice.
Posted on 9/6/23 at 6:48 am to Aubie Spr96
A trip to London a la hamster wheel.
Posted on 9/6/23 at 6:53 am to Aubie Spr96
Either brave or stupid
Posted on 9/6/23 at 6:59 am to Aubie Spr96
Now we know why the servers have been so shitty lately. Chicken switched from hamsters to crackhead Florida man.
Posted on 9/6/23 at 7:32 am to Aubie Spr96
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activist
bye..
Posted on 9/6/23 at 8:11 am to Aubie Spr96
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Iranian
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claiming he had a bomb onboard
Checks out.
This post was edited on 9/6/23 at 8:13 am
Posted on 9/6/23 at 8:13 am to Aubie Spr96
The first person to cross the Atlantic solo in a row boat finally made it to the shores of the US in July 1969 after a perilous six month journey. They were expecting a huge reception and a lot of press but nobody was there to celebrate or publicize the milestone. The problem was bad timing. Everybody was at home that day watching Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.
Posted on 9/6/23 at 8:56 am to Aubie Spr96
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Well, his website 'Run with Reza' states: "Reza Baluchi has a dream to run thru all 194 recognized countries in the world to inspire us and unite us as a people. "His dream is to share the lives of people around the world with complete transparency. He will broadcast the experience with a live camera and create a film. Stories of the human spirit and culture shall be told thru the eyes of our children as students." In an exclusive interview with FOX 35, Baluchi also explained: "My goal is to not only raise money for homeless people, raise money for the Coast Guard, raise money for the police department, raise money for the fire department.
They are in public service, they do it for safety, and they help other people."
The activist resolved: "I’ll never give up my dream. They stop me four or five times, but I never give up."
I don't have a problem with this
Posted on 9/6/23 at 9:03 am to Aubie Spr96
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2014 attempt Baluchi first set sail in his 'hydro pod' - the first version costing the activist $4,500 (£3,500) to hand-make - in 2013, hoping to travel from Pompano Beach to Bermuda, Puerto Rico and then back to Miami.
However, his plans were quickly thwarted when the Coast Guard spotted him 70 miles offshore of St Augustine and dragged him back to land, deeming the expedition far too risky for the activist to undertake.
The rescue mission to pick him up - a Coast Guard crew member reporting Baluchi had set off one of his distress beacons - cost around $140,000 (£111,000) and involved not only a rescue ship, but helicopter and airplane too
Why are they charging him when he didn't ask to be rescued?
Seems if they would have just let him do his thing he either would have died. (And then no need to rescue) or succeeded.
Just don't save his arse.
Posted on 9/6/23 at 9:33 am to Aubie Spr96
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Florida man arrested for attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a human-sized hamster ball has tried the stunt multiple times before.
Why arrest him? Let Darwin work here
Posted on 9/6/23 at 2:40 pm to Aubie Spr96
How do they arrest him? They don't wanna have to spend money rescuing him I guess but that sucks to arrest him.
Posted on 9/6/23 at 2:52 pm to Aubie Spr96
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US Coast Guard
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70 nautical miles off Tybee Island, Georgia
What are they doing out here? The coast is way over there.
Posted on 9/6/23 at 2:55 pm to Aubie Spr96
Posted on 9/6/23 at 3:23 pm to Aubie Spr96
This story is from 2021
2015 VERSION
2015 VERSION
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Reza Baluchi
Reza has begun his journey! Starting from Pompano Beach, Reza had help from a local boater named Julian who pulled him out off of the 14th St. Causeway boat ramp. At 10 pm, We headed out toward the ocean, Reza in tow with the help of Ricky Salazar!! Rick has been instrumental in assisting Reza through this year's new hydrpod project and we can't thank him enough for all of his time, effort and belief in the cause. At this point we left Reza stuck in a sand bar- by his wishes. We couldn't have gone any further as we would have been in danger of running aground. Later, solo he proceeded to rock the gigantic metal beast back and forth in the middle of the night-hitting him in the head a few times until he was over the hump and onto the ocean side, where he encountered a couple of sharks in the water nearby. Luckily, he was wearing his bicycle helmet for protection! He jumped back in and proceeded North only to be stopped by the Coast Guard the next day at Boynton Beach. They pulled him in, had him sign a waiver, and gave him a few days to "Get it off Their property." He had his Hydropod trailered up to St. Augustine by a couple of friendly locals, where he continued to work through the kinks and get ready for his 2021 voyage. A friendly local named Dave trailered his hydropod over to Vilano Beach where a group of locals helped to push him out in heavy surf. I'll be posting those videos shortly. Today is the big day Reza has been dreaming of for the past year! Just a little bit on the purpose of this trip. Reza, a world class athlete has tried again and again to reach his goals, whether it's running on land or the ocean to raise not only money for his projects but also awareness to the plight of the homeless. Any money raised will go towards that end. Reza's ultimate dream is to open a training camp to help the homeless. It's a completely different model, where homeless men and women would use the facility as a half-way house to regain control over the lives of themselves and their families. Running local races for cash prizes, Reza will motivate them to succeed! He's got big plans!! Please join the mission by donating to his gofundme or visiting his website. Runwithreza.org Thank you again for everyone, all the wonderful people here in Florida who have helped him make today's voyage possible!!!
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