So this citizen of the United States wants to exercise his American freedom by "walking" in his bubble from Florida to England. It appears that the US Government has spent north of $150,000 already keeping this person from his dream. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/09/07/1198252469/coast-guard-hamster-wheel-reza-baluchi-atlantic-ocean" target="_blank">LINK</a><BR><BR>SO:Should we , the United States, let him go off on his dream?Yes! Hasta la vista, you won't be missed.No! Fools like this shouldn't be allowed to try stunts like this that endanger themselves and others who want to help them.It depends

Yes, but when it goes south, you are on your own.

Amelia Island to Land's End is a bit over 4k miles

Not sure how this is possible with a support ship/boat along for the ride for food & such

What's the average speed of walking on water in a bubble? Gotta think it's lower than the average walking speed on land or roughly 3mph
Even at 3mph, it would take around 55 days if you went non-stop 24hrs/day...

If he’s not endangering anyone or costing anyone time/money, then we’re all entitled to our private chats with Darwin and Murphy.

I don't like the "you won't be missed" part. Because I will miss the first Iranian I've ever heard of that I am certain I'd like. Rock on man! I voted YES!

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
Amelia Island to Land's End is a bit over 4k miles

Not sure how this is possible with a support ship/boat along for the ride for food & such

What's the average speed of walking on water in a bubble? Gotta think it's lower than the average walking speed on land or roughly 3mph
Even at 3mph, it would take around 55 days if you went non-stop 24hrs/day...

Plus currents. Guessing he's done some math to determine it's feasible.

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Originally posted by r0gue:

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
Amelia Island to Land's End is a bit over 4k miles

Not sure how this is possible with a support ship/boat along for the ride for food & such

What's the average speed of walking on water in a bubble? Gotta think it's lower than the average walking speed on land or roughly 3mph
Even at 3mph, it would take around 55 days if you went non-stop 24hrs/day...

Plus currents. Guessing he's done some math to determine it's feasible.

**SNORT!** Giggle! Yeah, I'm sure he's run the numbers and is good to go. Thought of everything. All SQUARED away!

New definition for "high drift factor" here with this character.

No question, he should be allowed to go.

Godspeed, sir.

Heck business is it of the government to prevent the guy from doing this?

People die every day. At least this guy would leave a cool obituary. He's clearly determined, and he's not hurting anybody else. He sounds awesome, let him do his thing. Kind of like that "Mad Mike" guy who blew himself up with a rocket in the desert...definitely a more badass way to go out than most of us are going to get.

And this was sad. Poor guy:

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And they sank his bubble as a hazard to navigation. "They shot, they sink my bubble," Baluchi told VICE. "No more bubble I have."

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Originally posted by 92fstech:
People die every day. At least this guy would leave a cool obituary.

Graveyards are filling up with stones that say:
"He died doing what he loved"

Hey, if this is what he wants to do, well, rock on homie! But don't go endangering anyone else in your antics, please.

I do a side job for TowBoat US. The guys I work with and I put our asses on the line more than we should going to get someone who decided not to listen to the weather report. As a Cop, I find myself way too many times stopping people from being too dumb to help themselves, at my own risk.

This guy? Well right now, there's not one, but two big ass hurricanes between Florida and where he's walking to, so,I'm going to put him in the "not too smart" category.
Eehh, he can probably just walk around the storm.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
Yes, but when it goes south, you are on your own.

Pretty sure England is north and east from Florida.

Maybe he can stop off and visit the Titanic on his trip.

Aquatic bubble man. Did I get that right ? So, can we watch him by satellite ? Oh damn, he's going in circles. Hope he's having fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...2%80%93Kruger_effect

Hell yes... let him go...But make sure that he understands that when things go south and he wants to be resuced that he will be own his own devices...MEANS NO HELP COMING...... some time ago have worked in several shelters for and during hurricanes... Have had people wanted to leave the safety of the shelter but when i handed them a "sharpie marks-a-lot" and told them to use the marker to write their ssn on the inside of one of their arms or leg thighs so the writeing could be used to identify their bodies after things settled down because we or anybody else will not come to help them till after the weather event is over. Usual response was that they decieded to stay in the shelter. ....Sometime it is impossible to protect people from their own stupidity................. drill sgt.

Apparently this whack job threatened to kill himself with a 12 inch knife and stated he had a bomb aboard. I will try to find the link.

ETA: https://www.independent.co.uk/...-wheel-b2405503.html

Well, if he had a registered vessel...

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Originally posted by architect:
Maybe he can stop off and visit the Titanic on his trip.

I had the same thought.
They didn't stop the stupid sub guy... why stop this guy?

I say go for it. One less idiot in the world seems like a good thing.