The World's Smallest Boat? How Andrew Bedwell built his 100cm boat to sail across the Atlantic
https://www.pbo.co.uk/boats/the-worlds-smallest-boat-how-andrew-bedwell-built-his-100cm-boat-to-sail-across-the-atlantic-101664
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DaddleDew@lemmy.world · 83 pts · 167d
90 days forced to remain sitting or standing, wearing a dry suit that will reek of rancid BO, dirty butt and farts before the end of day one, unable to lay down to sleep. Unable to even have a shit if the sea state is too high and you can't open the hatch without flooding the boat for a few days.
Fuck. That.
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de · 17 pts · 167d
This is taking masochism to a new level. He can, of course, do what he wants. But my god this is a dumb idea.
Dasus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 166d
Bro is larping the experience that many unfortunate Africans had some centuries back. For fun.
I wonder how hard it would be to explain that to one those people, if you had some sort of magical telephone to history.
Just explaining things to ppl from the 90's would be pretty hard
ameancow@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 166d
DaddleDew@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 166d
But hey, no crying baby. The only cries you hear are your own.
SpontaneousCombustion@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 167d
100cm?
No human would say that. Any real person would say 1m.
Or if you're a human USian, something like 1/2 fridge or 6 big gulps
lemmyseikai@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 167d
Nah that's clearly a pair of franks and some change.
Peppycito@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 167d
100cm is a Baker's yard.
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 167d
Yeah that's clearly 1 000mm!
Joke aside: I use mm in woodworking as a main unit because it's my margin of error (±1mm). In this case cm makes sense for me
TexasDrunk@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 167d
Half a bald eagle wingspan.
Pirat@lemmy.org · 2 pts · 166d
or, if you're a redditor, 3 bananas.
0ndead@infosec.pub · 18 pts · 167d
lol, practical boat owner my ass
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 167d
Well. That's a hobby that exists apparently.
mosspiglet@discuss.online · 16 pts · 167d
I get this is an endurance test, but this sounds miserable. Not being able to lie down for 3 months would be awful.
Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org · 10 pts · 167d
More of these, less megayachts.
GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 166d
This is like being stuck in a porta-potty for 3 months. Sure, less megayachts, but we need these only slightly more than people climbing Everest.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 167d
Hell no
Photonic@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 167d
This is ridiculous
Crashumbc@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 166d
That's not a boat, that's a fishing bobber with extra steps.
bstix@feddit.dk · 7 pts · 167d
Ok, if you say so Mr. Bones.
mech@feddit.org · 5 pts · 166d
A boat that violently rolls and needs to be sealed up in a storm.
It'll be half-full of puke at the end.
imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 166d
That looks like a design of those narco u-boats
LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe · 4 pts · 167d
Whoah small?!?
altphoto@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 167d
I thought Andrew got arrested! What's he doing in the middle of the ocean in a tiny bo.....OH!!! ahhh! i get it! It punishment! Clever!
Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 167d
Weres the milk and honey?
altphoto@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 166d
I assume they will be adding a bee hive too.
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 167d
It would start flying as I suffocate from my own farts trapped in this thing. Best way to die immo.