The bubble is making a major comeback, thanks to Akon, pet Hamsters around the world , and this guy who tired to walk to Bermuda, only to end up getting lost. Reza Baluchi had to call the U.S. Coast Guard when he couldn’t find his way on a failed charity mission.
Reports the Washington Post:
Reza Baluchi was on a mission to trace the Bermuda Triangle — 1,000 miles to Bermuda, 1,000 miles to Puerto Rico and 1,000 miles back to his starting point in Florida — to raise money for needy children through his charity, Plant Unity, he said. But on Saturday, three days and 70 nautical miles into the voyage, the U.S. Coast Guard had to airlift the exhausted athlete from his floating sphere off the coast of St. Augustine, Fla.
The Coast Guard has not said what the rescue cost. But it used an HC-130 airplane, which costs about $20,000 per hour, and an MH-60 helicopter, which is $14,000 per hour.
Baluchi, 42, climbed inside the vessel on Wednesday with few belongings — protein bars, bottled water, a satellite phone as well as his green card and passport. He had planned to “run” from Florida to Bermuda inside this “hydro pod,” an inflatable capsule made of plastic, 3mm thick. He would move at night and sleep in a built-in hammock during the day — as temperatures topped 120 degrees. He would fish when he got hungry.
Not to burst his bubble, but this guy is a mess. Being in that “hydro pod” basically made him crazy and tired. He called the Coast Guard last week, and was told to shut down the mission, or keep it moving. He opted to keep it moving.
Two days later he decided to go ahead and take them up on that rescue offer.
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