If he runs into a storm, those 50 foot hills can be a little daunting.
Posted on 09/06/2023 9:10:30 AM PDT by packagingguy
A Florida man is facing federal criminal charges after he attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean to get to England in a human-sized hamster wheel contraption, officials said.
Ray "Reza" Baluchi was charged with obstruction of a boarding and violation of a captain of the port order, according to a criminal complaint.
On Aug. 26, US Coast Guard officers stopped Baluchi after spotting him on his homemade vessel approximately 70 nautical miles east of Tybee Island, Georgia. It was then that he told officials he was headed to London, court documents said.
Officers deemed his hamster wheel – which was afloat as a result of wiring and buoys – was unsafe for the voyage and ordered him to get into their boat.
Authorities said Baluchi said he was armed with a 12-inch knife and would attempt to kill himself if officers tried to remove him from the wheel.
For days, Coast Guard officers tried to get Baluchi into their boat. At one point, officials said he displayed two knives and threatened to use a bomb to blow himself up, along with the wheel.
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During the height of Hurricane season in the Atlantic to boot.
So now you have to have the government’s permission to sail a hamster wheel on the ocean? What has happened to our formerly free country, and who do we have to dispatch to get back to normal?
Whereas most people just talk about crossing the Atlantic in a hamster wheel, Florida Man actually DOES it!
Nanny state military.
>> who do we have to dispatch to get back to normal
That demon is named Legion, “for they are many”.
Even though he didn’t want to be stopped, if he had run into trouble, it’s very likely he would radio for aid, and expect those same officers to find and rescue him immediately.
Florida Man is back. We can put the idea of Nebraska Man to bed.
“Nanny state military.”
Suppose this guy was allowed to navigate the oceans in his hamster wheel. Soon, the Soviets, Chinese and Norks would be compelled to build an even bigger one that is rocket propelled. We would end up in a massive hamster wheel arms race.
Mr. President, we cannot allow a hamster wheel gap!
http://homepage.eircom.net/~odyssey/Quotes/Popular/Films/Strangelove.html
Let him go. As harsh as it sounds we actually don’t need everybody.
Definitely in International Waters. USCG has no authority WHAT SO EVER.
Didnt this guy/someone try this a year or so ago?
My first thought is that this guy is inside a Solar Oven.
Captain Mainwaring and Dad’s Army had a battle with a war wheel weapon.
https://youtu.be/EfxiDNMAjR4?si=WM-5pVGjUqzhNMAM
The Gulf Stream is fastest now.
“Florida man news for today.”
Iranian living in California.
“Frontiers Of Florida Manhood.”
Not a Florida man. Lived in California after receiving political asylum.
“But, he is crazy and we’re supposed to protect those people from themselves.”
We are not doing that with transexuals. What is the difference?
That too.
I wonder if he brought any sauce or basting stuff ?
If he runs into a storm, those 50 foot hills can be a little daunting.
I'm afraid you're wrong:
"The Coast Guard has law enforcement powers within U.S. waters, which covers more than 95,000 miles of U.S. coastline and extends 200 miles from shore, and on international waters. Coast Guard authority supersedes that of the U.S. Navy in terms of law enforcement."
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