• grue@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I mean, this guy is pretty crazy, but he’s not really outside the realm of what other people trying to break records are doing. He’s just has slightly less well-engineered equipment than most.

    For example, here’s a guy who tried to break the record for smallest sailboat crossing the Atlantic recently:

    Here’s one designed to circumnavigate the world:

    This woman rowed across the Atlantic by herself (not the first, either, but apparently the youngest):

    • verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      These attempters should hang out for a few hours, have a Dark 'n Stormy in some dive and compare notes. It might save lives. “Hey, you crave attention AND extreme danger to distract you from feeling so alone in a crowd? Me, too!”