November 26, 20223 yr https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63766365 Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
November 26, 20223 yr I suspect far less than 15 hours. I'm amazed that this guy was able to do this. Tremendous desire to survive. Bill W.
November 26, 20223 yr When I was young I was taught a life-saving technique for surviving (temperature willing) a long time in the water. If I remember correctly, you conserve energy by minimalist floating, arms out and your head down in the water. When you need to breath, raise your head, take a number of normal breaths, and resume the head-down position. No flailing, no treading. John Howell Prepar3D V5, Windows 10 Pro, I7-9700K @ 4.6Ghz, EVGA GTX1080, 32GB Corsair Dominator 3200GHz, SanDisk Ultimate Pro 480GB SSD (OS), 2x Samsung 1TB 970 EVO M.2 (P3D), Corsair H80i V2 AIO Cooler, Fulcrum One Yoke, Samsung 34" 3440x1440 curved monitor, Honeycomb Bravo throttle quadrant, Thrustmaster TPR rudder pedals, Thrustmaster T1600M stick
November 26, 20223 yr That was called "drown proofing" when I learned it in Boy Scouts. Quite effective in conserving energy for a long expected time in the water.
November 26, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Howellerman said: When I was young I was taught a life-saving technique for surviving (temperature willing) a long time in the water. If I remember correctly, you conserve energy by minimalist floating, arms out and your head down in the water. When you need to breath, raise your head, take a number of normal breaths, and resume the head-down position. No flailing, no treading. Thanks for the instructions. Not that I wanted to try it out though. Hans
November 27, 20223 yr I can breathe water just fine.😁 Edited November 27, 20223 yr by FBW737 Intel Core i9-10900K at 5.2GHz, Corsair H115i PRO, ASUS MAXIMUS XII HERO Z490, G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 15-16-16-36, ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090, SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 1TB x 3, Corsair HX Series HX1000 Watt PSU, Pimax Crystal LIght.
November 29, 20223 yr Is this about the guy they just rescued off the coast of louisianna? he fell off a cruise ship one night? Thats amazing that they were able to find him. | Dave | I've been around for most of my life. There's always a sunset happening somewhere in the world that somebody is enjoying.
November 29, 20223 yr On 11/26/2022 at 5:50 PM, FBW737 said: I can breathe water just fine.😁 I prefer beer though. Captain to First Officer: " I didn't say it was your fault I am just blaming you "
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