Boat made of plastic bottles to make ocean voyage
source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/09/plastic.bottle.boat/index.html
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You'd have to be crazy, or trying to make a point. David de Rothschild is trying to make a point.
De Rothschild hopes his one-of-a-kind vessel, now being built on a San Francisco pier, will boost recycling of plastic bottles, which he says are a symbol of global waste. Except for the masts, which are metal, everything on the 60-foot catamaran is made from recycled plastic.
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maisry
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Good luck, David!
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maisry
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MoonLoon
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Who deleted my post?
- 3 years ago
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MoonLoon
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nursediesel
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Whoa, far out. and check out Spiral island. Unlimited possibility.
- 3 years ago
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nursediesel
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goldenone
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David you might want to talk with these guys to chart a course: http://www.junkraft.blogspot.com/
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goldenone
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duasol
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Very cool idea and statement! Wishing him the best of luck.
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duasol
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taripie
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i, too, hope it doesn't fall apart. for the sake of his life and for the sake of our beautiful ocean.
- 3 years ago
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taripie
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SPECIALIST
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"awareness" and "consciousness raising" is sort of a form of delegating to my eyes.
has this fellow ever picked up litter along the roadside?
- 3 years ago
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SPECIALIST
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neocongo
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SPECIALIST:
Trying to pick up after 6 billion people is called schizophrenia. He is trying to raise awareness by making a strong statement coupled with a daring endeavour. What the hell have you ever done to make the world a better place?
- 3 years ago
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neocongo
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SPECIALIST
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gee i hope his raft doesn't break up - that is a long way to go - all those bottles floating free in the ocean - somehow NOT ironic....
- 3 years ago
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SPECIALIST
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DeviantWisdom
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Great, more plastic in the sea, just what we need. Here is a video called Synthetic Sea - Plastic in the open Ocean that shows how plastics are killing our planet basically. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJvifVrGi8o
Gaia666, you have a very interesting picture and username, lol. I am sure Rothschild would be the perfect ruler for you since they are Illuminati ;)
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DeviantWisdom
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Gaia666
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Lord Rothschild will be a kind and just Ruler. I have always found his Spirit strong.
- 3 years ago
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Gaia666
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DeliaTheArtist
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Pretty cool! Good call with the bottle island, mike, you beat me to it!
I hope he's video taping his trip! Chey, you are right, if they were collecting additional garbage from the ocean on their trip that would make it better!
- 3 years ago
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DeliaTheArtist
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neocongo
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Oh my God it's a Rothschild. It's all part of the international banking conspiracy! Call Ron Paul! Call Alex Jones of Infowars! If that plastic yacht reaches the other side, it is NEW WORLD ORDER FOR SURE!!!!!
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neocongo
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Bigdog_mike
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you just gotta start to think outside the box (or bottle)
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Bigdog_mike
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jahbini
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Bigdog_mike:
This floating man-made island is fantastic. Should be a front page item.
- 3 years ago
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jahbini
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TReaper405
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Here's an interview of Rothschild done in popular science last month. One of the things he mentions is how they plan to sail to the pacific garbage ball to help raise awareness of it.
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TReaper405
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cheyroze
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The only thing that would make this trip sweeter is if they were not only promoting "awareness", but collecting garbage from the water as they went.
I think that most people who care know about plastic water bottles and how wasteful they are. But I doubt that people know just how much plastic crap ends up in our oceans.
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cheyroze
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taripie
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cheyroze:
thank you for posting this. very informative.
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taripie
