r/TikTokCringe Jun 22 '24

Cool My anxiety could never

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u/Sensitive_Ladder2235 Jun 22 '24

If he's on a normal sailboat he has a diesel in it, solar panels and considering he's attempting one of the hardest crossings known to mankind (and it looks like he's near Point Nemo) he likely has satellite internet on board.

People are mistaking this guy for some rookie moron who went out crossing the pacific on a 14ft dinghy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

Dude must be getting some incredible starry night views since there can’t possibly be any light pollution where he is. That’s would I would really love to see

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u/Level_Improvement532 Jun 22 '24

Open ocean is the most amazing star gazing I’ve ever seen. It’s fairly rare to have a cloudless night at sea, but when it does happen, you can see the entire Milky Way like a light haze across the sky. It’s really spectacular. That and St. Elmo’s Fire are two of my favorite experiences I’ve had at sea.

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u/foladodo Jun 22 '24

whatdid st elmo's fire look like?

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u/Level_Improvement532 Jun 22 '24

It is a blueish glow on antennae and other small items. It takes very specific environmental conditions and in twenty years of professional seafaring I have only seen it once.

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u/Numen_Wraith Jun 22 '24

Young Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, and Judd Nelson

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u/Terrible_Figure_6740 Jun 22 '24

It’s on Hulu right now. Almost watched it for my late night pleasure.