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Men Cross 5 Mile Wide Lake In Inflatable Castle

Posted by samzenpus on from the dreams-do-come-true dept.

Jack Watkins, 25, and engineers Chris Hayes, 24, and Dave Sibley, 25, have succeeded in crossing Italy's Lake Garda in a huge, inflated bouncy castle. "Great Britain has such a great tradition as a seafaring nation and we really feel we have played no role at all in adding to this," admitted intrepid waterman Hayes. "That said, it was possibly the most fun we have ever had and we really never believed this most frivolous of dreams would ever be realized."

17 comments

  1. I for one.. by conureman · · Score: 1

    ...am shocked that no alcohol was involved.

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    1. Re:I for one.. by iamhassi · · Score: 2, Funny

      not only was there no alcohol involved (also shocked), but apparently this was sponsored by Honda
      "Their bizarre journey was made possible as part of carmaker Honda’s Live Every Litre project."

      Really Honda? Sponsoring something that sounds like a drunken fratboy prank probably isn't the best publicity.

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    2. Re:I for one.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      More hijinks:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCV25g6K1P4&feature=related

    3. Re:I for one.. by v1 · · Score: 2, Informative

      I think I'd have been wearing a life jacket all the same. That and I'd have some means of propulsion besides paddles. A push from a basic motorboat would suffice. A sail of some sort would have been fun to engineer.

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    4. Re:I for one.. by zippthorne · · Score: 1

      Uh, it was clearly towed...

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  2. I'm on a boat. by BiggoronSword · · Score: 1

    This castle is real motherf'ckers!

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  3. Sorry, but.. by Luuseens · · Score: 0

    the princess is in another castle.

  4. If anyone in an inflatable castle ever by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    yells Barrak Obama at me while I'm trying to cross Lake Garda I'll fucking ram them.

    And I won't be throwing them lifesavers if they deflate.

  5. Idiots by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They should have been wearing lifevests.

    1. Re:Idiots by spamking · · Score: 1

      Don't you mean life armor?

    2. Re:Idiots by MichaelSmith · · Score: 1

      Also they shouldn't be wearing jeans. At least the people in the Lasers know what they are doing and would be on hand to carry out a rescue.

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  6. What a fascinating modern world we live in. by cycleflight · · Score: 1

    First it was build a shanty with a wall around it. Then it was build a castle with a moat around it. Now it's build a castle and put it in the moat, without having it burn down, fall over, or sink. Marvelous.

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    1. Re:What a fascinating modern world we live in. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You should get +3 Witty for the veiled reference to Master and Commander.

    2. Re:What a fascinating modern world we live in. by cycleflight · · Score: 1

      Someone caught it! Thank you sir, you've made my day.

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  7. Who cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I mean sure, this is idle, but come on ... some blokes paddled a short distance in a rubber dinghy in near perfect weather conditions? Who gives a damn? There's no achievement whatsoever, nothing interesting or funny. There are literally millions of these inane videos of unfunny non-achievements on Youtube. Just link to Youtube.com and be done with it.

  8. A schooner IS a sailboat stupid head! by revdrmr · · Score: 1

    All I can say is, wow, a boat made for a king!

  9. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That is one hell of a moat.