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04-27-2016, 04:59 AM
Man crossing ocean in inflatable hamster wheel rescued, yet again
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Who knew that traveling the open sea in a giant inflatable bubble could cause so much trouble?*
Pretty much everyone, apparently, but that didn't stop*Reza Baluchi (http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/25/us/bubble-man-rescue/index.html) from trying it anyway. On Sunday, U.S. Coast Guard officials were forced to rescue Baluchi after discovering that his hamster wheel — sorry, HydroPod as it's k**wn — was "manifestly unsafe."*
SEE ALSO: Zoo finds out gorilla is pregnant — after the baby is born (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/baby-gorilla-surprise/)
This isn't the first time Baluchi had to be rescued from his HydroPod. In 2014, the Coast Guard saved Baluchi after discovering him dazed near the coast of Miami, asking for directions to Bermuda.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/inflatable-ball-rescue/)
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Who knew that traveling the open sea in a giant inflatable bubble could cause so much trouble?*
Pretty much everyone, apparently, but that didn't stop*Reza Baluchi (http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/25/us/bubble-man-rescue/index.html) from trying it anyway. On Sunday, U.S. Coast Guard officials were forced to rescue Baluchi after discovering that his hamster wheel — sorry, HydroPod as it's k**wn — was "manifestly unsafe."*
SEE ALSO: Zoo finds out gorilla is pregnant — after the baby is born (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/baby-gorilla-surprise/)
This isn't the first time Baluchi had to be rescued from his HydroPod. In 2014, the Coast Guard saved Baluchi after discovering him dazed near the coast of Miami, asking for directions to Bermuda.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/inflatable-ball-rescue/)
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