Beerball Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/03/world/asia/marshall-islands-castaway/
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Life of Pi? Good thing he didn't have to deal w/a Bengal tiger!
mrags Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Until the very end of the clip I was claiming BullChit. That guy looks entirely too husky to have been drifting for 14 months. Until at the very end it said his companion died a few weeks into their drift. Now it all makes sense.
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Until the very end of the clip I was claiming BullChit. That guy looks entirely too husky to have been drifting for 14 months. Until at the very end it said his companion died a few weeks into their drift. Now it all makes sense. Yeah, but how long can he cannibalize the body? Especially in the warm temps?
DC Tom Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) Yeah, but how long can he cannibalize the body? Especially in the warm temps? That would be stupid. Cut up the body for bait, you get more meat that way, and the fish don't care how bad it's rotted. Edit: not that I've given this any thought. Edited February 4, 2014 by DC Tom
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 That would be stupid. Cut up the body for bait, you get more meat that way, and the fish don't care how bad it's rotted. Edit: not that I've given this any thought. Very interesting! He was a fisherman, so he had to have fishing gear @ his disposal. Just a little bit of bloody chum in the water and he gaffs a shark?
Chef Jim Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) That would be stupid. Cut up the body for bait, you get more meat that way, and the fish don't care how bad it's rotted. Edit: not that I've given this any thought. Salt water brined. Smoked Sundried Lots of ways to preserve meat. Edited February 4, 2014 by Chef Jim
BringBackFergy Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Jimmy Fallon is behind this...I just know it.
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 I guess that the weather started getting rough and the tiny ship was tossed.
Fan in San Diego Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Tom Hanks will get the movie part for this guy, Wilson!
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) Tom Hanks will get the movie part for this guy, Wilson! didn't he already? Edited February 4, 2014 by BillsFan-4-Ever
DC Tom Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Salt water brined. Smoked Sundried Lots of ways to preserve meat. So? My point was more that if you can get, say, 90 pounds of bait off a human body, and catch 10 pounds of fish per pounds of bait (completely made-up numbers, by the way), you get more calories not eating the corpse.
Marv's Neighbor Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Sounds as though he may have been far enough South to stay clear of the Fukashima mess.
Chef Jim Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 So? My point was more that if you can get, say, 90 pounds of bait off a human body, and catch 10 pounds of fish per pounds of bait (completely made-up numbers, by the way), you get more calories not eating the corpse. That was more of a response to EII wondering how long a corpse would last in a warm climate. I just don't really like talking to him.
Buftex Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Forgive me if this has another thread...I couldn't find one. Does anyone buy this guys story? http://www.aol.com/article/2014/02/13/Jose-Salvador-Alvarenga-ocean-castaway-is-mentallyr-fragile-doctors-say/20829774/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D442629#!slide=2426424
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