At the time, this probably seemed like a fun idea. From the Marine Installer’s Rant.
Even I would have to say it was an audacious plan. I mean Guinness book of world record stuff. Walking from Miami to Bermuda in a plastic hamster ball. How hard could it be? Grab some granola bars, get some fishing tackle so you can have some sushi along the way. Piece of cake. You can’t make this stuff up. Real life is alway weirder than anything you can dream up.
Mr. Hamster did have some precedent this could be done. He reportedly walked his hamster ball from Newport Beach to Catalina Island in 12 hours losing 15 pounds of water weight in the process. It was a thirty three mile trip.
His next attempt to roll somewhere was his recent Miami to Bermuda escapade. It didn’t go well, and I’m not too surprised. It was only a 1000 mile jaunt. Tough enough in a boat, but in a hamster ball?