Plastic Bottles? Yeah Right

In class, Mr. Hughes was talking to us about the Kontiki, a boat designed by Norweigian Knut Haugland, who believed that people living in the primitive age could travel across bodies of water on rafts, and therefore tested this theory by sailing his boat across the Pacific.Then a few other people got an idea.

This is no joke. The Plastiki, designed by adventure ecologist David de Rothschild, is a boat made mainly out of 12,000 gas-filled recycled plastic bottles. That might sound dumb (it did to me, until I heard what kinds of stuff they have on), but check out the high-tech gear they have on this baby:

- solar panels
- pinwheels
- bicycle for extra power

- hydroponic veggie garden

The crew includes:
- Jo Royle, Skipper

- Mathew Gray, Coodinator

- David de Rothschild, Founder

They will be sailing together from San Fransisco, California to Sydney, Australia. But that isn't their goal. Their goal is to renew the awareness of plastic waste being dumped into the oceans, something that has been a problem for years but has slowly slipped from our attention. If you would like to see more about the Plastiki, visit:

www.theplastiki.com

Please Comment!!!

Let's face it: nobody check these blogs anymore. You know why? Because we haven't (1) gotten much homework or (2) don't know what to post.

Some of you guys do view the blogs, but what's the difference if you don't comment? I have to admit this. I'm getting a bit antsy. I post stuff, it sits there for a few weeks, and around the point where I stop checking for comments, I get one. But all it says is "nice job" or "that was random". So can you guys do me a favor? If you view the page, can you comment on at least 1 thing? That brings me to another thing: Reactions.

I put the reactions there to see what the...well...reactions were from viewers. But nowadays, the closest thing I get to comments when I ask for them is a reaction. That's nice, but I would like some words. :)

Oh yeah. Please check out the CAR TALK - NPR page. (especially the adults.) If you are from the states and listened to the radio on weekends while you were there, you should get a kick out of this. :)

Anyway, please comment on my page if you can because I'm really looking forward to seeing what you guys have to say. Thanks! - Maya