CHOSHI, Japan: Having once vowed never to attempt such madness again, Ben Lecomte is set to take on giant waves, sharks and a pile of floating garbage the size of Texas in a perilous quest to swim across the Pacific Ocean. The danger of sharks and paralyzing jellyfish also lurks—but the Texas-based architect tweaks the nose of fear. “I’m like a tiger in a cage going around and around,” he added, after seven years of planning. You have to make sure you always think about something positive or you always have something to think about. But Lecomte knows the application of science—and a boat stocked with 2.8 tonnes of food—will only get him so far.

Source: Manila Times June 04, 2018 11:37 UTC