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RuneT · 08-01-2005, 12:33 PM

a hero

I was bored at work, and started researching why we can't drink sea water.
I found Dr. Alain Bombard. A brave man who proved the point that you CAN drink up to 9 dl sea water a day! He did this by living on a raft for 65 days, drinking sea water and eating self caught fish. What a guy!

He died just a few days ago

and heres the obituary from the Washington Post:

Dr. Alain Bombard, 80, who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a dinghy to prove that shipwrecked sailors could survive off the sea's bounty, died July 19 in a military hospital in Toulon, France. The cause of death was not immediately known.

A biologist and medical doctor, Dr. Bombard specialized in the study of survival at sea. In 1952, he completed a 65-day solo voyage across the Atlantic on a single-sail inflatable raft, which he named the Heretic, to prove that it was possible to live off fresh-caught, uncooked fish. He also demonstrated it was possible to drink seawater when limited to occasional sips.

Dr. Bombard began researching the subject of survival at sea early in his career, and he published several books about his experiences at sea. In his fifties, he entered politics, beginning with regional positions. He briefly held the No. 2 post at the French Environment Ministry in 1981 and served as a European parliamentarian from 1981 to 1994.

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So now you know. You can drink it. Spread the word.

http://www.theoceans.net/news.php?id=404

red · 08-01-2005, 12:44 PM

that's good to know. I am making a mental note to carry a 9 dl container when I travel across oceans.

RuneT · 08-01-2005, 12:57 PM

or 0.2377 gal.

would that be a medium size starbucks latte mug?

red · 08-01-2005, 01:24 PM

I am finding the metric system a MUCH easier way of measuring things. I wish the US would convert.

Clytie · 08-01-2005, 04:38 PM

rune!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanx for sharing i maybe be shipwrecked soon!

priceyfatprude · 08-02-2005, 03:56 AM

Wonder how his kidneys were, after all that saltwater?

xfox · 08-03-2005, 01:27 AM

Confirming, Rune. Yes a tumble in the Atlantic ocean surf yesterday cleared my sinuses beautifully and a big unintentional swallow came right out my gills!

Only two precious days more and then it's inland again. I never dreamed this would happen, but it did.

08-01-2005, 12:33 PM	#1
RuneT baaaaah? Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: No(r)way Posts: 4,733	drinking sea water a hero I was bored at work, and started researching why we can't drink sea water. I found Dr. Alain Bombard. A brave man who proved the point that you CAN drink up to 9 dl sea water a day! He did this by living on a raft for 65 days, drinking sea water and eating self caught fish. What a guy! He died just a few days ago and heres the obituary from the Washington Post: Dr. Alain Bombard, 80, who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a dinghy to prove that shipwrecked sailors could survive off the sea's bounty, died July 19 in a military hospital in Toulon, France. The cause of death was not immediately known. A biologist and medical doctor, Dr. Bombard specialized in the study of survival at sea. In 1952, he completed a 65-day solo voyage across the Atlantic on a single-sail inflatable raft, which he named the Heretic, to prove that it was possible to live off fresh-caught, uncooked fish. He also demonstrated it was possible to drink seawater when limited to occasional sips. Dr. Bombard began researching the subject of survival at sea early in his career, and he published several books about his experiences at sea. In his fifties, he entered politics, beginning with regional positions. He briefly held the No. 2 post at the French Environment Ministry in 1981 and served as a European parliamentarian from 1981 to 1994. --- So now you know. You can drink it. Spread the word. http://www.theoceans.net/news.php?id=404 __________________ RuneT RuneT, respect!!

08-01-2005, 12:44 PM	#2
red elite rabble Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 4,147	that's good to know. I am making a mental note to carry a 9 dl container when I travel across oceans. __________________ Just because you keep talking doesn't mean you are communicating

08-01-2005, 12:57 PM	#3
RuneT baaaaah? Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: No(r)way Posts: 4,733	or 0.2377 gal. would that be a medium size starbucks latte mug? __________________ RuneT RuneT, respect!!

08-01-2005, 01:24 PM	#4
red elite rabble Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 4,147	I am finding the metric system a MUCH easier way of measuring things. I wish the US would convert. __________________ Just because you keep talking doesn't mean you are communicating

08-01-2005, 04:38 PM	#5
Clytie thundering is my favorite Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: motivated to be all i can be Posts: 3,827	rune!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanx for sharing i maybe be shipwrecked soon! __________________ your star shaped heart has reached out to me and together our hearts beat as one bound by the rich red that runs coarsing united we stand stronger than before able to face the dark with hands entwined

08-02-2005, 03:56 AM	#6
priceyfatprude girthy pickles Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: under your desk Posts: 9,313	Wonder how his kidneys were, after all that saltwater? __________________ "We like your board's features...but don't care about it's people"

08-03-2005, 01:27 AM	#7
xfox slightly effective Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: >>> Posts: 2,404	Confirming, Rune. Yes a tumble in the Atlantic ocean surf yesterday cleared my sinuses beautifully and a big unintentional swallow came right out my gills! Only two precious days more and then it's inland again. I never dreamed this would happen, but it did.

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