Guy Builds Gigantic Floating Hamster Wheel, Tries to Walk on Water from Florida to NYC

Reza Baluchi, a 49-year-old Florida man, built a human-sized, floating hamster wheel out of aluminum and plastic balls for buoyancy. He then attempted to use it to walk—on the ocean, of course—from St. Augustine, Florida to New York City. Impressively, he made it some 25 miles before beaching due to "complications," according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, who began receiving calls from startled beachgoers. As the Times reports, "The man, Reza Baluchi, said in an interview on...