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The Southern Flood Looks Even More Awful From Space

7:20AM May 21, 2011 | Sam Biddle

As the Mississippi rises and sweeps away whatever it wants, photos from the ground are awful enough. But seeing NASA’s satellite view, the damage is incredible. Blue-ish areas? Flooded. That. Is. A. Lot. Of. Water. [NASA via Boing Boing]


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22 Year Old Set To Sail The Mississippi On a Boat Made From Juice Cartons

9:00AM June 24, 2008 | Sean Fallon

A 22 year old British adventurer by the name of Rhys Jones may have made a name for himself as the youngest person to to climb the world’s seven highest summits, but he may end up being known as the youngest lunatic to ever drown in a juice carton boat on the Mississippi if his plans for this weekend don’t pan out. Actually, the idea was conceived by his father after he received a book about origami. Naturally, his first thought was to build a 12 foot raft with a wooden cabin and a paper hull lined with juice cartons and sail 6,000 kms down one of the most treacherous rivers in the world.

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