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[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 56 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was going to ask how far that was. Jeez.

Now I can ask how long did that take? *Googling says average jetski is 90 km/h, so about 3.5 hours, but he's pulling 5 barrels.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

300 kilometers for anyone not reading the article. He

crossed the Yellow Sea on a 1,800cc jet ski from Shandong province, using binoculars and a compass to navigate and towing five barrels of fuel.

I went in wondering how far a jetski could get you. Pretty impressive.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 year ago

This could work as an ad for whatever company made that jetski

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

Look! It wasn't in the shop for a whole 3.5 hours!

[-] MetalAirship@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Its a Yamaha, the only brand of jet ski that could possibly go that far without breaking

[-] dukeGR4 30 points 1 year ago

That’s the top speed lol. I rented a jet ski once, 130bhp and it could do 70kmh. At that speed it’s super tiring lol

[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 21 points 1 year ago

At 60kph which a 1.8 litre jetski should be able to handle fine, that's 5 hours minimum. Considering he would have had to stop for gas and stretch his legs, add a few hours extra.

[-] FiskFisk33@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

towing five barrels would slow that to a crawl methinks

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

Hopefully the coffee is better in the sea than it is at truck stops.

I wonder how long it would take to cross larger bodies of water, and how many barrels you'd need to tow.

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