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Scottish brothers finish mammoth row across Pacific Ocean after 139 days

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80 points e2e4 | 3 comments | 31 Aug 25 00:51 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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3eb7988a1663 ◴[31 Aug 25 02:11 UTC] No.45079726[source]▶
So many practical questions about how this worked. Sleeping, food/water (cooking the fish, seasonings?, did they have stretches where they failed to catch anything), boredom - did they have a radio/podcast library, how much rowing per day, how are the bowels after five months of hardtack and fish, how does your skin handle constant saltwater exposure without showering, etc

Also - I want to see a before photo. They all look pretty slim, but I imagine anyone would after five months of rowing and eating nothing but vitamins and fish.

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LandR ◴[31 Aug 25 04:14 UTC] No.45080329[source]▶
I saw an interview with them on the news here. Im sure I heard one of them say one of somehow managed to gain weight during it!
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1. tonyedgecombe ◴[31 Aug 25 06:00 UTC] No.45080723[source]▶
I'll file that fact away for the next time I hear somebody here say "all you need is exercise to lose weight".
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2. stavros ◴[31 Aug 25 08:44 UTC] No.45081555[source]▶
I have ~never heard anyone say this. All I've heard here is fighting about whether it's just a pure caloric deficit that helps you lose weight, or if it's other things as well.
3. speed_spread ◴[31 Aug 25 09:10 UTC] No.45081692[source]▶
Muscles weigh more than fat. Training doesn't make you lose weight, it makes you denser.