Anyone got 15 million ice cream sticks floating around?

Groundhog · 07-17-2007, 09:56 PM

http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/...-27984,00.html

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Ice cream stick ship revives Viking voyageFrom correspondents in Lelystad, Netherlands

A VIKING ship made from ice cream sticks has set sail across the Netherlands' IJsselmeer lake in a test voyage.

Its stuntman builder hopes to cross the Atlantic later.

The 15m Thor was made from 15 million recycled ice cream sticks glued together by US-born Robert McDonald, his son and more than 5,000 children.

"Pick up your ice cream stick, send them to me and I will put them to use," McDonald, 48, said on radio, hoping to auction the ship later and donate the proceeds to charity.

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"Kids from all over the world started mailing them to me. I got enough sticks to build three of those ships," said McDonald.

McDonald, badly injured as a child in a gas explosion that killed the rest of his family, is still looking for donations to finance his Atlantic voyage, the proceeds of which will go to children in hospitals and in disaster zones. He has worked as a stuntman in 400 films.

He needs a crew daring enough to repeat the ancient Viking route to North America via Iceland and Greenland.

mauchow · 07-17-2007, 10:04 PM

Pyser · 07-18-2007, 02:25 PM

id crew on that...as long as another boat was following a safe distance away

Ksyrup · 07-18-2007, 02:46 PM

Maybe we should add this to our aircraft carrier so we can establish the FOFC Fleet.

sterlingice · 07-20-2007, 07:26 AM

Yeah, but it's not for sale for an insanely low price so no deal.

SI

07-17-2007, 10:04 PM	#2
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07-18-2007, 02:46 PM	#4
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Maybe we should add this to our aircraft carrier so we can establish the FOFC Fleet. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

07-20-2007, 07:26 AM	#5
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Yeah, but it's not for sale for an insanely low price so no deal. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

07-18-2007, 02:25 PM	#3
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	id crew on that...as long as another boat was following a safe distance away

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