NICK EICHER, HOST: Hamsters are recognized for working on wheels for train, however these furry pals don’t have anything on Reeza Baluchi. This man constructed what can solely be referred to as a human-size hamster wheel that floats. Audio from WPLG TV:
WPLG TV: He will get into a huge hamster ball after which tries to roll his approach throughout the Atlantic. Thus far he hasn’t even gotten shut.
Not even shut. In fact he hoped he may maintain that wheel spinning all the best way to London.
MARY REICHARD, HOST: What may go mistaken?
EICHER: Nicely, for one factor the coast guard may present up, which it did, stopping Baluchi 70 miles off the coast of Georgia.
And this isn’t his first hamster rodeo, however every time he will get in hassle.
As he did on Tuesday, with Baluchi charged in courtroom with two federal counts for his hamster wheel caper.
REICHARD: Ah, the wheels of justice.
EICHER: Sure, they grind slowly however exceedingly fantastic, which jogs my memory he’ll in all probability find yourself paying a fantastic.
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