Comments on: Adventurer will live 300 days as Robinson Crusoe

By: Bluesy

Bluesy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

If this man is set out to do this, no strings attatched then he is incredible.

i don’t know why everyone has such a negative response. all you do is sit at home, drive to work, or comment things on the computer.

he’ll probably accomplish more than most people in a lifetime.

By: genericvox

genericvox — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Halloween Jack, you beat me to it.

Also, where can I get this fantastic machete video camera? I need to get footage of the zombie uprising and protect myself, so why not kill two birds with the same stone…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This island has visitors all the time. I was in the Peace Corps in Tonga, and Tongans and Volunteers would make trips to the Island.

He will not be alone for long.

By: Antiglobalism

Antiglobalism — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think this is a brilliant idea. More people need to try this out (natural selection kids).

By: planettom

planettom — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Xavier, if you find an underground hatch with a keyboard and a beeping alarm, keep entering the numbers!

4 8 15 16 23 42

By: Tiger517

Tiger517 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m not sure where you people got machete video camera from. My copy of this story has a comma.

“Xavierâ€™s only luggage will be a Swiss army knife, machete, video camera, and a solar panel for charging the camera.”

Still it was funny.

I moved from the site for 30 seconds to create an account and the post I read earlier is gone. I’m looking for the girl that said she would like to spend a year on the island with Xavier. The one that can not get pregnant. If you’re still here and If you’re interested, I’m game…LOL…Good times to all. And good luck to Xavier. I’ll have a cigarette or two for you.

By: slw1417

slw1417 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I can think of a few people that should go and stay on that island for 300 days!!!

By: Antinous

Antinous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Congratulations to all of you who know how to Google and have discovered that the island isn’t uninhabited and to all of you who quipped that he should bring a ball named Wilson, all of you, all several dozen of you. Perhaps next you would enjoy reading the thread before making the same comments over and over. Or do you only have an output port?

By: lalvarez

lalvarez — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

That sound’s familiar itâ€™s kind of like the news update of the native Indians in Brazil that have been spoted with out signs on human contact ever. They should film those people it could be more interesting.

By: consider

consider — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

According to a very recent news story, there are already people doing this every day of their lives. There are supposedly an estimated 100 tribes throughout the world that have never had contact with the outside world, and one was just photographed aerially for the first time at the border between Brazil and Peru. See this links and be sure to look through the photo slideshow:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080530/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/brazil_indians

Those are human beings just like you. Think about that as you sit at your computer or listen to your iPod or watch your HDTV.

By: tireman

tireman — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I want to be next—Away from the presidential race away from the crime and killing . Sign me up baby———–

By: Smarties

Smarties — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Xavier, please take me with you!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

By: mark2flhtci

mark2flhtci — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

On the typo error, page shows a comma between machete and video camera, so therefore two seperate items

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Commenting anonymously while waiting for my account confirmation;

He’s not going to be alone on that island – it’s clearly farmed, as the cultivation fields, some of them with freshly turned earth, are visible on google earth, so there’s at least seasonal occupation; There are some high reflectance objects that may be houses or shelters, too. Various sources on the web indicate a population of around 50 people.

By: adrondube

adrondube — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Here’s a thought. Sure, it’ll take several weeks to get a routine down, establish some shelter, reliable food source, etc. Let’s say that all takes a month or a little more. What do you do the rest of the time? What about mosquitos and getting a disease? Snakes. It would definitely be cool to see what happens, but why 300 days? Man up and make it a full year! :D Yeah, having a woman, especially one that can’t get pregnant (Starla…how old are you btw? I’m single! :D) would help pass the time, eh? Blue Lagoon? :D Pencil and paper and/or paints and canvas would be nice. A year to write a novel or paint a series of seascapes. I think it would be FUN sans the mosquitos.

By: oxlee

oxlee — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Job I don’t want: combing through and editing 300 days of footage to 52 minutes.

By: WaveyDave

WaveyDave — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I was trying to decide whether one would have to be a lunatic or a genius to attempt such a feat. Then it occurred to me that he is pretty much certain to have a more fulfilling 300 days than I will have during the same time at work. So hats off to the guy for having the balls to attempt it…though I do think he must be at least half mad for not taking more survival gear…

By: DeWynken

DeWynken — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

*cranks up some ICP and sharpens his machete camera*

By: susiebw

susiebw — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve thought of that many times. Might not be such a bad thing if there were no hurricanes, and there was a nice little cave like Tom Hanks had in Castaway. Think of the peace and quiet, no politics, no ads on TV, no cars with “thumping” music, no slow drivers in the passing lane, no re-runs, no telemarketers, no long lines at the register or the drive in bank, no protests. A little piece of heaven on earth.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

A Turkish-American adventurer named Erden Eruc just completed a trans-Pacific solo row and set the record for longest duration row at something like 306 days. He didn’t have just an island to himself, he only had a 25ft rowboat! This guy’s a machine.

http://www.around-n-over.org

Spoon

By: mibbzishere

mibbzishere — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

this man is AMAZING i couldn’t even survive this 300 day thing and its a volcanic island, for a 17 yr old i’m totally amazing again

By: drake1322

drake1322 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

id spend 300 days on an island were no one else is. i may be 16 but id rather go out and get lost in some woods than drive around or watch t.v.lol. only problem with me is i hate FISH!!!! lol. but any ways spendin 10 months alone would b fun and boring at same time.

By: genericvox

genericvox — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

@52…
There are plenty of fish in the sea. No really. Remember that, the next time you enjoy your Gorton’s Lemon Pepper Filets…

By: annabelle

annabelle — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Dr. Zaius sounds like you are training for the next presidential race.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I lived on one of those islands that is inhabitated by about 750 people. No one spoke English, so for the first couple of months I really couldn’t communicate. There is nothing wrong with enjoying technological advancements. I am a city boy. But to be able to appreciate the: sunrise and sunset, horses playing, ocean crashing against rocks, is truly being alive. Unfortunately, I missed my friends and family too much, thus proving another point.

If you want to get the feeling of what it would be like: set your alarm for 2:00 a.m. Don’t turn on your T.V., radio, computer. Find something to do around your house (inside and out) for two hours. Warning: You may not like what you think about.

By: whoo_whoo

whoo_whoo — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Problem with the machete camera is, it only films when you’re chopping with it, and half the time, you can’t see anything on the tape when it’s buried in the thing you’re chopping. They tried to solve this problem with the SONY Machete Camera HDR-FX1 M, where the camera is in the tip of the machete, but this just makes anyone who watches the footage sick to their stomach.

By: thegr8dv8

thegr8dv8 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I bet this guy doesn’t have the pencil making skills that Thoreau did.

By: propsom54

propsom54 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

From the looks of things, it looks like he’s going to be living on the edge of an emploded volcano that has already begun to re-shape itself. If the volcano is still omitting gas (it looks like it is in the picture) he’s going to suffer from the Vog (volcano fog) that is full of sulfer. His eyes are going to burn like crazy and he’s going to have a bad cough. Although, it will make for a good 52 minutes of coughing and wheezing!!

By: dctidb

dctidb — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thor Heyerdahl wrote a great book, Fatu Hiva, about a similar adventure before WWII.