Florida Men Never Disappoint

[@three_dog]

this particular florida man hasn't failed to disappoint since 2015. tries to cross the ocean in a bubble to raise money for the coast guard.. ends up costing the coast guard money for rescue efforts. never change, florida

[@enochsadventures]

They don't lose money, they were already out there looking to infringe on people's freedom. Fucking evil nazis.

[@freedustin]

yeah it costs so much money to rev up a skiff...

[@three_dog]

a skiff that's deployed from a standard 45 foot rescue boat probably. plus the cost of marine fuel which is expensive as shit.. not to mention salaries of everyone involved. just to handle one idiot with a death wish

[@freedustin]

@@three_dog sending an entire army to do a one man job is just bad management. we just shouldn't pay for it.

[@three_dog]

@@freedustin entire army..? bro, what? usual coast guard complement is like 20 people. and my guy, a skiff on its own can't safely travel very far, it's designed for there-and-back short distance pickups, which is why they're deployed from a larger vessel

[@ch.kronosaurus]

florida is like an alternate universe in which everyone has absolutely no impulse control

[@BiggestRedditor]

Florida is no different than anywhere else really. The only difference is they have sunshine laws where a full explanation of every police encounter is released online without people having to request it. It’s just really easy to find crazy police encounters which are pretty rare given the population size. You just scroll through the list online that the police upload. If something weird happens somewhere else you’d need to find out about it first hand to even know to request the full police report so it’s harder to stumble across other crazy stories.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

​@@BiggestRedditorNot just Online, but the Mandated Public Notice generally is done via Press Conference like with Polk County.

[@enochsadventures]

spoken like a true slave, if the sea or adventure doesn't call out to you then you are a subhuman

[@Steve-ev6vx]

@@enochsadventures That's all well and good, but you need to be prepared or you are going to endanger everyone's life that has to go out and try to save your life when it all goes bad. I get it, I am a sailor and offshore fishermen, but you also shouldn't take crazy uncalculated risks either. What he is trying to do is crazy. Maybe start out with a Florida to Bahamas trip, see if he can pull off the Bimini run before he tries to trans Atlantic. He needs a spotter boat too.

[@snickle1980]

@@enochsadventures 🎼🎵 "You can keep your house and your mortgages- They're built on the land like prison is- You can keep your cars...They don't drive on the ocean-" 🎶

[@TheAliKoca]

Please Florida, don't stop being weird. We are eternally entertained, please keep it going.

[@IceFalcon38]

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[@spiderbacon2741]

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[@Fascist-Syndicalist]

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[@SpikeIsGoofy]

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[@Professional_Haterr]

Never fails to keep us entertained fr

[@CelestialHart]

Imagine being in a plastic ball in the middle of a giant mirror all day long. This man is literally going to cook alive.

[@billable1861]

Lmao underrated comment

[@eskimoassasin6764]

Let the man cook

[@TOXIC-666]

Hey atleast he brought his laptop to watch movies

[@VelociraptorAnimations]

@@eskimoassasin6764 **angrily likes comment**

[@JohnScales-d5p]

Better to die in a plastic ball than live on your knees.

[@Flayvuu]

I imagine the people who keep rescuing him see it as a daily quest

[@johnr797]

Florida Coast Guard ad: "Infinite quests, 16 times the drug seizures"

[@enochsadventures]

They are like Candace from Phineas and Ferb, utter cringe and lame

[@CR4yz1e]

Coast Guard Daily Task: 1. Florida Man - 50xp

[@lathrael7152]

Question is what rep they are grinding?

[@BlueTeam-John-Fred-Linda-Kelly]

Daily xp challenge*

[@Agent_Trick]

Just let this man live his dream, either he will break a record or at the very least win a Darwin award.

[@lostcause4002]

just have a ship tail him so incase of an emergency they can save him

[@relaxedgaming9147]

exactly. they do that for long distance swimmers. same concept

[@rogue_carlisle6167]

yes, he's such a sweet guy 🥰

[@josephr.2170]

@@lostcause4002why?

[@Teuber45]

@@josephr.2170so that he doesn’t fucking die

[@ManlyBadassHero]

Other states will always be a fraction of our coolness, they have to wear sunglasses when Florida walks into the room because it's like staring at the sun

[@GMStarworld]

Hi manly! Love your videos.

[@D34DW4T3R]

Always thought of Florida like a modern day jungle made of buildings. Idk just always stood out as an odd place. But then again I live in a terrible place up north so🤷 and I used to live in south Carolina so I know it's completely different down south. But huge fan of your channel and the horror games you play, analyze and break down. Keep up the great work. 👌😎 so had to comment cause I remember you saying you lived in Florida in some of your videos lol.

[@scurvyboss]

hey manly

[@CannaKitty]

Yooooo never expected to see my favourite long-form gaming channel here! Hope you're doing alright, you crazy Floridian 😂

[@510tuber]

Just get rid of the authoritarianism and leprosy

[@youtubeguestuser4603]

Is it just me or does Charlie seem somewhat proud of his fellow Florida men?

[@PanMat2000]

He is, he said that more than once.

[@wumpusmcgrumpusesquire6965]

As he should.

[@suitcasekahandle]

man i'd be proud too

[@MrSlug-ki9jl]

The guy needs like an energy drink sponsorship or something, to get a crew around to help him navigate the ocean and really sell this as a charity.

[@tetsuoakira8294]

Exactly. If he just took the proper channels and time to set it up, he could do it relatively safely, while making even more money for the charities. Make it a big event. I mean c'mon Redbull, fund this shit!

[@zeldafreak1975]

How did u keep from getting attacked by bots? Seriously asking.

[@tetsuoakira8294]

@@zeldafreak1975 I report every single one I see.

[@spike5499]

@@zeldafreak1975 W totk pin

[@LordDeathAku]

Some people are just super fucking unlucky so nobody helps them. Life's a bitch

[@smugbowkid9919]

He was arrested for trying to accomplish his dreams. Teachers and parents are always telling you to be creative, but clearly society doesn’t want you to. What the hell, man?

[@crazytim8256]

I wouldn't confuse "reckless abandon" with "boundless creativity"

[@Rodrigo-kq3js]

​@@crazytim8256just cause he was gonna die doesnt mean its not creative

[@groc279]

Yea let junkies shoot up in the streets but stop a man from doing what he's passionate about

[@warmateo6261]

@@crazytim8256just let the man do what he wants, he isn’t hurting anyone. Fun police 1984 Illuminati Secret Matrix society get out

[@FalconRS]

He had a dream, literally.

[@demitrischoenwald1436]

He should do these things with a separate boat escorting him, making sure he's okay the whole trip. If he had that, I'm sure he could actually achieve what he's set out to do.

[@kiyopawn]

yeah, not a bad plan

[@youtubeuser6725]

Yeah but I mean why not let man do whatever he wants?

[@vondervent]

​@@youtubeuser6725because it's fucking lethal lol. There are quite a few cases illustrating just how brutally easy it is for someone uneducated to get stranded on the ocean.

[@alteredego5793]

@@youtubeuser6725they would step in if he was a person trying to jump off a cliff. This is pretty much a similar situation but the person this time isn’t trying to die, just that dying is highly probable 😅

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@@alteredego5793 The thing is, it's the bit that he's ARRESTED for it that gets me. If he's simply detained for his own safety, fine, but what the fuck grounds are they arresting him on, because they can easily torture someone who's suicidal with whatever they're doing to further punish him.

[@bilbe2002]

I talked to Ray for a few hours when he was running through my city this year. Someone stole his phone, and I was trying to help him get it back. Dude is wild, but really is wholesome and nice. He was also just super excited about everything, and made my day at work.

[@kokofish9648]

this florida man has done what no other florida man could accomplish

[@michaelkmiec5842]

😢😮😅😊😢🎉❤

[@ChrisShafferOfficial]

I don't care. My content is superior

[@Alright281]

escape florida

[@namantherockstar]

Charlie inspires me.. My parents said if i get 50K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging...

[@GiggyWiggy2086]

​@@namantherockstarcardi b makes better music than you

[@BatAmerica]

It's amazing how Florida consistently finds new and unorthodox ways of surprising the public in a world of the unexpected.

[@Cheesusrice69222]

It's only because all police reports are public in Florida. Crazy shit happens in every state

[@namantherockstar]

Charlie inspires me.. My parents said if i get 50K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging...

[@ashleycd6487]

​@OfficerBMTjust because you have 19,918 alts saying your content is better doesn't make it true

[@JordanHarris]

Your profile pic made me think there was dirt on my screen.

[@snickle1980]

o7 just doing our part.

[@swayback7375]

As someone who’s 40 it’s been fun to watch the reputation of Florida shift. Back then I always thought of it as the place where old folks vacation/ move to die…and Disney… and spring break. Now it feels like spring break never ends and they scared all the grandparents to death. Fun times

[@soberserotonin1850]

It’s largely an illusion caused by Florida laws allowing all criminal records to be public domain. These wild incidents happen in other states, but we only hear about them in Florida. Although, I learned in a psychology course that increased crime is significantly correlated with warmer weather, so perhaps they really do proportionally have more crazy crimes overall than more northern states.

[@Mikeygamer1]

Right I'm a bit younger but it totally used to be Disney/retirement land now it's like an online game server

[@grimble4564]

​@@Mikeygamer1 I go to Miami fairly often and it really is just God's personal GTA server

[@yuzurucorner]

This story reminds me of the Japanese “balloon man” because he also wanted to cross the ocean, and didn’t want anyone to save his life. In reality he had a lot of financial problems and it’s speculated he went to die in the ocean (he was never found), so I wonder if this is the same situation since he threatened his own life.

[@ex8800]

I mean he has a wife so I don't think he wants to die

[@JoeyisDREADful]

​@@ex8800I mean, that would actually make it more likely, if it's financial. Your loved ones don't get life insurance payouts for suicide. This isn't technically suicide.

[@SisselSasha]

@@ex8800?? you can be married with children and have money and a lot of things other people would like etc etc... and still want to commit suicide. idk about florida hamster guy in particular i'm talking in general ofc

[@joelowdon1615]

​@@ex8800ok incel

[@leonro]

​​@@SisselSashaYes, the mind is just weird like that. Mental illnesses are no joke, especially with most people's tendencies of having irrational pessimism. Edit: nevermind about this guy, he's apparently been attempting this for years but with different contraptions. He's just a man trying to fulfill his dream, and we should all respect that.

[@onesmileybaldy8303]

At this point,someone please just sponsor an entire professional team so this man can finally accomplish his world record

[@kalegallarde6369]

I'm with you on that just let the man run for crying out loud

[@crusty64]

That's what I'm saying. It's easy money, can even make like a mini series out of it. Give him some way for them to monitor/communicate with him as he goes. No need to crush a man's dreams when you can easily help facilitate it instead and make a profit off of it. It can even help support his charities as well.

[@cauldronofstardust]

I hate to say this, but I kind of agree that there might be a way to makes this work. Maybe there could be like a boat or something that tags along with him, that can be right there on the spot with supplies & other stuff, in case anything goes awry, & simply move alongside him towards his destination.

[@xenn4985]

​@@cauldronofstardustthe problem is food, water and sleep.

[@LittkeTM]

He's going to drown when he actually reaches the deep ocean.

[@walturdgameing]

This guy is literally a grown version of us little kids who went inside the inflatable bubbles on water at carnivals

[@sophykeosuncheng5952]

​@@p-__oh god why on this comment

[@CamelThief]

​@@sophykeosuncheng5952imagine responding to a program

[@rosas4851]

I never did anything stupid like that as a kid

[@walturdgameing]

@@rosas4851 i did lol

[@stcknoobs5516]

Whos us i aint never did what you just said

[@hedgeearthridge6807]

We need to give this guy a chance to actually do this, but in a controlled and safe manner with support boats and all that. Do something easy, like Key West to Cuba, let him find out how difficult even that is, and maybe he'll have enough. Or it will fuel it even worse, in which case maybe get sponsors and keep doing it the safe way

[@Steve-ev6vx]

I suggested the Bimini run and a spotter boat in another thread.

[@saltiney8578]

thats what I dont get if he's spening 100k+ on bubble stuff cant he like save up a bit more and hire a boat to follow him safely. I guess that would be a little too safe for a florida man.

[@BlueTeam-John-Fred-Linda-Kelly]

If he can fund it all himself (including tracking beacon for cleanup) then I say let him.

[@flyfish697]

@@Steve-ev6vxwant a cookie or something?

[@Steve-ev6vx]

@@flyfish697 lol

[@BladedAngel]

He definitely needs someone to accompany him like a small navigation boat that can also double as an emergency tug/rescue if his hamster ball breaks. I think the Coast Guard is concerned how little the guy seems to actually plan his transatlantic journey. If Oceangate taught us anything this year, it's that the ocean is much scarier than people realize.

[@finarfin_3660]

In case anyone is wondering, "manifestly unsafe voyage" means that the Coast Guard has decided that a seafaring vessel is an unacceptable danger to its occupants, and they therefore have the legal authority to order everyone off

[@RockyPixel]

Thank you for being the only person on the entire internet I found actually saying why they tried to stop him to begin with.

[@enochsadventures]

He was in international waters, they had no authority. Just more bullshit nazi laws to destroy freedom and use the constitution as toilet paper

[@Steve-ev6vx]

Yeah they made the right call.

[@freedustin]

Where were they for that sub tho?

[@enochsadventures]

@@Steve-ev6vx wrong, they are evil

[@polyacov_yury]

What we all collectively don't consider is that Charlie himself is also a Florida Man. And he also never disappoints.

[@RedLancerMoto]

The most sane Florida man.

[@theknightman]

Charlie: "This guy is super wholesome, he just has an obsession with crossing the ocean." Also Charlie: *reads an article about how the guy threatened he was going to kill himself if the authorities interferred and that he had a bomb.*

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Imagine going fishing and watching an Orb float by with a dessicated human corpse inside

[@tobikurashiki5800]

Duality of man.

[@Trump2024asw]

Well let dude wheel the seas like some kind of shark grey hood rabbit.

[@TheUgliestBarnacle]

The authorities? The ones trying to stop a man from achieving his beautiful dream? They had it coming

[@EccentricWolven23]

Not to mention how his wife clearly doesn't want him doing this and he doesn't care.

[@XelitexX360]

This man is like the guy from The Incredibles when saved, "You didn't save my life, you ruined my death".

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Well, not until this guy threatens a lawsuit towards people trying to save his life. ;P

[@Glub2]

I went on a couple dates once with an out-of-stater, a floridian man. I brought up the "florida man" phenomenon to him once and he explained to me that he genuinely didn't know what that concept was and had never heard of it. I am still trying to figure out whether I'm just chronically online and not everyone with internet access knows of the infamous florida man, or if he himself was an infamous florida man simply by being so blissfully unaware

[@corbiepayne]

To be fair the only reason the Florida Man phenomenon is a thing is because they have some freedom of information laws that let people access info on your crimes more readily, so if you commit a weird crime in most other places it won't end up in a newspaper but if someone in Florida tries to burn down a house with pasta sauce everybody gets to know about it. Florida could be a totally normal place to the people living there.

[@jonweman6128]

The funny thing is when I (not from the US) first heard the phrase "Florida man" a year or so ago I already guessed exactly what it meant.

[@Grimnoire]

It's that and the fact it's one of the more populated states, lots of different types of people live here

[@sarahmellinger3335]

@@Grimnoire true just moved from florida to pennsylvania, here it's like 1 black dude on the bus instead of tons of mexicans and black dudes

[@tinapuddin9923]

​@@sarahmellinger3335What????? So I'm guessing you haven't been through Kensington yet right I'm not talking about the color of people I'm talking about the huge homeless and drug problem Philadelphia has. Now as far as your comment about so many black and Mexican people on the buses in Florida I lived in Orange county and Seminole county for years I always drove my car to the bus depot parked it for the day and took the bus because it was way cheaper than driving and while I was doing this for these years the majority of people that ride the bus were white people... I don't know I guess I just don't understand racism because your comment is f****** utterly disgusting. Yeah go check out Kensington let us know how you like it over there.

[@meatmenace8887]

I actually wanna see him do this with the right support crew, food, and water for the days he’d be running on that wheel.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

Days? Honestly if he somehow did it, would likely take a year to do...dunno if it's possible even since there really isn't any type of actual propulsion that would work to take him where he wants to go. He goes where the Waves take him and thinks he's in control of it.

[@LordDeathAku]

CLIMB ABOARD AND BRING ALONG ALL YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS TOGETHER WE CAN FIND EVERYTHING THAT WERE LOOKING FOR, ONE PIECE

[@Mikhail-Tkachenko]

@@justinlast2lastharder749 Normally when people row across the Atlantic it takes 2 months. Now rowing would be a bit faster than the bubble, but I'd say he could do it in 4 - 5 months.

[@yelhsasokolova8561]

Someone get him in contact with Jim Cameron

[@legend3454]

In a world full of people pulling the worst pranks for attention, it's refreshing to see someone doing what no sane person would ever think is okay to do for passion instead of clout.

[@revolvingworld2676]

At least he’s not hurting anyone but himself. Which also isn’t a good thing actually

[@Skankhunt-hl9zj]

I knew it right away when I heard the story. This guy is a legend. At this point they should let him do it for charity and watch him the whole time with ships so it’s safe

[@CBeavr]

Either that, or have him be in contact with people on land with a nav system that shows where he's at, even ppl who paddled across the atlantic did that...

[@crispy_bearjuice456]

They offered but he refused

[@Skankhunt-hl9zj]

@@crispy_bearjuice456 damn if that’s the case I could care less what happens to him he could have followed his dreams and made it semi safe but now he’s gonna pull this cat and mouse bs with the local police till he passes away.

[@crispy_bearjuice456]

@@Skankhunt-hl9zj I think it may have been due to budget issues but tbh he's just wasting everyone's time and energy on constantly keeping him alive

[@Skankhunt-hl9zj]

@@crispy_bearjuice456 yeah as much as I like the thought of people following their dreams he’s really just selfishly risking people’s lives and wasting peoples time, they are obligated to go out and save him everytime he pulls this because that’s their job. I think it would be cool if he could have set it up in a safe way with the proper people but insisting on going out there by himself is beyond stupid they should just let him drift out to sea with his 3 days of food in direct sunlight with no navigation and not knowing where it will take him like he wants.

[@shannonolivas9524]

I've seen this guy before, he's tried running out into the ocean in some type of bubble (he ended up getting fried by the sun in that one), ball, or tube for years, he always ends up needing to be rescued. TV shows have featured him and there's probably a bunch of interviews on KZbin. Despite being a capable long distance runner I am quite sure if he wasn't stopped by the Coast Guard he would be dead. The Coast Guard has said he would be allowed to attempt his cross ocean journeys so long as he was accompanied by a support boat. He's refused but likely it's due to funding as he's by no means a wealthy man (and he's using up most of his earnings building these contraptions).

[@LexKapatos-hc3di]

Is he super mentally ill or what?

[@collincaperton6718]

​@LexKapatos-hc3di nah he just has a dream to do what no man has done before

[@crisstoff89]

@@LexKapatos-hc3di I think its something he always wanted , some people never say anything all their lives

[@shannonolivas9524]

@@LexKapatos-hc3di What other people have said about him having this dream is true. An interesting consideration is at what point does a dream/obsession like this turn into a form of mania or mental illness. Obviously these journeys are not safe and this gentleman is aware the Coast Guard will stop him, and yet he spends most of his money from working odd jobs (from working multiple jobs as a cook to working 2 years on a crab boat) building these craft. Conversely the state of Florida continues to allow him to register his creations as "watercraft" which probably convinces him he's as free to head for the open ocean as someone in a 100 foot yacht. He is originally from Iran, and if what I've heard is to be believed, spent several years in jail there for living contrary to the religious law there (suffering torture while in jail). Successfully fleeing that situation, making it to the US, and being granted asylum might also influence his like, uhhh concept of what it means to be a citizen of the world? I feel like maybe they should just let him have a go at it and get it out of his system but at the same time, I have no doubt he would die on the journey or would probably need another costly rescue. He probably just needs a GoFundMe to pay for a proper and safe expedition that the authorities would be fine with tbh but I'm not sure if they'd even let him have another go, with the judge this time forbidding him from getting near the ocean (tough to enforce in some parts of Florida though).

[@FacterinoCommenterino]

Today's Fact: In 2015, a woman in China woke up to find that all of her furniture had been stolen and replaced with identical furniture made of ice.

[@MB65780]

🤯

[@DragonHippo1823]

And then it melted

[@yes-nq3ul]

holy guacamole

[@ChrisShafferOfficial]

I don't care. My content is superior

[@klonoafan2012]

Sounds fake

[@vetementswarrior]

He could have easily completed his journey. Never underestimate a Florida man.

[@GradietPanda12345]

He would have died within the hour

[@ashleycd6487]

​@OfficerBMTyou make content for people who wash paper plates

[@jayonetta]

​@@GradietPanda12345did you not watch it? He was in there for 3 days straight

[@lathrael7152]

Nah. He wouldn't have. Unless he aims for the bottom of the ocean or the closer goal of 6 feet under.

[@sandysushiart5863]

I've enjoyed seeing Charlie's room grow more and more decorated! It looks so nice!

[@HeisenbergFam]

Charlie calling Floridians "creatures" gives the vibe they are paranormal SCPs in human disguise

[@Alright281]

Robot Rock by Daft Punk is playing in this reply section

[@Hecker9974]

I think Florida itself may be an SCP

[@battlesheep2552]

Which is funny because they aren't really that different than people in other states, it's just that Florida laws makes it so we hear about the weirdos that can be found anywhere

[@0nullnil]

Ngl I wouldn't be surprised

[@jojomizugorou5305]

Bc we are. We are literally built different from the rest of the world

[@TheArmin]

We need to allow this man to live, or die, his dream.

[@happydragon7095]

Agreed. It's fucking ridiculous to keep 'saving' someone that doesn't want to be saved. Like, people might love him and care for him, but if he wants to die, fucking let him. He's a grown ass man that can make his own decisions.

[@Magnum_Express]

@@happydragon7095 sounds to me that they were genuinely scared he was going to actually make it to another country in a manner that isn't in line with traditional means of travel. Basically if the TSA isn't involved, they don't like you leaving us soil. i say let him go wherever he wants, but if he lands on foreign soil, let their authorities deal with him, not America's.

[@happydragon7095]

@@Magnum_Express I can absolutely agree with that. You make an extremely logical point.

[@lou1012]

​@@happydragon7095 Nope. This guy isn't sane and isn't safe. He even claimed to have a bomb on board. There's a reason for legal transportation across border. He also claims to be doing this to raise money for the coast guard, while continuing to waste their resources with this nonsense. Don't be so easily pursuaded by random KZbin commenter's weird conspiracies. Just look it up.

[@lL338]

​@@Magnum_Express Yeah.

[@sn31t33]

Tbh I really like this dedication, he really is like a hamster but on water. Nothing stops him, no exhaustion, no dehydration no hunger he runs. When we don't stop him he will be the next man on the moon, achieved with only his bubble and his will to run

[@qween2077]

You know in the early 1900s this guy's dedication and drive would have landed him as a local town inventor award

[@lizardwizard9312]

As a Florida man, I can confirm that we never disappoint

[@isaiahjones1685]

As a visitor to Florida I can agree with you

[@Kinmoonify]

Im sure the ladies loves you guys then, Florida man 🥰

[@jytvreal]

The bots really went out for this man

[@IAmGodHimself777]

@@KinmoonifyProbably.

[@Sumirevins]

Real Florida men don't need scream on KZbin video section to show that they're Florida men. News outlets proof it. f*therless Cringe Beta L men is all you lot( Charlie's audience) will ever be😂

[@CERTIFIEDBABEWRANGLER]

They arrested him because they fear him.

[@turboshazed7370]

That doesn't add up

[@CERTIFIEDBABEWRANGLER]

@@turboshazed7370 shows what you know, sheep.

[@danielp3873]

There is a guy who swam around all of the UK. This guy just needs to get a sponsor from Red Bull or something to make it a controlled event where they make sure he doesn't die

[@deadboybobby9551]

I love the fact Charlie keeps calling them “missions”

[@kingofducks3156]

whenever im sad, i just look up florida man, and see what happens. never ceases to make me laugh

[@kingofducks3156]

@@InstagramUser2 no

[@SaltedRain]

i feel like i see the word “ceases” way more in charlie’s comment section than anywhere else

[@Dinkylawd]

@@p-__ gow

[@MrElmo54321]

9:01 i really love the sudden transition from 1 wholesome Florida man to another Florida Man

[@knolsey]

i've crossed the Atlantic in a 60 foot sailboat about a dozen times with my partners, even just the three of us, on the boat; in the middle of the Atlantic was a surreal experience every time. we've sailed out to Hawaii, and are planning to sail to Australia for Christmas. it's incredible to be out there, but we have the proper supplies, vessel, and knowledge. this guy is wild.

[@beeried8973]

Hey, no one's given him the chance to finish, he might have the proper vessel

[@madamek8656]

This is the pure spirit of adventure.

[@billable1861]

The three of us partners 🤔

[@knolsey]

@@billable1861 i started dating Frey in 2014, and got engaged in 2017. however, also in 2017; Frey's best friend Becks approached her confessing feelings for the both of us. after about a month of long conversations and thought, i decided to give it a shot as both Frey, my fiance; and her best friend at the time were very invested. we're now been together as the three of us for six years, five of those all living together.

[@seosaidhmaceanruig1024]

The fact that he ended up 30 miles south of his departure point on his attempt to run to New York is very telling

[@cate01a]

It sounds like he's conscious he'd probably die doing it, so just let him! If he succeeds that would be such a fantastic achievement! I hope someone, perhaps redbull comes by and sponsors him, and upgrades his bubble and provides 24/7 advice and safety, so that he can actually complete this terrific mission!

[@allygator616]

red bull x florida man collab would be fire

[@Kommunist_Kittens]

Just watched a video of a Florida man in a unicorn floatie being dragged out to sea by a shark on his fishing rod, dude not only didn't give up, but casually got picked up by some fishermen and finished the fight. What a lad.

[@changotv5847]

As a florida man, i never realised we were seen as crazy until i left florida for the first time. Growing up in Florida , you don't think of the madness you see as being outrageous, as its just all you see. Not until i visited europe and the UK, i realised we were something special. Even today, other people seem i dont know, too restricted. We're not crazy, we are just not afraid to be our truest selves and have no fear of judgemental people.

[@threethickbitchesandaphone5261]

South Florida and north Florida is so separate tho.

[@scr1pted_0]

true

[@n8th9n3]

I agree, I lived in Florida when I was younger and was completely unaware of the Florida Man stereotype until I moved

[@zeemmy33]

I agree, you don't notice until people point it out to you (also a floridian)

[@changotv5847]

@@zeemmy33 exactly, its very strange lol

[@microsqft]

Give this man some funding, and a support boat. I want to see him cross the ocean.

[@ninjanarutonightman]

No, let him travel in his own way.

[@GizzyDillespee]

Yeah, we should find a way to take advantage of and monetize the mentally ill

[@1845net]

@@GizzyDillespee isn't that most of reality TV anyway? Let him cook.

[@Zarkarin]

@@GizzyDillespee From what we can see here he seems reasonable enough aside from this specific fixation. Nobody said monetize either, idrc if this is a net negative money wise, but to do it safely there's gonna need to be some money to get it started.

[@chrise8275]

Tbh, I’m kind of rooting for the guy, I hope he does finish his goal of running all the way to Bermuda.

[@funandyvideos]

Huge opportunity missed by arresting this guy rather than letting him prove the existence of Poseidon.

[@nikolaschiotis5433]

He is Florida's greatest visionary. His goals are beyond our comprehension

[@wickedblade4751]

That mug shot is the epitome of "and I'll fuckn' do it again"

[@3va_Manhard]

Charlie: He seems like a genuinely wholesome guy! Mr. Beluci: I have a bomb on board

[@oddussy9513]

I like the idea that he consistently gets further and further out into sea until a Squall overtakes him, but 3 months later he comes back alive

[@vondervent]

Wilson

[@Nerdvanna98]

I dont understand why he's being arrested for this. He may not have a clue when it comes to navigation or sailing but if the man wants to run across the ocean in a bubble then let him run across the ocean or die trying.

[@anjelica948]

Our society has deemed we can’t let people win the Darwin award without trying to stop them. But according to Charlie’s stream clips, he was arrested for resisting police when they told him to leave the bubble, and also probably bc he made threats there was a bomb in the bubble. Also people can be arrested for wasting public resources through unnecessary risk, which this seems to qualify for.

[@slayerficated]

100 percent emoji

[@odotawaissaku3755]

Honestly, literally this. Charlie says it himself in the video. "Whatever happened to freedom?"

[@BozesanVlad]

You don't own your life, the state does You're an asset, and so is he

[@Nerdvanna98]

@odotawaissaku3755 Yeah, even though he says it jokingly and sarcastically it really is true. We're so supervised by a nanny state that we can't even be allowed to do things that could harm us

[@saber5821]

With a support ship as a guide I don't see why he couldn't pull off something he might have to make exceptions like stopping and hitching to the support ship for resting and sleep but with the right precautions and support I believe he could cross from England to France across the channel people swim it all the time.

[@GizzyDillespee]

Going from England to France is much different than going from America to England. In a giant hamster bubble with fins...

[@saber5821]

First across the channel, THEN across the world @@GizzyDillespee

[@TBrady2289G8O]

@@GizzyDillespeeExactly. There was a guy who went across from Africa to South America using the trade winds but idk how anyone would get across the Northern Atlantic to Europe like that lol

[@Steve-ev6vx]

@@TBrady2289G8O he thought he could propel himself by running. I don't think he understands how rough it gets.

[@skyeunknown8076]

I hope gta 6 has a side mission with this guy

[@zurba5302]

Charlie should collab with this guy and make the ultimate bubble hamster wheel, made of moby huges or some shit.

[@zurba5302]

just like he did with Michael Superbacker

[@bingetobuff5468]

I'm here for it🤣🤣

[@austinmoss472]

It's mobin time!

[@andginisin]

i feel like we should tell this man about the unicycle. he seems like the type to be into that. maybe it would keep him on land

[@DeadskyAg]

If the apocalypse ever happens, either go to or stay away from Florida, because they’ll either be really good at fending off zombies, or they’ll be the most powerful of them

[@sholem_bond]

Given how they handled a non-zombie-causing pandemic, probably stay away.

[@propelledgaming9441]

As a Florida resident this really is just another Tuesday.

[@arlokloiber2715]

This is a man who knows his purpose and is willing to die for it if it fulfills him, in this age of satellite discovery he found a sliver of adventure in this bought out world and wants to live by it. Seems to me no one should havethe right to stop him. Endorse creative individuality in seeking your purpose, live like this guy.

[@IDontSpeakChinese]

hell yeah dude

[@sagnikbiswas819]

Nicely said. Are you from florida too?

[@odotawaissaku3755]

I completely agree. Why was he stopped? Let people do wtf they wanna do if it's not directly harming anyone. He's not robbing anyone, not raping anyone, and not releasing anyone from their mortal coil, so what's the big deal?

[@LordTurg323]

​@@odotawaissaku3755he's harming his family and loved ones by getting himself killed

[@odotawaissaku3755]

And that is 100% completely his right. What, are you gonna stop people skiing and mountain climbing next? Hiking? Motor derbies? Plenty of things can kill you and it's no one's right to stop completely willing and full-grown adults from making their own decisions as equal free human beings.@@LordTurg323

[@squidboi27]

"jesus'll take the hamster wheel" has gotta be one of the greatest charlie lines of all time

[@pauljoseph3081]

Bro, just watched Mihawk crossing Grandline with a flat boat and said - *"Lemme show u how it's done kid"* 💀

[@fire_breathing_hamster]

I actually support this man. This is awesome and we need to do everything we can to make his dream come true

[@AneXineohp]

Charlie saying "y'are/ya'are," is so cute and hilarious, truly embracing his southern Floridan manness

[@xo.hannii]

When? Do you have a timestamp?

[@lUseMyBlade]

Someone start a fundraiser for this man so he can get an approved vehicle made by engineers Then we'd have the man that ran across the ocean. Mf should get some kind of award and that shit should be on a book somewhere.

[@lUseMyBlade]

@@A.Gentlemann exactly I was thinking about that If someone on a boat stays near for emergencies this crazy mf might actually run across the ocean.

[@aaronyoghurt9210]

Red Bull could be the best sponsor for him, considering how much crazy stunts they did

[@soberserotonin1850]

“an approved vehicle” Freedom literally does not exist when the freest of the United States bars an adult individual from sailing to sea by himself in his private vessel because it’s dangerous and unapproved, as if some bureaucrat “expert” somewhere needs to be consulted and sign off before a man be allowed to sail using his own vessel. Like wtf?! In DeSantis’s words, “the free state of Florida” ain’t so free after all.

[@DizGaAlcam]

​@@soberserotonin1850the U.S. is the developed country with least freedom, but people just buy into the nonsensical "land of the free" propaganda.

[@lUseMyBlade]

@@soberserotonin1850 pleaseeee be joking

[@NinjaMan47]

I am reminded of that penguin documentary where occasionally penguins just get an urge to wander into the wasteland alone to certain death. And picking them up and putting them back into the colony will only result in the penguon setting out relentlessly.

[@tsc_blt]

Actually extremely fascinating. This brings up so many questions. What qualifies as walking on water? Does he want to traverse the ocean or does it have to be on top of the water? Does walking mean no propulsion? I guess what he’s been doing is basically the same as floating around on a raft, but i like the original idea. Maybe if the orb had paddles on it so it could steer or something this works, but otherwise I’d wanna hear his own opinion.

[@tsc_blt]

Maybe as a marathon runner his goal is actually being the first man to run the circumference of the globe. Or across a sea. If the walking it the point, maybe a pressurized suit that has an thick air tube leading to a boat at the top to feed air and supplies. Then he can walk the ocean floor and fulfill his dreams. And of course the helmet pov footage would be great for marine scientists. I think if he mapped out a route flat enough to walk, and talked to the right people, this could be a scientific breakthrough. But his hearts in the right place ig.

[@akaPinkHaze]

so they wont let this guy only endanger himself, but they will allow a makeshift sub made from a scrap heap carry paying customers to the bottom of the ocean. 10/10 logic

[@ferretyluv]

Technically, the government didn’t allow OceanGate. The CEO specifically bragged about how it didn’t meet government approval.

[@enochsadventures]

cuz dey rich the government is pure evil

[@akaPinkHaze]

@ferretyluv ik but wat i was getting at was that it seems like they are trying harder to prevent this guy from doing his thing than the other one

[@Steve-ev6vx]

@@akaPinkHaze the people on the sub left port in a seaworthy vessel, not the sub. They didn't get on the death trap sub until they were well offshore and I am pretty sure that's international waters.

[@lawrencescales9864]

@@akaPinkHazeno people where really trying to stop that dude for years

[@BiggestRedditor]

This would be a good opportunity for someone that has a big boat with food and water to follow behind him so he’s safe and stream it or something. Would get a lot of attention for someone. Or a company like Red Bull or monster to sponsor him.

[@windupmerchant1679]

I love how his repeated efforts to raise money for the coastguard have cost them so much money.

[@hendreor.m6685]

They should do the way Brazil did: There was a priest that wanted to travel from one state to the other closest state (it would be like 500 miles of distance) tied to balloons ,nobody stopped him (there was even tv channels filming it) ,he flew, time passed as people waited,waited and he never appeared, they searched for a long time and found nothing till they went "it is what it is". Months later what was left of his body was fount at the coast of the sea ,in a complete different state(wasn't even on the way of where his objective was) it was like almost 900 MILES of distance of where he wanted to land.

[@SeohnAranys]

He needs someone to sponsor and support him on the run in an assistant boat to help him accomplish this.

[@Vespyr_]

Yes, for an individual to reach his dreams he needs a Corporation to take control of them.

[@Zarkarin]

@@Vespyr_ Nobody said corporation, and innovation doesn't have to be suicide. Anyway, I'd be curious to see that, one of my first thoughts was that they could just follow him on a ship close by. I kinda hope he gets to do this if he wants to so badly, I just hope it's not as costly as it seems it's going to be if he keeps going at it like this.

[@Vespyr_]

@@Zarkarin The point is that a man should be free to fund his own future. This has nothing to do with keeping him safe. That it suddenly becomes possible at the behest of a corporate sponsor, speaks volumes on what we truly care about.

[@NicknotNak]

​@Vespyr_ he needs like, a crew of 3. It doesnt need to be a big sponsored deal, just enough to have someone who can direct a boat, keep on course, and provide rations and potentially pull him out if he needs medical attention. This entire thing could be afforded by 1 fairly weathly person or a crowdfunding thing. It just seems that he doesnt have the funds/ knowledge on how to go about setting up an expedition like this safely. Its just literally not safe for one guy to float in the middle of the atlantic in a bubble without food or a compass my dude. "Man isnt an island" and all that. He just needs a little helping hand.

[@Zarkarin]

@@Vespyr_ What point are you trying to make? I'm sorry the average person doesn't have like $250k to burn? If he could afford it sure but that's not a reasonable thing to expect and again nobody except you said corporate.

[@delusionalmerg1323]

he wasn’t born in Florida but god damn it he’s a Floridian at heart

[@DrDeuteron]

Trans-Florida men Are Florida-men

[@XOXOkizo]

As someone who's never lived in florida, I can 100% confirm that we always dissapoint

[@isaiahjones1685]

Why disappointed it always has more comedy than Trailer Park Boys

[@XOXOkizo]

O god, bots are takin over

[@Steve-ev6vx]

@@isaiahjones1685 Awesome thought, the trailer park boys need to come do some skits in Florida doing wild Florida sht.

[@LordDeathAku]

As someone who lives in Florida i can 100% confirm every state disappoints

[@alessandrodeconcini-adc]

He is the man currently closer to the One Piece. He knows.

[@lennyS6969]

I mean, Ludfy survived in a barrel, and now look at him. This is just a start of the guy’s character arc.

[@dylanjennings1687]

So it's illegal to have fun now? got it.

[@90927]

the fact that he kept attempting it is wild 😂

[@liamciaran]

Exceptionally based. Mortals do not understand the mechanisms that drives this man. You may kill his bubble and his wheel, but not the idea.

[@mrpro7987]

When I saw Florida men in the title I instantly clicked.

[@hectichive889]

9:23, Dude… The crime itself and that headline and an image of that dude’s sinister looking tatted up face yelling at children about the birds and the bees has to be one of the funniest fucking crimes I’ve ever heard! That mental image is just priceless 😂

[@SynthRockViking]

I have heard tales of this‘’ Florida man’’ before I wasn’t aware his identity transcends that of one person His spirit lives in all the Florida men ☺️

[@bottledfart]

It’s true, I can feel him inside of me.

[@itskitt3237]

@@bottledfartAyo?

[@ajpricelesss]

5:56 charlie freedom has never been free

[@Lin_Nascimento]

I mean, he could've just brought a map, a compass, packaged food/snacks and bottles of water with him. Done, life saved, and he gets to accomplish his dreams

[@jonweman6128]

Listen again. He already has that with him. But it's still not safe at all crossing open ocean in plastic ball.

[@ChaosMind10531]

I mean he could pack a whole months worth of water and food but it run out with him not getting even a kilometre or something out in open water before the currents make him run in circles...

[@KlineStife]

bro thats not going to save him, he's in a fucking plastic ball

[@soberserotonin1850]

The government bureaucrats just got pissed off that he didn’t consult some pencil-pusher “expert” about licensing his private vessel prior to taking to the sea. None of us know whether his dangerous stunt would work or not. It’s certainly not impossible when people have sailed from Vietnam and Cuba to America on rickety wood makeshift rowboats. The classic narcissistic government impulse to regulate everything and make anything unregulated criminal is nauseating. He proved one thing: Freedom does not exist in the world if “the free state of Florida” (according to the governor) bars an adult individual from sailing to sea in his private vessel just because it’s dangerous and unapproved by bureaucrats.

[@kindofanmol]

I swear I just saw this headline an hour ago and thought it was satire. Florida man truly never disappoints.

[@vulcan7307]

Charlie looks so luscious in this video.

[@manicpixiefangirl4189]

Honestly, this guy should get a support crew and just stick close to the coast. Dude could make some solid entertainment documenting his experience.

[@pondboi]

0:15 "creatures" 💀

[@sylth4103]

Charlie never disappoints

[@gm_fork]

word

[@ChrisShafferOfficial]

I don't care. My content is superior

[@mythicalgungod1119]

SO TRUE AUGHHH

[@BANDZ_LIVE]

Facts

[@theozgabe_]

We heard this too many times we get it bruh

[@reezwave]

He really thought he can go to a locked city using this technique, while we all know by now that getting to a locked city without actually progressing the story missions to unlock it first will get you a 5 stars wanted.

[@Nemesis-LvS-]

01:54 "Jesus take the hamster wheel" xD

[@ibustanut]

4:33 120k???? For a Bubble?!!

[@domino_201]

I wonder what he plans to do once he reaches a destination. Is it like a call of the void type thing?

[@menacingpotatoleaf]

As a fellow Florida man, I shall continue his work in his honor.

[@lumpy1093]

God speed soldier 🫡

[@GorbixElite01]

If a bunch of you did it at once it would give him the best chance to achieve his dream. Massive hamster ball flotilla.

[@lumpy1093]

@@GorbixElite01 The bubble squad 'boutta pull up in Bikini Bottom.🔫

[@joseolivarra7791]

Anyone with a brain knows theres not enough water for him in that hamster ball to make it across the ocean

[@BenMcgough]

It sounds so weird to be arrested for trying to cross the ocean.

[@becsterino]

It's cause it looks like he's trying to escape America

[@kennysmith5696]

He’s like an actual giant hamster, constantly trying to run to his demise

[@zurba5302]

honestly I think it would be interesting to just let it ride, they wasted a chance to observe a unique specimen.

[@JamesKPolk-qe9lm]

3:05 He is kind of like the Barbarian in Clash of Clans that runs into the ocean.