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Boat made from plastic bottles sets sail
Adventurer and conservationist David de Rothschild sets sail on Plastiki, a boat made out of 12,000 plastic bottles, to raise awareness of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.

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cedley Feb 05 2010 at 3:05 PM

Enter your comments hereThe boat is patently not floated by the bottles they are simply a gimmick, pseudo science in lieu of a free holiday.

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