A boat entirely made of melted down milk bottle tops made its maiden voyage on the river Cam in Cambridgeshire on Saturday.
Jason Embleton, from Cambridgeshire spent three years collecting over 10,000 milk bottle lids which he melted down and transformed
into the floating vessel. It made the four mile journey from Cambridge to Waterbeach in just under four hours. That is only four times the amount of time it would take to walk it.
Apparently a journey down the Cam on a milk bottle top boat is not for the faint hearted. The intrepid captain faces numerous dangers such as being attacked by swans and taking on water. Despite this, and flush with the success of this initial journey Mr Embelton said, speaking to BBC Look East: “Mark two is on its way.”
We will send our man on the ground to Cambridgeshire in approximately two and a half years and update you on his progress.
Speaking exclusively to Newsnibbles Public Figure Oliver Coey said:
“What a waste of time. He should be locked away”
Oliver is perhaps best known for his potato patch.
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