> Why is he so plump? Look at his left hand, at how his knuckles protrude from his skinny fingers. He’s emaciated. His face is probably not plump but swollen f

> Why is he so plump? Look at his left hand, at how his knuckles protrude from his skinny fingers. He’s emaciated. His face is probably not plump but swollen from edema arising from the sudden influx of fluids. The article discusses this. I imagine if he were “plump” all the people who encountered him after he washed ashore would have noticed. > Where's the sun tan? Looks fairly tan to me. I imagine if he were healthy he’d look even darker, since being starved isn’t conducive to a healthy complexion. People tend to look pale when they are sick. > Could he really drift 8,000 miles across the ocean in 13 months? 6700, not 8000. That’s only 15 miles a day. (And only 18 for 8000 total) > Do urine and turtle blood add up to a credible alternative to fresh water? Not for 14 months but he didn’t claim to be drinking urine and turtle blood exclusively for that time. > How did he survive and his crewmate did not? This question is just dumb. How does anyone survive when someone else doesn’t? If both survived it would be significantly less believable. If this is a hoax, it’s pretty impressive. Apparently he killed a man to make it stick.