Kicker: Hamster high jinks

NICK EICHER, HOST: Hamsters are known for running on wheels for exercise, but these furry friends have nothing on Reeza Baluchi. This guy built what can only be called a human-size hamster wheel that floats. Audio from WPLG TV:

WPLG TV: He gets into a gigantic hamster ball and then tries to roll his way across the Atlantic. So far he hasn't even gotten close.

Not even close. Of course he hoped he could keep that wheel spinning all the way to London.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: What could go wrong?

EICHER: Well, for one thing the coast guard could show up, which it did, stopping Baluchi 70 miles off the coast of Georgia.

And this isn’t his first hamster rodeo, but each time he gets in trouble.

As he did on Tuesday, with Baluchi charged in court with two federal counts for his hamster wheel caper.

REICHARD: Ah, the wheels of justice.

EICHER: Yes, they grind slowly but exceedingly fine, which reminds me he’ll probably end up paying a fine.

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