Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole

http://www.ted.com Lewis Pugh talks about his record-breaking swim across the North Pole. He braved the icy waters (in a Speedo) to highlight the melting icecap. Watch for astonishing footage -- and some blunt commentary on the realities of supercold-water swims.

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[canadianmaple09]

"It's fucking freezing!" hahaha

[doloppost]

respect!

[MonkeyKong21]

wow, so humans could see x-rays back when the atomic bomb was invented?

[MichaelJhoan]

@parasitesarefunny climate change is real you fuking idiot:)) get out the house for a change and maybe you'll feel it too.

[Simsyland]

@parasitesarefunny as always there is one in every bunch.... you are that one...

[parasitesarefunny]

Climate Change? roflmao! What a brainwashed diot!

[parasitesarefunny]

This guy starts off with a LIE. Nuclear Bomb test? roflmao! These idiots would not have known if it was 100,000 tons of explosives or 50,000 tons of explosives let alone a fake Atomic Bomb.

This guy is an idiot from minute 1.

[athinovio]

Above all, a gifted speaker as well.

[Herc0gs]

This dude is my hero. 

[endurance4ever1]

What makes Lewis so amazing is that he's not an ordinary swimmer. He is swimming for a cause. He is one amazing person.

[endurance4ever1]

He is an amazing speaker, an amazing swimmer, and shows what could be the best idea out there. Swim where all of these morons are killing our land that should be pure ice.