In May 1973, an anthropologist set drift across the Atlantic on a bus-sized raft with 10 strangers, engineered to test the breaking point of human savagery. The tabloids called it the “Sex Raft,” but between calculated mind games, near-miss collisions, and whispers of mutiny, the real conflict wasn’t what anyone predicted. Tune in to hear what happened over 101 volatile days at sea—and who truly broke first.
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Jeffries, S. (2019, January 23). Mutiny on the Sex Raft: how a 70s science project descended into violent chaos. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/14/mutiny-on-the-sex-raft-70s-experiment-santiago-genoves
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MonteLago. (2026, July 4). The Acali Raft experiment might restore your faith in humanity | Santiago Genovés [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60NZ_7V7KDY
Wikipedia contributors. (2026, September 5). Acali. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acali
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