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directfiesta · 07-18-2007, 12:16 PM

Britain Braces For Rubber Duck Invasion, Toy Ducks Fell Overboard Cargo Ship 15 Years Ago

July 18, 2007 2:41 p.m. EST

Derek Kreindler - AHN Writer

Cornwall, England (AHN) - The first of some 29,000 rubber ducks that have been circling the world's oceans for 15 years are expected to wash up on a beach in England sometime soon.

The toys fell overboard from a cargo ship bound for Seattle from China in 1992, according to the BBC.

Their journey has given scientists a valuable insight into surface currents as they have been far more widely reported than the floating devices used be scientists.

"The ducks went around the North Pacific in three years - all the way from the spill site to Alaska, over to Japan and back to North America," said Curtis Ebbesmeyer, a retired oceanographer based in Seattle.

"This was twice as fast as the water at the surface - so I began to call them hyper-ducks."

The rubber ducks are expected to wash up near Cornwall this summer, battered and bleached by their journey through the waters of the Arctic, as well as the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

The ducks have floated along the Alaskan coast, reaching the Bering Strait in 1995. It is thought they were trapped by slow moving ice for several years since it took them until 2000 to reach the Atlantic Ocean.

A year later, they were tracked in the area of the north Atlantic near the location of the wreck of the Titanic. Some broke away and headed for Europe, while others have surfaced in Hawaii, Indonesia, Australia and South America.

Two children's books have been written about the toys, which have become collectors' items, and can command up to $2000 on eBay.

Beachcombers can easily identify genuine rubber ducks, as they will have the words "The First Years" stamped on them.

USA is invaded by tacos, England by rubber ducks ....

Sarah_Jayne · 07-18-2007, 12:44 PM

oh no..now I am going to have a nightmare about it tonight

sniperwolf · 07-18-2007, 12:49 PM

i want to have one!

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 07-18-2007, 12:52 PM

I thought the thread title said, "Britain Braces for Rubber Dick Invasion".

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Brother Bilo · 07-18-2007, 12:57 PM

Thats funny. How did they all stay together like that. It's cool that nobody picked them up and just let them do their thing. Makes for a much better story

carol.prime · 07-18-2007, 01:16 PM

they are cute little ducky!!! LOL

madawgz · 07-18-2007, 01:26 PM

wow they are durable

RuthB · 07-18-2007, 01:35 PM

hahaha that is just great!

RawAlex · 07-18-2007, 01:39 PM

$2000 each? Damn, I need to get a boat and start fishing for ducks!

Holly · 07-18-2007, 01:47 PM

That really is fascinating, if you think about it.

I live in town that's on the water and we do a Rubber Duck Regatta every year for charity. You buy as many ducks as you want and get tickets that match the numbers on the bottom. The city dumps them all off the main bridge, just up from the city pier, and they float to the finish line at the pier. There are hundreds of thousands sold every year and they have all kinds of prizes.

pornguy · 07-18-2007, 01:52 PM

Thats actually very interesting.

VTcash · 07-18-2007, 01:52 PM

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directfiesta Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 29,674	Britain Braces For Rubber Duck Invasion ( pic ) Britain Braces For Rubber Duck Invasion, Toy Ducks Fell Overboard Cargo Ship 15 Years Ago July 18, 2007 2:41 p.m. EST Derek Kreindler - AHN Writer Cornwall, England (AHN) - The first of some 29,000 rubber ducks that have been circling the world's oceans for 15 years are expected to wash up on a beach in England sometime soon. The toys fell overboard from a cargo ship bound for Seattle from China in 1992, according to the BBC. Their journey has given scientists a valuable insight into surface currents as they have been far more widely reported than the floating devices used be scientists. "The ducks went around the North Pacific in three years - all the way from the spill site to Alaska, over to Japan and back to North America," said Curtis Ebbesmeyer, a retired oceanographer based in Seattle. "This was twice as fast as the water at the surface - so I began to call them hyper-ducks." The rubber ducks are expected to wash up near Cornwall this summer, battered and bleached by their journey through the waters of the Arctic, as well as the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The ducks have floated along the Alaskan coast, reaching the Bering Strait in 1995. It is thought they were trapped by slow moving ice for several years since it took them until 2000 to reach the Atlantic Ocean. A year later, they were tracked in the area of the north Atlantic near the location of the wreck of the Titanic. Some broke away and headed for Europe, while others have surfaced in Hawaii, Indonesia, Australia and South America. Two children's books have been written about the toys, which have become collectors' items, and can command up to $2000 on eBay. Beachcombers can easily identify genuine rubber ducks, as they will have the words "The First Years" stamped on them. USA is invaded by tacos, England by rubber ducks .... __________________ I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT ! But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....

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