Giant rubber duck bursts in Taiwan

[MindMover]

Source: BBC Asia

A giant yellow rubber duck on display in a Taiwanese port has burst in unexplained circumstances.

The 18 metre (50 foot) inflatable duck suddenly collapsed on Tuesday, only 11 days after it had been put on display in the port at Keelung.

Organisers are unsure as to the cause of its demise, but one theory is that it was attacked by eagles.

The duck was designed by the Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman to be a giant version of a popular bath toy.

Last month a similar duck was damaged elsewhere in Taiwan, when an earthquake triggered a power outage that caused it to deflate.

A third Taiwanese duck was brought ashore in September because of an approaching typhoon.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25560771

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[George II]

1. With all the things going on on the world, this is Latest Breaking "NEWS"????????????????

[MindMover]

2. In the UK it is one of the top 3 ....

[George II]

3. "Top three" what?

[christx30]

4. I agree.

This story is rather fowl. We should send a "bill" to the OP. Stories like this are such a flocking disappointment.

[eggplant]

5. (ducks)

[BeyondGeography]

12. The whole thing is a canard

[christx30]

13. Anyone that posts things

like this might be a little mallard-justed. They should get help, but not from some quack. Someone that will listen to them and not get down on them.

[Enrique]

23. i agree

please move this thread to Latest Breaking Ducks.

[Skittles]

6. the eagles weren't having any of that

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. Pop!

[George II]

8. Oh the humanity!!

[davidpdx]

14. Someone hates ducks

That's it, that's the ticket!

[aggiesal]

19. The Duck's dynasty is going down!!! n/t

[Codeine]

9. Dude.

[MindMover]

10. LMAO = Donny boy, cmon, everybody loves that zillionaire ....

[jtuck004]

11. Leaving someone with a big bill. n/t

[steve2470]

15. I think the BBC is ducking its journalistic responsibility here

[MindMover]

16. Good one, I like it ....

[Jerry442]

17. It's Hillary's fault, because she didn't deal with Benghazi properly.

Mark my words, Waterbirdgate will sink her political career.

[treestar]

18. Thanks Obama!!!

[MindMover]

20. There ya go again blamin everything on that guy ....

[Thor_MN]

21. Godzilla was heard to say "Did someone step on a duck?"

[Bossy Monkey]

22. Narwhals. Fuck yeah! nt

[cosmicone]

24. Duck season!!

(In the best Elmer J. Fudd voice)

[1monster]

25. This thread is incomplete without...

[MindMover]

26. Oh how I love it ... thank you so much for finding this vid ....

[icymist]

27. Duck Duck Goose

Alright. Who do think is going to have the goose?

[Egalitarian Thug]

28. Why does Taiwan hate rubber duckies so?