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brooklynite

(94,302 posts)
Fri May 3, 2013, 09:14 AM May 2013

Don't unplug the drain!



Heading for Peking, duck? 50ft rubber inflatable arrives at Hong Kong harbour as it continues its world tour

..This enormous rubber duck is far more than a bathtime buddy.

Dubbed Spreading Joy Around The World, it was designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman to 'put a smile' on people's faces.

The 54ft-high inflatable made its first appearance today in Hong Kong, where it will be spending a month floating around the city's Victoria Harbour.

It has already visited famous waters around the world, including the cities of Sydney, Osaka and Auckland. Its next location is a well-kept secret, but it is believed to be an undisclosed city in the United States.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2318490/Giant-rubber-duck-Hong-Kongs-Victoria-Harbour-continues-world-tour.html#ixzz2SEdHGpGg
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Don't unplug the drain! (Original Post) brooklynite May 2013 OP
Spreading joy and endangering shipping lanes everywhere it goes. nt MrScorpio May 2013 #1
How so? It's not like it is a black swan Paulie May 2013 #2
No -- This is Black Swan right here... MrScorpio May 2013 #3
It's yellow. In_The_Wind May 2013 #6
graywarrior responds..... ohiosmith May 2013 #4
It hasn't reached New York! In_The_Wind May 2013 #5
Maybe San Francisco. sarge43 May 2013 #7
Watch out for the giant Ernie who goes with it. hunter May 2013 #8
One tuff ducky: Jeff R May 2013 #9
I would not advise Hong Kong..... AnneD May 2013 #10

hunter

(38,301 posts)
8. Watch out for the giant Ernie who goes with it.
Fri May 3, 2013, 12:31 PM
May 2013

Scarier than Godzilla when he rises up out of the water naked.


Jeff R

(322 posts)
9. One tuff ducky:
Fri May 3, 2013, 01:08 PM
May 2013

Kinda makes me wonder just how thick the rubber is.
And will it make it's world tour without needing patches.

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