Well, before you tell me that all things on social media are divisive and degrading to our culture, it is that same social media that told me the amazing story of these Rubber Duckies!
In 1992, 28,800 rubber ducks were lost at sea. What happened to them is the subject of Donovan Hohn’s book Moby-Duck!
Ok, a Rubber Ducky story worth writing a book about? What exactly happened, and how were Rubber Duckies involved?
Get ready to have your mind blown like mine was! The Facebook site “Life Facts” shared this:
In January 1992, a shipping mishap turned into an unexpected scientific breakthrough when the cargo ship Ever Laurel lost a container carrying 29,000 plastic toys—mostly rubber ducks—into the Pacific Ocean. 
I had never heard of this – and it’s fascinating to me! Here are some facts about what happened next:
A Journey Across the Seas: Months later, these tiny travelers began washing up on Alaska’s shores, over 3,270 km (2,030 miles) from where they were lost. 
A Unique Ocean Experiment: Oceanographers tracked the ducks’ movements, using them as floating markers to study ocean currents and how objects disperse at sea. 
Ducks Across the World: Some of these adventurous toys traveled astonishing distances, with reports of them reaching Europe years later, providing valuable insights into oceanic flow patterns. 
What started as an accident became a groundbreaking study, proving that even a lost rubber duck can help unlock the mysteries of the ocean! 
Bravo to “Life Facts” for such a terrific post – it reminds me that the world is a magical place…because you can discover things like this!
An Abandoned “Chicken Church!”
Yep, I came across this photo and needed to know, as you should as well…click here to find out why it was abandoned, where it was abandoned, and WHO abandoned it!
How about this?
Remember “Hands Across America?” How about his variation?
It’s a “Hands Bridge!”
Click here to see where it is and how it feels to walk across it!
What a unique bridge! It is such a perfect blend with nature – and it reminded me of this corkscrew walkway in Denmark:
Check out this corkscrew walkway here:
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johnrieber 
At the time of the rubber duck incident, a friend gifted me one for my bath! I am not ever going to do the corkscrew walk, but the hands bridge looks fascinating 🙂
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OK that is funny!
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Thank you for posting this story. I can see why all those floating ducks helped oceanographers.
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I had heard about the story before, but reading it here now made me smile
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Happy to have helped brighten your day as you recuperate!
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Much appreciated
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Well, my mouth is wide open saying ‘ooh!’ as I had no knowledge whatsoever of any of the three matters you mention! Absolutely love the huge hands bridge and surely learned something about the world ocean currents thanks to the rubber duckies 🙂 ! Thank you – a repost to friends for certain!!!
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Hi John, the rubber ducks story is interesting and entertaining. Those huge hands holding the bridge are a little creepy for me.
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I enjoyed seeing that chicken church again, John. I saw something about the rubber ducks on the BBC, but didn’t realise how far they had travelled.
Best wishes, Pete.
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This would make a cute picture book for children, written from the point of view of one of the rubber ducks!
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Very interest post, John
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