Author Topic: Giant rubber duck bursts in Taiwan  (Read 649 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline EC

  • Shanghaied Editor
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,804
  • Gender: Male
  • Cats rule. Dogs drool.
Giant rubber duck bursts in Taiwan
« on: January 01, 2014, 10:18:40 am »
Too good to miss posting.

Via the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25560771

Quote
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.

More at link.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a1kA3WRLRYg
The universe doesn't hate you. Unless your name is Tsutomu Yamaguchi

Avatar courtesy of Oceander

I've got a website now: Smoke and Ink

Offline mountaineer

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 78,125
Re: Giant rubber duck bursts in Taiwan
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2014, 01:15:43 pm »
Oh, the humanity!
Support Israel's emergency medical service. afmda.org

Offline 240B

  • Lord of all things Orange!
  • TBR Advisory Committee
  • ***
  • Posts: 25,960
    • I try my best ...
Re: Giant rubber duck bursts in Taiwan
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2014, 08:37:15 pm »
It seems everything in the news lately has something to do with ducks...
You cannot "COEXIST" with people who want to kill you.
If they kill their own with no conscience, there is nothing to stop them from killing you.
Rational fear and anger at vicious murderous Islamic terrorists is the same as irrational antisemitism, according to the Leftists.