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destuctir t1_ixc7rpo wrote

Reply to comment by 00Batou in TIL of Friendly Floatees, an armada of 28,000 rubber ducks that were accidentally spilled into the Pacific Ocean in 1992 by a container ship. Researchers then used them to track ocean currents until 2007. by oscillathor

The last major cluster made landfall in France after making their way from the pacific to the Atlantic via the arctic circle for 15 years

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sdn t1_ixcyccm wrote

Is the northwest passage open or something? I didn’t realize anything could up through the arctic

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destuctir t1_ixd1tg1 wrote

The ice sheets of the arctic advance and retreat during the year, I imagine the ducks were trapped in ice frequently before thawing and continuing east over Canada and Greenland.

Edit: duh asked about the northwest passage, ducks were never found in the area which suggested they avoided the tight corridors somehow.

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