Flotsametrics.

Rubber Duckie

4 by 6 print, $8 at chicalookate

Did you know that there are huge floating patches of garbage in the oceans? Neither did I. There's one in the Pacific Ocean that's three times the size of Texas. I learned this while I was reading about flotsam. Which? Is totally fascinating.

Things have been falling in the ocean and washing up elsewhere for millions of years, obviously - but in 1992 a container of bathtub toys fell overboard in a storm and rubber ducks have been washing up all over the world ever since. For a while, First Years, Inc., the manufacturer of the toys, was offering a $100 savings bond for each rubber duck recovered. It's cute!

But only because ducks are cute. I probably wouldn't think it was so cute if it was toner cartridges washing up all over the place. Do you want to hear the story of the 61,000 Nike sneakers that are floating around out there? It's as captivating as it is disgusting....

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