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Rubber Duckies For Global Warming Research
The Wall Street Journal has a look at global warming research using rubber duckies. The toys have been employed in tracking ocean currents since 1992; but recently NASA robotics expert Alberto Behar released 90 yellow rubber ducks into the melt water flowing down a chasm in a Greenland glacier. "Each duck was imprinted with an email address and, in three languages, the offer of a reward. If all goes well, Dr. Behar hopes that one day they will emerge 30 miles or so away at the glacier's edge in the open water of Disko Bay near Ilulissat, bobbing brightly amid the icebergs north of the Arctic Circle, each one a significant clue to just how warming temperatures may speed the glacier's slide to the sea."
Raise your hand if the prospect of an environmentalist dumping plastic into the ocean for research purposes is deeply amusing.
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Rubber duckie, you're so fun.
Dr. Behar happily illustrated the idea in his baththub, using a bar of soap along with one of the ducks in question.
This is all fun and games until the Italians get a hold of the ducks and hold them for ransom. Then our world will have no defense against global warming. What will these "scientists" be saying when the Italians control our weather with their nefarious ices?????
"This duck was lost by a Nigerian prince. Email this address to claim your reward."
"Live as if you'll die tomorrow." Ridiculous. You could die later today.
Missing: One large yellow rubber duck, answers to the name 'Rubber Duckie'
Has made apperances on childrens television shows
Please report any information on the whereabouts on Rubber Duckie to Ernie, Sesame St NY. +123 (456) 789-10-11-12
Cash reward
Make SELinux enforcing again!
If the ducks first hit open water at Disko Bay, are these ducks intended to be called the Disko Ducks? [Wikipedia]
Scientists are extremely alarmed over a new phenomenon recently observed in the arctic glaciers. Melt water, which normally flows through micro rivers deep in the glacier until it reaches the sea, has started to flow over the surface instead, accelerating the rate at which the ice melts. "It's like something went and plugged up the flow, and now it's backing up like a giant toilet with a rubber duck stuck in it." remarked one researcher.
The researchers are currently seeking a $10 million grant to investigate the cause of this disturbing event.
Now lets all calm down, nobody here needs to gain any knowledge.
I may agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to face the consequences of saying it.
You don't understand. The glacier is melting at 0.2 ducks per year! Prior to this experiment, the glacier was melting at zero ducks per year. It has increased 2 whole ducks per 10 year period! At this rate of increase, the entire population of ducks will be exhausted by 2142! Don't you care about the ducks?
The only upside is that, barring any additional interference, the glacier's melting will return to zero ducks per year once all the ducks are gone.
Don't you know scientists _caused_ global warming just so they could study it? Do not trust scientists, encourage your children to become involved with NASCAR or pro wrestling... something more noble.
That's no phishing. It sounds more like paultrying.
Ezekiel 23:20
Yea I posted on the other one that if they'd just throw more ducks and plastic and crap in there'd be no evaporation and no glowbull worming.
I'd go on a Vegan diet but the delivery time from Vega is too long. --brownkitty
Embed a hit single from Mariah Carrey in each one. Let the RIAA find them.
Modding me -1 troll doesn't make me wrong.
I think the dupe is intentional. They're actually going to post this story another 88 times and see if any of the other versions end up being read by a different demographic.