September 26, 2008


ZeFrank Must Be So Happy…

Rubber Duckies Leading the Fight Against Global Warming

Rubber Duckie

NASA scientists have dropped 90 yellow rubber ducks into holes in Greenland’s Jakobshavn glacier in an attempt to understand why glaciers speed up during summer months as they slip into the sea. The ducks, attached to a football-sized probe, have an email address and message prompting anyone who discovers the ducks to contact NASA to reveal where and when the duck was found. There is an undisclosed award for anyone who finds one of these rubber global warming crusaders.

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posted by Jonathan McNicol in science 

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6 Responses to “ZeFrank Must Be So Happy…”

  1. Sheila Ryan on September 26th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    I want photos of scientists dropping duckies into glacier holes.

  2. Daryl Scroggins on September 26th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

    Or we could pay somebody to swallow a bunch of rubber duckies. Then hang around for a while….

  3. Sheila Ryan on September 26th, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    Some day soon I’ll have to tell y’all about the carnival/freak show I saw in Wisconsin.

  4. Daryl Scroggins on September 26th, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    Oh do tell, Sheila! I saw an egg trick when I was about 10 that made me cry.

  5. Sheila Ryan on September 26th, 2008 at 5:56 pm

    Daryl, I promise to tell.

    The killer line: ” . . . and thank God you were born normal in every respect.”

    Once I’ve told my freak show tale, will you tell your egg trick tale?

  6. Daryl Scroggins on September 26th, 2008 at 6:25 pm

    Which word is more titillating here–the word normal or the word respect?

    I’m looking forward to the story, Sheila. And I’ll spill the eggs too.

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