rubber duck
The first rubber ducks came on the scene with the appearance of rubber itself in the XIX Century.
They became famous in 1970 when Ernie introduced one as his friend on the Jim Henson Show.
Since then we have seen ducks of all colours, races, religions and sex.
In 2001 and one newspaper The Sun ran a front-page headline saying the Queen had a rubber duck in her bath with a crown on its head. In a short space of time, sales of rubber ducks rose by 80%.
In 2007, Charlotte Lee, the owner of a collection of 2,583 different rubber ducks, finally succeeded in getting her name into the Guinness Book of Records.
Rubber Duck races are held in rivers in towns and cities all over the world. The most well-known is the Ken-Ducky race in Halifax, Canada. There is a million dollars in prize money handed out on the day.
On the 10th of January, 1992, a cargo-ship lost a container overboard, a container holding thousands of rubber ducks. Since then our little rubber friends have navigated the seven seas. On their way they have visited Indonesia, South America, Alaska, Japan, Russia and they have reached the Atlantic Ocean. They have been extremely valuable in researching the movements of the tides in the seas and oceans.
The rubber duck has become a pop icon in Western culture.
They became famous in 1970 when Ernie introduced one as his friend on the Jim Henson Show.
Since then we have seen ducks of all colours, races, religions and sex.
In 2001 and one newspaper The Sun ran a front-page headline saying the Queen had a rubber duck in her bath with a crown on its head. In a short space of time, sales of rubber ducks rose by 80%.
In 2007, Charlotte Lee, the owner of a collection of 2,583 different rubber ducks, finally succeeded in getting her name into the Guinness Book of Records.
Rubber Duck races are held in rivers in towns and cities all over the world. The most well-known is the Ken-Ducky race in Halifax, Canada. There is a million dollars in prize money handed out on the day.
On the 10th of January, 1992, a cargo-ship lost a container overboard, a container holding thousands of rubber ducks. Since then our little rubber friends have navigated the seven seas. On their way they have visited Indonesia, South America, Alaska, Japan, Russia and they have reached the Atlantic Ocean. They have been extremely valuable in researching the movements of the tides in the seas and oceans.
The rubber duck has become a pop icon in Western culture.
