A fleet of rubber duckies lost off

A fleet of rubber duckies lost off of a container ship in the North Pacific in 1992 have helped scientists map ocean currents. Some of the ducks became periodically trapped in ice packs in the Arctic Ocean, slowly journeying to the Atlantic Ocean and even to the shores of Massachusetts. (thx, adriana)

Update: Harper’s did a cover story on these rubber ducks in January 2007. Subscribers only, unfortunately. (thx, ross)

• oceanography
• science