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Giant Floating Rubber Duck Mysteriously Deflates in Hong Kong

05/15/2013
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  • The Duck - Shelly Hayashi
    The giant rubber duck that recently sailed into Hong Kong has deflated into an oversize floating blob overnight, CNN reports. At first Harbor City officials didn't respond to queries about the demise of Florentjin Hofman's quirky art bird, but a tweet later in the day alluded to its need for a little tune up. Hong Kong was expecting the 54-foot-tall rubber duck to bob on the waters of Victoria harbor until June 9th, 2013....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/giant-floating-rubber-duck-mysteriously-deflates-in-hong-kong/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • The Duck is Gone
    The giant rubber duck that recently sailed into Hong Kong has deflated into an oversize floating blob overnight, CNN reports. At first Harbor City officials didn't respond to queries about the demise of Florentjin Hofman's quirky art bird, but a tweet later in the day alluded to its need for a little tune up. Hong Kong was expecting the 54-foot-tall rubber duck to bob on the waters of Victoria harbor until June 9th, 2013....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/giant-floating-rubber-duck-mysteriously-deflates-in-hong-kong/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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The Duck - Shelly Hayashi

The giant rubber duck that recently sailed into Hong Kong has deflated into an oversize floating blob overnight, CNN reports. At first Harbor City officials didn't respond to queries about the demise of Florentjin Hofman's quirky art bird, but a tweet later in the day alluded to its need for a little tune up. Hong Kong was expecting the 54-foot-tall rubber duck to bob on the waters of Victoria harbor until June 9th, 2013....

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