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Foraging for Lego

posted by cmn32480 on Friday July 15 2016, @10:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the lego-my-lego dept.

GreatAuntAnesthesia writes:

Not exactly new news, but I thought this lighthearted piece might be of interest to some Soylentils.

Nearly five million appropriately-aquatic Lego elements lost overboard from a cargo ship some 20 years ago continue to be washed up on the shoreline of Cornwall in the UK. The photos in the article suggest that even after 20 years at sea, these pieces are still in remarkably good condition. Looking for lost Lego.

According to Wikipedia, some of these pieces have also been found on the other side of the Atlantic.

I'll be sure to look out for them on my holidays.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by gOnZo on Friday July 15 2016, @11:30AM

    by gOnZo (5184) on Friday July 15 2016, @11:30AM (#374842)

    The other side of the Atlantic?
    Yes, also know as 'the bottom'...
    ;-)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 15 2016, @11:45AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 15 2016, @11:45AM (#374848)

    hm. you're right, the atlantic is essentially a 2D object.
    however, when these people used the expression "the other side", they were on the edge of the 2D object, so I think it's quite clear that "the other side" is the "opposite" edge...