Now yes: hold on. the revenge of giant rubber duck has started. One of the stories that captivated the internet almost 10 years is having a unexpected return.
The famous giant sculpture —which caused thousands of moments that to this day are still being shared as a meme— reappeared in the Asian waters.
It was the year of 2013 when this giant rubber duck captivated Hong Kong and just a few weeks later, he suffered a spectacular accident. At that moment, its creators rearmed it, took it to taiwan… and people struck out again!
Since then, little was known about the sculpture; but this it could not stay like this. The tender yellow inflatable had pending bills and is collecting them in 2023.
Without knowing the reasons yet, without apparent answers or without an official version —we don’t even know if it’s the original creators—he giant rubber duck reappeared floating in taiwanin the bay of Port of Keelung. Now are they thinking about karma?
The Story of the Giant Rubber Duck
the history of giant rubber duck begins in the distant year of 2007 when this sculpture was created by the dutch artist Florentijn Hofman.
Originally it was a work intended to be temporalhence it was struck out and rearmed in different cities of the world. He began his tour in EuropaI’m going through Brazil, United States, Australia and achieved worldwide fame when they began to receive it in the ports of Asia.
Thus, was that the story of the giant rubber duck —and the photos that to date are still being shared— they went viral on arrival in Hong Kong.
The 16-meter rubber duck was quite a phenomenon in early May. “Hong Kong has changed forever”said a CNN chronicle in 2013, after being surprised that the sculpture was received with musical bands, with photographers and with thousands of people.
But then tragedy struck. the beloved duck woke up struck out he May 16, 2013. The reasons were uncertain: some they suspected sabotage and still others, they said, it was a maintenance process. The happy times were over.
Even with the controversy giant rubber duck decided to give Asian ports a second chance and once fragmentwould appear in taiwan to celebrate New Year of 2014, but….
As you see it: the duck struck out again. The reasons, again, were uncertain, but We tell you about the main theories in a note from Sopitas.com in 2014.
“The duckling that no longer saw the sunrise on January 1 measured 18 meters and had been in Taiwan waters for 11 days. The causes of the explosion are still not clear, although local authorities suspect that the culprits are other birds that were cracking the surface of the duckling. You see, you envy them”.
Sopitas.com note in 2014
Since then, little is known about giant rubber duck: a copy had appeared in Canada, or miniature versions. However, in 2023 we have what, it seems, would be his official return… or a notice of revenge.
The sculpture was seen this morning at the port of Keelung in taiwan. “I thought I was wrong, but I took a video”, wrote a Taiwanese guy on his social networks. So far the reasons for his return are not known, but there is something interesting. In accordance with UDN NewsIt seems to be an inflatable proposal from a local corporation.
How boring, right? We are left with the theory of historical revenge.
