Giant yellow duck explodes in Taiwan

[Sagan]

A GIANT yellow duck on display in Taiwan has become a high-profile victim of Thursday's earthquake after it deflated before exploding during an attempt to reinflate it.


The 18-metre-tall duck in northern Taoyuan county began to deflate when an air pump went off during a power outage triggered by the 6.3-magnitude quake on Thursday night.

The earthquake shook buildings in the capital Taipei and across much of Taiwan, sending panicked residents running for shelter, although only a few minor injuries and little damage were reported.

However, organisers were forced to suspend the exhibit of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's giant bath-toy replica, after powerful winds caused the duck's rear end to burst while it was being re-inflated on Friday morning, rendering it a flattened yellow disc floating on a pond.

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[Inscrutable Banana]

Poor giant rubber ducky and his burst rear-end.

[SmileyFace]

Noooooo

[Chantellabella]

There must be something wrong with me because a giant rubber duck exploding makes me laugh. Even after reading the story and having Jackie Chan talk about the giant rubber duck, I still want to bust out laughing that a giant rubber duck exploded.


Perhaps I need a lobotomy.

[Misssy]

You just have sense of humor Chanti

[Otherside]

There must be something wrong with me because a giant rubber duck exploding makes me laugh. Even after reading the story and having Jackie Chan talk about the giant rubber duck, I still want to bust out laughing that a giant rubber duck exploded.


Perhaps I need a lobotomy.

There must be something wrong with me as well then. We probably both need a lobotomy.

[Sagan]

There must be something wrong with me as well then. We probably both need a lobotomy.

That makes 3 of us. I couldn't help but chuckle like a little kid looking at the pictures and reading the article.

[Otherside]

That makes 3 of us. I couldn't help but chuckle like a little kid looking at the pictures and reading the article.

I just keep imagining the rubber duck deflating through a hole in it's backside or something.

[Sagan]

It's [BEEP] exploded!

[Otherside]

LMFAO

[Chantellabella]

It's [BEEP] exploded!

I hope somebody got a video of that! I almost died laughing just now when I read what you wrote.

[Otherside]

I can't find anything! The guy from CNBC seemed pretty upset about it though.

[Chantellabella]

I can't find anything! The guy from CNBC seemed pretty upset about it though.

Come now, there has to be an exploding duck video somewhere on this planet.


Well, exploding rubber duck, I mean.


Seriously, I don't want to see a real exploding duck.


Well, unless it's followed by a clip from the fish slapping dance.