World’s Biggest Rubber Duck ‘Dies’
Published by Irhal
Tragedy has struck—the world’s biggest rubber duck that made its debut in Hong Kong waters earlier this month has deflated. (Remember this story we posted on Irhal a few weeks ago?) Some of the parts of the six-story high sculpture created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman was broken; thus, organizers deflated it overnight for maintenance work. “We scheduled a body check for these two days. If…
Some of the parts of the six-story high sculpture created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman was broken; thus, organizers deflated it overnight for maintenance work.
“We scheduled a body check for these two days. If everything is fine, we can inflate it as soon as possible,” advertising and promotions manager for waterfront shopping mall Harbour City, Andrew Yeung, told Channel News Asia.
But whether or not the inflatable giant yellow animal would be ‘resuscitated’ is yet to be confirmed.
The rubber duck was initially planned to be displayed till 9 June 2013
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