Still Waters Posted July 21, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Tiny cutlasses, dragons and daisies are washing up on pristine Cornish beaches, nearly two decades after they were lost at sea. Nearly five million Lego pieces were lost about 20 miles off Lands End when the container ship Tokio Express was hit by a massive wave in February 1997, tipping 62 containers overboard. http://www.telegraph...sh-beaches.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted July 22, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I'm surprise the waves and sea salt combination haven't eroded away the plastic pieces that stayed in the water as long as 17 years. Sharp pieces of glass becomes rounded off and smooth after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted July 23, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I still blame those pixies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Gazer Posted July 23, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Oh man.... this has to be every parents worse nightmare!!! Walking barefoot on the beach and standing on a piece of LEGO!!!! That is just the worst pain ever!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted July 23, 2014 #5 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Oh man.... this has to be every parents worse nightmare!!! Walking barefoot on the beach and standing on a piece of LEGO!!!! That is just the worst pain ever!!!! Better than a vacuum electric plug I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Gazer Posted July 24, 2014 #6 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Better than a vacuum electric plug I suppose. Oooh I know someone who did that!!!! Makes my eyes water just thinking out it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted July 24, 2014 #7 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I'm surprise the waves and sea salt combination haven't eroded away the plastic pieces that stayed in the water as long as 17 years. Sharp pieces of glass becomes rounded off and smooth after a while. Some plastics break down faster than others in sea water. The pieces may have been caught in currents and circulated around for years and years before reaching the beach? Pieces of glass are rounded off by sand .. not water? (I have a small collection of beach glass pieces.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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