Alpinemaps Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 From BBC News: The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 This is one of those funny stories in life where you can't make it up. I mean you have to love the coincidence where most all of the lost Lego was nautical related between the Divers of Town and the various Aquazone themes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
California92563 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I'm gonna go diving for some misb Wild West legos!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmo78 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 makes me what to go there just to find a piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biniou Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I'm gonna go diving for some misb Wild West legos!!! More chances to get some SISB sets (soaked in sealed box) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Reminds me about worrying for my previous 2002 BMW 325xi's safety while from Germany to NJ. I was tracking the ship at sea using various web sites and learned of previous issues at sea involving cars sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic. Can you imagine the frenzy on this website (and others) if the last ship@home orders of 10211 GE''s ended up at the bottom of the sea and Lego replaced with with refunds or store credit? Not like there would be a shortage anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legone Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Don't forget to post the sink code Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboy Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Not so funny when you consider the impact on the environment. It amazes me that shipping companies can't transport goods across the sea without losing nearly 700 containers a year in this day and age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
California92563 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 More chances to get some SISB sets (soaked in sealed box) Lol imagine how funny it would be if there was one set that was somehow preserved for all of these years that would be so bizarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNH1974 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 From BBC News: The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up I have just read the story and thought "I need that piece". The lady is holding up some brown rigging pieces that I am missing from my 6274 Caribbean Clipper. Methinks I need a holiday in Cornwall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Next time you see a large, grey jellyfish on the beach, turn it over and make sure it's not a 10179. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.hermit Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Not so funny when you consider the impact on the environment. It amazes me that shipping companies can't transport goods across the sea without losing nearly 700 containers a year in this day and age. Yeah, it's amazing that in this day and age, we haven't yet figured out how to control the ocean or the weather. Considering there are single ships that carry more than 700 containers (the Maersk Triple-E carries 18,000) and millions (or more?) containers crossing the ocean every year, this margin of error doesn't seem too offensive. Also, it's not like these containers were carrying petroleum byproducts, raw sewage, or nuclear waste- most folks skip the shipping containers and just pump that s**t straight into the ocean. On a lighter note, in 1992 there was a ship crossing the Pacific that lost a container full of 28,000 bath toys (rubber duckies, etc). Soon they started washing up everywhere; a couple of scientists realized the potential, and through tracking the floatees, they developed the first worldwide ocean current map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legodelorean Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 It's amazing where the currents of the ocean take objects and those objects land in the craziest places. Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 http://m.kirotv.com/news/news/weird-news/legos-washing-english-beaches/ngj28/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriterian Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 http://m.kirotv.com/news/news/weird-news/legos-washing-english-beaches/ngj28/ I heard that story on NPR today and the lead-in was "The Holy Grail of Lego". I was hoping it'd be about the USC MF or something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@rtisan Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Could very well be BS, though it would definitely be elaborate. Don`t know whether to believe it or not, though it`s definitely a fun read either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboy Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Yeah, it's amazing that in this day and age, we haven't yet figured out how to control the ocean or the weather. Considering there are single ships that carry more than 700 containers (the Maersk Triple-E carries 18,000) and millions (or more?) containers crossing the ocean every year, this margin of error doesn't seem too offensive. Also, it's not like these containers were carrying petroleum byproducts, raw sewage, or nuclear waste- most folks skip the shipping containers and just pump that s**t straight into the ocean. On a lighter note, in 1992 there was a ship crossing the Pacific that lost a container full of 28,000 bath toys (rubber duckies, etc). Soon they started washing up everywhere; a couple of scientists realized the potential, and through tracking the floatees, they developed the first worldwide ocean current map. It's not just down to the weather, it's about cost. They could find a more secure way of shipping containers, but it would eat into their profit margins. It's naive to think otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillerTime Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Very cool story. Those late 90's were when I was a kid collecting Lego - in my opinion the best Lego years of all time. Excellent sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNH1974 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Very cool story. Those late 90's were when I was a kid collecting Lego - in my opinion the best Lego years of all time. Excellent sets. No, no, no. The best time for sets was the 80s. 6080, 6980, 6285 etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justgod Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Not sure if anyone posted this (did a quick search): http://www.npr.org/2014/07/26/335407014/lost-at-sea-legos-reunite-on-beaches-and-facebook?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140726 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remy1492 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Coworkers told me about this story. Its amazing what washes up. Motorcycles, trash, tons of stuff from fukushima. Im waiting for a whole shipping container of gold to come floating up to my San Clemente surf spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Lets go there and search for legos and seashells. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchmaster305 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Not so funny when you consider the impact on the environment. It amazes me that shipping companies can't transport goods across the sea without losing nearly 700 containers a year in this day and age. BP dumped millions of gallons of oil into the ocean. The ocean is bigger and stronger than anyone can imagine. IMO everything you hear about destroying the ocean is a way for someone to cash in. If you can dump crude oil into the ocean and 6 months later be able to swim and eat the seafood out of it then I don't see how you can hurt it. On another note I might be going to vacation here. Searching the beach for Lego is definitely up my alley. Is there a Lego store close by full of exclusives so I can fund the trip...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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