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Title: Brothers' delight at their Playmobil pirate ship sailing to Scandinavia
Post by: tahra on September 04, 2017, 19:58:55
Brothers' delight at their Playmobil pirate ship sailing to Scandinavia (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/04/brothers-delight-playmobil-pirate-ship-sailing-scandinavia/) - telegraph.co.uk/

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When brothers Ollie and Harry Ferguson pushed their toy pirate boat into the North Sea, onlookers may have expected it to sink without trace in the choppy grey waters.

But instead the plastic Playmobil vessel named Adventure has travelled hundreds of miles from Scotland to Scandinavia, taking in Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

To their delight of the two boys, those who have found the boat have sent them a message letting them know its latest destination before setting it on its way again.

(morea at the link)
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Post by: PlaymoMan on September 04, 2017, 22:17:15
Wow! That is really cool.
Title: Re: Brothers' delight at their Playmobil pirate ship sailing to Scandinavia
Post by: Sylvia on September 04, 2017, 22:27:36
Such a lovely idea!  :heart:
And well done to the parents for encouraging their creativity and imagination!  8-)
Title: Re: Brothers' delight at their Playmobil pirate ship sailing to Scandinavia
Post by: Tiermann on September 04, 2017, 22:41:13
That's really cool. Traveling Klicky done big.
Title: Re: Brothers' delight at their Playmobil pirate ship sailing to Scandinavia
Post by: kaethe on September 05, 2017, 06:09:08
Love this, what a wonderful adventure for them.  Hooray for their wonderful parents for helping their curiosity grow, their list of 500 things to do is a great concept.
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Post by: GrahamB on September 05, 2017, 19:09:09
 :picsplz: ... from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Cape Verde...

 
Title: Re: Brothers' delight at their Playmobil pirate ship sailing to Scandinavia
Post by: The_Mad_Hadder on September 05, 2017, 19:19:34
As much as its great for people to put the message in a bottle and cross a item off their bucket list, sending plastic out to sea is a bad idea for the environment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch

Playmobil also took a hit in bad press when one of their little models was found on the ocean floor and was the image used to refer to the plastic trash that ends up in our oceans, lakes, rivers and streams.

I'm a fan in sailing a plastic ship, but only if I am bringing it home with me when I am done.
Title: Re: Brothers' delight at their Playmobil pirate ship sailing to Scandinavia
Post by: Klickteryx on September 06, 2017, 04:31:55
As much as its great for people to put the message in a bottle and cross a item off their bucket list, sending plastic out to sea is a bad idea for the environment.

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I'm a fan in sailing a plastic ship, but only if I am bringing it home with me when I am done.

It's a tiny plastic ship, it hardly compares to the real environmental damage caused when actual ships sink and spill fuel and other contaminants. I don't think we're going to see a fleet of such ships being launched given the price of these toys.
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Post by: Redmao on September 06, 2017, 18:27:34
That's fantastic.
Title: Re: Brothers' delight at their Playmobil pirate ship sailing to Scandinavia
Post by: Hadoque on September 07, 2017, 00:10:21
Great story! The picture of the ship battling the waves is cool!
I only wish I had read this earlier, then I would´t have had it sunk when it appeared in belgian waters  ;D
Title: Re: Brothers' delight at their Playmobil pirate ship sailing to Scandinavia
Post by: Abbot Hamilton on September 10, 2017, 19:01:14
As much as its great for people to put the message in a bottle and cross a item off their bucket list, sending plastic out to sea is a bad idea for the environment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch

Playmobil also took a hit in bad press when one of their little models was found on the ocean floor and was the image used to refer to the plastic trash that ends up in our oceans, lakes, rivers and streams.

I'm a fan in sailing a plastic ship, but only if I am bringing it home with me when I am done.

Really?

Why not just ban playmobil completely as it is made from oil?
Title: Re: Brothers' delight at their Playmobil pirate ship sailing to Scandinavia
Post by: Macruran on September 11, 2017, 02:43:43
It may yet come to that. Mad Hadder is right, plastic in the environment is a looming massive issue, and it's even worse than he says: it's not just in the oceans, it's all up and down our foodchain, and even in our very drinking water: https://orbmedia.org/stories/Invisibles_plastics

However I don't think there's anything to be gained by discussing it on this site. There are plenty of other places to talk about prospects and solutions. Me, I just bought two Caesar sets.

Great story in the OP. I like how "Parents MacNeill and Vicki Ferguson came up with the idea to provide the boys with excitement and interesting alternatives to screen time" - they're really flexing the brains of their children, very good for them! They've even "made tea from snow"!  :lol:

I do wish they'd included a picture of what the ship looks like now. I can't help but think it's pretty battered (and I don't mean it's ready for frying!).
Title: Re: Brothers' delight at their Playmobil pirate ship sailing to Scandinavia
Post by: Hadoque on September 11, 2017, 21:18:26
it's all up and down our foodchain, and even in our very drinking water: https://orbmedia.org/stories/Invisibles_plastics

Warning: "When drinking a bottle of water, you might choke on a klicky"
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Post by: Macruran on September 12, 2017, 00:53:29
 :lmao:
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Post by: Klickteryx on September 12, 2017, 03:16:58
We need a trade aid store where you can purchase environmentally friendly products made from recycled playmobil.
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Post by: davidnbun on September 27, 2017, 20:28:15
They made it to CNN Yesterday, that is when I read this story for the first time!  I laughed out loud when I saw a Playmobil Pirate ship on my Cnn News feed!   :lol:
Story URL:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/26/sport/playmobil-sailing-voyage/index.html