I would like to talk about some unusual projects of the world. These days some unusual but meaningful projects and events are going on the world. At first, a few days ago, the hottest project in korea was the rubber duck project. It seems just for fun but not like that.
Actually Oct 1, 1992, about twenty eight thousands of small toy rubber duck was delivered from china to hongkong by ship. But the ship was wreck by a storm so all of the rubber duck was fell into the sea. That time all of the world said it is big problem because they cant take away all the toys and because of the storm, all toys already left many different part.
but some years later, toys are found many different places in the all countries and through this happening, one of the oceanographer who researched about flow of the sea, Curtis Ebbesmeyer, he could make a map of the flow of the sea.
and every year the donation event is held though the rubber duck, people can buy duck by 5 dollars and they do the duck race. they write their name and put inside the duck. And they fall all ducks to the sea, and they will wait for the one duck which will be the first. And they will open the first duck and check the writer’s name. Then through that person’s name, the donation will be given.
Actually the main rubber duck project is it. This duck’s height is 16.5m and over 1000kg. This project was started 2007 by Florentijn Hofman from netherlands and it has meaning spreading joy around the world. Hofman said when the rubber duck happening was issued at first, people thought is was like a curse but later through the rubber duck, we could know the flow of the sea, like it, through the things what we think meaningless, we could make them to meaningful.
And second project is iced bucket challenge. It was started from U.S and this campaign was spreaded to all of the world very quickly. This is for the patients who got Lou gehrig’s disease. When the people put the ice on their body, that thrilling feeling is similar to the Lou gehrig’s symptoms. So within 24 hours, participants have to pour the iced water on theirselves or donate money to ALS. And then they upload the video on their sns, also could pick up three people who will do challenge the next.
And one interesting project is give life a hand. This project is hosted by Dettol on celebrating the The World Day of hand washing by UN. It is very easy to join. First, wash the hand though soap, and then take your picture of hand. Last, just post your pics with hash tag handfie.
Then though each picture, one child in developing countries can get education how to wash the hands. Actually I don't know how they will check every pics but it is very simple and easy so many people joined already.
Lastly, these days a good consumer receives fervent response. There are some product which we can donate by itself. this is the coffee bean watch and it is about 40 dollars. This watch was made by one of australia’s company and 30% of profits will be given to orphanage and victims of human trafficking in the world. Actually this watch became famous in korea because of Yoo jaeseock, he wore this watch so many koreans are trying to buy so the web site of this watch’s company was stopped.
And these days not only this watch, many of bracelets are made for donation.
As I wrote it, not only just giving money, though many variety ways, people can know and donate.
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