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[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Wonder if it has anything to do with the north Atlantic current?

[–] Brekky@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)
[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

A lot of garbage gets picked up by the current and deposited on beaches. A lot of mapping of the current happened when a container of Lego fell off a ship and washed to shore over decades. They have been talking about the Atlantic current collapsing due to climate change and the melting of Greenland glaciers. I wonder if less garbage correlates to less current.

Here's an article about the Lego. It doesn't talk about mapping, but I seem to remember reading that people were studying it. https://www.toronto.com/news/a-bit-of-nostalgia-rare-lego-piece-found-after-being-lost-in-atlantic-ocean-for/article_5ec3be6c-50ed-5129-84bb-e399299d862f.html

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 13 points 2 weeks ago

Ironically, the Lego inside was mostly sea-themed, for kits including Lego Pirates and Lego Aquazone

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