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    Giant yellow duck explodes in Taiwan...again

    Yahoo News•September 19, 2013
    • Cleaners scrub a giant yellow duck at Keelung port in New Taipei City, Taiwan, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. The famous 18-meter (59-foot) rubber duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, was cleaned up during its Taiwan tour. (AP Photo)
    • Cleaners scrub a giant yellow duck at Keelung port in New Taipei City, Taiwan, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. The famous 18-meter (59-foot) rubber duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, was cleaned up during its Taiwan tour. (AP Photo)
    • The "Rubber Duck" by Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman is displayed at Kaohsiung Harbor, southern Taiwan, September 19, 2013. The giant rubber duck, which is 18 m (60 ft) high and weighs 1,000 kg (2,200 pounds), made its first public appearance in Taiwan on Thursday. It will be displayed at Kaohsiung Harbor from September 19 to October 20. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang
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    Giant yellow duck explodes in Taiwan...again

    Cleaners scrub a giant yellow duck at Keelung port in New Taipei City, Taiwan, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. The famous 18-meter (59-foot) rubber duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, was cleaned up during its Taiwan tour. (AP Photo)

    A giant yellow duck on display in a northern Taiwan port exploded Tuesday, just hours before it was expected to attract a big crowd to count down the new year.

    The 18-metre-tall (59-feet) duck on show at Keelung burst around noon and deflated into a floating yellow disc, only 11 days after it went on display.

    It was the second time that a giant inflatable duck -- a bath toy replica created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman -- had burst while on show in Taiwan. (AFP)

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