Giant duck 'passes out' on Seoul lake
A giant rubber duck deflates on Seokchon Lake in Jamsil, eastern Seoul, Tuesday, the first day of its one-month run in Korea. / YonhapBy Lee Ji-hyeA gigantic rubber duck brought to Seoul to celebrate the opening of the Lotte World Tower partially deflated Tuesday, inviting a slew of sarcastic online comments.Citizens spotted the 300-kg, 54-foot tall duck as it deflated on Seokchon Lake in Jamsil, eastern Seoul. The lake is adjacent to the tower, which houses a shopping mall that opened this week.Photos of the deflated duck quickly circulated on the Internet.Han Bo-young, a Lotte public relations manager, said the duck’s air-circulation system malfunctioned, and “instantly the duck’s air started leaking out.” She added, “We can’t inflate it all at once; it takes some time to put in the air again.”Han said “utmost efforts” were being made to get the duck fully inflated again.Though harmless, the deflated duck was the latest in a series of mishaps surrounding the opening of the mega-construction project, which includes the tower as w
Oct 14, 2014