Teenager finds ‘holy grail’ Lego octopus from 1997 spill off Cornwall coast
Teenager finds ‘holy grail’ Lego octopus from 1997 spill off Cornwall coast
Boy discovers octopus figurine that fell from cargo ship along with 5m other Lego pieces during storm
The octopus is one of nearly 5m Lego pieces that fell into the sea in 1997 when a storm hit a cargo ship 20 miles off Land’s End, Cornwall. While 352,000 pairs of flippers, 97,500 scuba tanks, and 92,400 swords went overboard, the octopuses are considered the most prized finds as only 4,200 were onboard.
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What the fuck, I am 100% positive I have one of those in my childhood Lego crates back in the basement of my mom. Will definitely search for itE: nvm, skipped past the part that they are only special when fished out of the sea spill.
Just dump it in salt water for a year or so. I👏dentical
E: nvm, skipped past the part that they are only special when fished out of the sea spill.
How can someone tell them apart, it's not like they have serial numbers?
Probably by the degree and type of erosion, I would guess. Sellers and traders of these pieces also likely would have to keep up some level of reputability in order to remain in the market.
It's plastic, the erosion would likely be minimal if any (sadly, as that contributes to why plastic is so bad for the environment)
You rub against the sand with the tides in a littoral zone for 20 years and see how you turn out. Unless they're making Legos outta diamonds, that stuff is quickly turning into micro plastics.