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S.O.S.
13 Monday Feb 2012
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Mystery Message #3: Christopher from the Gripsholm, AKA Sagafjord
02 Thursday Feb 2012
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beachcombing, Clint Buffington, Flaschenpost, Gripsholm, message in a bottle, mystery message, Saga Cruises, Saga fjord, Sagafjord, thanks internet, Vista Fjord, Vistafjord
I found this message in a bottle in May of 2007:
Cryptic, isn’t it? No date, no contact information.
The Speed of Glass!
24 Monday Oct 2011
Posted in Adventure, Breaking a bottle, message in a bottle, Science
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bottle, breaking glass, Clint Buffington, cracking velocity of glass, glass, Glass Fracture Velocity, illustration, message in a bottle, shattering glass, speed of cracks in glass, stick figure
Here’s a random fact: cracks don’t form instantaneously in glass as it shatters, despite what it looks like.
In fact, I’ve learned Continue reading
Mystery Message #2: The Case of the Crazy Dollar Bill
18 Tuesday Oct 2011
Posted in Adventure, archives of the sea, message in a bottle, Mystery Message, weird news
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beachcombing, Clint Buffington, dollar bill message, free mason, Livingston Taylor The Dollar Bill Song, message in a bottle, message on a dollar bill, mystery message, secret message dollar bill
Aside from messages, I have found many things in bottles. Once, I found 4 used and rolled up tubes of super glue rattling around in an empty plastic bottle. One day I found a receipt from hardware store in Puerto Rico in a bottle. And one of my favorites was a toothbrush—brand new—that fit perfectly inside a plastic sports drink bottle. Was this an improvised carrying case? Or…did I miss something? Was there scrimshaw on the toothbrush?!
Among the fascinating and inscrutable “messages” I’ve found is this dollar bill:
A Guinness Record?
07 Friday Oct 2011
Posted in Adventure, archives of the sea, message in a bottle, Romance, Travel, weird news
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adventure, beachcombing, Caribbean, Clint Buffington, Godzilla, Guinness, history, humor, illustration, Inspiration, message in a bottle, Neptune, Ovaltine, scroll, stick figure, travel
In 1959, something bizarre and completely unprecedented happened in the Atlantic ocean.
I know what you’re thinking: Godzilla sighting…
Guinness on the Beach
23 Friday Sep 2011
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adventure, advertising, beachcombing, beer, Caribbean, Clint Buffington, Guinness, history, message in a bottle, travel
Friends and neighbors, imagine my surprise when I found a message in a bottle from my favorite beer company, Guinness!
Check it out:
