World's Largest Rubber Duck Explained

The World's Largest Rubber Duck, sometimes called Mama Duck, is a 60-foot-tall,[1] 15.5-ton inflatable rubber duck.[2]

The rubber duck, better known as the #Kindness Duck, is part of a larger Kindness Duck Project. Founded by Mark Burrows, the projects aims to simply spread kindness.[3] When the Kindness Duck visits a city, numerous things come along with it, including Food Truck Row, Vendor Alley, Charity Lane, Drink Stations, Tarrant Health Vaccine Clinic, an open playground area, commercial vendors, a Kids zone, and a Nanda Yoga/training area. [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-07-26. The duck is down! World's Largest Rubber Duck deflates. 2021-06-16. WGBA. en. 2021-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200746/https://www.nbc26.com/news/local-news/the-duck-is-down-worlds-largest-rubber-duck-deflates. live.
  2. Web site: Meinert. Kendra. World's Largest Rubber Duck owner: 'It just brings this pure, simplistic joy to people'. 2021-06-16. Green Bay Press-Gazette. en-US. 2022-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220527002908/https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/entertainment/2019/07/24/worlds-largest-rubber-duck-everything-you-wanted-know-selfie-star/1771474001/. live.
  3. News: Griffey . Eric . World's Largest Rubber Duck coming to Fort Worth . 8 December 2021 . Spectrum News 1 . Spectrum News 1 . Charter Communications . 2021-10-05 . 2021-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208211718/https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/community/2021/10/05/world-s-largest-rubber-duck-coming-to-fort-worth . live .
  4. Web site: Big #KindnessDuck Party . Kindness Duck Project . 8 December 2021 . 3 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211103204704/https://kindnessduck.com/big-%23kindnessduck-party . live .
  5. News: Barker . Adriana . How Four Fort Worthians Came Together to Bring The World's Largest Rubber Duck to the City . 8 December 2021 . Fort Worth . Fort Worth . 2021-06-25 . 2021-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208211719/https://fwtx.com/culture/how-four-fort-worthians-came-together-to-form/ . live .