LEGOS LAST 1,300 YEARS IN THE OCEAN

A study from the University of Plymouth published in the journal Environmental Pollution claims that LEGO bricks last for centuries in the ocean, contaminating the environment for generations upon generations of sea life. The colorful plastic blocks wash ashore on beaches regularly and now science tells us how long they can survive in Earth’s oceans. Based on the study of LEGO bricks that have already spent years in the ocean before ending up on beaches, the toys could last up to 1,300 years before fully breaking down.
* Where did they get this number? Did they find a 1,299-year-old LEGO brick and it was almost obliterated?
* LEGOs in the world’s oceans. How? Are thousands of people playing with LEGOs on cruise ships that sink?
* Nice to know the war on plastic straws is eliminating one-thousandth of one-percent as much plastic as LEGOs are dumping into the environment.
* The other danger of LEGOs in the ocean is the octopuses hate stepping on them.