How do ocean currents work? - Jennifer Verduin
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In 1992, a cargo ship carrying bath toys got caught in a storm. Shipping containers washed overboard, and the waves swept 28,000 rubber ducks and other toys into the North Pacific. But they didn’t stick together -- the ducks have since washed up all over the world. How did this happen? Jennifer Verduin dives into the science of ocean currents.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Jennifer Verduin
- Director Mateus Contini, Felipe Grosso, Odirlei Seixas
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Art Director Ricke Ito, Felipe Grosso, Odirlei Seixas
- Illustrator Ricke Ito
- Storyboard Artist Felipe Grosso, Odirlei Seixas
- Character Designer Ricke Ito
- Animator Carlon Hardt, Kelvin Lima
- Producer Felipe Grosso, Odirlei Seixas, Liana Vianna
- Compositor Mateus Contini
- Editor Mateus Contini
- Composer Matheus Wittmann
- Sound Designer Matheus Wittmann
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Fact-Checker Francisco Diez
