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Message in a Bottle

Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Aug 7, 2006

Ya gotta love the Internet. The amount of creativity it has uncorked amazes and amuses me. Check out, for instance, this site:

Oceangram is the internet version of sending a message in a bottle, you write the message, seal it in a bottle, and send it off into the ocean. Someone from around the world may pick it up from the ocean and read it.

I doubt I'll try it, but I might if I get stranded on a deserted island that has wi-fi.

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