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Pop quiz: will a canoe made of 7000 chopsticks float?

Posted on April 14, 2008 | Filed Under Blue Trails, River Heritage, Stories 

Jamie Mierau, Director
River Heritage, Blue Trails

Bothered that perfectly good wood was going to waste after a single use, Shuhei Ogawara - whose job at city hall involved working with the local forestry industry - spent the last two years collecting 7,382 used chopsticks from the cafeteria. It took him three months to build this 13-foot long, 66-pound canoe. It’s heavier than a regular canoe, so he doesn’t know if it’s going to float. But he’ll find out in May when he launches his canoe for the first time. Will his canoe float or sink? Gizmodo’s Jesus Diaz posted a quick poll to see what you think, take a look and vote now. 

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