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The Mysterious North

Life imitates a B. Kliban cartoon in this tale of metrication gone amok:

Investigators seek leg-up in mystery feet case
Gerry Bellett , Canwest News Service
Published: Friday, February 15, 2008

VANCOUVER - A U.S. expert on ocean currents says mysterious right feet washing up on the islands off B.C.'s coast could have drifted in from as far as 1,600 kilometres away.

"They could easily have come that far from California or Alaska," Curtis Ebbesmeyer said Friday from his home in Seattle, Wash. "I suppose they could even have come from Japan because things do drift in from that distance too."

Ebbesmeyer is an expert on drifting objects and has assisted investigations in Washington State when body parts were found in the ocean or washed ashore.
Three right feet have been discovered over the last six months in the Gulf Islands. The latest was at Valdes Island. The two other right feet were found at Gabriola Island and Jedidiah Island.
Three right feet have been discovered over the last six months in the Gulf Islands. The latest was at Valdes Island. The two other right feet were found at Gabriola Island and Jedidiah Island.

The RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating what are officially termed three incidents of sudden death, following the latest discovery of a bodyless right foot inside a running shoe on Valdes Island Feb. 8.

The Valdes discovery is the third such find - all right feet, all in sneakers - in less than six months in the area.

The whole thing lives here. What we'd like to know is, how do you get to be an expert on "drifting objects'?

Full post as published by West Neanderthal Drive on March 04, 2008 (boomark / email).