The Million Sad Ducks

What it does

Pan and zoom the whole world for free. Pay $1 and one duck becomes permanently happy, takes the name you give it, and gets an absurdly official Certificate of Duck Happiness as a PDF. Six ponds from $1 to $1,000, depending on how dramatic you want your duck. Works as a silly gift — name the duck, and the certificate goes to whoever you're gifting it to.

1,000,000 virtual sad ducks. $1 makes one happy forever. A silly, wholesome digital gift.

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