Huge Unidentified Organic Blob Floating Around Alaska 424
Z80xxc! writes "The Anchorage Daily News reports that a 15 mile-long blob of unknown, 'gooey,' probably organic material is floating past communities on Alaska's North Slope. The US Coast Guard sent pollution experts to investigate, who determined that it was not an oil spill or other type of pollution, but were unable to determine what it is. A sample is currently being analyzed by experts in Anchorage, while the blob is following the current northwards."
Cowboy Neal! (Score:2, Insightful)
Too obvious?
I for one... (Score:1, Insightful)
but seriously, it's probably garbage stuck together with some sort of fungus or something.
Reading is FUNdamental! (Score:3, Insightful)
Let's see. RingTFA says "A mysterious glob of unknown material up to 12 miles long has appeared off Alaska's northern coast." Later, "spotted a long strand of the stuff and followed it for about 15 miles, shooting video from the air." Slashdot headline says "a 15 mile-long blob of unknown, "gooey", probably organic material"
Reading is FUNdamental!
Slight Correction (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:palin power (Score:3, Insightful)
I question democracy as a suitable way to form a government if she does that and yet STILL gets votes. Because then it's obvious that stupid people must not take part in important decisions, like, say, forming a government.
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Re:palin power (Score:5, Insightful)
You know the conservative attention whore
Is she really, or does she just get mentioned by everyone, everywhere pointlessly, such as in a thread discussing something weird in the ocean?
You might be *part* of the problem, sir.
Re:Reading is FUNdamental! (Score:3, Insightful)
Right, that's the obvious interpretation of the difference in numbers in the article, and thus the slashdot summary is wrong.
I would love to read the article, but... (Score:3, Insightful)
Seriously?
"Welcome! To access adn.com content and features for free, you must be a registered user."
First, a wag of the finger to the OP for linking to something I have to register a plethora of information just to read "for free".
Second, a wag of the finger for ADN for requiring so *much* of my information.
Here's a nice link: blob news story on juneauempire [juneauempire.com]
Re:Not surprised (Score:3, Insightful)
Nerds and geeks are famously socially awkward, and you're disappointed that they (we!) aren't making good jokes?
Re:Looks like whale blood to me (Score:3, Insightful)
you'll find them at your walmart, brushing both sides of the aisles as they ride on the battery powered vehicles intended for "disabled" people. we call them old honky tubbalard bitches heres here in Chicago.
Re:It's the smog monster! (Score:3, Insightful)
assuming the Japanese don't kill the giant lizard who always saves them, God(zilla) knows why the hell they always try to kill the lizard who always saves their ass.
Cus every time he wakes up and there's no three-headed monster from outer space or whatnot to fight, he throws a tiff and destroys Tokyo. And most of the time when there is a monster to fight he ends up destroying Tokyo anyway.
He's essentially a giant, radioactive and even more antisocial Demolition Man. Can you blame the Japanese for not wanting him around?
Re:Algal Bloom (Score:3, Insightful)
Fixed that for you: ... why don't we throw a few bankers on it and see what happens.
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In America, banks rob you.
Re:Well Shit... (Score:3, Insightful)
Except that Bloop was sound.
This is silent.
The arctic is melting.
Trapped in frozen ice for centuries, -- not of this earth.
Que Kurt Russell.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(film) [wikipedia.org]
Re:Oh no! (Score:4, Insightful)
Well, the foolishness of quitting a hit show early on with people whispering in your ear how awesome you are, followed by a permatanked career, most definitely was a well-established physical entity by that time. Just ask Suzanne Somers, Farrah Fawcett, or McClean Stevenson.
Check the Juno Cosmetic Surgery Clinic's records.. (Score:2, Insightful)