Canadian authorities are dealing with the compound as a prospective contamination danger. The Canadian Coast Guard dispatched a three-person group to examine the scenario and gather samples near St. John’s, the provincial capital, for screening
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White blobs that have actually appeared around Newfoundland’s Placentia Bay has actually puzzled lots of. Image courtesy: Town of Placentia
Big, bumpy white globs have actually been cleaning up on the beaches of Newfoundland’s Placentia Bay for weeks, mystifying residents and confusing researchers.
The weird, slimy blobs, some as big as supper plates, initially appeared in early September along the pebbly coasts of this Atlantic island’s southern shoreline. Beachgoers shared pictures of the compound on social networks, with some hypothesizing that the spongy globs might be anything from disposed of food to “alien poo” or “whale boogers.”
One commenter, Selina Stoyles, jokingly referenced Olaf, the snowman from Disney’s Frozen, asking, “OMG is that Olaf?”
Others provided more down-to-earth theories, recommending the blobs might be remaining biscuit dough or paraffin wax released from a ship at sea. A couple of curious residents even tried to set the mystical blobs on fire, discovering them to be combustible.
Canadian authorities are dealing with the compound as a possible contamination danger. The Canadian Coast Guard dispatched a three-person group to evaluate the situat