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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 11:57 AM
What the heck is this stuff?


Found this foam looking stuff washed up for miles on the beach this morning. Seems like I've seen it before but never this much. It's like packing peanuts but lighter, might be Cheetos that have lost their color.

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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 12:06 PM


At first glance it looks like pork rinds...maybe lost their color due to the salty water? if you pull them are they elastic?
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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 12:08 PM


I think they are sea snail eggs but that's just a guess.
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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 12:12 PM


Egg cases from some marine creature?

Do the cells have anything in them? Or, do they look empty, like something has already left them?

If there are miles and miles of them, that would be a significant "spill" of something manmade.
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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 12:32 PM


There isn't anything inside of them, they are lighter than a packing peanut. I'm sure they came from something living.



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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 12:40 PM


Whale poop...don't eat it.
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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 01:00 PM


I think that stuff is insulation from the ***iyamiachi power plant. Do your fingers glow in the dark? :O



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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 01:03 PM


Eat some and tell us what it tastes like, add some hot sauce.



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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 01:20 PM


Does it taste like chicken???:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

I just couldn't help myself... :lol:




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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 01:22 PM


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Originally posted by mtnpop
Does it taste like chicken???:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

I just couldn't help myself... :lol:



Not like chicken....more like rattlesnake.:lol::lol:




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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 04:22 PM


Not whale poop, baby dolphin poo......

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[Edited on 2-11-2014 by bajagrouper]




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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 06:41 PM


In other words, so far nobody's got a clue. It would be nice to know however. Does it seem to feel organic or could it be packing peanuts conditioned by salt water? If so it should burn like any petrochemical compound.
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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 06:49 PM


I have no clue and it does look pretty weird.




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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 06:49 PM


Saw this today washed up near LB, too. Looked like a casing of some sort. Not salp. Very light and wispy - like a shed snake skin, but whiter.



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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 07:15 PM


it is a lost cartel shipment. they are getting good and painting surfing monkeys, bart simpson busts, etc.... after floating around and breaking up on the rocks, you are the new owner of 100% pure "rock candy!"

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[*] posted on 2-12-2014 at 04:40 PM


Seems like a long time ago I saw those and at the time I related them to some of those little jellyfish that float around.:D:light:



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[*] posted on 2-12-2014 at 04:46 PM


DAvid,
You are a smart guy.....do you think the stuff is organic or synthetic?
From the pics, I would guess it to be a man-made substance.....




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[*] posted on 2-12-2014 at 05:22 PM


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DAvid,
You are a smart guy.....do you think the stuff is organic or synthetic?
From the pics, I would guess it to be a man-made substance.....


It is definitely organic, kinda spongy and elastic. undoubtedly a byproduct of something living.




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[*] posted on 2-12-2014 at 05:53 PM


After the ***ushima meltdown, the stuff could be transformed packing peanuts!



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[*] posted on 2-12-2014 at 07:12 PM


Weird stuff we find on the beach at low tide... like whelk eggs..?



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