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Camden Blobs: Mystery Solved

Posted by michael on from the stay-away-from-the-black-oil dept.

jeffy124 writes "Recently there was a discussion about blobs in the sidewalks of Camden, NJ. The mystery has been solved. It's paraffin wax, which is used in industrial processes and in candles, and poses no health risks whatsoever. Some residents suspect a coverup, but then again, this is Camden were talking about."

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  1. Re:i'm still wondering... by jeffy124 · · Score: 3, Informative

    i live in the camden/philly area .... on the news last night they said it might be from candlelight vigils. Why residents didnt make a connection between vigils and the spots is beyond me, but like I said above, this is Camden were talking about.

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  2. Mystery Solved by one9nine · · Score: 3, Funny


    They're made of PEOPLE!!! Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!

  3. Duh by andy@petdance.com · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I'm just amazed at how cynical people want to be, and how they find problems that just don't exist.
    Sanders said she thinks she still doesn't know the truth. "I believe they're covering it up. I really do," she said.
    "They"? Which "they"? There's a vast conspiracy hiding the truth of sidewalk wax? Does Sanders have nothing else in her life to provide interest? Did the subscription to the Star run out? Maybe turning off the TV and taking a trip to the library to find a good book would help.

    She doesn't believe the health department, so what will she believe? Is there any source that she'd give enough credence to? Is she going to be monitoring SidewalkBlobTruth.com for the REAL UNCENSORED STORY?

    We're so jaded as a society that we have to come up with exciting fables to explain the most mundane of phenomenon.