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Alaskan Blob Is an Algae Bloom

Posted by timothy on from the no-sixes-here-just-a-couple-of-nines dept.

Bryan Gividen writes "Time.com is running a story on the previously unidentified blob floating off of the coast of Alaska. The article states that the blob is an algae bloom — far less sinister (or exciting) than any The Thing or The Blob comparison that was jokingly made. From the article: '"It's sort of like a swimming pool that hasn't been cleaned in a while." The blob, Konar said, is a microalgae made up of 'billions and billions of individuals.'"

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  1. Can't we... by Igorod · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Just feed Palin to it? Finally something useful other than polar bear bait!!

    1. Re:Can't we... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      How about Obama's crack babies?

  2. Re:so... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It's not a sponge; it's algae, you retard! >_>

    At least RTF'ing title!