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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. Billions and billions... by thisnamestoolong · · Score: 5, Funny

    The blob, Konar said, is a microalgae made up of 'billions and billions of individuals.'"

    Am I the only one who could not help but hear that quote in Carl Sagan's voice?

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  2. so... by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, it is alive!

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    1. Re:so... by Caledfwlch · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sponge Blob!

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  3. Ok, guys... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whose turn was it to chlorine the ocean?

    1. Re:Ok, guys... by vintagepc · · Score: 4, Funny

      Remember the previous post? "... from the-real-reason-palin-resigned" dept?
      'nuff said.

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  4. Alaksan Bob by Hanners1979 · · Score: 5, Funny

    For some reason I initially read the headline as "Alaksan Bob", and assumed it was going to be about Sarah Palin's replacement.

    Mind you, she probably can see this blob from her house...

    1. Re:Alaksan Bob by JCSoRocks · · Score: 4, Funny

      Actually she's planning on flying overhead in a chopper and shooting it. We she gets bored of that she'll probably upgrade to a flamethrower or a rocket launcher.

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    2. Re:Alaksan Bob by je+ne+sais+quoi · · Score: 3, Funny

      We she gets bored of that she'll probably upgrade to a flamethrower or a rocket launcher.

      Yeah, and then when that doesn't work, she'll resign from blob shooting, claiming that it is a "superficial political blood sport" and "I know when it's time to pass the ball for victory."

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  5. Re:my question is... by FlyingSquidStudios · · Score: 4, Funny

    Love.

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  6. Microalgae? by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny

    If that's microalgae, I'd hate to see macroalgae.

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  7. Whale Semen by Stu1706 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It would have been way funnier if it turned out to be whale semen.

    1. Re:Whale Semen by gestalt_n_pepper · · Score: 3, Funny

      Thar she blows!

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  8. Re:Great. Now let's find out ... by Philip+K+Dickhead · · Score: 5, Funny

    Summer's here! The Algae's in bloom and love is in the air! Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

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  9. Re:Great. Now let's find out ... by A.+B3ttik · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... how we can turn this thing into something useful. Gasoline, maybe?

    Nope. Can't do that. Leave it alone.

    This Study was performed by an independent panel of researchers from Miskatonic University, peer-reviewed by a group of scientists from Innsmouth, Massachussettes.

    Nothing to see here, folks, move along.

  10. Re:Far less sinister? by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 3, Funny

    How do we know? Maybe The Blob was just a really angry algae bloom?

    Algae is dumb, just like a simple neuron. It's not until you get billions and billions of neurons together... oh, wait.

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