Mystery of black rock found in crater solved

[UM-Bot 6,589]

Nora and Jean Muchanic had been walking on a New Jersey beach when they came upon something unusual.

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/324927/mystery-of-black-rock-found-in-crater-solved

[seanjo 4,774]

I'm guessing practical joke.

[freetoroam 29,769]

10 minutes ago, seanjo said:

I'm guessing practical joke.

I think the tyre and footprints around the mound is a bit of a give away, others have been there before.

[bison 2,135]

Nah, the coal was dropped from a a steam-powered flying saucer, from a great height, and made that crater in the soft sand.! 

Edited January 19 by bison

[Nnicolette 1,544]

When i was little we would travel to crescent city to see fireworks on the beach for the 4th of July. There was sonebody that would light what seemed to be sticks of dynamite. You could hear it across town. I bet that left a few holes in the sand and burnt things, just like this.

[joc 11,123]

3 hours ago, Nnicolette said:

When i was little we would travel to crescent city to see fireworks on the beach for the 4th of July. There was sonebody that would light what seemed to be sticks of dynamite. You could hear it across town. I bet that left a few holes in the sand and burnt things, just like this.

I would be so happy to be able to spend the 4th of July on the Beach!  I think it was a prank....the black rock was coal.  Cool prank though!

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[Piney 31,175]

Nora was a local newswoman.  

[docyabut2 3,565]

its just a sink hole.

[Piney 31,175]

9 hours ago, docyabut2 said:

its just a sink hole.

Not on that beach. It was a prank. 

[AllPossible 166]

Nothing of value would land in New Jersey

[mdbuilder 27]

The rock appears, to me, to be sedimentary in composition. Not sure how layers would form in space.

[WelshRed 25]

Somebody's poor attempt at a camp fire from the night before!