Black Red Devil Posted October 17 #1 Share Posted October 17 Workers are investigating hundreds of mysterious black balls that have washed up along the coastline at Coogee Beach and Gordons Bay, forcing them to close. Probably debris from some cargo ship as suggested in the video. No Good!! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted October 17 #2 Share Posted October 17 After the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, we had these things washing up on the beaches of Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, for months and months. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchopwn Posted October 17 #3 Share Posted October 17 They all belong to Kim Kardashian. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josellama2000 Posted October 17 #4 Share Posted October 17 (edited) that looks like BS, literally. And i am taking about the balls, not about the article/publication. Edited October 17 by josellama2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted October 17 #5 Share Posted October 17 Quote Chemical testing has identified them as hydrocarbon-based tar balls, local officials said. Tar balls can form when slicks of spilled oil are battered by wind and waves, mixing to form a sticky seawater emulsion that eventually breaks into smaller pieces or "balls". The source is still unknown. https://phys.org/news/2024-10-bondi-beach-sydney-shores-tar.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Red Devil Posted October 17 Author #6 Share Posted October 17 5 hours ago, josellama2000 said: that looks like BS, literally. And i am taking about the balls, not about the article/publication. What's the BS part about the balls? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josellama2000 Posted October 19 #7 Share Posted October 19 (edited) On 10/17/2024 at 4:17 PM, Black Red Devil said: What's the BS part about the balls? choose at your discretion reference source: Doo-Doo, C. R., & Stinkley, F. A. (2001). The Universal Encyclopedia of Poo, page #2. Edited October 19 by josellama2000 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted October 19 #8 Share Posted October 19 On 10/17/2024 at 10:32 AM, josellama2000 said: that looks like BS, literally. And i am taking about the balls, not about the article/publication. Road apples and meadow muffins. 😆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted October 19 #9 Share Posted October 19 Sydney reopens beaches after tar ball mystery New South Wales's Environment Minister, Penny Sharpe, said investigations were continuing to establish the source of the pollution and who was responsible. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly5067p6p1o 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trelane Posted October 21 #10 Share Posted October 21 On 10/19/2024 at 12:14 PM, Still Waters said: Sydney reopens beaches after tar ball mystery New South Wales's Environment Minister, Penny Sharpe, said investigations were continuing to establish the source of the pollution and who was responsible. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly5067p6p1o I blame OJ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Red Devil Posted October 21 Author #11 Share Posted October 21 2 hours ago, Trelane said: I blame OJ. I blame the Biden administration. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Socks Junior Posted October 22 #12 Share Posted October 22 Little goops of tar wash up on central California beaches quite frequently. Natural oil seeps are the main culprit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted Thursday at 11:53 AM #13 Share Posted Thursday at 11:53 AM Quote The mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney’s beaches in mid-October were likely lumps of “fatberg” containing traces of human faeces, methamphetamine and PFAS, according to a new detailed analysis of their composition. Initial reports suggested the ominous lumps were probably tar balls from an oil spill. However, analysis with a barrage of scientific tests has revealed a more complicated picture. https://theconversation.com/black-balls-on-sydney-beaches-are-likely-fatbergs-showing-traces-of-human-faeces-methamphetamine-and-pfas-new-analysis-242681 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Socks Junior Posted Thursday at 07:41 PM #14 Share Posted Thursday at 07:41 PM Huh, even less enjoyable than tar seeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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