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Rumor · Jul 16, 2009, 07:17 PM

http://www.adn.com/2835/story/864687.html

Reminds me of one of the skits in Creepshow, sort of. I am curious as to what it is and what purpose it may serve, if any. They did find the feathers and bones of a bird in the goop. A bit odd.

Oisín · Jul 16, 2009, 07:26 PM

Ew. Very ew.

imitchellg5 · Jul 16, 2009, 09:35 PM

I saw lots of weird stuff like that when I lived up in Barrow, and especially Deadhorse.

design219 · Jul 16, 2009, 09:55 PM

I thought this was going to be a Palin thread.

AKcrab · Jul 16, 2009, 10:17 PM

Whale puke.

Rumor · Jul 17, 2009, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by AKcrab

Whale puke.

If that were the case, wouldn't they be able to identify it on sight?

AKcrab · Jul 17, 2009, 02:08 AM

Nobody knows what it is yet...

AKcrab · Jul 17, 2009, 02:15 AM

Oh hey.. It's algae..
Black goop identified as algae: Alaska News | adn.com

turtle777 · Jul 17, 2009, 07:15 AM

Well, that was unexpected

Who could have expected algae in the ocean...

-t

ApertureValue · Jul 17, 2009, 10:46 AM

Global Warming™.

Oisín · Jul 17, 2009, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Well, that was unexpected

Who could have expected algae in the ocean...

-t

They did say in the first article that they considered algae of some form the most likely answer, but it was just unlike any kind of algae ever seen by the locals, and therefore they’d wait till they got the results back. Well, the results came back and it was algae, that’s all.

hyteckit · Jul 18, 2009, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by ApertureValue

Global Warming™.

Global Warming alright.

The Artic is getting warming, allowing algae to flourish in the ocean.

Cold Warrior · Jul 18, 2009, 12:27 PM

It's only a matter of time before it absorbs a dolphin, gains its consciousness and begins to wreak havoc as a sentient being.

putrid · Jul 18, 2009, 01:21 PM

is it eatable??? No body asks the really important questions.

hyteckit · Jul 18, 2009, 03:46 PM

Global Ocean Surface Temperature Warmest on Record for June

NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA: Global Ocean Surface Temperature Warmest on Record for June

World’s Ocean Temperatures Reach Warmest on Record for June - Bloomberg.com

Chongo · Jul 18, 2009, 04:20 PM

I hear it getting warm enough to uncover the mammoths that were buried in the tundra that was a forest before it got cold.

ApertureValue · Jul 18, 2009, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Cold Warrior

It's only a matter of time before it absorbs a dolphin, gains its consciousness and begins to wreak havoc as a sentient being.

This.

Oh, and to those who doubt global warming, you're wrong. Thank you.

hyteckit · Jul 18, 2009, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by Cold Warrior

It's only a matter of time before it absorbs a dolphin, gains its consciousness and begins to wreak havoc as a sentient being.

You mean it's a symbiotic being from other space like in spiderman?

Shaddim · 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by ApertureValue

This.

Oh, and to those who doubt global warming, you're wrong. Thank you.

It's rather chilly around here, I was wearing a sweater earlier.

ctt1wbw · Jul 19, 2009, 05:40 AM

Originally Posted by hyteckit

Global Warming alright.

The Artic is getting warming, allowing algae to flourish in the ocean.

I guess that would make sense. Is there an increase in algae in waters that are already warm?

ebuddy · Jul 19, 2009, 06:01 AM

Originally Posted by ctt1wbw

I guess that would make sense. Is there an increase in algae in waters that are already warm?

A decidedly less amount of algae growth could also be a sign of Global Warming. That's the beautiful thing about Global Warming; it fits all possibilities, in all regions, at all times. The really cool thing is that contemporaneous temperature data is indicative of Global Warming, but it's weather to you deniers.

ebuddy · Jul 19, 2009, 06:02 AM

Originally Posted by Shaddim

It'd rather chilly around here, I was wearing a sweater earlier.

Record lows here, but that's weather.

olePigeon · Jul 19, 2009, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by Cold Warrior

It's only a matter of time before it absorbs a dolphin, gains its consciousness and begins to wreak havoc as a sentient being.

The Thing or The Stuff?

Wiskedjak · Jul 19, 2009, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by hyteckit

You mean it's a symbiotic being from other space like in spiderman?

You mean like Spiderman's black costume. Spidey was certainly not from outer space, nor was he symbiotic.

\comic geek

Shaddim · Jul 19, 2009, 07:06 PM

Unless you believe that the real Peter Parker never returned from the first Secret War (that the current PP is actually a clone). It's unlikely, but possible. At Comic-Con in 2005 Stan Lee wouldn't deny the possibility.

/comic geek too

I need to start going to the Con again, it's always such a blast.

Wiskedjak · Jul 19, 2009, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by Shaddim

Unless you believe that the real Peter Parker never returned from the first Secret War (that the current PP is actually a clone). It's unlikely, but possible. At Comic-Con in 2005 Stan Lee wouldn't deny the possibility.

/comic geek too

I need to start going to the Con again, it's always such a blast.

ahhhh ... I'm not up to date on the Secret War stuff.

Rumor · Jul 20, 2009, 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by Shaddim

Unless you believe that the real Peter Parker never returned from the first Secret War (that the current PP is actually a clone). It's unlikely, but possible. At Comic-Con in 2005 Stan Lee wouldn't deny the possibility.

/comic geek too

I need to start going to the Con again, it's always such a blast.

It's been a while since I read a comic, but isn't the Scarlet Spider the real PP, or has that been resolved?

RAILhead · Jul 20, 2009, 12:39 AM

You said "PP".

/got nothin'

ctt1wbw · Jul 20, 2009, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

The Thing or The Stuff?

Holy crap, The Stuff!! I haven't thought of that movie in ages. Truly awful movie, it's so bad it's almost good.

ctt1wbw · Jul 20, 2009, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by ebuddy

A decidedly less amount of algae growth could also be a sign of Global Warming. That's the beautiful thing about Global Warming; it fits all possibilities, in all regions, at all times. The really cool thing is that contemporaneous temperature data is indicative of Global Warming, but it's weather to you deniers.