{"id":2357096,"date":"2024-10-19T18:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T22:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freaky-surprisingly-combustible-white-blobs-washing-up-on-coast-nobody-knows-where-theyre-from-or-what-they-are\/"},"modified":"2024-10-19T18:19:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T22:19:59","slug":"freaky-surprisingly-combustible-white-blobs-washing-up-on-coast-nobody-knows-where-theyre-from-or-what-they-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freaky-surprisingly-combustible-white-blobs-washing-up-on-coast-nobody-knows-where-theyre-from-or-what-they-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Freaky, &#8216;Surprisingly Combustible&#8217; White Blobs Washing up on Coast &#8211; Nobody Knows Where They&#8217;re From or What They Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffreaky-surprisingly-combustible-white-blobs-washing-up-on-coast-nobody-knows-where-theyre-from-or-what-they-are%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2357096&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Recently, Newfoundland&#8217;s \u2064beaches have been covered\u200c in mysterious\u200c white blobs \u2064that \u200chave\u200c sparked an investigation by\u200c Canadian officials. Described as &#8220;slimy\u2064 on the outside, firm and spongy on the inside,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-are-playing-with-our-lives-local-residents-lash-out-at-biden-cancelling-keystone-xl\/\" title=\"\u2018They Are Playing With Our Lives\u2019: Local Residents Lash Out At Biden Cancelling Keystone XL\">local residents<\/a> like Dave \u200cMcGrath and\u2062 Stan \u2062Tobin have reported seeing hundreds of these blobs, which resemble poorly cooked pancakes in texture and have\u2063 an odor \u2063similar to \u200dvegetable \u2062oil. Since their appearance began in September, \u200bexperts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-question-biden-administration-on-questionable-census-results\/\" title=\"House Republicans Question Biden Administration on \u2018Questionable\u2019 Census Results\">including officials<\/a> from Environment and Climate Change Canada, have conducted multiple surveys but remain puzzled about their composition and origin. While Canadian officials have speculated that \u200dthe blobs are \u201cplant-based,\u201d neither the substance nor its source has \u2062been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-armed-forces-knew-about-attack-on-43-students-report-says\/\" title=\"Mexican armed forces knew about attack on 43 students, report says\">definitively identified<\/a>. Local residents\u2064 express concern and curiosity about the safety and nature\u2063 of these unusual objects, hoping for\u200d answers about their\u200c unexpected\u2062 arrival on the shores.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>White blobs have been washing up on the beaches of Newfoundland recently, sparking an investigation by Canadian officials.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2024\/oct\/15\/mysterious-white-blobs-canada-beaches-experts-marine-scientists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a> refers to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/barnacle-covered-packages-wash-beaches-see-something-like-call-police-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">objects<\/a> as &ldquo;slimy on the outside, firm and spongy on the inside and surprisingly combustible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Resident Dave McGrath has seen &ldquo;hundreds, just hundreds of them&rdquo; scattered in the sand.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They looked just like a pancake before you flip it over, when it has those dimpled little bubbles. I poked a couple with a stick and they were spongy and firm inside,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve lived here for 67 years and I&rsquo;ve never seen anything like this, never.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Newfoundland is being inundated with blobs and no one knows what they are <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5RzX9wPNaE\">https:\/\/t.co\/5RzX9wPNaE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M58uWkfQzF\">pic.twitter.com\/M58uWkfQzF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; National Post (@nationalpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nationalpost\/status\/1846966997034164396?\">October 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He said even the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/strange-witch-bottles-washing-us-beaches-dont-uncork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">experts<\/a> are stumped.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They sent the Coast Guard over and I asked them how bad it was. They told me they had 46km [28 miles] of coastline littered with this stuff and had no idea what it was,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Is it toxic? It is safe for people to touch?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McGrath said he does not enjoy having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nasty-little-creature-appearing-us-beaches-extreme-pain-begins-hours-contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mystery<\/a> on the beach.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An answer would be nice. It&rsquo;s not often you find something that stumps people who know this place and these waters,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Newfoundland resident Stan Tobin called the objects doughy, &ldquo;like someone had tried to bake bread and done a lousy job,&rdquo; and smelling somewhat like vegetable oil, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cg56pqdedz6o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian officials say the objects, which began floating ashore in September, are &ldquo;plant-based.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tobin said he has found &ldquo;hundreds and hundreds of globs &ndash; big globs, little globs&rdquo; with most about 6 inches in diameter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Somebody or somebodies know where this came from and how it got there,&rdquo; Tobin said. &ldquo;And knows damn well it&rsquo;s not supposed to be here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Beaches across Canada&rsquo;s far northeast Newfoundland and Labrador province have increasingly been littered with mysterious white blobs. Their appearance has so far befuddled scientists and led Canadian officials in the region to launch an investigation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kN3t65h7kn\">https:\/\/t.co\/kN3t65h7kn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wjz\/status\/1847170771187011795?\">October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Samantha Bayard, a spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Canada, said government officials have made three trips to examine the beaches since Sept. 7, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/white-blobs-washing-up-newfoundland-mystery-substance-on-beaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To date, ECCC has conducted several aerial, underwater and manual surveys of the beaches and shorelines in the area to determine the extent of the substance, what it is and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-spox-slammed-for-mocking-standard-journalism-as-network-cuts-reporting-staff\/\" title=\"CNN Spox Slammed for Mocking \u2018Standard\u2019 Journalism as Network Cuts Reporting Staff\">potential source<\/a>,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this time, neither the substance nor its source has been identified,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Guardian describes these objects as &#8220;slimy on the outside, firm and spongy inside, and surprisingly combustible.&#8221; Local resident Dave McGrath reported seeing &#8220;hundreds&#8221; of them in the sand, comparing their appearance to unflipped pancakes with dimpled bubbles. 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