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bilde2910
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While this isn't really homework, I came across something rather odd when I was taking a walk yesterday, interesting enough to get me online to seek knowledge of what I found. I live in southern Norway, and took a walk along the coastline on some rocks, right by the sea, when I came across this:
(Embedding the image didn't work very well, so I'll link it instead)
https://i.imgur.com/v1pAp0p.jpg
This is basically a puddle, about 10-15 cm in diameter, located on some rocks a few meters above sea level. It is maybe 10-20 meters away from the sea, and is covered with some strange gelatin-like substance. My question is, does anyone know what this substance is?
I touched the surface with the straw in the picture, and the slime sort of stuck to the straw. I stirred it slightly, and felt that the entire puddle was rather jelly-ish. There were no other puddles around with the strange substance in it, despite there being quite a lot of puddles. I have never seen anything similar in my life, and my parents and friends can't seem to figure out what this is, either.
I asked around on Reddit first in hope of getting somewhere to start. Suggestions range from decomposing jellyfish to algae, and while there are transparent jellyfish around, I still don't know how it could have been there long enough to decompose, seeing as the first jellyfish of the season started appearing just recently. So I wonder, do any of you know what I am looking at? This really interests me and I would love to find out what it is. Even if you can't answer yourself, I'd be very happy if you could direct me to somewhere else I can ask and hope to get an answer.
If you need a more exact location, this is the best I can give you: http://kart.gulesider.no/m/VQNmM
It's not spot on, but approximately around where I found the puddle.
Also, if this is the wrong place to post, I am deeply sorry. I am new to these forums, and if you miss any information, if I posted this in the wrong place or if I shouldn't have posted it on this site at all, I apologize - tell me and I'll see what I can do. Thank you for considering this post, and I'll hope someone will be able to answer me!
Regards,
- bilde2910
(Embedding the image didn't work very well, so I'll link it instead)
https://i.imgur.com/v1pAp0p.jpg
This is basically a puddle, about 10-15 cm in diameter, located on some rocks a few meters above sea level. It is maybe 10-20 meters away from the sea, and is covered with some strange gelatin-like substance. My question is, does anyone know what this substance is?
I touched the surface with the straw in the picture, and the slime sort of stuck to the straw. I stirred it slightly, and felt that the entire puddle was rather jelly-ish. There were no other puddles around with the strange substance in it, despite there being quite a lot of puddles. I have never seen anything similar in my life, and my parents and friends can't seem to figure out what this is, either.
I asked around on Reddit first in hope of getting somewhere to start. Suggestions range from decomposing jellyfish to algae, and while there are transparent jellyfish around, I still don't know how it could have been there long enough to decompose, seeing as the first jellyfish of the season started appearing just recently. So I wonder, do any of you know what I am looking at? This really interests me and I would love to find out what it is. Even if you can't answer yourself, I'd be very happy if you could direct me to somewhere else I can ask and hope to get an answer.
If you need a more exact location, this is the best I can give you: http://kart.gulesider.no/m/VQNmM
It's not spot on, but approximately around where I found the puddle.
Also, if this is the wrong place to post, I am deeply sorry. I am new to these forums, and if you miss any information, if I posted this in the wrong place or if I shouldn't have posted it on this site at all, I apologize - tell me and I'll see what I can do. Thank you for considering this post, and I'll hope someone will be able to answer me!
Regards,
- bilde2910