The headline read Mysterious Orange Goo Baffles Remote Alaska Village. How could I NOT click on it to read all about it?
This is some serious strange stuff, folks. A neon orange, powder-like substance first showed up floating on the water in the harbor of Kivalina, Alaska. Then winds carried in bunched lines to shore.
The article states that no one knows for sure what it is, hinting a coal mine a few miles away, or orange coral. Indeed, there are types of coral that thrive in sun-deprived areas.
The problem with this, however, is that people have reported it on the ground after rains, and in their gutters. How does coral explain that?
Well, have you ever heard of the book It's Raining Frogs and Fishes? It is a fascinating book chronicling some pretty strange things that happen in nature. There is a neat article on Wikipedia concerning the rain of animals on Earth.
The theories are few and far between, but they are scientific in their assumptions, and definitely interesting to hear.
I definitely recommend you read both the article, the information on Wikipedia, and the book. I have it if you would like to borrow. :)
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