Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/10/11/what-is-this-mystery-object-th.html
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It’s a religious artifact.
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Nose of a Space Shuttle external tank? Wild guess.
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Looks like some type of bouy that got loose from it’s mooring and lost what ever thing was in the middle…wave data, ocean temp, weather stuff…etc.
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That’s…that’s the drain plug. We are fucked.
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THERE IT IS. jeez, i wondered where i lost that.
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Well that’s one way to combat sea rise in the face of global warming. Not sure it’s the right way, but it’s a way.
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At first I went, “snicker.” Then I went, “hmmm…” It actually isn’t a bad match.
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I second that. That’s some very very thick insulating foam which makes me think it’s a piece of a gigantic cryogenic tank.
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Cthulu’s lost contact lens
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Odd place to find it - the ET was jettisoned over the Indian Ocean. But it could well be from another type of rocket or missile entirely that drops its stages in the North Atlantic.
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many fantastic theories and a few boring ones
Unfortunately, the boring ones always turn out to be correct.
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Movie prop? That’s about the only thing of that scale that I can think of which would be entirely made of foam, yet have metal-looking components like the inner bits.
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The last time we had one of these it was part of a Falcon Heavy cargo fairing. This is not that, but could be equally interesting…
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I’m not saying it’s aliens, but…
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Do you have a lot of feral donuts roaming CA’s shores, looking to cause damage?
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Mega Yeti Cooler
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Big bouys are hollow steel structures. Chained to HUGE concrete footings.
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