One surprising theory behind Newfoundland's mystery blobs
A Memorial University biology professor thinks he has solved the case of the mysterious blobs that have washed ashore in Newfoundland
Blobs of mystery goo have been causing quite the stir recently, having washed up on the shores of Newfoundland and Labrador.
A local ecologist described the goo as "something resembling failed bread dough."
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However, the mystery may have been solved.
Steven Carr, a Memorial University biology professor, believes he may have cracked the case. He told The Weather Network about a phone call he received from a beach cleanup crew on the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. He was sent a photo of a bag of Bisquick that was recently discovered.
“A washed up bag of Bisquick, instant biscuit mix, was intact. The powder inside was dry as far as they could tell,” said Carr.
Mysterious blobs that washed ashore in Newfoundland. (Environment and Climate Change Canada/Submitted to The Weather Network)
So, how would Bisquick have travelled to the shores of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland?
“I would guess that this is a container full of Bisquick mix that fell off a transport ship, broke up in the water, and since September, [has been] showing up on the shoreline as blobs and is now the smoking gun,” Carr postulates.
To prove his theory, he's currently conducting an experiment of his own in St. John's, N.L.
“I went down to our waterfront with several bags of the Bisquick, and I anchored them so that they will be under cold sea water and I’ll check in a couple days just to see how they’re faring. But, if I can artificially make a blob that will prove it,” says Carr
Carr said he has also contacted General Mills.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says in a written statement that “at this time, neither the substance nor its source has been identified. However, preliminary analysis at an ECCC laboratory suggests that the material could be plant-based.”
Thumbnail courtesy of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).
