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07-28-2016, 07:24 PM
A deep-sea camera just discovered a mysterious purple blob
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Deep off the coast of California, a mysterious purple light emerged from a crevice in the seafloor.
Was it a living orb? A sack filled with ferocious water spiders? A beach ball for a curious crab?
There was only one way to find out.
SEE ALSO: Jumping shark caught on camera in an almost Sharknado situation (http://mashable.com/2016/07/03/jumping-shark-australia/)
Scientists on the Exploration Vessel Nautilus (http://www.nautiluslive.org/expedition/2016) fired up their bright green lasers. And a “slurp” tube. They brought the blob on board.*
This scene unfolded in a video posted (http://www.nautiluslive.org/video/2016/07/26/mysterious-purple-orb) this week on Nautilus Live, a website devoted to the vessel’s expeditions.*
“Oooooo” the group cooed in the footage as the purple sphere traveled up the tube. “I don’t k**w if it’s squishy,” a researcher pondered aloud. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/28/purple-orb-nautilus-ocean-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Deep off the coast of California, a mysterious purple light emerged from a crevice in the seafloor.
Was it a living orb? A sack filled with ferocious water spiders? A beach ball for a curious crab?
There was only one way to find out.
SEE ALSO: Jumping shark caught on camera in an almost Sharknado situation (http://mashable.com/2016/07/03/jumping-shark-australia/)
Scientists on the Exploration Vessel Nautilus (http://www.nautiluslive.org/expedition/2016) fired up their bright green lasers. And a “slurp” tube. They brought the blob on board.*
This scene unfolded in a video posted (http://www.nautiluslive.org/video/2016/07/26/mysterious-purple-orb) this week on Nautilus Live, a website devoted to the vessel’s expeditions.*
“Oooooo” the group cooed in the footage as the purple sphere traveled up the tube. “I don’t k**w if it’s squishy,” a researcher pondered aloud. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/28/purple-orb-nautilus-ocean-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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