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cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/15138944

Thousands of mystery balls that washed up on Sydney beaches last month were gunk globules made of products such as motor oil, hair, food waste, animal matter and wastewater bacteria – but their source is yet to be traced.

A statement from the NSW Environment Protection Authority on Wednesday confirmed the balls comprised fatty acids, petroleum hydrocarbons and other organic and inorganic materials – and were not tar balls as previously theorised.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

Cruise ship dumping seems highly likely.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

general waste balls spiced with shit. and diesel. and meth.

[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Sounds like my kind of ambergris.

[–] nnullzz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 1 points 1 week ago

Heavy-handed metaphor is heavy-handed