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-Short Attention Span Theater-
‘Space junk?' What is the ‘foamy' mystery object that washed ashore on an SC beach?
2018-10-08
[Charlotte Observer] A mystery came out of the ocean on South Carolina’s Seabrook Island, and authorities haven’t yet identified what some are calling "space junk."

The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network was the first to notice, posting a photo on Facebook of a "mysterious object that washed ashore" on Thursday. The island is about 24 miles south of Charleston.

The object is big, taller than a woman standing nearby, and it’s cylindrical.

It also looks like it’s made of concrete, but Marine Mammal network officials say that’s deceiving. Touch it and it feels like "a soft foam," said the network, adding that it was quickly whisked away by town officials.
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  It's a rudder for a duck's butt, a very large duck's butt.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2018-10-08 20:18  

#10  "I know what this is. It's an espresso machine. No, no, no, no - it's a snow cone maker...
Posted by: Arnold Schwarzenegger   2018-10-08 14:57  

#9  I think it may be my wife's purse.
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2018-10-08 13:25  

#8  Most rig stuff for risers is covered more in concrete than foam. they don't want them too bouyant. And it doesn't look like the end of any riser joint I've seen.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2018-10-08 12:26  

#7  Rosie O’Donnell’s toilet bowl float?
Posted by: Woodrow   2018-10-08 07:01  

#6  Rosie O’Donnell’s IUD?
Posted by: Albemarle Grirong9892   2018-10-08 06:41  

#5  Unless the coating was teflon and also poisonous.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-10-08 04:41  

#4  But it is a recent event.

Yes, else it would be covered with sealife.
Thank you.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-10-08 01:16  

#3  Hope they don't find it's from the Challenger or Columbia.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-10-08 01:14  

#2  Looks like an insulated joint for rig work or refining. But it is a recent event.

Maybe a bushing or mooring on a deep sea drilling platform?
Posted by: newc   2018-10-08 01:11  

#1  Well, first guess would be nose cone of a Shuttle external fuel tank churned up off the bottom by recent storms.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-10-08 01:02  

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