Blobology

[The_old_man]

The blubber layer is just under the skin, very much like the fat that Dr.s remove during liposuction.

 

[Lisa Denton]

Tolyk, this isn't an arguement cos I honestly don't know, just my guess. Now we are talking whale here, so blob size is not the issue. I would imagine the dead carcass is attacked by all sorts of hungry sea critters, none of whom seem to care for the blubber, theyd want flesh (meat). After a time I'd presume just the blubber is left. Skin would peel away, organs would be let loose (if not eaten), bones would fall away, etc. With certain timing the blubber blob would drift ashore. Doesn't that make sense? P.

Yukkie!!!!! I think I wanna leave the table now.
Tolyk was just taking the discussion to the next level, as was I, while leaving the original subject open for debate.
I think these blubber blobs (scuse me fer laffin) never were studied enough or anal ized, huh, correctly or somebody would of said "This here is Whale Blubber" a long time ago.
But equaly important, while you talk about these blobs being scavanged by sea critters, you give a little too much description there, yuk, but don't tell me a hungry shark isn't going to pig out, so to speak, on a huge blubber blob.
So tolyk and I was just making this two mysteries, why was these bus sized blobs so un-identified for so long and, who or what, ripped a 7 ton blob of blubber out of a whale and threw it up on a beach, which is disgusting and probably against lots of anti-littering laws, but also intrigueing.
Did I do good P.?

 

[oggbashan]

I think this thread is a good place to plug my story

The Giant Squid

Any excuse will do for a good plug.

Og

 

[Guest]

Did I do good P.?

Yes, hon, you did very well (keep at those grammar lessons, please). M.