# Oozing Giant Gelatenous Mass Found Off Chile Is Said To Be... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 2, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752 "2003-07-02T11:53:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/1 "2003-07-02T11:53:10Z")
…an unknown invertabrate life form, not a wandering member of the Bush Administration. [LINKY-LINK](http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/americas/07/02/chile.science.reut/index.html) If it isn’t a Giant Sqiud…_what is it???_ 😕 :eek: 😕 :eek: ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/2 "2003-07-02T12:00:34Z")
Don’t look at me, I’m in Japan right now. ---
**Author:** ![Antiquarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Antiquarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antiquarian)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/3 "2003-07-02T12:05:22Z")
Though highly unlikely my vote goes for giant tumor of some kind. That pretty creepy though. ---
**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/4 "2003-07-02T12:22:38Z")
I hope they can do some DNA analysis on it. At least maybe that’ll help classify it. ---
**Author:** ![c42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@c42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c42)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/5 "2003-07-02T12:26:30Z")
I’m thinking it must be some kind of squid like object that we haven’t classified yet. But imagine things like that floating around in the sea somewhere _alive_. That would scare a scuba diver or 3 I’d wager… ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/6 "2003-07-02T12:36:24Z")
It could be a huge Tumor. The coast guard apparently saw two floating masses. One was a large humpback whale. If that thing was a tumor or parasite there is going to be a lot more coverage on the subject. My vote is against the giant squid. It’s the wrong color and the wrong shape. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/7 "2003-07-02T12:42:03Z")
I take pleasure, though not pride, in not being able to recognize rotting whale skin by its smell. ---
**Author:** ![Beagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/8 "2003-07-02T12:47:15Z")
[Hillary Clinton’s head, from space?](http://bbspot.com/News/2001/01/blob.html) ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/9 "2003-07-02T12:59:29Z")
What? No pictures? Those bastards! ---
**Author:** ![c42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@c42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c42)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/10 "2003-07-02T13:03:41Z")
CNN did have a pic up not too long ago, but it’s been taken down. It showed a group of people staring at a large grey lump of something…looked creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/11 "2003-07-02T13:28:33Z")
My link in the OP showed an image of trhe creature. But now, it’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/12 "2003-07-02T13:31:38Z")
And I can’t find any photos on Google News or Google Image. Odd. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/13 "2003-07-02T13:40:41Z")
Sorry, I knew I shouldn’t have eaten all that chili. Maybe it is some sort of giant jelly fish? ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/14 "2003-07-02T13:41:30Z")
Hmm, and I just borrowed _Dagon and Other Stories_ from the library. That’s an odd bit of synchronicity. What’s that sound at my door? The window! The window! ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/15 "2003-07-02T13:45:09Z")
Here is a link with the photo. I wonder what the rest of this thing looks like. [http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews\_detail/0,1227,202532-1-9,00.html](http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,202532-1-9,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![Beagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/16 "2003-07-02T14:10:54Z")
It’s a school bus jellyfish. Anyone can see that. 😉 In similar news, [Giant squid might be new species.](http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,4751563%255E421,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/17 "2003-07-02T14:11:45Z")
This is going to be one of those stories that is never followed up, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Copper\_moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@Copper\_moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Copper_moon)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/18 "2003-07-02T14:23:27Z")
_ **Well Fine!!** _ That’s the last time I sunbathe on a Chilean beach! ::grabbing my tub of sunscreen and leaving:: ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/19 "2003-07-02T14:24:36Z")
WTF??? “As long as a school bus…” Rethinking my planned beach vacation about right now. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752/20 "2003-07-02T14:26:52Z")
Maybe the whale found with it died of a sinus infection, and this was just the sneeze that did him in. Yeah, I vote whale booger. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oozing-giant-gelatenous-mass-found-off-chile-is-said-to-be/185752.md?page=2)