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[–]aquatic_fanatic 126 points127 points ago

When you become aware of the fact that sea foam is basically the product of rotting sea life, it becomes that much more incredibly disgusting.

[–]cubic_thought 51 points52 points ago

FTA:

"It is likely there are phytoplankton cells and they produce a lot of mucus which when whipped up can form this foam." ... "Today's foam at Footdee is likely to be due to the extreme rain and wind, coupled with the autumn phytoplankton bloom and the fact wind direction is pushing foam ashore at high tide.
- Prof Christopher Todd, marine ecologist at the Scottish Oceans Institute at the University of St Andrews.

So while it probably includes decaying biomatter, it's mostly from plankton snot rather than something like a whale decaying off-shore (my initial thought after your comment).

[–]OgGorrilaKing 34 points35 points ago

So my choices are plankton snot, rotting sea life or whale semen.

I really don't know what I want to believe.

[–]cottonheadedninnymug 4 points5 points ago

At least phytoplankton are plants. It's the zooplankton semen you have to worry about.

[–]Moonchopper 2 points3 points ago

Don't let zoophiliacs learn about this...

[–]LettersFromTheSky 0 points1 point ago

I'll take plankton snot for 500.

[–]EroticCakes 0 points1 point ago

Why do you think surfers are so healthy? All that protein.

[–]letmeneurothat 1 point2 points ago

Ah created an account just because I am so excited to see my school mentioned! I studied courses in marine biology at St Andrews, brilliant department.

[–]luanabananas 0 points1 point ago

That's a lot of plankton jizz

[–]boaby_phet[S] 19 points20 points ago

thats horrible now i think that .... yuk

i liked the thought that it was just loads of whale semen!

[–]JHynson 7 points8 points ago

Definitely much better than rotting corpse product.

[–]SlagTheSlig 11 points12 points ago

To be honest I'd prefer the whale semen.

[–]KimJongIlSunglasses 28 points29 points ago

At what point in your life did you think you would ever type those words?

[–]SlagTheSlig 9 points10 points ago

You should see my night job!

[–]JHynson 2 points3 points ago

But...you would probably be able to feel it moving...

[–]Roganjoshua 1 point2 points ago

Welcome to r/nocontext

[–]Nuudules 0 points1 point ago

The sad thing is, I can't tell which one is worse...

[–]Not_A_Hipster_ 0 points1 point ago

I'm sure there is semen in there. It is made up of proteins/lipids with hydrophobic parts that when get churned up in waves forms bubbles. Which becomes the foam.

Here is a good explanation from a salt water aquarium website. Same principal.

[–]Broseph__Stalin 0 points1 point ago

I don't think anyone likes the thought of that much whale semen

[–]count_olaf_lucafont 1 point2 points ago

When I was a kid I used to tell people that sea foam was decaying mermaid.

[–]SourCreamWater 0 points1 point ago

Dead kelp residue(what it is) sounds a lot less gross than "rotting sea life" but you're technically correct.

[–]aquatic_fanatic 0 points1 point ago

[–]geaw 1 point2 points ago

I always thought it looked delicious. Like something you'd spread on a cookie.

[–]gugulo 0 points1 point ago

I learned that on reddit.

[–]tocool4mysocks 0 points1 point ago

Really that's what came to your mind when you saw this cause I think it looked like Neptune jacked off to close to the shore line

[–]sonofabear17 0 points1 point ago

Awwwwww man, I was hoping for sea monster semen.

[–]boaby_phet[S] 36 points37 points ago

THis photo was taken in the Footdee (fittie) area of aberdeen, scotland today during insane rain.

[–]SlagTheSlig 30 points31 points ago

Need about Three Footdee.

[–]SitnaltaPhix 9 points10 points ago

Well it was about that time that I notice that OP was about eight stories tall and a crustacean from the Paleozoic era.

[–]Chaiteaist 8 points9 points ago

The architecture of the buildings is quite beautiful!

[–]specofdust 6 points7 points ago

Live here for a few years and you'd cease saying that.

[–]Raikonnen 3 points4 points ago

If carlisle floods again i'll take some photos of the shite that washes down off the hills and fields. Last time there were rotting cow corpses.

[–]Arch_0 0 points1 point ago

I live there!

[–]Journalisto[!] 9 points10 points ago

This is one of those moments where I can reassure myself that seaside homes aren't all they're cracked up to be and, as cool as it would be to own one, there would always be the chance the sea decides to strike back.

[–]Attendant 16 points17 points ago

Poseidon masturbates too you know, just like the rest of us.

[–]Tabdelineated 0 points1 point ago

[–]chewb 0 points1 point ago

Mermaids

NSFW

[–]ckb614[!] 0 points1 point ago

I was gonna go with OP's mom just farted, but this works too.

[–]horriblemonkey 5 points6 points ago

We had the bedroom painted seafoam last month. Didn't look anything at all like this.

[–]Beard-o 5 points6 points ago

YEAH! Aberdoom on my very own reddit!

[–]Arch_0 0 points1 point ago

High five from Tarves!

[–]hpzr24w 0 points1 point ago

Sma' ean fae Insch!

[–]DubiumGuy 3 points4 points ago

Certainly a risky click if ever i saw one with a jpg name like that.

[–]manbroken 1 point2 points ago

Clicked with much trepidation.

You are a beautiful bastard, thank you.

[–]SwezOfTheDead 3 points4 points ago

This kinda looks like Pismo beach to me...

[–]onenifty 12 points13 points ago

More like jizmo beach, amirite? Hahaha

[–]distopiandoormatt 3 points4 points ago

Fellow Aberdonian?

[–]baycitytroller 3 points4 points ago

Here's a BBC report from Footdee and a shot of the sea wall in Aberdeen.

[–]fintheman 2 points3 points ago

Was anyone else hoping there were a bunch of cars lined up and using the product Seafoam to create a symphony of black/carbon build up being expelled by multitudes of exhausts?

[–]sirclesam 0 points1 point ago

Yep - checked title, opened, was confused...check subreddit ah this isn't r/cars!

btw - every automotive seafoaming ive seen has produced nothing but white smoke, but usually enough to completely cover the car in question.

[–]Delta_L 3 points4 points ago

BBC News article on said foam.

[–]Bigsneakysnake 1 point2 points ago

So fun, and yet so disgusting!

[–]anatkh 0 points1 point ago

And on the eight day, God came.

[–]angryratman 1 point2 points ago

damn hurricane.

[–]boaby_phet[S] 0 points1 point ago

i did wonder if it was a remenance of isaac.

[–]specofdust 3 points4 points ago

Hurricane Bawbag Mk. II actually.

[–]fannyalgersabortion -1 points0 points ago

How likely is it that this is "whipped" sewage?

[–]boaby_phet[S] 0 points1 point ago

very!

hahahahahahaha

[–]casioclark 2 points3 points ago

I'm from Aberdeen too, and I've heard reports that it stinks like shite down there right now..

[–]kernowbysvyken 1 point2 points ago

That's not exactly unusual though.

[–]casioclark 0 points1 point ago

Sad but true..

[–]mexicanbadass1 1 point2 points ago

Great Neptune's jizz!!!

[–]Kaleaon 1 point2 points ago

Can we think of any more appropriate names for sea foam, like sea spooge, or tidal sewage, or something?

[–]use_more_lube 1 point2 points ago

Emulsified Marine Protein

Or Poseidon's Jizz, easier to say and more amusing.

[–]webchimp32 0 points1 point ago

Spume.

[–]pics-or-didnt-happen 0 points1 point ago

The last time I saw something like this it was caused by sewage treatment tanks breaking open and polluting the surf.

[–]Steve_the_Stevedore 1 point2 points ago

mentos + atlantic ocean?

[–]vicspankstheham 1 point2 points ago

Probably smells like the inside of an ass

[–]DeadStillWalk 0 points1 point ago

I tgink sea foam green was a much better color than this

[–]American_Piro 0 points1 point ago

Bad Stay Puft man, Bad!

[–]wtfxstfu 0 points1 point ago

Wait.. did you say FOAM corner, or PHONE corner?

[–]noknockers 1 point2 points ago

[–]DeadPixelFluff 0 points1 point ago

Fittie is on Reddit!!! :O

[–]ad4m_Pwnes46 0 points1 point ago

Oh aberdeen you amuse me

[–]UnequivocalLlama 0 points1 point ago

Santorum

[–]HonestAboutExpertise 0 points1 point ago

Giggity

[–]gzmoe 0 points1 point ago

I came

[–]thatoneguystephen 0 points1 point ago

My first thought was about the rust forming on those poor cars.

[–]dcgh96 -1 points0 points ago

Yes, "Sea foam"...

[–]philburns 0 points1 point ago

x-post to r/grool?

[–]JerosScotland 0 points1 point ago

fuck it, Ill have a look....

[–]acrockett 0 points1 point ago

And those cars are now piles of rust

[–]jblazepdx 0 points1 point ago

Lies. This was a still from Bukkake Beach Party II...a co-German/Japanese film.

[–]Tristania 1 point2 points ago

That was on the news earlier in Scotland. It's a wee village not far from me, by Aberdeen. It looked like washing detergent and was blowing everywhere!

[–]blackpinkgoldfish 0 points1 point ago

I live in Aberdeen. It was totally awesome by the beach today.

[–]KazMcDemon 0 points1 point ago

"Open your mouth and say 'ahhhhhhh'"

[–]ImRedE 1 point2 points ago

Woke up to this, the smell was the worst thing..

[–]Scary_ 0 points1 point ago

One of my favourite words..... spume!

[–]darkdemon42 0 points1 point ago

Oh god, the smell...

[–]DavidvD 0 points1 point ago

God jizzed over your house, that must have been a bad day.

[–]APELINCOLN 0 points1 point ago

Neptune or Poseidon just ejaculated. Big time.

[–]InstantFOAM 0 points1 point ago

FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP

[–]amaibrown 0 points1 point ago

My friend lives in one of those houses!! Posted on FB this morning.

[–]Quizian 0 points1 point ago

ohh shit, sorry guys

[–]yoshihasanaccount 0 points1 point ago

Somebody had a bad case of blue balls

[–]ClockworkINTP 0 points1 point ago

Thats a lot of whale jizz

[–]raging_asshole 0 points1 point ago

I went to an actual foam party once.

It was much less fun than I expected.

Imagine getting drunk in a dance club, except that club is filled waist-deep with bubbles and foam.

Lots of girls getting groped by dudes who disappear into the foam, and lots of wetness and hidden vomit.

So yeah. Not a good time.

[–]KnMn 0 points1 point ago

I upvote anything from Scotland without even thinking about it. It's the closest thing I know to patriotism.

[–]veracosa 0 points1 point ago

after cleaning protein skimmers on saltwater tanks, I can only imagine what THAT smells like.

[–]Finrayy 1 point2 points ago

What.. I have this picture on my phone texted to me from someone who lives there. I missed out on the karma.

It's Aberdeen, Scotland by the way. This happened just outside Carnoustie.

http://i.imgur.com/EcrRH.jpg

Windy as fuck aye.

[–]LordMorbis 0 points1 point ago

Almost tore down one of our trees again. Did last year. Was a complete bitch to tidy up.

Tommorow I get to spend the day tidying up the garden.

[–]ColtonJames 0 points1 point ago

EW!! Yes, don't go out and play, remember this reporter? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIuvI3XIohs

[–]TheLastHighlander 0 points1 point ago

Bonnie bonnie Scotland :D

[–]lookouttower 0 points1 point ago

[–]TheZiggurat614 0 points1 point ago

that's what she said

[–]deeweezul 0 points1 point ago

Party in the detritus - woop woop

[–]brickler 0 points1 point ago

That's a rather serious 171 containment breach. Hopefully it'll be under control soon.

[–]jfivestar -1 points0 points ago

Sea foam is just the earths was of saying ''fuck you humans. fuck you all.''

[–]Lastaria 0 points1 point ago

I would say that is more volcanoes and Tornadoes and Tsunamis and Earthquakes.

Sea foam is harmless.

[–]6chan 0 points1 point ago

Did anybody else expect to see a lot of cars with seriously thick white exhausts

[–]DazingtonStanley 1 point2 points ago

Sigh... go to uni there. Scotland really is glorious -_-

[–]Pwoshi 0 points1 point ago

I splooged.

[–]messedhobo 0 points1 point ago

[–]FusRoDahMa 0 points1 point ago

Sigh, Did you put too much Tide in the washer again?

[–]dossier 0 points1 point ago

Pretty sure Cthulhu just came.

Also why the fuck is Cthulhu in Chrome's word correction and yet every time I need it for another difficult word.. you know what I"m saying.

[–]ConansBeard 0 points1 point ago

Ive been to a foam party before (basically they filled a club with suds).

It was some pretty nasty shit because you couldn't see below the waist and tons of gross people were obviously fucking.

[–]TeRRoR503 0 points1 point ago

By Neptunes Jizz!

[–]deathbytray 0 points1 point ago

Sea foam party? I was totally expecting this, with this.

[–]DarknStormies -1 points0 points ago

I consider myself a very open and tolerant man. I have a pallette for a wide variety of foods, spices and drink. My friends come from all walks of life. I enjoy several hobbies and love to adventure. I'll be god damned, and though, if sea-foam green is not the most off-putting and upsetting color in the spectrum.

[–]surferdude313 0 points1 point ago

Where the hell does the color "sea foam green" come from. This is bullshit.

[–]KTHaunteR 1 point2 points ago

Is it just me or does that look like a Winter in Siberia?

[–]kingsleywu 0 points1 point ago

suddenly i crave a pint of guinness

[–]Technosnake 0 points1 point ago

Uh, yeah. Sorry guys.

[–]SKSmokes 0 points1 point ago

Seamen, seamen everywhere.

[–]footfixer 0 points1 point ago

Clean water doesn't foam. Pollution, especially sewage, makes water foam like that.

[–]emoslayer149 0 points1 point ago

Looks like gangnam style video

[–]DMV_line12 0 points1 point ago

Whale cum

[–]TILopwasafag 0 points1 point ago

I thought sea foam was green

[–]Ragdollbjz 0 points1 point ago

Whale semen.

[–]bigbluemofo 0 points1 point ago

That's it, no more Cinemax After Dark for Poseidon.

[–]h2orat 0 points1 point ago

So that's what happens when you end a dry streak.

[–]bassabrig 0 points1 point ago

Well, no fap September is almost over.

[–]UR_ALL_ANTS 0 points1 point ago

The end of No Fap September

[–]Walkargh 0 points1 point ago

It seems like Scotland is such a harrowing place to live. That is when it comes to weather.

[–]DavidJFarrar -1 points0 points ago

Brazzers

[–]flipfontaine -1 points0 points ago

BRAZZERS

[–]letdogsvote -1 points0 points ago

Brazzers.

[–]rasta_lion 1 point2 points ago

[–]sageguitar70 -2 points-1 points ago

brazzers

[–]BrandenR1 -2 points-1 points ago

Brazzers

[–]Miracle_Max_13 -2 points-1 points ago

I don't want to be that asshole, but... r/mildlyinteresting

[–]pavelow22 -1 points0 points ago

Awh i was gonna go for a swim today, now theres jizz everywhere!