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There is a mysterious black slime in Venezuela called "La Mancha Negra" (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/interestingasfuck@lemmy.world

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Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Mancha_Negra

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[–] egrets@lemmy.world 89 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

At the risk of dispelling the magic, it was very likely just cheap asphalt around Caracas. Over time or under specific conditions, the asphalt separates or undergoes a chemical transformation, and now the road's covered in slime.

They repaved the roads and the problem disappeared.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Alright smart guy, now explain the Catatumbo lightning

[–] confusedandlost@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

This is just another fascinating thing about earth I never knew about, thank you for sharing. That's pretty cool, I like lightning, incredible to watch

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