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Massive Waves Of Sea Foam Smother Australian Coast

Ex-tropical cyclone Oswald has whipped up gobs and gobs of brown foam along Australia’s eastern coast. And people can’t seem to stop playing in it for some reason. posted on January 28, 2013 at 3:28pm EST

Ellie Hall BuzzFeed Staff posted about 3 months ago

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12. The Associated Press compiled footage from across the affected region:

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-dvEmroCHXs.

Via: AP

13. This viral video demonstrates one of the dangers of the bizarre weather phenomenon.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=AacNNsnZhec.

Source: Mick Bell / via: youtube.com

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Ana De Freitas 3 months ago

I wouldn’t play in that foam if I were ant of those people.. who knows what that is?
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melissam51 3 months ago

That happened. But mostly - so did this. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-29/live-flooding-disaster-hits-australias-east-coast/4488032 It was kind of catastrophic, and the third time in two years. It immediately followed a week of record high temperatures and massive bushfires.
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patticake1601 3 months ago

The foam has sewerage and crap in it…not the best thing to be playing in!
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monosyth 3 months ago

Look up what a skimmer does in an aquarium when it makes foam. It’s fish poo/pee/proteins. Gag!
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My hometown! Yep, it’s full of idiots.
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Captain Savvy 3 months ago

Queenslanders don’t get snow, so this will have to do!
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Your move, Ibiza
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