One Giant Bubble Bath!
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It was every kids dream come true - a humongous 30 miles long bubble bath to frolic in! - This is exactly what happened on a coastline in New South Wales earlier this month. What was once the Pacific Ocean, turned into waves of foam, engulfing the entire beach and half the buildings nearby.
According to scientists, the foam is created by the churning of powerful water currents in the ocean together with impurities such as salts, chemicals, dead plants, decomposed fish and excretions from seaweed. The two mixed together creates bubbles. These bubbles are stuck to each other as they are carried below the surface by water currents towards the shore. As a wave starts to form on the surface, the motion of the water causes the bubbles to swirl upwards, turning into foam.
Marine experts liken it to making a milkshake - the more powerful the churn, the more foam is created. This was not the first time this beach has become foamy - It also happened in August of last year.
While this may not be the cleanest of bubble baths, as you can see in the pictures below, some kids did not care. They enjoyed frolicking in the fluffy stuff, which they said was like being in the clouds - you were in it but could hardly feel it.
Resources: Gizmag.com, Dailymail.co.uk
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- tashadtashaalmost 10 yearsI heard about this on the weather channel before. Now i know more about it! This is really cool ,but I heard a lot of animals suffered a lot died.
- fluffyunicronsalmost 10 yearsme too!! i love the looks of it.
- bibliophilealmost 10 yearsCount me in!!!!
- annabeth123about 10 yearsOMG!!!! I'd LOVE to be there!!!
- More cats🐱about 10 yearsIf it were a regular pool or something... Or it had some privacy I'd bring a swimsuit
- sweetabout 10 yearsTake me
- Kikiabout 10 yearsTAKE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- littlemissyabout 10 yearsI wanna go,I wanna go. I WANNA GO!
- xxbaconloverxxabout 10 yearswoah! awesome!
- Coolabout 10 yearscool