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Friday, March 25, 2011

Video of the Day Lunchtime Quickie: Today In Things Washed Up On Beaches

Posted by Kelly O on Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 11:55 AM

Mommy, I'm scared... WHAT IS THAT THING?! Happy Easter?

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Anybody know what that thing in fact is? I'm guessing a huge hunk of driftwood.

Posted by The Max on March 25, 2011 at 11:59 AM

I'm thinking its viral marketing for a jj abrams project.

Posted by ingopixel on March 25, 2011 at 12:06 PM

I agree with Ms Pixel. Stuff like this scream viral marketing to me. Why would this video only be 15 seconds long otherwise?

Posted by Mr John on March 25, 2011 at 12:08 PM

@ And you would be right
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxgqTC57x…

Posted by giffy on March 25, 2011 at 12:09 PM

Lol. For a second i thought it was one of those geodes you seen on a beach near Christchurch in NZ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27686425@N0…

Posted by The Striking Viking on March 25, 2011 at 12:16 PM

Hide ur old people! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhMvucGcf…

Posted by littlejilm on March 25, 2011 at 12:36 PM

Wow, that trailer looks terrible. Googling "Bournemouth Incident" brings up lots of hits on actual incidents in the actual Bournemouth (plane crashes, Christian Bale being naughty) but little about this supposed film. I did find a site where one of the main actors is described as "the voice of descent", which doesn't instill me with optimism: http://www.mariaburns.com/Site/Behind_th…

Posted by Fnarf

on March 25, 2011 at 12:48 PM

Holy Mother of Godzilla....it's one of HER eggs!

Yup, it's obvious to any trained paleoarcheologist, the Godzilla Egg exists!

I just hope it doesn't hatch here!!?!

Posted by sgt_doom on March 25, 2011 at 1:04 PM

now will someone tell me if this was real?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oPxa3C3i…

Posted by Chester Copperpot on March 25, 2011 at 1:07 PM

I see they're wearing Tyvek protective suits.

Posted by Vince on March 25, 2011 at 1:19 PM

I was SO waiting for it to suddenly move, and make a grab at that kid's foot. Dammit for short videos!

@1 - Yeah, looks like a large piece of ornamental wood, from a ship perhaps? Or just a round chunk from a lumber barge? I doubt any debris from Japan has made it to the West Coast already.

Posted by treacle on March 25, 2011 at 1:39 PM

@11, debris from Japan has been washing up on our shores for thousands of years, what do you mean? Oh, yeah, that.

It's a movie prop. My link shows a pic of the modelers who made it.

Posted by Fnarf

on March 25, 2011 at 1:46 PM

@9 - FAAAAAAAKE. Like, a million fake.

Posted by evilvolus on March 25, 2011 at 1:59 PM

The only actor name I recognized was Glen Campbell. The rhinestone cowboy?

Posted by SoSea Resident on March 25, 2011 at 2:17 PM

@2 I think I love you for thinking of that! LOL! :-D

Posted by thunderchaps on March 25, 2011 at 4:28 PM

I don't care that it's fake, it freaked me the fuck out. I love walking the beach, especially after a storm, and I do scream now and then when I run across something I don't recognize.

When she kicked it with her little pink shoe I about wet myself.

Posted by gloomy gus on March 25, 2011 at 5:14 PM

It looks like a large chunk of roof insulation that's been weathered a long time by the sea. It kind of looks to old and weathered to be from Japan's tsunami.

Posted by doloresdaphne on March 26, 2011 at 1:43 AM

It's a mound of radioactivity.

Posted by SeattleBrad on March 26, 2011 at 9:58 AM