Thanks to a massive algae bloom off the coast of China, people hoping for a day at the beach instead find themselves frolicking in gooey green shag. The best part is that the mutant mucous is likely a result of human waste in the water.
An algae bloom twice the size of Los Angeles, nearly 11,500 square miles, has been invading Chinese waterfronts for nearly a month now.
A public beach in Qingdao, northeast China's Shandong province on July 4, 2013.
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Despite bulldozers and pitchfork brigades, the ceaseless tide of plantlife continues to clog beaches around Qingdao in northeast China. It's reported to be 16 inches thick in some areas.
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But since the algae poses no danger to humans, people have been making the most of the slippery slime, rolling around in it as though it were viscuos, verdant carpeting.
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The scientific name for the algae is enteromorpha prolifera, but locals call it "hutai."
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Via: latimes.com
