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Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

not.a.sock.puppet — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:07:28 GMT

MILLIONS of small prawns became stranded on a beach in southern Chile this week, carpeting a three-kilometre strand in red, local fishermen and police said.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/millions-of-stranded-prawns-blanket-chile-beach/story-e6frfq80-1226603002268#ixzz2ODLWU2xL

Sock loves images of a prawn-o-graphic nature! Ay!

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

monman12 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:19:57 GMT

I thought and hope that this might be: fresh from a wormhole near you----------TRBAG !

Good to hear that the police are involved!

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

pct001wine — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:06:14 GMT

Are they mussels in the picture as well ? Is this the world's biggest Paella ?

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

the_hawk* — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:43:35 GMT

One has to wonder if these events have any thing to do with the changing ocean currents

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

icyfroth — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:08:30 GMT

They look cooked. Raw prawns are green, aren't they?

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

the_hawk* — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:20:18 GMT

They look cooked. Raw prawns are green, aren't they?

Interesting point

I just did a google on raw prawns and then selected images and there are some red ones shown claiming to be raw, I guess like most things they come in different colors.

you learn something every day

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

purple_haize — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:26:06 GMT

Well, I have never seen a raw prawn that was red........they are green when not cooked.

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

not_an_eloi — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:27:13 GMT

raised water temperature and toxic gases, emanatin' from an active undersea volcano, mebbe

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

icyfroth — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:43:56 GMT

just read through the link:

"So far, the cause of the event is unknown. Some fishermen are blaming a change in ocean currents, while others suggest the culprit is a local coal-fired thermoelectric plant that uses seawater as a coolant."

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

j*oono — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:50:09 GMT

They are shrimp which I think can be pink when raw. In the story it says that they are only 1cm or less.

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

icyfroth — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:04:28 GMT

Damn they could've been a whale dinner 😞

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

the_hawk* — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:09:12 GMT

They are shrimp which I think can be pink when raw. In the story it says that they are only 1cm or less.

at that size they sound like shrimp as you say

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

kengillard — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:29:10 GMT

whatever colour...they're dead:-(

Maybe a hot underwater current killed them? Chile is always having volcano eruptions and earthquakes

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

j*oono — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:48:15 GMT

I was just trying to think of what to buy for dinners over the weekend. Chilli prawns sounds like a good idea.

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

kengillard — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:59:47 GMT

yewk.. bit on the nose?

Re: Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

not.a.sock.puppet — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:03:32 GMT