Giant Blob of White Foam Invades California, Wins Over the Internet

You read that correctly. A giant blob of white foam, slowly expanding, has invaded Santa Clara, California.

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A giant white "foam blob" has invaded the streets of Santa Clara. Experts are still currently working to determine the exact cause of this expanding glut of whiteness, though some citizens have decided to just say "fuck it" and let it consume them:

Guy just rode his bike through the foam. Now police are blocking it off to prevent copycats. pic.twitter.com/QF0ubBFXUp

— Ann Rubin (@AnnRubinKTVU) November 18, 2016

The white foam, according toKTVU, "appears to be" a form of fire retardant that could have accidentally been released while testing a local fire system. Local police and other authorities are currently working to figure out a number of things, including what the hell is going on exactly and how the hell to do something about it.

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Initial reports of the white foam invasion also included some fascinating details on some guy named Blake, reportedly the same guy who biked his way through the mystery substance:

"A man on a bike said he couldn't resist the foam. He said officers told him it's non-toxic and he should bike through it. As he went into the foam he disappeared for several minutes, but later reappeared covered in foam.

Good luck with all that, Blake.

At the time of publication, the growing blob of hopefully nontoxic foam was being livestreamed across the country while inspiring a multitude of hot takes:

We're livestreaming the growing foam blob in #SantaClara https://t.co/qZwwWrhLfd pic.twitter.com/3iJdEUkP8M

— KTVU (@KTVU) November 18, 2016

police have still not shot white foam and are trying to get it to surrender peacefully https://t.co/Ug1V9fKQsn

— Sen. Lemon Gogurt (I - Podcastia) (@Ugarles) November 18, 2016

Terrifying blob of white foam rolling in is not a metaphor I required for clarity, but thanks anyway.

— Rebecca Traister (@rtraister) November 18, 2016

the foam is white nationalism. it's a metaphor. https://t.co/ozH8Ry2usB

— Caitlin Kelly (@caitlin__kelly) November 18, 2016

Now a guy has jumped into the giant blob of white foam because the media said it was OK.

TOO ON-THE-NOSE, 2016https://t.co/pkuzXVBnvZ

— Chris Taylor 🖋️ (@FutureBoy) November 18, 2016

How many parody foam blob accounts are there already?

— Jordan Freiman (@JordanFreiman) November 18, 2016

Fuck 2016.

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