Attack of the BLOB in Raleigh , NC!!
Surely, everyone has seen the video of the “Cameron Village Blob” by now. I’m not sure where it was first posted, but once it was announced on Gawker’s science fiction blog i09, it was EVERYWHERE. [Editor’s note: Great publicity for the city of Raleigh!]
When I first saw this video, I was convinced that there was NO WAY that this could be real. With all the stuff that is forged online nowadays with PhotoShop and whatnot, I just knew this was a hoax. Until…
On Wednesday, Tyler Dukes at News 14 reported that city officials are claiming that, not only is the video legit, but the “monster” is assumed to be a colony of tubifex worms. WORMS!!! It’s explained that these worms “attach themselves to roots and work into weak points of the piping” and their movements in the video are reactions to the light of the camera. [Another editor’s note: Gross.]
I recently moved down the street from Cameron Village and this video makes me cringe. I have made it a point to never watch it again because I’d rather not have nightmares of a Toilet Monster. But in case you haven’t seen it yet, brace yourself!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELoqZiamr4E
Crystal Archbell, Program Manager