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The strange, milky white goo was found by dog walker Andrew Holden when he was out on the moors near junction 22 of the M62 last week.
Andrew has spent hours trying to find out what the bizarre material is - but has hit a dead end.
He said: “It looks like frogspawn but it definitely isn’t. It doesn’t look normal and I didn’t notice a smell..
The goo has been spotted all over the world and its origin has never been definitely explained.
Reports of the substance date back as far as the 14th century when physician John of Gaddesden detailed ‘stella terrae’ in his medical writings - describing it as “a certain mucilaginous substance lying upon the earth,” and suggesting it could be used to treat abscesses.
A 14th century Latin medical glossary describes ‘uligo’, “a certain fatty substance emitted from the earth, that is commonly called ‘a star which has fallen’”.
originally posted by: djz3ro
a reply to: dingdongdoodah
I've read about this substance (or at least similar substances, though I think clear versions and maybe blue versions have been found) but this is the first time I've heard of...
'A 14th century Latin medical glossary describes ‘uligo’, “a certain fatty substance emitted from the earth, that is commonly called ‘a star which has fallen’"
I wonder how 14th Century scientists came to the conclusion it emitted from the Earth?
originally posted by: hutch622
a reply to: dingdongdoodah
Here you go .
originally posted by: swanne
a reply to: dingdongdoodah
Whatever it is, it can't come from outer space. There's several hundred miles of atmosphere between space and the surface of the Earth. Anything that falls through the atmosphere will be burnt up or atomised because of friction in re-entry.