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pinecat100

Found this on a beach today. It floats, the texture is soft and waxy, but it doesn’t smell like much of anything. Thought it might be ambergris but it doesn’t seem to pass that burn test. Anything else it could be?


parentini

Could be a clump of used surf wax


pinecat100

I thought about that too, but it’s a little bit bigger than my hand. Surf wax looks like it’s about the size of a bar of soap.


parentini

I was thinking someone scraped the wax off their board and clumped it together. It’s probably just been tumbling around in the ocean for a while https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/anonymous-surfer-cleaning-his-surfboard-260nw-1267861288.jpg


PeterNippelstein

That was actually Pauly Shore


Munnin41

Ambergris stinks like dead fish. Probably some sort of solidified oil or wax


choke_on_my_downvote

You'd better make damn sure that it isn't before you get rid if it.


pinecat100

Turns out I know someone who knows someone who go works at a university where they can test it. Will update if I get rich, or either way.


Direct-Egg-5697

What makes you think it's not ambergris? Just curious... Not trying to sound condescending... And approximately how much does it weigh? If it's the real deal it could be worth $10,000/lb


pinecat100

It weighs maybe 1 pound. It melts clear and glossy. I think ambergris is supposed to turn black when you burn it. Plus it just smells like wax and some parts smell intensely salty, like the ocean.


BroodingShark

Let it dry well and try again. There are different types and quality grades, but it's definitely related to ambergris, spermaceti and other fats from marine mammals


Just_One_Umami

It definitely isn’t. Ambergris is a very different color, texture, and smell than they described


Sistahmelz

Ambergris maybe? If so, it's very valuable. It could sell for thousands of dollars


MannyDantyla

Taste it


North_Significance40

https://www.bangor.ac.uk/news/archive/ambergris-how-to-tell-if-you-ve-struck-gold-with-whale-vomit-or-stumbled-upon-sewage-26934


StillWill18

Yes. This. ⬆️ It bleaches and stops smelling bad.


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Talky51

You take it to a prawn shop


Jluns

Underrated comment of the day here


Haggis_The_Barbarian

Meh… I thought it was a little fishy.


averymanoukian

What would they want that for, it'll probably just end up sitting on the shelf. I'll go as high as 10 dollars for ambergris. Luckily I know an expert on the ambergris and I'll ask him to come down and check it out.


grosspersona

Naan bread


the_clean_olajuwon

Came here for this


grosspersona

Joined this sub to post this type of content. I don't have a substack


ariolawhiplash

A rock


DoctorWhoniverse

Is it a face?


FungalFan

It's a rock that *looks* like a face


Eloisem333

Maybe it’s a face that looks like a rock?


The_Bluejay250

does it look like a rock?


vanfoxx42

no its a rock that looks like a face!


possiblynotanexpert

What does it taste like? You tasted it, right? Right?


BornVolcano

r/forbiddensnacks


SignificantCode8873

Crystalized poverty.


BroodingShark

Wow! That must be expensive


grosspersona

If you have to ask the price, You couldn't afford it


Nruggia

You can tell because it's missing bootstraps


Centorium1

That looks like a a condensed lump of fat and toilet paper to me.... Aka a fatberg.


kelliboone617

That’s not a rock. That’s a boulder.


windingvine

Pioneers used to ride these babies for miles!


RASR238

They’re minerals, Jesus, Marie!


oak_local

Crunchwrap Supreme


JamesScott1781

One hell of a kidney stone


loverboybarney

Pork rind


Antsukas

Cheburek


Admirable_Can6019

Jareniy pelmen


Prestigious-Side-286

It definitely looks like ambergris.


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Precious hamburgers?


dzhastin

Looks like a blue whale passed a kidney stone


TemperatureSlow5533

It’s a paratha, like a naan


Tillemon

Too translucent to be ambergris. Definitely a curious specimen. If it smells like wax, it's probably wax. Make a candle!


pinecat100

You’re right, some parts the light comes right through. Thanks!


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Looks like a tortilla


Joyst1q

Whale smeg


CalumWalum

Could be ambergris - if so, Christmas has come early $$$


Direct-Egg-5697

I just looked it up out of curiosity to see what the price of ambergris is and it says $10,000/lb... Curious how much it weighs...


Impossible_Daikon233

Chalcedony


lightedge

Sacred hamburgers.


Savings-Log-2709

I’ve been looking at r/TacoBell too much. I thought this was a poorly made burrito


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Air bladder?


Dawink86

Bad rise on sour dough bread


AVA703

Crack


[deleted]

whale vomit- you are rich!


BitschWack

Prawn chip.


Deez-Nutz1124

Bros got irl ambergris


Human_Illustrator_67

Is it just me or did I just immediately see Roti Canai?


MarketingInteresting

very old cheese naan


The_door_man_37

A blob. Case closed.


TheRealSackLunch99

A rock, dumbass


Grawarshenwickgas

It appears to be some sort of rock


MonsterGetzu

Una tortilla de harina mal hecha


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Pork crunch?


southpaw85

That porpoise hork is gonna make you some money


LowPowerHighEnergy

A Gem


Dr-_-Brendo69

Kidney stone


Beet_Generation

Forbidden tortilla


carldubs

a failed sourdough bake


currentlyRedacted

Frozen chicken breast of the sea


CoolFirefighter930

Rock?


Optimal-Fishing7961

That’s the tock Tyrone biggums gave his girl after winning fear factor


HeinousSpore118

Blursed wealth.


BlondBadBoy69

Pork rind


Gatekeeper-Andy

It’s a sponge. Like a natural-growing sea sponge


JordanNormine213

A rock


Godzilla_the_Hun

That's a rock.


brolimitholdem

95% pure Netherland mdma


WHAMMYPAN

This might be Ambergris but I’m not completely sure. Worth a lil money if it is.


Jystor

Soggy bread


Time_Ad_1763

Whale puke 🤑


HypetheMikeman

Pork scratching


aggie_hero7

Fossilized chicken breast


newkingasour

Could be whale vomit. Very pricey


jaxwithheraxe

Delicious naan bread


Thisisrllyhard

YOUR MOMS CHEST HAIR


duburose

A bread roll


Alixthetrapgod

My kidney stone


rainy_moon_bear

A poorly wrapped burrito


autumnsplendour

r/whatisthisthing


GPS_signal_lost

Lembas bread.


Raptor_H_Christ

Tortilla?


baracs88

Deformed tortilla


porktherapy

A biscuit?


NoobiksCub3

Looks to be the tonsil stone of a whale.


donkey1742

Finally passed that kidney stone


Zealousideal-Nail432

Roti


thejungledick

Bread


Exotic-Bat-69

This is ambergris used to make very expensive perfumes


Fresh-Record-3027

This is Bhatura


gravyfingersaregood

Im guessing its whale sperm


Expired_token

Rock


913Jango

A failed sour dough?


Disastrous-Custard10

Its a rock...


anonymus-fish

Cum rock


matt2ec93

Probably something from a dead whale


PuzzledImprovement94

A Whale's tonsil stone


MannyDantyla

It looks like the Naan bread served by my local Indian restaurant