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Related: About this forumOregon highway 'slimed' after hagfish lorry overturns
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A highway in the US state of Oregon has been "slimed" after a truck full of hagfish overturned, covering cars and the tarmac with the animals and the sticky goo they produce.
Hagfish are eel-shaped fish, sometimes known as "slime eels". They have a skull but no jaw or spine and they secrete slime when stressed.
The 3,400kg of hagfish were to be exported to South Korea, where they are considered a delicacy.
No-one was injured in the accident.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40605743
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Oregon highway 'slimed' after hagfish lorry overturns (Original Post)
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2017
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Isnt a Prius being crushed and slimed by a truck full of hagfish a metaphor for 2017 or something?
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2017
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LSFL
(1,112 posts)1. Aye....It has begun...the hagfish be upon us.
eppur_se_muova
(37,867 posts)2. That slime is pretty intriguing stuff ...
muriel_volestrangler
(102,754 posts)3. Isnt a Prius being crushed and slimed by a truck full of hagfish a metaphor for 2017 or something?
eppur_se_muova
(37,867 posts)4. Hagfish Day is the third Wednesday in October.
Duly noted.