Strange things in the rain...

twoRone · 03-10-2010, 07:50 PM

I see this all the time... as a masonry contractor/general contractor..
it is what the trade calls "efflorescence" . it appears often after rains .. it is derived from impurities in concrete, mortar, brick, or any other cementous products .... the impurities are gathered by the water and drawn to the surface by the sun and can literally grow like a crystal formation ... it is usually sodium or alkaline based... it will usually taste like salt.. but you probably don't want to taste it..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efflorescence

hope this helps

gita · 03-10-2010, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by twoRone

I see this all the time... as a masonry contractor/general contractor..
it is what the trade calls "efflorescence" . it appears often after rains .. it is derived from impurities in concrete, mortar, brick, or any other cementous products .... the impurities are gathered by the water and drawn to the surface by the sun and can literally grow like a crystal formation ... it is usually sodium or alkaline based... it will usually taste like salt.. but you probably don't want to taste it..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efflorescence

hope this helps

How come my car was also covered in it?!

HORIZONS · 03-10-2010, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by gita

How come my car was also covered in it?!

Don't ask any questions and they won't tell any lies.

That is a good question though. Hmmmm.....

gita · 03-10-2010, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by HORIZONS

Don't ask any questions and they won't tell any lies.

That is a good question though. Hmmmm.....

Didn't realise I had a flintstones' car!!

twoRone · 03-10-2010, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by gita

Didn't realise I had a flintstones' car!!

LOL...on your pics.. some of the growth appears to be liken.. (grows on porous materials in damp shady areas) the stuff in earth tone colors... the white stuff? I don't know.. especially the stuff on the car.. weird

FIIISH · 03-11-2010, 05:27 AM

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Check out Snow Mold as well

Mercuriel,

I don't think this is snow mold. This stuff is appearing on the pavement
and brick, plus we don't get snow in Phoenix!

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It can, and often does, form in areas that have never shown it before after an area has been wet for a long time.. long periods of rain etc..

twoRone,

Thanks for the information.

This might explain why it has not shown up before when it has rained.

We have been getting quite a bit more rain than usual lately.

Chemtrails and their effects are real, but this white stuff may not
be evidence of that, just "efflorescence".

That is a relief!

Mercuriel · 03-12-2010, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by FIIISH

Mercuriel,

I don't think this is snow mold. This stuff is appearing on the pavement
and brick, plus we don't get snow in Phoenix!

I wasn't implying that it was "Snow Mold" - Merely that that the Two effects - "Snow Mold" and the Phenomena in the above pictures - Are some of the resultants from the Chemtrail Program.

Above this - I'd said...

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Chemtrail Particulate. BTW - Check out Snow Mold as well for addtional "Oddness" in Our surroundings...

Meaning that I imply that the White Stuff in the Pics above is Chemtrail Particulate and then I further went on to add that You could also check out "Snow Mold" to see "other" Odd happenings in our surroundings - Same Agenda/Program...

Simply put - Its being noted that the White Substance is being found in Wet areas that get Rain in the Winter, and the Snow Mold is being found in Areas that get Snow in the Winter. Hmmm eh ?

Mercuriel · 03-10-2010, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by gita

How come my car was also covered in it?!

Awesome - GJ. You keep on thinking Gita. Excellent work...

twoRone · 03-10-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gita

How come my car was also covered in it?!

that's not the same stuff... the crystal type formation and the powdery substance in the original poster's pics are efflorescence ... it comes out of cementous material just like the pics are showing.. note how it emerges from the edges of the wet area and as the water dries the crystals form. It can, and often does, form in areas that have never shown it before after an area has been wet for a long time.. long periods of rain etc..

your pics are much different.. I don't have a clue what that is.. I suppose it could be some kind of chemtrail residue..

bashi · 03-12-2010, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by twoRone

I see this all the time... as a masonry contractor/general contractor..
it is what the trade calls "efflorescence" . it appears often after rains .. it is derived from impurities in concrete, mortar, brick, or any other cementous products .... the impurities are gathered by the water and drawn to the surface by the sun and can literally grow like a crystal formation ... it is usually sodium or alkaline based... it will usually taste like salt.. but you probably don't want to taste it..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efflorescence

hope this helps

Fiiish: How old is the concrete? It looks like it has not been properly cured.

.

Rocky_Shorz · 03-12-2010, 08:08 PM

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"In all the 30 years we have been rescuing animals," Rebecca Dmytryk with WildRescue says, "we have never seen what we're seeing now. Ever."...

In 2007, after hundreds of marine birds washed up along Monterey in a mysterious event, the Department of Fish and Game determined they had been coated in a substance formed by an underwater algae that normally blooms in warm, nutrient-rich waters. But, it bloomed off-season -- in the winter, while the ocean was churning Dmytryk said. When the waves broke up the blooms, it turned them into a soap-like substance that the coated the pelicans' feathers. They lost their waterproofing, couldn't find food and died.

Last October, Dmytryk and her colleagues went to Oregon to help the Coast Guard retrieve nearly 500 birds that were coated in a similar substance. Despite their hard work, 10,000 marine birds died...

Dmytryk says the same issues that plague the pelicans may be affecting all marine life and speculates the absence of famed sea lions on San Francisco's Pier 39 might also be linked.

NBC San Diego

The image links don't work but I recommend going to that link and clicking on the small sea lion picture...

Rocky_Shorz · 03-12-2010, 08:13 PM

on a walk this morning at the beach I spotted a baby dolphin that had washed ashore...

Something is happening

top369 · 03-12-2010, 08:46 PM

When I sweep before my door today I have the same think on it... and I did not take any attention until I read this post... hmmm... and concrete is 25 years old and I didn't see something like that before... Strange...

FIIISH · 03-13-2010, 03:51 AM

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Simply put - Its being noted that the White Substance is being found in Wet areas that get Rain in the Winter, and the Snow Mold is being found in Areas that get Snow in the Winter. Hmmm eh ?

Mercuriel,

I am with you now.

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Fiiish: How old is the concrete? It looks like it has not been properly cured.

Bashi,

The concrete in the picture with the gutter is over 30 years old.
The concrete in the other pictures is newer, but the stuff is appearing on both.

We also have a plastic planter on the back patio that is empty and has
similar stuff growing on the inside of it. Whether it is the same, I don't know.

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on a walk this morning at the beach I spotted a baby dolphin that had washed ashore...

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Something is happening

Rocky_Shorz,

That is sad to hear about the dolphin. I agree, something IS happening.

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When I sweep before my door today I have the same think on it... and I did not take any attention until I read this post... hmmm... and concrete is 25 years old and I didn't see something like that before... Strange...

top369

Thanks for posting! Can you share any pictures of what you found?

top369 · 03-13-2010, 07:55 AM

Pic of today.... Strange thing is return on my concrete....

FIIISH · 03-13-2010, 05:05 PM

Top369,

Thanks for posting the pic. That looks quite similar to what we have here.

What I find strange is that this stuff has only appeared in the past 2-3 weeks
even though we have gotten rain before-obviously.

I wonder if it has to do with the amount of rain we have been getting?

FIIISH · 03-23-2010, 05:05 AM

Well, I think I might have another idea of what this stuff is.

A week ago today, I came down with a mother of a "cold" that I am still
fighting off.

From what I have heard from other locals, there is something "going around", and a number of people have been sick.

Coincidence?

Kundaflower · 03-23-2010, 08:18 AM

Hi all,

To Fiish..

Tworone is right about your pics, i see this also all the time being in constrution business too.
And it can been seen in old concrete as well....

to Gita...

I hope those are not spillings from your morning coffee in the balcony

Here is juvel for all you sience minded who are interestid in weather...You can browse your country there and chemicals you are interestid and see how much of it is in your air...

Site can be little slow but its worth of it..

http://ebas.nilu.no/

Love and knowledge..
KF

gita · 03-23-2010, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Kundaflower

to Gita...

I hope those are not spillings from your morning coffee in the balcony

KF

Kunda - I drink tea in the morning (no milk) and I don't have a balcony!

I also noticed that when I moved my car from the driveway, there wasn't any of this stuff under it! The plot thickens.

Also noticed some fresh ones this morning but not as much as before!

Coffee anyone?

03-10-2010, 07:50 PM	#1
twoRone Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 104	Re: Strange things in the rain... I see this all the time... as a masonry contractor/general contractor.. it is what the trade calls "efflorescence" . it appears often after rains .. it is derived from impurities in concrete, mortar, brick, or any other cementous products .... the impurities are gathered by the water and drawn to the surface by the sun and can literally grow like a crystal formation ... it is usually sodium or alkaline based... it will usually taste like salt.. but you probably don't want to taste it.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efflorescence hope this helps

03-12-2010, 08:13 PM	#12
Rocky_Shorz Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,098	Re: Strange things in the rain... on a walk this morning at the beach I spotted a baby dolphin that had washed ashore... Something is happening Last edited by Rocky_Shorz; 03-12-2010 at 08:22 PM.

03-12-2010, 08:46 PM	#13
top369 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5	Re: Strange things in the rain... When I sweep before my door today I have the same think on it... and I did not take any attention until I read this post... hmmm... and concrete is 25 years old and I didn't see something like that before... Strange...

03-13-2010, 05:05 PM	#16
FIIISH Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 296	Re: Strange things in the rain... Top369, Thanks for posting the pic. That looks quite similar to what we have here. What I find strange is that this stuff has only appeared in the past 2-3 weeks even though we have gotten rain before-obviously. I wonder if it has to do with the amount of rain we have been getting?

03-23-2010, 05:05 AM	#17
FIIISH Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 296	Re: Strange things in the rain... Well, I think I might have another idea of what this stuff is. A week ago today, I came down with a mother of a "cold" that I am still fighting off. From what I have heard from other locals, there is something "going around", and a number of people have been sick. Coincidence?

03-23-2010, 08:18 AM	#18
Kundaflower Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Finland Posts: 139	Re: Strange things in the rain... Hi all, To Fiish.. Tworone is right about your pics, i see this also all the time being in constrution business too. And it can been seen in old concrete as well.... to Gita... I hope those are not spillings from your morning coffee in the balcony Here is juvel for all you sience minded who are interestid in weather...You can browse your country there and chemicals you are interestid and see how much of it is in your air... Site can be little slow but its worth of it.. http://ebas.nilu.no/ Love and knowledge.. KF

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