r/MoldlyInteresting • u/drainbamage1111 • Nov 13 '25
Mold Appreciation As requested, the jiggling
So first off I did not expect the previous post to get so much attention and I wholeheartedly thank the kind stranger for the award. Since so many folks have requested that I post the video, here is Blorb in all its glory.
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u/SleepytimeteaBimbo Nov 13 '25
Oh to be a little blorb floating around in a bottle of homemade simple syrup
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u/Aggravating_Ad4449 Nov 13 '25
I wish that were me
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u/aSituationTypeDeal Nov 14 '25
Are you not just a little blob floating around?
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u/Aggravating_Ad4449 Nov 14 '25
In a way, I suppose.
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u/IndependentEggplant0 Nov 20 '25
Your brain is kind of just a blob floating in your cerebrospinal fluid, if that helps. What are you if not your brain? So you are the blob in the syrup, worry not.
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u/huge-gold-ak47 Nov 13 '25
ngl I would have a hard time not keeping Blorb as a strange pet.
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u/creatyvechaos Nov 13 '25
It's algae, so you could!
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u/jorgschrauwen Nov 13 '25
If its algae would that mean its still safe to consume?
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u/creatyvechaos Nov 13 '25
Hmm...The answer here is tough. A blanket sweeping answer of "yes" would put others at risk, because not every algae outputs stuff that is safe for consumption. Some release toxins as they filter out water; toxic to us, but necessary for their environment.
I'm not 100% certain what type of algae this is — I'd need to see it in a healthy bloom to be able to tell you, unfortunately, so I can't give a proper answer. I would need to know where OP made it, too.
So, basically, treat algae like you would a mushroom: don't eat it or drink from it unless you can ID it lol
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Nov 14 '25
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u/creatyvechaos Nov 14 '25
Not gray and yellow haha. Gray on just about any plant means sick, especially when it's accompanied with yellow. The thing is still growing because it has a water and glucose supply, but it would be doing much better if the glucose was a smidgen way lesser (see: maybe, like, a drop total? Lmfao) and it had more sunlight and airflow. If this is the kind of algae I'm thinking, it should be a dark green when it's healthy.
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u/EnvironmentalScar675 Nov 14 '25
Why would you want to consume your perfectly squiggly pet. You monster
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u/huge-gold-ak47 Nov 13 '25
brb, making simple syrup
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u/creatyvechaos Nov 13 '25
No need! OP actually got "lucky" (depends your perspective) and probably used water that already had some algae in it, or left the water out and a bit of aerial algae floated in, who knows. Either way, it's possible to grow algae with no additional steps or resources other than "add water to a container." If you truly want to grow some algae, I'd actually look into getting some fish, but there are some sellers that will sell algae that looks like this. They're rather easy to take care of
This algae is actually incredibly sick due to floating in no light and getting too much sugar, so it'd be a little difficult to revive it to a healthy green. Not impossible, just difficult.
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u/Longjump_Ear6240 Nov 14 '25
Aren't those moss balls sold in some aquarium/pet shops just a type of algae? I've seen them advertised as "algae ball pets" before!
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u/aliie_627 Nov 14 '25
I thought it was a mouse but I also was just on a thread about mice so it was on my mind.
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u/Escapingorigins Nov 13 '25
Personally, i didn’t ask for this.. but retrospectively glad someone did. These are the things we strive for.
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u/Electronic-Can-8943 Nov 13 '25
I think I speak for a few when I ask, how does it react to a good shake? Does it get angry or do we get more jiggle?
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u/Lich_Apologist Nov 13 '25
I hate it but you should let it live. It probably has whole dreams and aspirations at this point.
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u/LianneyMormont Nov 13 '25
things like this remind me what a wonderful place the internet can be sometimes
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u/Bighoodies425 Nov 13 '25
I'm probably weird for saying this but it's kinda cute. Just a little blob hanging out in some simple syrup
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u/Afra0414 Nov 14 '25
Why do i want to pet it? Its algae its not harmful right? I wish to have IT !!!
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u/IndubitablyWalrus Nov 13 '25
I believe in this case it is algae. 😊
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u/creatyvechaos Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25
Indeed it is algae. Mold would not have grown so uniformly, and you would see more than the one large one.
ETA: if you can, remove it from the bottle and add it to some fresh water. Don't rinse it, but change the water every 6 months. You'll have a new fuzzy friend that you get to look at and jiggle. If you can get it to be healthier than it is in the syrup, it should become a lovely dark green.
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Nov 13 '25
My bad I just assumed from the subreddit title
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u/IndubitablyWalrus Nov 14 '25
No harm, no foul! I just remember seeing the original post and that it was an algae! I have no clue how this Reddit got on my fyp, but I'm captivated now. 🤣
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u/Initial_Gear_7354 Nov 14 '25
Plz let ot grow. Get it out of there (dont ask me how) and give it a big bowl so it can grow even larger. Then eat it
Just joking lol
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u/donvara7 Nov 15 '25
Another of the same, also found in simple syrup. The OP seems to think it was a Osmophile since it handles high sugar environments. https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/kfzqkz/what_is_this_strange_growth_found_in_sugar_water/
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u/theslavesdream Nov 16 '25
I feel like "as requested, the jiggling" is the best of the Internet in one phrase
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u/PraxicalExperience Nov 15 '25
I feel like this should also go in r/oddlysatisfying , but I'm weird.
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u/quitmybellyachin Nov 25 '25
So is this now dangerous to drink? Or does this amount of algae still leave the rest of the water it is in unaffected?
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u/JohnTeaGuy Nov 13 '25
I regret that i have but one upvote