Beach Mystery Solved: What Are These Weird Balls Kids Keep Finding on Pensacola Shores?

It is not as solid as a stone, but it is more structured than an ordinary handful of wet sand or loose mud.

Its smooth surface may suggest that it spent a long time in the water, yet the lack of a familiar shape prevents most beach visitors from recognizing it immediately.

Without knowing how underwater sediment moves, a person may reasonably assume continue reading …