Out of tissues

Over the past few months scientists have been studying what they call "slime-snot" (ew) on the seafloor, which they believe to be is where a lot of the oil went following the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Vernon Asper, a professor of marine sciences at University of Southern Mississippi, and his colleagues wanted to figure out what this slime-like substance was on the seafloor. So, in turn, they used BP's funds to buy a multicorer, which obtains underwater oil samples.

One of the cylinders. It's probably in your best

interest to never Google Image "slime snot"

In the first cylinder, the scientists found just mud. However, in the second, they found a thin dark layer that tested positive for oil; in between, a substance that is presumably oil, and lastly a two-inch thick layer of this "slime snot," which they believe is basically a mixture of oil and the bacteria feeding on it.

Although they said this will take time to find out exactly how much damage is being done, they presume a fair amount of the ecosystem has been affected by this thick sludge atop the seafloor.

$uck it, BP.