'Mystery' ball on Japanese beach

[Greenheart]

From the BBC: Japan’s mystery ball removed from the beach - BBC News

Pretty sure there are several of those on the east side of Southampton Water.
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[penfold]

I'm cautious about appearing balls on beaches.

 

[Greenheart]

Just what I first thought, although on the Japanese beach it was noticeably not defying gravity.

I caught this view in a vid last week by Southampton Water...I'll be surprised if the buoy in the pic isn't the same in most respects.

Wonder how far it had drifted to reach Hamamatsu, and how many less robust items avoided it en route.
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[penfold]

North Korean spy submersible; it's been sent to research Japanese industrial pie-making capacity for Kim the Fat.

 

[gordmac]

Godzilla egg?

 

[harvey38]

Partially deflated 'Spy Balloon'?