I've been watching some of the videos regarding the strange metal-eating "bugs" - once you get past the This-Could-Be-Tommy-Chong-Narrating stoner stuff and watch a few of them and what he's describing, it's a little bizarre. . .weren't there some metal integrity issues mentioned by opie way back?

Hey, a meteor is what created the GOM....who's to say something otherworldly didn't hitch a ride?