Headscratchers / The Blob (1958)

• Wouldn't people have been warned to stay away from that part of Alaska by the sequel, or at least told what is there?
  • Keep in mind, this was during the Cold War, and the presence of a nigh-indestructible potential superweapon could be very tempting to the wrong people on either side. Keeping it so top-secret that nobody knew what was there was apparently a gamble that didn't pay off.

• If the titular blob is so weak to cold temperatures that some fire extinguishers can stop it in its tracks completely, how did it survive in space for so long?
  • Cold temperatures don't "kill" it, just stop it. It could "survive" perfectly well in space, hurtling around inside an inert meteorite.

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