Meanwhile on the Ocean Floor: Real-Life SpongeBob and Patrick Is a Tad More Anti-Climatic Than Expected

Photo: NOAA Ocean Exploration

We all know the story of the yellow, porous sponge (named SpongeBob Squarepants) who lives in a pineapple at the bottom of the sea. Why he lives in a pineapple (and why it doesn’t rot away) we’ll never know. We overlook that part. We suspend…