Tarball

Real World Example

Imagine you leave a piece of chewing gum out in the open, and over time it hardens and loses its stickiness. Similarly, a tarball is like a piece of petroleum gum that has been floating in the ocean, gradually hardening as it interacts with the elements. Just as the gum becomes less sticky and more solid after exposure to air, a tarball becomes weathered and more solid after being exposed to the sun, water, and other environmental factors in the ocean.