Tuesday, 03 Aug 2021 12:29 PM MYT BY MELANIE CHALIL Unlike the cartoon best friends, their real-life counterparts don’t get along. ― Pictures via Twitter/NOAA, Christopher Mah, Instagram/SpongeBob Squarepants Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 ― Marine researchers spotted the real-life versions of Nickelodeon’s famed duo SpongeBob Squarepants and Patrick Star on a recent deep dive. Only it wasn’t the pineapple under the sea at Bikini Bottom but somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean seabed. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists were controlling a remotely operated vehicle when they came across the square-shaped yellow sponge and a five-pointed pink sea star at the Retriever Seamount off the coast of New England last week at a depth of 1,885 metres,