The author includes the example of a blob placed in front of us to show that A. without tools, the blob remains a mystery.
B. we humans have a tendency to try to taste things.
C. our sense of sight helps us determine the structure of the blob.
D. the universe is full of many strange and unexplainable things.
Explanation/evidence
Coming To Our Senses By Neil deGrasse Tyson

the words "strangest" and "unusual" suggest (:

well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.