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50 Ton Whale Explodes

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ThomasJefferson

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Jul 17, 2002
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A dead sperm whale being transported through Tainan City on its way to a research station suddenly exploded yesterday, splattering cars and shops with blood and guts.

Certified by authorities as the largest beached whale on record in Taiwan, the 17-meter 50-ton carcass was being transported by a flat-bed trailer-truck ...

http://www.etaiwannews.com/Taiwan/2004/01/27/1075168255.htm

The visual image of all these stunned Taiwanese standing around with whale guts dripping off them... well I would rather have powermac updates, but this will do for now ...
 
Not as bad as the Oregon beached whale that the State Dep't Of Transportation sent in to 'blow' up - they used a good amount of tnt and ended up sending chunks of rotting whale meat flying every where. One large piece even totalled a car.

Nice link, though! :D

D
 
That is a raining of cats and dogs that I could do without. That certainly makes for a lot of blubber. :p
 
Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
Not as bad as the Oregon beached whale that the State Dep't Of Transportation sent in to 'blow' up - they used a good amount of tnt and ended up sending chunks of rotting whale meat flying every where. One large piece even totalled a car.

Nice link, though! :D

D
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I saw the Oregon video clip and it was amazing! That was a lot of whale. The Mac admin for my school's graphic communications department has it among his files somewhere.
 
Originally posted by jrv3034
So, can something like this happen to a dead human?:eek:
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A dead anything. It's actually a real danger in rangelands, and a good reason never to approach a dead cow when you don't know the state of its decomposition. A coworker of mine once made that very mistake...messy...
 
Originally posted by pooky
A dead anything. It's actually a real danger in rangelands, and a good reason never to approach a dead cow when you don't know the state of its decomposition. A coworker of mine once made that very mistake...messy...
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So can the explosion hurt you, or is it just enough to make a mess?

Dan
 
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:p
 
Originally posted by jrv3034
So, can something like this happen to a dead human?:eek:
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William the Conquerer (King of England from 1066 to 1087) exploded when they tried to squeeze him into his coffin. Accounts said the stench was awful.
 
Originally posted by Pseudonym
William the Conquerer (King of England from 1066 to 1087) exploded when they tried to squeeze him into his coffin. Accounts said the stench was awful.
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Wot, and you have no pictures?!
 
Originally posted by ThomasJefferson
Wot, and you have no pictures?!
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I think that we are all better off not seeing any pictures. The pictures would not be pretty. You would definitely need a strong stomach. From experience, I can only imagine the site.
 
Originally posted by Pseudonym
:D

Flash didn't fire - too dark to get an image:(
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That makes perfect sense, actually, seeing as how it happened in the dark ages and all...
 
Originally posted by wdlove
For those with a strong stomach. "There is whale blubber falling everywhere." A Quicktime movie.
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evil_santa beated you to it a few posts ago ;)
 
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