Whale explodes, news at 11

[boarderline]

Whale chunks shower small Taiwanese town after whale explodes, news at 11.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3437455.stm

[Viva]

Wow, I thought that this kind of thing only happened in Oregon.

[iceman]

Originally posted by Viva
Wow, I thought that this kind of thing only happened in Oregon.

Yeah it turns out that was a waste of dynamite - all they had to do was wait until it blew up on its own.

[boarderline]

Originally posted by iceman
Yeah it turns out that was a waste of dynamite - all they had to do was wait until it blew up on its own.

Ah yes, the infamous Oregon whale explosion of 1970. Quite the waste of explosives, and quite hilarious.

Quicktime video of the news broadcast:
http://home.comcast.net/~jlhacks/wha...ale.vid-hi.mov

[Viva]

Originally posted by boarderline
Ah yes, the infamous Oregon whale explosion of 1970. Quite the waste of explosives, and quite hilarious.

Yeah, worked so well back then that 30 years later they tried it on an ocean going freighter...silly Oregonians.


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[The Reverend Floater]

"The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in....film at eleven."