Exploding Whale on the Oregon Coast

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale

"On November 12, 1970, a 14 m (45 ft 11 in), eight-ton sperm whale died as a result of beaching itself near Florence, Oregon. Because all Oregon beaches are under the jurisdiction of the State Parks and Recreation Department, responsibility for disposing of the carcass fell upon the Oregon Highway Division (now known as the Oregon Department of Transportation, or ODOT), a sister agency. After consulting with officials at the United States Navy, they decided that it would be best to remove the whale in the same way they would remove a boulder and, on November 12, used half a ton of dynamite on it. They thought burying the whale would be ineffective, as it would soon be uncovered, and they believed the use of dynamite would cause an explosion that would disintegrate the whale into pieces small enough for scavengers to clear up. The engineer in charge of the operation, George Thornton, was recorded as stating that one set of charges might not be enough and more might be needed. Thornton later explained that he was chosen to remove the whale because the district engineer, Dale Allen, had gone hunting" ~ From wikipedia

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Exploding
• Whale
• Oregon
• Blast
• Florence

[KamikazeCaptain]

Fuck yeah the american way! Can't Move it? BLOW IT UP

[sophiethepeopleeater]

Those ppl were "yay"ing... lol~ how dumb haha.

[illnessartist]

Dead HHHWALE 2:52

[4thel0ve]

P.S. I wonder how many people skipped ahead to find the explosion.

And LOL @ the lady who you can hear saying, "Here come the pieces... OW!!"

[4thel0ve]

"Nobody could remember how to get rid of one"

"Nobody wanted to cut it up"

I can no longer defend my country when people say Americans are dumb & lazy. :\

[starfleetofficer1]

LMAO, exploding whale fail.

[sunniski]

this is soooo funny, we just blow up a stinky fish and it will go away. this is classic when he says they will always remember what not to do. I love it.

[GenotisX]

Not enough