Exploding whale
30 January 2004, 07:30 PM
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Anyone else see this on the news? Amazing.
"The decomposing remains of a 60-tonne sperm whale exploded on a busy street in Taiwan, showering cars and shops with blood and organs and stopping traffic for hours.
The 17 metre (56 foot) mammal had been on a truck bound for postmortem examination at a university when gases from internal decay caused its entrails to explode in the southern city of Tainan.
The whale had died after it became beached on the south-western coast of the island."
"The decomposing remains of a 60-tonne sperm whale exploded on a busy street in Taiwan, showering cars and shops with blood and organs and stopping traffic for hours.
The 17 metre (56 foot) mammal had been on a truck bound for postmortem examination at a university when gases from internal decay caused its entrails to explode in the southern city of Tainan.
The whale had died after it became beached on the south-western coast of the island."
30 January 2004, 07:42 PM
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How did they not notice its distended and bloated body? It must have looked ripe for a popping for a while! Still, a true classic reminiscent of one of the 'nets earliest cult stories:-
http://www.komotv.com/stories/28338.htm
[Edited by ajm - 1/30/2004 7:42:28 PM]
http://www.komotv.com/stories/28338.htm
[Edited by ajm - 1/30/2004 7:42:28 PM]
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