1/29/2004: Whale explodes

Undertoad · 01-29-2004, 12:10 PM

It's Taiwan, yes that's a whale in the background and yes that's its insides just lying about in the street.

The whale ran agound and died on January 17th. They were transporting it to National Cheng Kung University in Tainan in southern Taiwan, on January 26, when suddenly its belly just burst due to decomposition.

Coming soon: the Cellar Smell of the Day. OH dear. That whale was 56 feet long, so you know this is NOT a good scent right now... glad we only have to look at it.

FileNotFound · 01-29-2004, 12:22 PM

That guy doesn't seem to suggest that the smell is very nice...hope that's not his moped..hehe

doc · 01-29-2004, 12:22 PM

A sperm whale's stomach is going to smell worse then other whales. This whale does not eat plankton like other whales, it eats squid mostly. So, it's stomach contained decomposing squid and other fish, shrimp, crab, etc. EWWW!

A little bit about the Sperm Whale

glatt · 01-29-2004, 12:31 PM

That's too funny. What the hell were they thinking, putting it on the back of a truck and driving it through a city?

Why not let the scientists at the university come to the whale, instead of the other way around? It's not like the university had a whale sized refrigerator they could pop it into.

emmtayoe · 01-29-2004, 02:48 PM

Oh my!....I honestly didnt know what to think after viewing this...wow.

Wouldn't it be terribly interesting to witness this? It would have been such a random site in the first place, a giant whale being hauled down the street on a truck, but to see it explode? Hah. Once again, another incident that could have been avoided by using common sense. Oh well....it provides entertainment for all of us.

e unibus plurum · 01-29-2004, 02:51 PM

Taiwan... sperm whales, penises... WMDs?

FileNotFound · 01-29-2004, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by emmtayoe
Once again, another incident that could have been avoided by using common sense.

I never thought that common sense said :

Whales explode.

Leah · 01-29-2004, 04:53 PM

That's all I can say.

tjennings · 01-29-2004, 05:20 PM

Doesn't everybody know that you have to puncture the skin of a dead whale (baked potato like) before dragging it through town.

zippyt · 01-29-2004, 06:16 PM

I was just sitting here humming "fish heads "

Leah · 01-29-2004, 06:21 PM

The person in charged of puncturing the whale had obviously failed cooking school. Oops

xoxoxoBruce · 01-29-2004, 06:44 PM

I've heard people say "bust a gut", but never saw it before.

Stonan · 01-29-2004, 08:52 PM

It's kinda grainy but if you have P2P software (who doesn't?) do a search for whale explosion. In the 60s they figured the best way to remove a dead whale from the beach was to pack a bunch of explosives under it. BOOM. Wait a few seconds. Watch the people run for cover and the cars get smashed by falling blubber! (not to mention the seagulls take off!)

emmtayoe · 01-29-2004, 09:18 PM

Didn't they warn the beach-goers first? Or didnt the beachers at least notice them packing explosives under a giant whale and realize that they should get the hell out of there? At least I would, but you know how big I am on common sense.

marty · 01-29-2004, 10:48 PM

William of Normandy did the same thing when he died. Died of an abcess in his abdomen that got infected. Died in the heat of summer. While they were transporting him to Canterbury, he started to smell pretty bad. When they got him there, he wouldn't fit in the coffin, he'd puffed up so badly from gasses. During the service (which I imagine they tried to keep really short, his stomach exploded.
Yuck.

01-29-2004, 12:10 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	1/29/2004: Whale explodes It's Taiwan, yes that's a whale in the background and yes that's its insides just lying about in the street. The whale ran agound and died on January 17th. They were transporting it to National Cheng Kung University in Tainan in southern Taiwan, on January 26, when suddenly its belly just burst due to decomposition. Coming soon: the Cellar Smell of the Day. OH dear. That whale was 56 feet long, so you know this is NOT a good scent right now... glad we only have to look at it.

01-29-2004, 12:22 PM	#2
FileNotFound Intouch with his inner sheep rider. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 603	That guy doesn't seem to suggest that the smell is very nice...hope that's not his moped..hehe __________________ This is a rat. \|This is a hamster.\| This is a chipmunk.\| This is a Sheep Rider.

01-29-2004, 12:22 PM	#3
doc Caste-Away Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 48	A sperm whale's stomach is going to smell worse then other whales. This whale does not eat plankton like other whales, it eats squid mostly. So, it's stomach contained decomposing squid and other fish, shrimp, crab, etc. EWWW! A little bit about the Sperm Whale __________________ --- \|> /\ \/ @

01-29-2004, 02:51 PM	#6
e unibus plurum garbage in, refuse out Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 98	Taiwan... sperm whales, penises... WMDs? __________________ //VTR.FT10F001 DD DATA

01-29-2004, 05:20 PM	#9
tjennings Belt Conveyor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sioux City, IA Posts: 66	Doesn't everybody know that you have to puncture the skin of a dead whale (baked potato like) before dragging it through town. __________________ No, no, you're not thinking, you're just being logical. Niels Bohr, physicist (1885-1962) Last edited by tjennings; 01-29-2004 at 05:35 PM.

01-29-2004, 12:31 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's too funny. What the hell were they thinking, putting it on the back of a truck and driving it through a city? Why not let the scientists at the university come to the whale, instead of the other way around? It's not like the university had a whale sized refrigerator they could pop it into.

01-29-2004, 02:48 PM	#5
emmtayoe Layperson Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 13	Oh my!....I honestly didnt know what to think after viewing this...wow. Wouldn't it be terribly interesting to witness this? It would have been such a random site in the first place, a giant whale being hauled down the street on a truck, but to see it explode? Hah. Once again, another incident that could have been avoided by using common sense. Oh well....it provides entertainment for all of us.

01-29-2004, 04:53 PM	#8
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	That's all I can say.

01-29-2004, 06:16 PM	#10
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	I was just sitting here humming "fish heads " __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-29-2004, 06:21 PM	#11
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	The person in charged of puncturing the whale had obviously failed cooking school. Oops

01-29-2004, 06:44 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I've heard people say "bust a gut", but never saw it before. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-29-2004, 08:52 PM	#13
Stonan Do-er of Deeds Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada, Earth, Universe #42 Posts: 41	It's kinda grainy but if you have P2P software (who doesn't?) do a search for whale explosion. In the 60s they figured the best way to remove a dead whale from the beach was to pack a bunch of explosives under it. BOOM. Wait a few seconds. Watch the people run for cover and the cars get smashed by falling blubber! (not to mention the seagulls take off!) __________________ Jesus got it wrong by one letter: The Geek shall inherit the earth...

01-29-2004, 09:18 PM	#14
emmtayoe Layperson Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 13	Didn't they warn the beach-goers first? Or didnt the beachers at least notice them packing explosives under a giant whale and realize that they should get the hell out of there? At least I would, but you know how big I am on common sense. Last edited by emmtayoe; 01-29-2004 at 09:22 PM.

01-29-2004, 10:48 PM	#15
marty Kinda New Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1	William of Normandy did the same thing when he died. Died of an abcess in his abdomen that got infected. Died in the heat of summer. While they were transporting him to Canterbury, he started to smell pretty bad. When they got him there, he wouldn't fit in the coffin, he'd puffed up so badly from gasses. During the service (which I imagine they tried to keep really short, his stomach exploded. Yuck.

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