55 years ago today the Oregon Highway Division (now ODOT) detonated 450 kilograms (half a short ton) of dynamite to get rid of a dead sperm whale. by AdventurousPrint835
LegoTigerAnus on November 12, 2025 3:16 pm I recently found theexplodingwhale.com which has a remastered, clearer version of the video. Hilarious
SPECTREagent700 on November 12, 2025 3:25 pm The neighboring state of Washington prevents unexpected avalanches by having an M60 tank firing its cannon into mountains. https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/s/NHPj3wNEqp
Rymmy37 on November 12, 2025 3:30 pm The looks you get when you walk into work and calmly say happy Exploding Whale day in an office of mostly not Oregonians.
CatfinityGamer on November 12, 2025 3:34 pm The whale would’ve exploded anyways. They were just helping it along.
raptorrat on November 12, 2025 3:35 pm I’ll see your beach whale explosion, and raise you a 60 tonne whale exploding in a city: [Tainan exploding whale incident](https://youtu.be/imiay9B_dQU?si=FwwwcLfBr0NNro1L), Taiwan
Doodles_n_Scribbles on November 12, 2025 3:42 pm Somewhere RFK was crying that he didn’t have a chance at that rotted carcass.
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“Blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds”
Meanwhile, in america….
I recently found theexplodingwhale.com which has a remastered, clearer version of the video. Hilarious
The neighboring state of Washington prevents unexpected avalanches by having an M60 tank firing its cannon into mountains.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/s/NHPj3wNEqp
The looks you get when you walk into work and calmly say happy Exploding Whale day in an office of mostly not Oregonians.
Would you say that used a bit too much dynamite?
The whale would’ve exploded anyways. They were just helping it along.
I’ll see your beach whale explosion, and raise you a 60 tonne whale exploding in a city: [Tainan exploding whale incident](https://youtu.be/imiay9B_dQU?si=FwwwcLfBr0NNro1L), Taiwan
Somewhere RFK was crying that he didn’t have a chance at that rotted carcass.
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