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2008.11.12

How not to deal with a dead whale

Nov. 12 is one of my favorite anniversaries. On this day in 1970, they blew up a whale in Oregon.

Watch. laugh.

Posted at 10:27 by C. Trejbal | Category: Diversions | 6 Comments

6 Comments »

I saw this video on the Dicovery Channel a few weeks ago. I can't believe they tried to blow it up, but I guess the only way to learn that flying whale blubber is hazardous to your health is to do it, then realize that it wasn't such a good idea. At least the whale was already dead, that helped make for a funny video.

Comment by Other John — November 12, 2008 @ 10:54 am
Why am I reminded of an episode of WKRP?

"Oh, the humanity."

Comment by Dan Radmacher — November 12, 2008 @ 11:20 am
This was probably one of the first, if not THE first video to be distributed virally over the internet. I remember seeing this for the first time in 1993, before AOL was hooked up to the internet. I laugh every time I see it.

Comment by scott — November 12, 2008 @ 11:30 am
No Dan, it is "Oh the huge manatee."

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/2/1362599_02bcdea730.jpg

Comment by Lisa — November 12, 2008 @ 12:26 pm
I saw this long ago, but it never gets old. Especially the shot of the large chunk that hit the car.

Somewhere was a quote along the lines of...there are few applications that cannot be handled by the liberal application of high explosives.

Comment by Ed S. — November 12, 2008 @ 3:48 pm
Sushi anyone?

Comment by Blue John — November 13, 2008 @ 8:27 am

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