What should they have done instead to dispose of the whale? On its face, dynamite doesn’t sound totally implausible. Should they have just used even more?
When Oregon blew up a whale with 20 cases of dynamite (2024)
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#42i love the confidence of the demolitions person. Reminds me of so many Mythbusters episodes.
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#43What should they have done instead to dispose of the whale? On its face, dynamite doesn’t sound totally implausible. Should they have just used even more?
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#46The sentence "The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds" deserves to be engraved there
Let's not forget "land-lubber newsmen, soon to become land-blubber newsmen"
Re: When Oregon blew up a whale with 20 cases of dynamite (2024)
#47What should they have done instead to dispose of the whale? On its face, dynamite doesn’t sound totally implausible. Should they have just used even more?
I think a chainsaw would suffice.
Whalers have been taking care of whale carcasses for ages, it is not like it is a first?
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#48The blown up whale in Oregon is sort of like the SR-71 speed readout story. Reposted endlessly, but you just kind of accept it.
>SR-71 speed readout story
Are you referring to this: https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/sr-71-blac...
Never heard of it before, but just read it now, and it's a fantastic little story.
Re: When Oregon blew up a whale with 20 cases of dynamite (2024)
#49The blown up whale in Oregon is sort of like the SR-71 speed readout story. Reposted endlessly, but you just kind of accept it.
you don't have to accept it. it was filled live, and covered expensively. chunks of whale fell on peoples' cars and required insurance payouts. it is well documented, and unlike the SR-71 -- classified stuff + pilot bravado -- this is just a glorious fuckup
I don’t think GP was questioning the truth of the matter
Re: When Oregon blew up a whale with 20 cases of dynamite (2024)
#50The blown up whale in Oregon is sort of like the SR-71 speed readout story. Reposted endlessly, but you just kind of accept it.
>SR-71 speed readout story Are you referring to this: https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/sr-71-blac... Never heard of it before, but just read it now, and it's a fantastic little story.
I have an autographed copy of Brian Shul's book, which is the origin of it. He used to sell them through his website, though he passed away in 2023: