Dead Sperm Whale Towed Away From Florida Keys

NBC Miami ^ | Friday, Jan 3, 2014

[nickcarraway]

The carcass of a deceased sperm whale, estimated to be 35 feet long, has been towed about 10 miles off the Florida Keys to the Gulf Stream.

The marine mammal was discovered about a mile off Key Largo Thursday

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[metmom]

Slow news day, eh?

[morphing libertarian]

Reminds me of the last and only time I wore speedos at the beach.

Six people from green peace tried to drag me back into the water.

[xone]

Is it just me?

Must be, they are cool and lots of folks carve them. Didn't you think sperm whales had teeth? Shame on you.

[xone]

I’ve seen that vid. Typical west coast dopes. Blowing it up at sea would be awesome.

[dayglored]

Dave Barry's Original Article on the Oregon Exploding Whale

From here:
http://theexplodingwhale.com/evidence/resources/dave-barry-article/

The Farside Comes to Life in Oregon - By Dave Barry (1990)

I am absolutely not making this incident up; in fact I have it all on videotape. The tape is from a local TV news show in Oregon, which sent a reporter out to cover the removal of a 45-foot, eight-ton dead whale that washed up on the beach. The responsibility for getting rid of the carcass was placed upon the Oregon State Highway Division, apparently on the theory that highways and whales are very similar in the sense of being large objects.

So anyway, the highway engineers hit upon the plan — remember, I am not making this up — of blowing up the whale with dynamite. The thinking here was that the whale would be blown into small pieces, which would be eaten by sea gulls, and that would be that. A textbook whale removal.

So they moved the spectators back up the beach, put a half-ton of dynamite next to the whale and set it off. I am probably not guilty of understatement when I say that what follows, on the videotape, is the most wonderful event in the history of the universe. First you see the whale carcass disappear in a huge blast of smoke and flame. Then you hear the happy spectators shouting “Yayy!” and “Whee!” Then, suddenly, the crowd’s tone changes. You hear a new sound like “splud.” You hear a woman’s voice shouting “Here come pieces of… MY GOD!” Something smears the camera lens.

Later, the reporter explains: “The humor of the entire situation suddenly gave way to a run for survival as huge chunks of whale blubber fell everywhere.” One piece caved in the roof of a car parked more than a quarter of a mile away. Remaining on the beach were several rotting whale sectors the size of condominium units. There was no sign of the sea gulls, who had no doubt permanently relocated in Brazil. This is a very sobering videotape. Here at the institute we watch it often, especially at parties. But this is no time for gaiety. This is a time to get hold of the folks at the Oregon State Highway division and ask them, when they get done cleaning up the beaches, to give us an estimate on the US Capitol.

One of those pieces that I never tire of reading.

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[goat granny]

every time I read this it is a LOL story and video..they had good intentions like any liberal, but the results really stunk...

[Ditter]

Oh that is funny! But I must admit...... if I had been there I would have surely gone down to the beach to watch.