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On November 12, 1970, a whale blowed up real good on the Oregon coast.
Hat tip, Dennis Donovan
Thu Nov 12, 2020: 50 Years Ago Today; Dead whale removal goes horribly wrong in Oregon 🐳 💥
Popehat Retweeted
#OTD in 1970, the Oregon Highway Division consulted with the U.S. Navy and decided the best way to dispose of a whale carcass was to blow it up with a 1/2 ton of dynamite. The explosion caused blubber to rain down on spectators for over a 1/4 of a mile. The TV segment is classic.
A five-foot chunk of the whale hit a new Oldsmobile that spectator Walter Umenhofer had bought at a dealer's "whale of a deal" promotion. Due to the physical damage and the smell that permeated the car, insurance covered the full retail value of the Olds.
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