Exploding whale - Wikipedia
网页A widely reported case of an exploding whale occurred in Florence, Oregon, in November 1970, when the Oregon Highway Division (now the Oregon Department of Transportation) blew up a decaying sperm whale with dynamite in an attempt to dispose of its rotting carcass. The explosion threw whale flesh around 800 feet (240 metres) away, and its …
Oregon Exploding Whale 50 Years Later: Watch the Remastered …
网页2020年11月12日 — 50 years ago, Oregon blew up a whale carcass with dynamite on live TV. Now, watch the remastered footage of one of the craziest local news segments ever.
Exploding Whale 50th Anniversary, Remastered! - YouTube
网页2020年11月11日 — The infamous KATU Exploding Whale video has remastered! To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the infamous beached whale incident that took place in Florence, Oregon on November 12th 1970, the...
Remembering one of history’s greatest whale explosions - Popular …
网页2020年11月17日 — After the 45-foot-long carcass of a sperm whale washed up on a town beach, the Oregon Highway Division decided to blast it to smithereens with a half-ton of dynamite. Families gathered near the...
1970: Watch the video of the infamous ‘Oregon Exploding Whale’ …
网页On Nov. 12, 1970, it was decided that the rotting carcass of an eight-ton sperm whale, which had washed up on the shore of a beach near Florence, Oregon, had to be removed. The …
The Exploding Whale
网页The purpose of this website is to collect all the evidence, resources, and events related to the Exploding Whale, including newspaper articles, transcripts, accounts of other exploding whales (yes, there's been more than one!), and more.
'A whale of a problem': 50 years later, story of Oregon's exploding ...
网页2020年11月13日 — SEATTLE — Fifty years ago on Nov. 12, a piece of bizarre Pacific Northwest history was born – the exploding whale. The massive creature washed up on the beach near Florence, Oregon in 1970.
"Oregon's exploding whale, 50 years later..."
网页2020年11月12日 — Oregon's exploding whale, 50 years later: 10 ways to celebrate the big blast of blubber. On Nov. 12, 1970, a sperm whale carcass was blown to pieces on the Oregon coast, sending huge chunks of blubber falling not just onto innocent bystanders, but into the history books. It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 years.
The Video - The Exploding Whale
网页The original story of the exploding whale first appeared on KATU Channel 2 Portland, OR in November 1970. The story was reported by Paul Linnman with cameraman Doug Brazil who captured the event on 16mm film, the common format for TV news coverage in those days.
‘It was like a blubber snowstorm’: Why Oregon blew up a whale in …
网页Here are the basic facts: On Nov. 9, 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton dead sperm whale washed up on the shore of the coastal town of Florence, Oregon. It was huge.