Exploding Whale Park-___' (Quad) (lat, long)
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What to do when a sperm whale washes up on your beach and dies? Why dynamite it of course! That is what any red-blooded American would do. Of course, there are consequences of doing that.
Unfortunately for the residents of Florence, the whale did not blow out to sea as planned, nor did it break into convenient bits for seagulls to carry off. After a spectacular explosion, bystanders were horrified to find huge chunks of blubber hurtling towards their heads. A car over a quarter of a mile away was crushed under one of the pieces, and everyone present was reportedly coated in “particles of dead whale.” From Atlas Obscura
See the YouTube video for the actual explosion. Also one of the reports noted that a high-explosive expert was also on hand and said that it was too much dynamite. He had just bought a car-which got smashed by falling blubber.
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- August 15, 2023 - To watch the sunset, but there was only fog.
- Wikipedia
- City of Florence
- Oregon Live
- Atlas Obscura
- YouTube on the original broadcast
August 15, 2023 
August 15, 2023 - Gary in a chair 
August 15, 2023
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