Dealing with dead whale in 1970

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Saw this on another site I frequent.

Maybe you have seen it already, this is the 50th anniversary of how the State of Oregon dealt with a dead whale that washed up on the beach.

The concept sounds graphic, the video not so much. Just a warning before anyone watches. This video was from a local TV station which covered the event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CLumsir34

Can you imagine this approach today?
 
Classic. I count 500 pounds of high explosive against 4 tons of whale. With the highway department in charge: What could go wrong?
 
Have to say - I chuckled a bit watching the video. Especially the last part, when the highway guy came back on camera.

They thought this all made sense....

I kept waiting for someone to say "here, hold my beer"
 
Could you imagine the airborne pounds of stink and blubber wanting to crush you? Yikes
 
It seems they put a tremendous amount of thought in that!
 
I hope someone thought to take it’s teeth before blowing it up.

1970 was pre embargo and then they were in high demand. Today the teeth from that whale would be worth a fortune on what is now a black market.
 
FootballFan said:
Saw this on another site I frequent.

Maybe you have seen it already, this is the 50th anniversary of how the State of Oregon dealt with a dead whale that washed up on the beach.

The concept sounds graphic, the video not so much. Just a warning before anyone watches. This video was from a local TV station which covered the event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CLumsir34

Can you imagine this approach today?
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Best old news I have seen in years
 
Back in the day when some engineering for small projects was done in a bar or late at night in a friends house. "Lets try this" Reminds me of the time when my uncle long ago decided to trim branches off a tree late on Thanksgiving with a shot gun at the cottage.
 
When I was growing up in rural America, Dynamite was available at the local hardware store. No requirements for purchasing.

For some reason my brother was fascinated with it. I was 11-12, he was in college. He brought home a case of dynamite, kept it in the trunk of his car. Caps, det cord, the whole works.

Of course I would follow older brother around. That winter there were a lot of things damaged around the farm.
 
Soulshine said:
I hope someone thought to take it’s teeth before blowing it up.

1970 was pre embargo and then they were in high demand. Today the teeth from that whale would be worth a fortune on what is now a black market.
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Grey whales don't have teeth
 
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