No, seriously. See for yourselves.
I quote:
In January 2004, the carcass of a 50-ton sperm whale explodes in a Taiwanese city centre. [National Geographic Channel] examines the physics and the biology of this 100,000-pound animal whose body was destroyed by its own internal forces. On the way to Tainan University for research, the whale exploded due to volatile gas build up in the abdomen.
At this point, further comment seems unwise. It would only lead to jokes involving the ending of Watchmen and “volatile gas build-ups.”
good lord...can you imagine the stench??
Posted by: model_1066 | July 07, 2009 at 17:40
It was a test run by Adrian Veidt.
Posted by: carbon based lifeform | July 07, 2009 at 17:47
Those guys in the still image look happy enough - it looks a bit like a caving trip I went on recently...:)
Posted by: Dr. Westerhaus | July 07, 2009 at 18:27
But with more intestines and exploded whale stink.
Posted by: carbon based lifeform | July 07, 2009 at 18:36
Volatile gas build up, exploding whale, a professor called Wang… This film's got everything the internet needs.
Posted by: James S | July 07, 2009 at 19:02
You must have seen this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_t44siFyb4
The deadpan '70s reporter's voiceover makes it much funnier somehow, even as cars are demolished by a rain of whale blubber.
Posted by: Dutch Canuck | July 08, 2009 at 02:45
Did the guy's car insurance cover whale meat falling from the sky?
Posted by: John D | July 08, 2009 at 09:10
Oh my word. You just don't see that kind of thing very often.
Posted by: Anna | July 08, 2009 at 16:01
I thought of the same incident as Dutch Canuck. Truly disgusting example of people unaware that what goes up must come down.
Posted by: Candice | July 09, 2009 at 07:00
They did seem awfully convinced that the 8 ton whale would somehow be reduced to a fine meaty dust. Which would then presumably just… blow away.
Alas, t’was not so.
Posted by: David | July 09, 2009 at 07:33