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The whale died after beaching on the southwestern coast of Taiwan, and it took three large cranes and 50 workers more than 13 hours to shift the whale onto the back of a truck. Taiwan News reported that, while the whale was being moved, "a large crowd of more than 600 local Yunlin residents and curiosity seekers, along with vendors selling ...
The other best-reported case of an exploding whale was in Taiwan in 2004, when a buildup of gas inside a decomposing sperm whale caused it to explode while it was being transported for a post-mortem examination. As exploding whales are an interesting and absurd topic, they have been written about by several authors.
The other reported case of an exploding whale was in Taiwan in 2004 when a build up of gas inside a decomposing Sperm Whale caused it to explode while it was being transported to have a post-mortem performed. The explosion was reported to have splattered whale entrails over surrounding shop-fronts, bystanders and cars.
A town in Oregon renamed one of its parks after a rotting beached whale carcass town officials exploded 50 years prior. In November 1970, the Oregon Highway Division attempted to dispose of a ...
Post-mortem explosions, like that of a beached whale, are the result of the build-up of natural gases created by methane-producing bacteria inside the carcass during the decomposition process. [2] Natural explosions which occur while an animal is living may be defense-related. A number of toads in Germany and Denmark exploded in April 2005. [3]
Exploding pagers in Lebanon linked to a Taiwanese company got attention in Taiwan, but Israel's ties with the island are strong and based on shared values with good lines of communication, the ...
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A series of earthquakes rattled Taiwan in late January, with the most severe being a magnitude 6.0 quake that shook the southern part of the country on Jan. 20, leaving 27 people with minor injuries.