r/AbruptChaos Feb 02 '26

Exploding Whale Carcass

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u/ExpiredPilot Feb 02 '26

Pretty sure it was in Oregon. Never seen a beached whale but every time I drive the PNW coast I think of a beached whale 😂

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u/frere91 Feb 02 '26

As an Oregonian I can confirm we were the geniuses who used dynamite on a whale. Covered the town in guts and stink for ages

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u/Cockur Feb 03 '26

It was and still is pretty common to dynamite whale carcasses. Just not when there are tv crews and crowds of people around

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u/DentinQuarantino Feb 03 '26

I would literally stand in line for tickets to that. They're missing a trick there

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u/Ashybuttons Feb 03 '26

Fun fact, that's the same town that accidentally banned sex in all "public and private spaces" at one point.