posted on January 29, 2004 04:35:32 PM new
Decomposing Whale Explodes on Street
Jan 29, 10:52 am ET
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The decomposing remains of a 60-tonsperm whale exploded on a busy Taiwan street, showering nearby cars and shops with blood and organs and stopping traffic for hours, local newspapers said.
The 56-foot dead whale had been on a truck headed for an autopsy at a university earlier this week, when gases from internal decay caused its entrails to explode in the southern city of Tainan.
The whale had died after it was beached on the southwestern coast of the island.
posted on January 29, 2004 04:38:10 PM new
OMG! I hated to laugh, but the picture in my mind was just too funny. I know it's sad, really I do so don't get on me for laughing. Can you just imagine? Oh, yuk!
posted on January 29, 2004 05:09:42 PM new
Yes - so sad - and I have several people any of whom I'd love to have it quietly delivered to their front lawn in the middle of the night.
