On the 9th of November, 1970, a 45-foot sperm whale carcass washed up on the shore of Florence, Oregon. The way they decided to dispose of it has become a thing of legend. The Weekly Planet's Nick Mason joins us for this wild ride!

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.ohs.org/blog/beached-whale-blow-up.cfm

https://allthatsinteresting.com/exploding-whale

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/13/oregon-whale-explosion-anniversary/

https://www.theexplodingwhale.com/evidence/resources/transcript

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-17285112

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-12/wa-leads-way-using-explosives-to-euthanase-sick-beached-whales/7081946

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