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Re:The Exploding Whale remastered: 50th anniversary of legen... by mschuster91 on Thursday November 12, 2020 @12:43PM (#25072376)
The whale carcass was beginning to rot, which meant a massive stink. So they decided to blast it into pieces that could be eaten by seagulls... only that this plan failed and the chunks were too big.
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Re:The Exploding Whale remastered: 50th anniversary of legen... by throwaway_pdp09 on Thursday November 12, 2020 @01:20PM (#25072880)
8 tons of whale mince is going to need a hell of a lot of seagull. Just poking a hole or three in it to let the gasses out then hauling it into the sea seems an option ( but IANA whale carcass disposal expert)
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Re:The Exploding Whale remastered: 50th anniversary of legen... by kayfox on Thursday November 12, 2020 @06:08PM (#25076521)
> hell of a lot of seagull.

I can assure you there are sufficient seagulls on the Oregon coast.

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Re:The Exploding Whale remastered: 50th anniversary of legen... by mschuster91 on Thursday November 12, 2020 @04:37PM (#25075425)
Don't ask me :D I just took the info from the article.

On the other side, given I'm half Croatian, seagulls and other meat-eating birds will absolutely devour that meat in no time - they will lead other flocks of birds to the food source.

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