It’s Exploding Whale Day in Oregon: 10 things to know about the blubber blast, 55 years later

In the decades since, the “Exploding Whale” has gone from a cautionary tale to a beloved piece of Oregon lore. The 55th ...
KEZI

Florence celebrates "Exploding Whale Day" 55 years later

Fifty-five years ago, the State of Oregon made history by blowing up an eight-ton whale carcass on a beach in Florence.
Yahoo

How dangerous is dynamite? ATF explains how the explosive works, what its used for

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — After a box believed to contain dynamite was found at a recycling plant in Knoxville, several agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, ...

Dramatic overestimation in how much dynamite is needed to blow up a whale

Eager to clear a popular beach in the US of a beached sperm whale, local authorities hatched upon a dramatic solution on ...

It's Exploding Whale Day in Oregon. Look back at the coastal blunder 55 years later

Exploding whale fanatics will find a boatload of fun activities in Florence on Sunday, Nov. 16. There will be a 55-year ...

'Should a whale ever wash ashore again' | 55 years since Oregon exploding whale incident

It’s been 55 years since Oregon state officials’ plan to obliterate a beached whale that washed up near Florence ended with a ...
Willamette Week

“Oh Whale” Explores Oregon’s Infamous Exploding-Whale Video

Despite that, and despite the fact that KATU’s remastered clip of the explosion—uploaded in 2020—has more than 22 million views on YouTube, the exploding whale still feels like a private joke among ...
Reuters

Exploding ATMs - Brazil banks wrestle with dynamite heists

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - More than two dozen heavily-armed men stormed into the centre of Guararema early on a recent morning, rousing the Brazilian town's residents with the sound of broken glass, ...