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• Colo. Considering Blowing Up Frozen Cows Found in the Mountains — Cue Flashbacks of the ‘Exploding Whale’

  April 18, 2012 at 1:26pm

  Regarding the whale, my sister has lived in Florence for many years. This is what she had to say:
  This story of the whale being blown up happened here in Florence in the 1970’s
  between the 1st and 2nd parking lot at south jetty. They didn’t mention that a guy who
  worked in Army demolition told them they were setting the blast wrong, that the explosives
  should be put on the seaward side of the whale, so it would blow out to sea. They told him
  they knew what they were doing. The whale blubber flew inland and two big pieces landed
  on bay street and the one that landed on the car, was the car that belonged to the guy
  who told them they were doing it wrong. He had had the car for only a week and it was
  brand new. The guy lived in Eugene and a week later he got a new car, compliments
  of the state of Oregon. The people who were watching ended up with whale oil on their
  clothing and it didn’t smell too good. It was a funny story.