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From the Wikipedia article about the event: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale "A military veteran wit
by wolfhumble 6y ago
From the Wikipedia article about the event:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale
"A military veteran with explosives training who happened to be in the area warned that the planned twenty cases of dynamite was far too much, and that 20 sticks (8.4 lb or 3.8 kg) would have sufficed, but his advice went unheeded.
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The explosives-expert veteran's brand-new automobile, purchased during a "Get a Whale of a Deal" promotion in a nearby city, was flattened by a chunk of falling blubber."
The irony . . .
- amayne 6y agoWalt Umenhofer, the military veteran mentioned, was a friend of my father’s. Walt also owned a drivable tank. No joke.
- wolfhumble 6y agoInteresting! :-) Also hope his insurance covered the damage from the falling whale blubber. Quite unique car damage! :-)