It could have been worse. About two years ago, a dead whale exploded in Taiwan while being transported by truck. Eww. Wikipedia has an entire page devoted to whale explosions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_explosion" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_explosion "Today, beach managers tow dead beached whales to the open sea. This is done mainly for safety reasons, as the rotting corpses have been known to attract sharks and so become a danger to beach users."
Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at 10:30AM
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It could have been worse. About two years ago, a dead whale exploded in Taiwan while being transported by truck. Eww. Wikipedia has an entire page devoted to whale explosions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_explosion" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_explosion "Today, beach managers tow dead beached whales to the open sea. This is done mainly for safety reasons, as the rotting corpses have been known to attract sharks and so become a danger to beach users."