Wednesday, March 28, 2007

a sucky day (hypothetical)

So, imagine you're walking home from work, say, doing a little window shopping. Then, all of a sudden, you hear a big explosion and find yourself covered head to toe in sperm whale guts.

The story (from Jan. 2004):
Residents of Tainan learned a lesson in whale biology after the decomposing remains of a 60-ton sperm whale exploded on a busy street, showering nearby cars and shops with blood and organs and stopping traffic for hours.

The 56-foot-long whale had been on a truck headed for a necropsy by researchers, when gases from internal decay caused its entrails to explode in the southern city of Tainan.

Apparently the whale had become sort of a pilgrimage for Taiwanese men, who wanted to "experience the size of its penis" (5 feet long!), according to the Taipei Times.

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