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Phenomenon of a beached whale exploding due to explosives or decomposition
individual cetaceans Globster Tay Whale Exploding animal colliek2 (February 2022). "The Case of the Exploding Whale « Extension's Sustainable Tourism
Exploding_whale
Events in which a creature bursts apart
explosion of whales, as a result of either natural decomposition or deliberate attempts at carcass disposal. Other instances of exploding animals are defensive
Exploding_animal
City in Oregon, United States
covering bystanders in small bits of whale.[unreliable source?] In 2020, residents voted to name a new park Exploding Whale Memorial Park. The Florence City
Florence,_Oregon
Department of the state government of Oregon, United States
Footage of That Time Oregon Blew Up a Whale With Dynamite". Willamette Week. Retrieved July 23, 2020. "Exploding Whale Memorial Park to Honour Blubber That
Oregon Department of Transportation
Oregon_Department_of_Transportation
Real or fictional whales and dolphins
Risso's dolphin inhabiting Monterey Bay, California Pelorus Jack The exploding whale of Florence, Oregon Little Irvy Moby Dick from the 1851 novel Moby-Dick
List_of_individual_cetaceans
Largest living species of dolphin
The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. The only extant species in the genus
Orca
Whales or dolphins getting stuck on a beach
"Volunteers needed as more whales and dolphins strand alive". BBC News. Retrieved 4 April 2026. "Exploding Whale - Whale Of A Tale". 29 April 2011. Archived
Cetacean_stranding
Video that becomes popular via Internet sharing
falling mist and chunks since the exclusion zone was not big enough. The exploding whale story obtained urban legend status in the Northwest and gained new
Viral_video
American former television and radio personality
attempt by the Oregon Highway Division to dispose of a dead, beached whale by exploding it (beaches open to motor vehicles are considered state highways in
Paul_Linnman
Unidentified organic mass that washes up on the shore of a body of water
(2008)—believed to be a partially decomposed racoon Drift whale, a carcass that washes up on shore Exploding whale Panama Creature Newton, Michael (2009). Hidden
Globster
Largest species of toothed whale
in the sperm whale superfamily Physeteroidea, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia. The sperm whale is a pelagic
Sperm_whale
British musician
Dynamite, Pt. 1 (Excerpt from Oregon Exploding Whale 1970: The Musical) Dynamite, Pt. 2 (Excerpt from Oregon Exploding Whale 1970: The Musical) Cautious Hugger
Brett_Domino
American musician (born 1981)
"Visions of Gideon", "Futile Devices (Doveman remix) 2017 Sufjan Stevens "Exploding Whale (Doveman remix)" producer 2018 Yoko Ono Warzone co-producer w/ Yoko
Doveman
media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) "Exploding Whale" / "Fourth of July" (PPD Remix) (liner notes / vinyl single). Sufjan
Sufjan_Stevens_discography
Captive male orca (1981–2017)
"Captive Orcas". Inherently Wild. Retrieved April 2, 2024. "Tommy Lee Explodes Over Whale Sperm" (PDF). TMZ. December 7, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF)
Tilikum_(orca)
American author and columnist (born 1947)
Literate (as guest) (1997) Stranger than Fiction (1998) Novels portal Exploding whale International Talk Like a Pirate Day "Lois Ann Shelnutt bride of Mr
Dave_Barry
Television station in Portland, Oregon
years after the event and has since commemorated anniversaries of the exploding whale, including a news special in 1995 and a remaster of the original newsfilm
KATU
American history museum
newspapers". The Museum also has bone fragments of the November 1970 exploding whale, called "Florence's most infamous moment" by local press. The Siuslaw
Siuslaw_Pioneer_Museum
Whale carcass falling to the ocean floor
A whale fall occurs when the carcass of a whale has fallen onto the ocean floor, typically at a depth greater than 1,000 m (3,300 ft), putting them in
Whale_fall
2017 mixtape by Sufjan Stevens
the Blood" (Fingerpicking Remix) – 2:01 "The Greatest Gift" – 1:51 "Exploding Whale" (Doveman Remix) – 5:26 "All of Me Wants All of You" (Helado Negro
The_Greatest_Gift_(mixtape)
Coastal region of the U.S. state of Oregon
handled by blowing it up using dynamite. This has become the well-known exploding whale incident. Tidepools, which occur frequently along Oregon's rocky shores
Oregon_Coast
Day of the year
attempts to destroy a rotting beached sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous "exploding whale" incident. 1970 – The 1970 Bhola cyclone
November_12
Exhaust gas Exhaust gas recirculation Exhaust pipe Exotoxin Exploding tree Exploding whale Exploring the Earth and the Cosmos Expo 2000 Expo 2005 Expo
Index of environmental articles
Index_of_environmental_articles
Resort
"Surfside Bistro at Driftwood Shores" in 2025. The menu includes the "Exploding whale burger", clam chowder, deli items, fresh pastries, as well as breakfast
Driftwood_Shores_Resort
Television program
December 11, 2015 (2015-12-11) 111 1 "Dolley Madison, Christmas Truce, Exploding Whale" December 18, 2015 (2015-12-18) 112 2 "Wild West Rumble, Sweet Smell
Mysteries_at_the_Museum
Whaling implement
attaching an exploding steel head to the harpoon, filled with 500 grams (18 oz) of black powder. While by no means instantaneous, the whale's death would
Harpoon_cannon
Coastline care
warming Anthropocene Ecology Marine ecosystem Oil spill Earth Day Exploding whale Sargassum Marine Conservation Society Ocean Conservancy The Ocean Cleanup
Beach_cleaning
Long spear-like instrument used in marine hunting
whaling harpoon in the 1820s. The shell was designed to explode on contact and impale the whale with the harpoon. The weapon was in turn attached by a
Harpoon
crew of Gas Monkey Garage share some of the craziest viral videos. An exploding whale makes a huge mess, a roof-to-truck jumper hits the ground instead,
Fast_N'_Loud_season_7
Whale that died at sea and floated to shore
place relatively quickly; once ashore, there is a risk of the swollen whale exploding. That is a rare event, but more commonly, the build-up of pressure
Drift_whale
1935 film by James Whale
exploding castle. Whale re-shot the ending to allow for their survival, although Clive is still visible on-screen in the collapsing laboratory. Whale
Bride_of_Frankenstein
Commercial hunting of whales in the United Kingdom
and Indian Oceans and off the Antarctic. The sperm whale, the southern right whale and humpback whale were the main target species in South Sea whaling
Whaling_in_the_United_Kingdom
Commercial hunting of whales in Japan
Japanese whaling, in terms of active hunting of whales, is estimated by the Japan Whaling Association to have begun around the 12th century. However, Japanese
Whaling_in_Japan
2000 studio album by Old Man Gloom
1:22 "Sonar Enlightenment Program" – 5:43 "Rotten Primate" – 1:47 "The Exploder Whale" – 1:02 "Poisoner" – 0:42 "An Evening at the Gentleman's Club for Apes"
Meditations_in_B
2005 American film
Mozart and the Whale (released as Crazy in Love in some parts of Europe) is a 2005 romantic comedy drama film directed by Petter Næss and starring Josh
Mozart_and_the_Whale
Human hunting of sperm whales
hunting sperm whales, the largest toothed whale, for the oil, meat and bone that can be extracted from the cetaceans' bodies. Sperm whales are prized for
Sperm_whaling
Natural blowhole on Cape Punta Banda in Baja California, Mexico
La Bufadora is that a whale became trapped in the rocky point and blew water to attract its pod’s attention. Eventually, the whale turned to stone, staying
La_Bufadora
Train car for holding liquids and gases
the clean up efforts were under way, the tank car, UTLX 83013, ended up exploding from a BLEVE. DOT-114 tank cars are used in North America to carry pressurized
Tank_car
1986 American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy
probe attempting to contact now-extinct humpback whales. The crew travel to Earth's past to find whales who can answer the probe's call. After directing
Star_Trek_IV:_The_Voyage_Home
Conservation of whales
Whale conservation refers to the critical global effort aimed at protecting and preserving whale populations that have been historically threatened by
Whale_conservation
Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
NGC 4631 (also known as the Whale Galaxy or Caldwell 32) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici about 30 million light years away
NGC_4631
Type of projectile weapon used in whaling
of the hunt. As the name implies, it explodes once it has embedded itself into a whale. The conditions of whale hunting in the arctic led to the invention
Bomb_lance
One of the largest great white sharks ever recorded
increased further when she was spotted scavenging for food from a sperm whale carcass in Hawaii by researchers who had been in the area to monitor tiger
Deep_Blue_(great_white_shark)
Use of animals as delivery systems for explosives
Petrels Quail Rabbit Raccoons Rooks Seals Squirrels Tigers Turtles Waterfowl Whales Wild birds Wolves Management Predation problem Suffering Trade Primates
Animal-borne_bomb_attacks
Citizen science platform
10 October 2012. "Scientific American launches Citizen Science Whale-Song Project, Whale FM". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved
Zooniverse
kidnapped by the 100 Gang, which is later revealed to be led by Tobias Whale (Marvin Jones III), who apparently killed Jefferson's father years before
List of Black Lightning characters
List_of_Black_Lightning_characters
American social networking service
time shown the "fail whale" error message image created by Yiying Lu, illustrating eight orange birds using a net to hoist a whale from the ocean captioned
X_(social_network)
Trained animal used for warfare or other military applications
bombers, in modern insurgent attacks in the Middle East. Rocket cats Exploding rat – dead rats were prepared for use by the British Special Operations
Military_animal
in Norway involves hunting of minke whales for use as animal and human food in Norway and for export to Japan. Whale hunting has been a part of Norwegian
Whaling_in_Norway
1995 American film
Little Dipper, to lead the whales to safety. On Jesse's signal, Willy breaks the boom and leads his siblings away. The Dakar explodes due to fuel vapors igniting
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Free_Willy_2:_The_Adventure_Home
American actor and author
Mosquito Earl, The Bank Robber Freakshow Freakmaster Direct-to-video Exploding Angel Walter 1996 Repligator Dr. Kildare 1999 Hellblock 13 The Executioner
Gunnar_Hansen
1944 The Westward Movement (ERPI) B&W 10m October 22, 1941 video [920] Whales: Can They Be Saved? (Avatar Learning); Donald R. Patten color 23m November
List of Encyclopædia Britannica Films titles
List_of_Encyclopædia_Britannica_Films_titles
1933 film by James Whale
a 1933 pre-Code American science fiction horror film directed by James Whale loosely based on H. G. Wells's 1897 novel, The Invisible Man, produced by
The_Invisible_Man_(1933_film)
Defunct industry
recently invented exploding harpoon and gun on steam powered chaser boats, rather than the old toggling harpoons. Approximately 4,000 whales were caught in
Whaling_in_Western_Australia
Native American whaleman
trailed it. Finally he heard the bomb explode, the muffled "pung pung" far down inside the creature. Then the whale nearly pulled the boat under. " 'Suddenly
Amos_Smalley
1954 film by Richard Fleischer
mention of the film's cast. A single for the film's most memorable song "A Whale of a Tale", written by Norman Gimbel and Al Hoffman and sung by Kirk Douglas
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film)
20,000_Leagues_Under_the_Sea_(1954_film)
Webcomic and humor website by Matthew Inman
and Inman to found a company in 2015, also named Exploding Kittens. Since then, the company Exploding Kittens has released five more games: Bears vs. Babies
The_Oatmeal
US torpedo of WWII
exploding. The contact pistol appeared to be malfunctioning, though the conclusion was anything but clear until running depth and magnetic exploder problems
Mark_14_torpedo
2010 film by Trey Stokes
Dick dodges the nukes and crushes the Pequod just as the island explodes. The White Whale survives possibly to wreak havoc another day; Michelle swims to
Moby_Dick_(2010_film)
American drummer (born 1962)
over "Sick and Twisted" Whale Masturbating Practice". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved October 23, 2020. "Tommy Lee Explodes Over Whale Sperm". TMZ.org. December
Tommy_Lee
British film and commercial director
in 1997 and later produced music videos for bands such as Red Snapper, Whale, Travis, and Massive Attack. In 1999, he was awarded the Young Director
Ringan_Ledwidge
1975 television miniseries
the dam and leave the dangerous shelter. To deceive the British, Nemo explodes tanks with a combustible substance in the water, so as to simulate the
Captain_Nemo_(miniseries)
2024 animated anthology series
Game Featured In Amazon's Promising Secret Level Show". Forbes. Integrated Whale Media Investments. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. Retrieved
Secret_Level
1993 film directed by Robert De Niro
"Toupee" Eddie Montanaro as Eddie "Mush" Fred Fischer as Joe "Jo Jo the Whale" Dave Salerno as Frankie "Coffeecake" Joe D'Onofrio as "Slick" (age 17)
A_Bronx_Tale
Portrait of a model in the middle of a magazine, or the model depicted therein
"Torpedoes in His Path: Can he, with that load, get through without exploding them?" U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes carries a cabinet on his back
Centerfold
Norwegian whaler (1809–1894)
philanthropist. He pioneered revolutionary methods for hunting and processing whales. Svend Foyn introduced the modern harpoon cannon and brought whaling into
Svend_Foyn
Season of television series
Pirates in the Grand Line. Stuck in the bowels of the giant whale Laboon, they encounter the whale's caretaker, an old man named Crocus, and Nefeltari Vivi
One_Piece_season_2
Mick Jagger A whippomorph from the Miocene, related to hippopotamuses and whales, named "for Sir Mick Jagger, in recognition of his famous lips", since this
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1925–1949)
List_of_organisms_named_after_famous_people_(born_1925–1949)
giant ship-eating whale. Shipping magnate Pericles Parnassus hires Rocky, Bullwinkle, and Captain Peachfuzz to hunt for the whale, which is in fact a
List of Rocky and Bullwinkle episodes
List_of_Rocky_and_Bullwinkle_episodes
British playwright and filmmaker (1954–2008)
adaptation of Gabriel Josipovici's Mobius the Stripper (1975) and it was his Whale Music (1985) that brought him notice. His double bill of Samuel Beckett's
Anthony_Minghella
Supervillain in the DC Universe
attack she is taken away by Whale's men. Whale then betrays Scarecrow simply for touching his shoulder (it is revealed Whale has a pathological hatred of
Scarecrow_(DC_Comics)
Film by Adrian Lyne
"Night Route" (dialog) and the 2010 The Simpsons episode "The Squirt and the Whale" (visual). Rick and Morty refers to the film in the 2020 episode "Never
Jacob's_Ladder_(1990_film)
at 5.29am on 16 July 1945; the bomb was dropped twenty one days later, exploding at 1,900 feet; the Russians developed the bomb through the work of Igor
List_of_Equinox_episodes
(オルキヌス/シャチ, Orukinusu/Shachi) gives him the abilities and appearance of a killer whale, which he can use in the water or on land. He appears to be a calm and focused
List of My Hero Academia characters
List_of_My_Hero_Academia_characters
7 4 art ゲイ gei 499 迎 辵 7 S welcome ゲイ、むか-える gei, muka-eru 500 鯨 魚 19 S whale ゲイ、くじら gei, kujira 501 隙 阜 13 S 2010 fissure ゲキ、すき geki, suki 502 劇 刀 15
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2016 British TV series or programme
blonde hair. Lana: a shape-shifter who Sindbad and Zach rescue from her exploding homeworld, as shown in the opening cinematic and a flashback episode.
Sindbad_&_the_7_Galaxies
Fragmental material produced by a volcanic eruption
archaeocetes, prehistoric whales, and are older than 36.61 million years which, as of 2011[update], makes them South America's oldest whale fossils. This is the
Tephra
Submarine of the United States
USS Whale (SS-239), a Gato-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for a whale, an extremely large, aquatic mammal
USS_Whale_(SS-239)
itch. As Luan already did everything in Fanny's Prank Emporium like the exploding ink pen on her family and blue dye chewing gum on Katherine Mulligan,
List of The Loud House episodes
List_of_The_Loud_House_episodes
2024 film directed by Jeff Fowler
Movie Curse". Forbes (Interview). Interviewed by Weiss, Josh. Integrated Whale Media Investments. Archived from the original on December 30, 2024. Retrieved
Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_(film)
illness and pain... I must have peace and this is the only way." — James Whale, English film and theater director and actor (29 May 1957), in his suicide
List of last words (20th century)
List_of_last_words_(20th_century)
Horror anthology streaming television series
Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Elvis', 'The Whale' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2023. Tangcay, Jazz
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Guillermo_del_Toro's_Cabinet_of_Curiosities
January 9, 2026. McNamara, Lauren (September 17, 2025). "These New South Whales Release New Single, Announce Album". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved
List_of_2025_albums
American conservative political commentator (born 1969)
2023). "Tucker Carlson's Whale Blubber". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved March 11, 2023. Rivard, Ry (January 29, 2023). "Why whale deaths are dividing
Tucker_Carlson
South Korean girl group
ISBN 978-1-108-94478-6. Pacheco Pardo, Ramon (August 15, 2022). Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop. Oxford University Press. doi:10
Blackpink
1996 made for TV movie
remains of a whale on the beach. Mike takes the remains to Whip, who informs him that a squid of immense size was responsible, both for the whale and for the
The_Beast_(1996_film)
"old personal favorite" of reviewer Mark Theurer. Weasel Wild and giant Whale Common, Giant, Leviathan, Killer and Narwhal The leviathan is based on the
List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters
List_of_Advanced_Dungeons_&_Dragons_2nd_edition_monsters
Type of artillery missile
capitulated and accepted all the surrender terms. On her voyage to the Greenland whale fishery in 1821 Fame carried Congreve rockets. Sir William Congreve equipped
Congreve_rocket
Fictional comic book series
The White Whale. The team stows aboard a tanker truck containing a shipment of inert nanofluid that is being delivered to the White Whale by AIM. At
Livewires_(comics)
British rock band
Atlantic dropping the band from the label. Using the pseudonym British Whale, Hawkins went on to release a cover version of the Sparks song "This Town
The_Darkness_(band)
Comics character
an alien who arrived on Earth-8311 and was discovered initially by Orson Whales, who sent him to the Daily Beagle. Boomerang (Fred Myers) was born in Alice
List of Marvel Comics characters: B
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_B
being devoured by a pixelated version of Garrett Bobby Ferguson before exploding. Angus (voiced by Robin Atkin Downes and Roger Craig Smith) is the main
List of Regular Show characters
List_of_Regular_Show_characters
American superhero film by Ruben Fleischer
included the character's eyes, which Franklin compared to those of a killer whale and explained had to be animated in a more exaggerated way to indicate where
Venom_(2018_film)
British politician (born 1983)
anti-Semitism in Commons". Varsity. Retrieved 13 November 2024. Sebastian Whale (22 March 2020). "Wes Streeting: People in the Labour Party have got to
Wes_Streeting
Season of the television series
re-imagined as animals in the style of a nature documentary. Homer is a beluga whale that has fallen in love with a narwhal portrayed by Marge. Bart and his
The_Simpsons_season_36
American sitcom (2017–2024)
appear when he begins going through puberty, and promise to return before exploding into nothingness when Missy helps her brother pop his pimple. Teller also
Young_Sheldon
American-Canadian singer (born 1986)
2017, Slaves released a new single entitled "I'd Rather See Your Star Explode" along with an accompanying music video. The group's third studio album
Jonny_Craig
2017 film by Michael Gracey
cruelty inflicted on the animals, which resulted in the death of at least two whales. Rhoda Roberts, arts director of the Sydney Opera House, criticized the
The_Greatest_Showman
Series of American comic books
fighting. On the Nemesis, Shockwave is distracted by a pod of humpback whales outside the ship while chiding Soundwave's attempt to repair Ravage; however
Transformers (Skybound Entertainment)
Transformers_(Skybound_Entertainment)
2008 film by Matt Reeves
popular piece of fan art posited that the monster was a mutated humpback whale. All of the major characters received a personal Myspace page, all of which
Cloverfield
EXPLODING WHALE
EXPLODING WHALE
Boy/Male
Hindu
Development or expanding
Boy/Male
Hindu
Development, Expanding
Female
Arthurian
, Orkney, i.e. whale island.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Development; Expanding; Progress; Brightness; Developer
Female
Greek
(Κητώ) Greek name KETO means "sea monster." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of sharks, whales, and other dangers of the sea.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Whaley.
Female
Arthurian
, Orkney, i.e. whale island.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a large, ungainly person, from Middle English hwal ‘whale’ (Old English hwæl).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Development or expanding
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The Man of the Whale
Boy/Male
Tamil
Development, Expanding
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Whale.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Whaley in Derbyshire, Whalley in Lancashire, or Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire (formerly in Cheshire). The first is probably named with Old English wælla ‘spring’, ‘stream’ + lēah ‘(woodland) clearing’. The second has as the first element Old English hwæl ‘round hill’, and the last has Old English weg ‘path’, ‘road’ as the first element, the second element in both cases also being lēah.
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, AMBER means "amber," the gem or color. Actually the word is of Arabic origin, from anbargris (ambergris), which refers to an oily, perfumed substance (used in making perfumes) secreted by the sperm whale.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian, Telugu
Goddess of Durga; Expanding; Famous; Well-known
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Whaley.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Widening; Development; Expanding; Developer; Progress; Brightness
EXPLODING WHALE
EXPLODING WHALE
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
General in the Military
Boy/Male
Armenian, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Japanese, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil
Righteous
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Leader of the Gods
Girl/Female
French Native American
an Algonquian tribe of the Great Plains and Capital city of Wyoming.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
An Iron Spear
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Happiness
Girl/Female
English American Greek Gaelic Irish
Lark.
Girl/Female
Indian
A small indication one that forms in the cheeks when one smiles
Girl/Female
Indian
Elevated, Exalted, The empowered, The honored, The strengthener
EXPLODING WHALE
EXPLODING WHALE
EXPLODING WHALE
EXPLODING WHALE
EXPLODING WHALE
n.
A laying out or expending.
a.
Employing too many words; diffuse.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Employ
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Explore
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Expend
a.
Swelling up; expanding.
n.
The act of expending; expenditure.
a.
That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging.
a.
Exploring; spying.
n.
The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
a.
Searching; exploring; investigating.
superl.
Prodigal in expending; lavish.
n.
The act of exploring; exploration.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Explode
n.
An instrument or agent causing explosion; an exploder; also, an explosive.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Exclude
a.
Thundering; exploding in a peculiarly sudden or violent manner.
a.
Expanding into flowers; blossoming.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Expand
n.
See Explosive, n., 2.