Another whale explosion occurred on January 29, 2004, in Tainan City, Taiwan. T… A whale intended for research exploded on a Taiwanese street, soaking passersby in blood and guts. The sperm whale, which had died on the beach and was being transported back in 2004 through Tainan for study, burst because of gases building up in its body from decomposition. It was later determined that the whale had most likely been struck by a large shipping vessel, damaging its spine and weakening the area, and leading to its death. The cause of the phenomenon was initially unknown, since it unexpectedly occurred in the spinal area of the whale, not in its abdomen as might be expected. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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… This time the explosion resulted from the buildup of gas inside a decomposing sperm whale, which caused it to burst.