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The blown up whale in Oregon is sort of like the SR-71 speed readout story. Reposted endlessly, but you just kind of accept it.
by jlmorton 2y ago
The blown up whale in Oregon is sort of like the SR-71 speed readout story. Reposted endlessly, but you just kind of accept it.
- MrBuddyCasino 2y agoThe two whales: - blown up by dynamite - 393-years old, wandering the ocean since 1627
- dredmorbius 2y agoThere are whales, still alive, who existed when Herman Melville first published Moby Dick. And they still haven't read it.
- jounker 2y agoThere’s film of the whale being blown up. The best part is the sound of whale meat falling from the sky.
- red-iron-pine 2y agoyou don't have to accept it. it was filled live, and covered expensively. chunks of whale fell on peoples' cars and required insurance payouts. it is well documented, and unlike the SR-71 -- classified stuff + pilot bravado -- this is just a glorious fuckup
- postexitus 2y agodon't think it was that expensive.
- DiggyJohnson 2y agoI don’t think GP was questioning the truth of the matter
- Magi604 2y ago>SR-71 speed readout story Are you referring to this: https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/sr-71-blackbird-speed-check-story https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/sr-71-blac... Never heard of it before, but just read it now, and it's a fantastic little story.
- mikepurvis 2y agoI have an autographed copy of Brian Shul's book, which is the origin of it. He used to sell them through his website, though he passed away in 2023: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/us/brian-shul-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/us/brian-shul-dead.html