The town of Trout River in Newfoundland has a bloated, methane-filled, 80-foot blue whale carcass on its beach, and people are concerned that it might spontaneously combust.

The exploding whale is a piece of Oregon lore that just won’t go away. It’s one of those real-life stories that just sounds too strange to be real. July 11, 2025. contribute now.

to see quite a spectacle. the whales just breaching right there. it looked like, you know, an absolute explosion in the water. just that force hitting the water all at once.

Warning: this is a video of a sperm whale exploding. Obviously, it's not going to be pretty. And being a physics geek, the first question that popped into my head was, ...

Whales tend to explode after they die. We can’t blame you if you don’t know this, but you don’t have to take our word for it, either. Instead, check out this cetacean detonation video that was ...

The idea of an exploding whale might seem like something straight out of a sci-fi thriller or a horror movie, but it’s a rare, real-life event that occurs when a dead whale’s body bursts due ...

Watch the special remastered version of the original Exploding Whale report below: Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:51:59 GMT (1751712719107) Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1.0.0 (common) ...

The 54th Exploding Whale Celebration and Commemoration will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at Homegrown Public House & Brewery in Florence. The event is free and open to the public.

Paul Linnman can hardly go a day without someone wanting to talk about the exploding whale. On Thursday, he made it to 10:37 a.m. That’s when I sent him an email asking if we could discuss it ...

When a whale explodes, the release of decomposed organic matter and gases can impact the surrounding water body. The explosion scatters tissue and fluids into the water, increasing the organic load.