Sperm whale explodes in Tainan City

A dead sperm whale being transported through Tainan City on its way to a research station suddenly exploded yesterday, splattering cars and shops with blood and guts.

Certified by authorities as the largest beached whale on record in Taiwan, the 17-meter 50-ton carcass was being transported by a flat-bed trailer-truck to a special research location after National Cheng Kung University officials and security guards refused to allow the whale on campus.

National Cheng Kung University marine biologist, professor Wang Chien-ping, was on the scene and said he had he instructed the truck driver to move the carcass so the whale could be used for educational purposes and an autopsy could be done.

The beached whale was found on along a stretch of coast in Yunlin County on Saturday.

"The animal was close to death when someone found it beached on shore on Saturday... Because of the natural decomposing process, a lot of gases accumulated, and when the pressure buildup was too great, the whale's belly just exploded and spilled blood and the innards on the street," Wang said.

The news also showed one section of the street along with several parked automobiles and pedestrian walkways covered in red with copious amounts of splattered whale blood.

Lying on the trailer-truck was the dead whale - underbelly exposed with a large elongated tear where the biological gaseous blowout took place. Besides the shocking red bloody mess, large piles of whale intestines and guts were strewn along the road, leaving an unpleasant and ghastly scene for startled residents.


I, for one, saw the photo of the sperm whale. It was ultra-gross, guts and blood everywhere. The sperm whale was bigger than the truck, with only chains tying it down. I'm surprised they didn't think that something like this may happen. Ah, well.

That's one sperm that won't be swimming anymore.

I bet the people had a whale of a time cleaning up the mess.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Watched t3h American Idol season 3 yesterday. I'm beginning to notice something different about this season as compared to the last two season. Simon Cowell is as brutal and blunt as ever, which is more than needed to straighten out the cocky ones who sing worse than me. But surprisingly, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson aren't sugar coating their words either! When they suck, Paula and Randy say they suck. When they're good, they actually give good comments! I'm impressed! These two have learnt a thing or two from Simon, but of course, no one can beat the Master at making people cry and pissed.

And one of those pissed was this negro guy in sunglasses and a suit. He came in, cocky as anything, and sang two notes. Only two notes. And Simon stopped him and told him to go. I guess i pity the poor guy. The whole day the auditions had been horrible, and they had only sent a handful of people through, and Simon was beginning to feel the pain. But i do feel bad for the man. He stormed off, ranting on how unfair it was that they didn't let him sing. That they are looking for the next Pop Star, not R&B.

What Simon said was "I'm sorry, you're not what we're looking for." And as much as i want to disagree after seeing the man only sing two notes, i have to agree with Simon. The contestents should know by now what kind of people they are looking for. I mean, look at the previous two winners. And Clay Aiken, most popular product of American Idol Pop singers. Ballads. Stuff like that. The black guy could sing, i have no doubt about it. But it was an R&B voice, singing an R&B song. You could hear it the moment he opened his mouth. Simon didn't waste any time in saying that he was not what he was looking for. in the end, the black guy was right. They weren't looking for an R&B singer or rapper. If he's good, he will make it on his own. But not on American Idol, where they're trying to find the next Clay and Ruben.

Of course, i loved the other contestents. The asian guy who talked bad, broken, cheena english had me laughing from the moment he opened his mouth for the interview outside. I couldn't stop laughing during the She Bangs song he sang, as he tried to shape his booty. The next Keith(the infamous guy who sang that Enrique Iglesius song) has been found, according to American Idol. And i totally agree. I love that guy.