The Problem with Dynamiting WhalesA textbook case of bureaucratic overkill

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It really happened

Assigning the wrong experts to a problem guarantees a messy outcome. In 1970, Oregon officials tried to dispose of a beached sperm whale using a half-ton of dynamite. They expected the carcass to vaporize, but instead, it rained blubber on spectators and crushed a car, proving that rock-demolition math fails when applied to biology.