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to estimate the amount of force required

to estimate the amount of force required to blow up such a huge whale British

to blow up such a huge whale British

to blow up such a huge whale British explosives expert Terry Thompson reviews

explosives expert Terry Thompson reviews

explosives expert Terry Thompson reviews the footage of the bloody aftermath this

the footage of the bloody aftermath this

the footage of the bloody aftermath this incredible event involved a rupturing of

incredible event involved a rupturing of

incredible event involved a rupturing of the sperm whale’s abdomen which caused

the sperm whale’s abdomen which caused

the sperm whale’s abdomen which caused material from the sperm whale to be

material from the sperm whale to be

material from the sperm whale to be projected quite a large distance

projected quite a large distance

projected quite a large distance for instance here you might just be able

for instance here you might just be able

for instance here you might just be able to make out a mass of material just to

to make out a mass of material just to

to make out a mass of material just to Jason next to this car here that car is

Jason next to this car here that car is

Jason next to this car here that car is about 30 metres from the sperm whale so

about 30 metres from the sperm whale so

about 30 metres from the sperm whale so for that to have been projected 30

for that to have been projected 30

for that to have been projected 30 metres indicates to me just how volatile

metres indicates to me just how volatile

metres indicates to me just how volatile and event this was my astir nation of

and event this was my astir nation of

and event this was my astir nation of this would be it would be the equivalent

this would be it would be the equivalent

this would be it would be the equivalent to between two to five pounds of TNT

to between two to five pounds of TNT

to between two to five pounds of TNT equivalent explosives would have caused

equivalent explosives would have caused

equivalent explosives would have caused similar damage to test his theory

similar damage to test his theory

similar damage to test his theory Thompson is using four pounds of

Thompson is using four pounds of

Thompson is using four pounds of dynamite to simulate the blast we’re

dynamite to simulate the blast we’re

dynamite to simulate the blast we’re gonna detonate in the middle of a huge

gonna detonate in the middle of a huge

gonna detonate in the middle of a huge mound of peat it will produce a tamping

mound of peat it will produce a tamping

mound of peat it will produce a tamping effect on the explosive the peat bags

effect on the explosive the peat bags

effect on the explosive the peat bags are approximately the same size and

are approximately the same size and

are approximately the same size and weight of the body parts that were

weight of the body parts that were

weight of the body parts that were thrown across the street in Taiwan if

thrown across the street in Taiwan if

thrown across the street in Taiwan if the peat bags are furnished similar

the peat bags are furnished similar

the peat bags are furnished similar distance and some remain intact then the

distance and some remain intact then the

distance and some remain intact then the experiment will have been successful

good we can see from here there are

good we can see from here there are still quite a few full bags lying around

still quite a few full bags lying around

still quite a few full bags lying around I can see a kidney there it’s quite easy

I can see a kidney there it’s quite easy

I can see a kidney there it’s quite easy to imagine that that’s your part of the

to imagine that that’s your part of the

to imagine that that’s your part of the world intestine similarly with all these

world intestine similarly with all these

world intestine similarly with all these other back there Thompson’s estimation

other back there Thompson’s estimation

other back there Thompson’s estimation looks accurate the heavy peat bags have

looks accurate the heavy peat bags have

looks accurate the heavy peat bags have thrown a similar distance to the whales

thrown a similar distance to the whales

thrown a similar distance to the whales guts I think that’s as near a

guts I think that’s as near a

guts I think that’s as near a representation of what took place in

representation of what took place in

representation of what took place in town when I look at a positive up to the

town when I look at a positive up to the

town when I look at a positive up to the truth

truth

truth the blast required four pounds of

the blast required four pounds of

the blast required four pounds of dynamite the equivalent of 30 hand

dynamite the equivalent of 30 hand

dynamite the equivalent of 30 hand grenades if anybody had been unlucky

grenades if anybody had been unlucky

grenades if anybody had been unlucky enough to be standing immediately

enough to be standing immediately

enough to be standing immediately adjacent to the vehicle when that

adjacent to the vehicle when that

adjacent to the vehicle when that happened they would have suffered quite

happened they would have suffered quite

happened they would have suffered quite serious injury perhaps even death but

serious injury perhaps even death but

serious injury perhaps even death but how can a mammal contains such a huge

how can a mammal contains such a huge

how can a mammal contains such a huge amount of potentially lethal energy

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