Why can whale carcass explode?

In recent years, the occurrence of whale carcasses on the coast occurs more and more frequently, making us anxious. Whenever whale carcasses washed ashore, curious people approached to be able to see the giant animals in the water without knowing that the danger was near. That whale carcass can explode at any time.

This seemingly unbelievable thing is that fact.

So, what causes the whale to explode?

As we all know, when a dead organism dies, it decomposes quickly through bacteria and maggots. This process will first occur in viscera creating gases like methane and nitrogen-based gases. These gases will accumulate more and more and cause your body to become bloated.

In other organisms, these gases will quickly escape when the skin breaks down. But with the whale carcass, this process does not happen. Because their skin is very thick, it has extremely strong elasticity, withstands tremendous pressure and is difficult to decompose, so the air inside cannot escape. The amount of gas inside the whale carcass accumulates more and more, making them look like a blown balloon can explode at any time.

A huge whale weighs over a hundred tons and decomposes, what terrible thing will happen? It is like a slow-exploding "bomb".

But often when there is a human impact, this "bomb" will explode. Many curious people often climb up to take pictures or take a knife to cut some skin, teeth . as a souvenir without knowing that only a small crack will explode.

Although this explosive force is not lethal, it can still hurt us. And certainly no one could be happy when the stinking organs shot straight at him.

How are whale carcasses handled?

It takes up to 30 years for the whale carcass to decompose so they need to be processed quickly so as not to affect the environment. If the whale's body is small, people will bury it. But with large bodies, they would have to chop them down to handle them, even using explosives to destroy them.

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