A couple of days ago, I told you about the Rocky Mountains Forest Service Rangers' plan to blast frozen cows to smithereens with dynamite.
Turns out, that's not exactly a half-baked idea: the USDA actually has protocols on exactly how to "Obliterate Animal Carcasses with Explosives." From Improbable Research: Link - via Discoblog
Let's just hope this does not repeat.
http://www.snopes.com/critters/disposal/whale.asp