# El train saved by whale tale sculpture in the Netherlands **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 3, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643 "2020-11-03T14:15:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/1 "2020-11-03T14:15:34Z")
This is astounding: > **[Dutch subway train saved by giant whale sculpture – DW – 11/02/2020](https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-subway-train-saved-by-giant-whale-sculpture/a-55478808)** > > A massive whale sculpture saved the life of a metro driver in the Netherlands, after his train ploughed through the barriers at the line's final station. The carriage was left perched several meters above the ground. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/2 "2020-11-03T14:18:48Z")
Now _that’s_ a fluke occurrence. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/3 "2020-11-03T14:19:58Z")
oooh! Can we punish painful puns? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/4 "2020-11-03T14:23:15Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > oooh! Can we punish painful puns? - Oh, stop blubbering. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/5 "2020-11-03T14:25:52Z")
Its just a tall tale. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/6 "2020-11-03T14:29:09Z")
That sculptor is the real Dutch Master. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/7 "2020-11-03T14:35:45Z")
Never thought it would set off a puncopolypse. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/8 "2020-11-03T14:37:26Z")
It is a whale of a story. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/9 "2020-11-03T14:44:52Z")
Those sculptures look to me like they were designed and placed specifically to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/10 "2020-11-03T15:24:14Z")
Hell of a baleen-cing act. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/11 "2020-11-03T15:29:28Z")
I’m disappointed. I checked the site and this story is not on the podcast. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/12 "2020-11-03T15:57:12Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > Never thought it would set off a puncopolypse. Right? ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/13 "2020-11-03T16:02:01Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Right? Right whale? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/14 "2020-11-03T16:04:52Z")
Got it in one. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/15 "2020-11-03T17:44:05Z")
Whales: The Save ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/16 "2020-11-03T17:57:51Z")
That whale tail saved a lot of people from being krilled. ---
**Author:** ![CoconutPete](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coconutpete/32/5294_2.png) [@CoconutPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoconutPete)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/17 "2020-11-03T19:26:29Z")
If only Amber hadn’t grised the tracks! ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/18 "2020-11-03T19:35:59Z")
That tail could cachalot of straying trains. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/19 "2020-11-04T07:26:12Z")
Did Gil scale up there to save the train operator? ---
**Author:** ![X.L.Lent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a5b964/32.png) [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643/20 "2020-11-05T02:23:00Z")
As I read this thread this song keeps coming to my mind: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AkjTGCrLvAU/hqdefault.jpg "Kirk Douglas - A Whale of a Tale") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkjTGCrLvAU) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-train-saved-by-whale-tale-sculpture-in-the-netherlands/924643.md?page=2)