Thar she blows!

Ahoy, me hearties! Have I got a story for you! Captain Moonbeard and I were sailing on our merry vessel, minding our own business in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, and all of a sudden we felt a HUGE bump! It rocked our ship so hard that we were seeing stars. After we found our sea legs, we looked to our right, and we saw a GIGANTIC water spout! And, lo and behold, there was a whale smiling at us. Can you believe that he just wanted to play with us? Captain Moonbeard and I know that the whale must have been pretty large to make such a giant bump, but just how large? That's what we need ye to find out. Silly Stephenson has put ye in groups to go around the room and measure our whale friend with different objects. Now, hoist yer anchors and let's get measuring! ~Sparky the Parrot