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In 1919, 21 people were killed in the Boston Molasses Disaster
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:42 am
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:42 am
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Just after noon, something went horribly wrong. Witnesses later recalled hearing a noise like gunfire as the tank’s rivets popped and the steel sides ripped open. Suddenly, 26 million pounds of molasses were tearing down Commercial Street in a 15-foot wave.
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The wave moved at upwards of 35 miles per hour, and the power was sufficient to rip buildings off of their foundations. The molasses snapped the support girders from an elevated train track and smashed multiple houses. The Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities’ website says the property damage alone totaled around $100 million in today’s dollars.
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The human cost of the disaster was even grimmer. The wave of molasses moved so quickly and so forcefully that anyone who was unlucky enough to be in its way didn’t stand much of a chance. They were either knocked over and crushed or drowned in the goo. The flood claimed 21 lives, and another 150 people suffered injuries.
Pretty crazy stuff. Might be one of the worst ways to go out
This post was edited on 8/22/14 at 1:45 am
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Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:49 am to Big Moe
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The wave moved at upwards of 35 miles per hour
Bad luck it wasn't in January
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:53 am to geauxtigahs87
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Bad luck it wasn't in January
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:55 am to Big Moe
not bad, gt
craziest thing I read today
craziest thing I read today
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:55 am to Big Moe
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:00 am to Big Moe
Talk about a sticky situation.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:01 am to Big Moe
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:03 am to Big Moe
Drowning in maple syrup. That shite sounds fantastic.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:29 am to geauxtigahs87
Cool, I see you live in Vilseck. I was there from 97-00 with 3rd bde of the Big Red One, but I hear they are gone now.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:51 am to VanCleef
All kidding aside....how in the hell did they clean that shite up?
Posted on 8/22/14 at 4:15 am to Big Moe
They must have had a serious ant problem after that
Posted on 8/22/14 at 4:55 am to VanCleef
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Cool, I see you live in Vilseck. I was there from 97-00 with 3rd bde of the Big Red One, but I hear they are gone now.
2nd Cavalry Regiment is here now
Posted on 8/22/14 at 5:35 am to Big Moe
Can you imagine the cleanup.
An ant's wet dream.
Do ants have wieners?
An ant's wet dream.
Do ants have wieners?
Posted on 8/22/14 at 7:00 am to Big Moe
This event triggered the development of Pressure Vessel code. A lot of the ASME Section XIII principles
This post was edited on 8/22/14 at 7:00 am
Posted on 8/22/14 at 7:41 am to poncho villa
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Drowning in maple syrup. That shite sounds fantastic.
I can certainly think of far worse ways to go.
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