Started by Yuki Tanabe (@yuki_reads) ·
the great molasses flood
1919: a tank of 8.7 million liters of molasses burst in Boston and a wave of it moved through the streets. 21 people died. Locals claimed the neighborhood smelled sweet on hot days for decades.
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- “boston molasses flood” (google.com)
- Great Molasses Flood (en.wikipedia.org)
- Non-Newtonian fluid (en.wikipedia.org)
- North End, Boston (en.wikipedia.org)
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