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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 06:50 PM Original message |
Jan 15, 1919: a large molasses storage tank burst, & molasses rushed through the streets of Boston |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. The harbor tours point out the site of the tank |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. Was the tank made in China? |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. Reminds me of this |
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. how does molasses rush? |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Slowly? n/m |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. LOL Good point! |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. At 35 miles an hour. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Pretty fast, when you consider the amounts involved... |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
7. this was really a terrible disaster |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-07-09 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
10. Sometimes you can still smell the molasses on a hot day. |
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