Boston’s deadliest wave in 1919 was made of molasses
In January 1919 a burst tank sent a wave of molasses through Boston's North End, killing 21 people. Physicists later worked out why it proved so deadly.
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In January 1919 a burst tank sent a wave of molasses through Boston's North End, killing 21 people. Physicists later worked out why it proved so deadly.