The history of stickiness
Yikes, been a crazy couple of weeks. But I'm fine, in case any of you were wondering. And my future sister-in-law is about to give birth! Good stuff.
But I'm here for more important matters. Namely, the 90th anniversary of the great molasses tidal wave of Boston. What, you haven't heard of the great molasses tidal wave of Boston? Sigh, you people who don't remember our history of a goopy condiment turned into a giant rushing wall of death are doomed to repeat it. From Wired:
"The tank had been filled to near capacity, and 2.3 millions of thick, heavy, odorous molasses formed a sticky tsunami that started at 25 or 30 feet high and coursed through the streets at 35 mph. Victims couldn't outrun it. It knocked them into buildings and other obstacles, it swept them off their feet, and it pulled them under to drown in a viscous, suffocating, brown death."
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2009/01/dayintech_0115
Seriously, read the article.
But I'm here for more important matters. Namely, the 90th anniversary of the great molasses tidal wave of Boston. What, you haven't heard of the great molasses tidal wave of Boston? Sigh, you people who don't remember our history of a goopy condiment turned into a giant rushing wall of death are doomed to repeat it. From Wired:
"The tank had been filled to near capacity, and 2.3 millions of thick, heavy, odorous molasses formed a sticky tsunami that started at 25 or 30 feet high and coursed through the streets at 35 mph. Victims couldn't outrun it. It knocked them into buildings and other obstacles, it swept them off their feet, and it pulled them under to drown in a viscous, suffocating, brown death."
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2009/01/dayintech_0115
Seriously, read the article.