The great Boston molasses flood also spawned a popular song whose refrain went: "Molasses, molasses, That sticky, icky goo; Molasses, molasses, It always sticks to you !" The song was still being sung by children in my childhood in the 1940's and 1950's.
Great episode! Surprised so many perished how they did in the London beer flood, since I have read about a whisky flood in Dublin, where the only fatalities were alcohol poisoning from overindulging in the free-flowing booze.
Some wag once commented later that because of the Boston molasses flood, we now know how slow "slow as molasses in January" is. At 35 mph, it's pretty fast.
Even if you don’t watch The Crown, I’d recommend watching that particular episode. It’s such a visceral depiction of what it would’ve been like to movie through that.
It happened at the end of October, 1948. Smog caused by emissions from a zinc plant and a temperature inversion resulted in about 20 deaths in Donora and nearby Webster. Another 5900 people were affected by it.
I needed that Pepsi fact as a pallet cleanser following the penultimate fact. The segue was difficult to stomach though, thinking of the poor souls gulping their final breath, wondering who farted, and then you say "one more beverage fact"...I will never hear the word beverage the same way again
The Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon is worthy of inclusion in a list like this. A volcanic eruption or an earthquake at the bottom of the lake released a cloud of carbon dioxide which killed over a thousand people in the area.
The Chicago Flood of 1992 (93?). The streets were dry; some workers punched a hole in the bottom of the river and flooded the underground tunnels, leaving much of the downtown area without power.
Florida: It's raining golf balls! The rest of the US: That's a pretty impressive supercell to be dropping hailstones that large. Florida: No, it's raining LITERAL golf balls!
@1:38, "not Faulty vat", It was built "not to standards", Over stressed. and Leak warnings ignored. Cute, Once every 500 Years? Like who would know, 500 Years? Weather records only go back 100 or so years, and those are from Ships Log books...
In 1850 or earlier it was usually the practice by competing bakers to create huge pies for public events which were driven through streets One incident was described “one giant pie was waylaid by a crowd and in spite of it’s great size, ate the lot”. I wondered about the practicalities of hauling giant steaming pies about the countryside and thought it would be better if they were transported cold and reheated at the destination.
The close captioning on your video is so bad that your facts are completely different than what is printed on the screen. I'm glad i'm not hearing impaired. I enjoyed the video though, thank you.
As someone who has seen a lot of vulture barf, I cannot imagine anyone wanting to taste test it, even people who aren't afraid of mystery sky meat.
I have never heard a sentence started with as someone who has seen a lot of vulture vomit. Thank you so much
@@JayMoore-e8o Finally, my experience working with vultures is applicable in a broader context: sharing vulture vomit analysis on UA-cam.
you have a bird as your display pic... do you work with birds?
@@GregHuffman1987 yes birds of prey & vultures, rehab and education. not usually education about vulture barf specifically
@@_ozz That's pro. You should setup your UA-cam to educate people about birds! I'd sub.
The great Boston molasses flood also spawned a popular song whose refrain went:
"Molasses, molasses,
That sticky, icky goo;
Molasses, molasses,
It always sticks to you !"
The song was still being sung by children in my childhood in the 1940's and 1950's.
Who the hell sees mystery meat falling from the sky and then decides to EAT some??? 🤮
Great episode! Surprised so many perished how they did in the London beer flood, since I have read about a whisky flood in Dublin, where the only fatalities were alcohol poisoning from overindulging in the free-flowing booze.
Raining golf balls is one thing, but supposedly in Kansas City in 1873 it rained frogs, and in Louisiana in 1947 it rained fish
i hate when i taste random mystery meat thats falling from the sky and it turns out to be vulture puke. what a day ruiner.
First I ever heard of the vulture meat rain was an episode of NCIS.
I just saw a rerun of that episode the other day.
Those are some weird disasters!
That Erfurt Latrine disaster would be the crappiest way to die!
Some wag once commented later that because of the Boston molasses flood, we now know how slow "slow as molasses in January" is. At 35 mph, it's pretty fast.
definitely bizarre to have an industrial accident in Russia with no long term damage.
What?!? Strange meat falls from the sky and 2 guys decide to taste it?!?
I never heard of the great fog, thanks!
Even if you don’t watch The Crown, I’d recommend watching that particular episode. It’s such a visceral depiction of what it would’ve been like to movie through that.
live* not movie :)
Erin!
Love these videos. You and your team are doing a great job.
In the late 1940s, Denora, Pennsylvania had an inversion smog similar to the London Great Smog.
It happened at the end of October, 1948. Smog caused by emissions from a zinc plant and a temperature inversion resulted in about 20 deaths in Donora and nearby Webster. Another 5900 people were affected by it.
@@georgeadams1853 I know there is a museum about it. And the zinc plant owner wouldn't shut down despite the smog killing people.
I needed that Pepsi fact as a pallet cleanser following the penultimate fact. The segue was difficult to stomach though, thinking of the poor souls gulping their final breath, wondering who farted, and then you say "one more beverage fact"...I will never hear the word beverage the same way again
The Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon is worthy of inclusion in a list like this. A volcanic eruption or an earthquake at the bottom of the lake released a cloud of carbon dioxide which killed over a thousand people in the area.
My parents talked about the great smog. They wore scarves or handkerchiefs across their faces and when they took them off they were yellow
Don't worry, I thought the golf joke was on par...
That intro joke was a hole in one
My distant relatives were killed in the Boston flood. Mom’s maiden name is Clougherty. I believe Bridget was her Great Aunt…
Sweet
The Great Boston Molasses Flood was used as a backdrop for a Disney story by Carl Barks
The Chicago Flood of 1992 (93?). The streets were dry; some workers punched a hole in the bottom of the river and flooded the underground tunnels, leaving much of the downtown area without power.
What about the time in November 1973 that it rained frozen ducks on Stuttgart, AR?
Erin you can serenade me with bad golf jokes all day! 🙂
Ah good, Erin is back. Was almost starting to worry ^^
surprised i hadnt heard of some of these
Florida: It's raining golf balls!
The rest of the US: That's a pretty impressive supercell to be dropping hailstones that large.
Florida: No, it's raining LITERAL golf balls!
@1:38, "not Faulty vat", It was built "not to standards", Over stressed. and Leak warnings ignored. Cute, Once every 500 Years? Like who would know, 500 Years? Weather records only go back 100 or so years, and those are from Ships Log books...
Theses fail to compare to when a Dave Matthews Band tour bus emptied its septic tank into the Chicago River while a boat passed underneath
I’ve hated Dave Matthews ever cents. I was none too great a fan before.
In 1850 or earlier it was usually the practice by competing bakers to create huge pies for public events which were driven through streets One incident was described “one giant pie was waylaid by a crowd and in spite of it’s great size, ate the lot”.
I wondered about the practicalities of hauling giant steaming pies about the countryside and thought it would be better if they were transported cold and reheated at the destination.
I'm feeling strangely peckish ...
I like her golf joke! I kinda think she’s cute though so maybe I’m biased… but I’m a golfer soooo
"An internet apocolypse." Soon?
Am I the only one who sees a few benefits of solar flares taking out power/internet. 🤔
pog flood? POG POG POG POG POG
wait. We’re letting Kentucky get away with having a Transylvania University? No comment?
The close captioning on your video is so bad that your facts are completely different than what is printed on the screen. I'm glad i'm not hearing impaired. I enjoyed the video though, thank you.
You realise, these could have been modern acts of God: Fuck a plague of frogs, what about a tidal wave of molasses!
But, god, doesn't exist, so how does that work? 😐
Or to believers of complete BS, maybe these acts, would show them what a complete crybaby 🦆head, "god," is
Even if it did exist, how would it work?@@LauraFunFunFloweries
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The Bass heavy fart I unleashed after lunch. Needless to say I had to toss my new silk boxer shorts into the neighbor's bushes. *NEVER TRUST A FART !!!* 🤞😝😖💨🎶💩... 😳🤧
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😊can I plug Erin? In the back yard?
Thank you for keeping John Green off the channel.