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The great Boston molasses flood of January 15th 1919. A storage tank burst from the rising temperature, creating a wave of molasses travelling 35 mph, killing 21 people and injuring 150 (colorized)

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The great Boston molasses flood of January 15th 1919. A storage tank burst from the rising temperature, creating a wave of molasses travelling 35 mph, killing 21 people and injuring 150 (colorized)

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HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months ago

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This is the kind of thing I want to watch recreated with a liquid of the same viscocity. Well not the people dying part but it falling apart

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