In this episode, we dive into one of the strangest and stickiest disasters in American history: the Boston Molasses Flood of 1919. It sounds sweet, but it was anything but!
Picture this: a 2.3-million-gallon tank of molasses suddenly bursts, sending a wave of syrupy chaos through Boston’s North End at 35 miles per hour. Buildings were flattened, lives were tragically lost, and the cleanup took months—though some say Boston stayed sticky for years.
We’ll also answer the burning question: Can molasses really move that fast? (Hint: It depends on the weather!)
Grab your favorite sweet treat and stick around for a fascinating mix of history, humor, and the bizarre.
Here’s a good article to read on the flood: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-boston-molasses-disaster-was-so-deadly-180961209/#:~:text=When%20the%20tank%20gave%20way,farther%20and%20been%20much%20thinner.
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