Molasses Flood – Disasters of the Century

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1. The Great Molasses Flood, also known as the Boston Molasses Disaster or the Great Boston Molasses Flood, and sometimes referred to locally as the Boston Molassacre, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts

2. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 1918, yes. Due to the "Curse of the Bambino", however (pitcher Babe Ruth being sold to the Yankees 12/26/1919), the Red Sox would be literally 86'ed from ANY World Series Title for the full 86 years; until they YES, won it in 2004! And again in 2007, 2013, and 2018 (Armistice Centennial!). As to the building, WHO CARED! It was all about the MONEY being "saved" (as opposed to properly invested in better safety precautions to begin with!). Stupidity, callousness, and GREED (the money, what else?).

3. you would think people would lick the streets

4. That little boy that died ironically his mother name was Carmella

5. Wrong, the wave wasn't traveling 35mph (56km/h). It was traveling more like 11mph (18km/h) at most. It's true, an inviscid fluid like Water at this rate would travel at like 38mph (61km/h) if it was sealed in the same tank. But since this is Molasses, a thicker and stickier substance, that's a different story. If it was travelling 35mph (56kmph) it would climb very high on nearby buildings and inundate Copps Hill. No buildings suffered second story window damage, nor did Molasses extend up to Copps Hill. If the cop can outrun it, then either he's alot faster than Usain Bolt (whose top speed was at 44.72km/h or 27.8mph) or the wave isn't anywhere near as fast as 35mph (56km/h). Something's just not adding up.

   Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC8dnmILOBg
   It may be 7minutes of silence, but it gives you an understanding about the Boston Molasses flood.

6. "I'm gonna BBQ your ass in molasses!"…Sheriff Buford T. Justice

7. They died in sugar ;-;

8. At 1:49 the picture of the old building reading "smeeds" is from Regina, SK in Canada, not Boston. Weird that our little obscure city made it into this documentary when there are surely more than enough pictures of actual Boston they could have used.

9. What a bitter sweet way to die.

   Goodbye now ?

10. This is the stupidest disaster. Too damn much moving of the photos like fuck get your channel together

11. I grew up and live in Revere, (Boston) and never even heard of this! Rest in Peace to the victims.

12. Wow. I thought from the title that it sounded kinda funny … a molasses flood??
    The documentary was quite the eye-opener. Thank you for posting.

13. Background music is too loud and blocks out the narrative.

14. I enjoyed your video but I do have a gripe: some of the sound effects that were seemingly thrown in at random. Sounds that didn't match what was being described.

15. Molasses! Run! …well, walk briskly. And at least 500 feet. It’s coming! No, really, it’s on the way. And it’s horribly, horribly sticky.

16. This I love watching. So clearly understood.

17. Lol. You can't help but laugh about this one.

18. The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets did a song about this, called the Great Molasses Disaster. You can search for their video.

19. When one thinks of such things, one would perhaps envision some scene from a cartoon. It makes such a disaster all the more maccabre and disturbing.

20. Nothing but guineas in the North End

21. Could you even imagine a molasses tsunami?

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