The Great MOLASSES Flood of 1919

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When you think “molasses,” you probably think “slow, sticky,” or “totally boring,” but in January, 1919, a tsunami wave of molasses destroyed Boston’s North End, killing 21 people and leaving another 150 injured. In this episode of #Untold, a new #YouTubeLearning series from ACS, PBS, and YouTube, we get into the science behind what created that 25 foot wave, and why there was such a crazy amount of molasses in Boston to begin with. But can you actually still smell the molasses in Boston? For the answer, check out this video from our friends at GBH News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1FnQmAsajc Credits: Executive Producers: George Zaidan Hilary Hudson Producer/Editor: Darren Weaver Writer/Host: Alex Dainis, PhD Assistant Editor: Brett Kuxhausen Animator: Shea Lord Coordinating Producer: Samantha Jones, PhD Fact Checker: Bob Hunt Archive Producer: Annalea Embree Scientific Consultants: Michelle Boucher, PhD Leila Duman, PhD Nicole Sharp, PhD Benjamin Stark, PhD Molasses flood photographs are courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kou_qOGHgajWelsVZijHPZjE8CT4cWiqIMBs90-Nza0/edit?usp=sharing Produced by the American Chemical Society. Join the American Chemical Society! http://bit.ly/Join_acsmembership