Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’ of 1919

Re:Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’... by PaulAJ on Saturday November 26, 2016 @11:27AM (#13044409)

I will never describe sluggish software as "running like molasses" again.

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Re:Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’... by nickpsecurity on Saturday November 26, 2016 @02:07PM (#13045329)

I was thinking:

"You might mock the speed of someone moving through molasses but a wall of molasses moving at you is no joke."

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Re:Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’... by mhurron on Saturday November 26, 2016 @01:46PM (#13045231)

Always specify cold molasses, or molasses in winter.

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Re:Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’... by cauterized on Saturday November 26, 2016 @09:59PM (#13047452)

You do realize the event in question occurred during a Boston January?

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Re:Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’... by mhurron on Monday November 28, 2016 @10:52AM (#13056169)

The molasses itself was fermenting raising its temperature significantly. It cooled and slowed very quickly when it was out of that environment.

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Re:Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’... by cauterized on Monday November 28, 2016 @11:37AM (#13056491)

It was still molasses in winter. ;-)

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