"The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned...” - Second Coming", W.B. Yeats poem 1919

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Death by Syrup: The Great Boston Molasses Flood & Prohibition Greed It sounds like a bad joke or a scene from a cartoon: A 40-foot wave of sticky, sweet syrup swallowing an entire city block. But for the people of Boston in 1919, this was no laughing matter—it was a horror movie. Imagine walking down the street and hearing a sound like machine-gun fire, only to look up and see a 2.3-million-gallon tsunami of molasses crash down on you at 35 miles per hour. In this episode, we investigate the Great Boston Molasses Flood, one of history’s most bizarre and tragic industrial disasters. We peel back the layers of this sticky nightmare to expose the corporate negligence of the Purity Distilling Company. Driven by greed and a frantic race to bottle alcohol before the onset of Prohibition, they ignored leaking rivets and groaning steel to fill a ticking time bomb in the heart of the North End. But the story doesn't end with the flood. We dive into the courtroom drama that followed—a landmark legal battle that birthed the modern class-action lawsuit and changed the way buildings are made forever. Was it an anarchist bomb, as the company claimed? Or was it gross incompetence? Tune in as we mix dark history with engineering forensics to explain how a tank of syrup changed American law and safety forever. 📋 SHOW NOTES: What We Cover In This Episode - The Disaster: A timeline of January 15, 1919, when a steel tank burst, releasing a wave of molasses that killed 21 people and flattened buildings. - The Cause: How the rush for Prohibition profits led the Purity Distilling Company to ignore structural warnings and paint over leaks. - The Physics of Syrup: Why molasses becomes a deadly, non-Newtonian fluid in cold weather (and why you couldn't outrun it). - The Legal Legacy: The historic six-year court battle that held a corporation liable for negligence, paving the way for modern class-action lawsuits. - Engineering Ethics: How this tragedy created the strict building codes and certification requirements (PE licenses) used by architects and engineers today. 🚀 Don't get stuck in the past! If you love bizarre history, true crime tales, and stories where the little guy fights back against corporate giants, hit that Follow/Subscribe button now. Share this episode with a friend who thinks history is boring—we promise this one sticks!

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15 Ocak 1919'da “Boston Şeker Pekmezi Felaketi” (Great Molasses Flood) gerçekleşti.

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Have a save and happy Christmas everyone! Please stay safe and unsticky as you travel today.

Totally forgot a Christmas gift? Grab a copy of Molassacre: Escape the Flood.

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Love seeing folks playing Molassacre: Escape the Flood!

Make sure to grab a copy of our game, the first based on the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood, today! Check out the link in my bio.

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My traveling copy of Molassacre: Escape the Flood is getting a bit warn out, but that just shows how much we’ve been able to share the history of the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood. I’m proud of the impact we are making!

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Absolutely having a blast seeing folks sending in their own photos playing our game.

Want to grab your own copy? Click the link in my bio to get your copy of Molassacre, the first card game based on the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood!

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Go get your copy of Molassacre: Escape the Flood today!

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Molassacre: Escape the Flood is available to purchase! Grab a loved one a Christmas gift now.

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Wow! It has been so much fun getting these out to all of you. Thanks again for all of your support. I’m so proud of this game and getting the opportunity to share this history.

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I’m still chugging away on sending out copies of Molassacre, but think I’ll be entirely caught up tomorrow.

Want to force me to keep on packing up boxes? Grab a copy for a friend. Molassacre makes a wonderful Christmas gift!

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Molassacre: Escape the Flood is the first card game about the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood!

Thinking about grabbing gifts for loved ones? Why not grab a copy of Molassacre: Escape the Flood today!

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I can’t believe the games are here and many are already on the road. I’m updating as I go so keep an eye on your account for your tracking #!

Thank you all for your support. I hope you love Molassacre: Escape the Flood!

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While Francesca was here, she signed the five prototype copies of Molassacre: Escape the Flood that are now on their way to their backers.

I’m working hard to get everyone’s copy to them, so thank you all for supporting us!

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Did you know a tidal wave of molasses devastated Boston? Discover the sticky story behind one of history’s strangest disasters. #History #Boston #MolassesFlood #TrueStory #WeirdHistory

Just approved the card proofs for our game. Can’t wait to get the finished pieces in your hands!

Molassacre: Escape the Flood is the first card game about the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood. You can still back the game late on Kickstarter!

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We have just crossed $7,000 on our goal to make Molassacre: Escape the Flood! Thank you all so much for your support on our game.

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Thank you all for supporting our campaign. Only 13 days left to go in our campaign!

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Hi all! Another day, another one of Francesca’s incredible illustrations. This time it’s for another hero of the event in the cadets of the USS Nantucket!

We still have 19 days left in our campaign for Molassacre. I can’t wait to see how far we go!

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I wanted to show off more of the incredible art done by our phenomenal artist, Francesca Carità. This is one of the heroes of the day, Margaret Emery, who was the leader of the Red Cross Ambulance Service!

Thank you all!

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WE DID IT! Thank you all for your support on our campaign.

There’s still a lot of time left and we want to share the history of this event with as many people as possible. Please continue sharing with your friends and family!

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We are so close to our goal! Only about $300 until we reach our goal for this campaign. Thank you all so much for your support!

Molassacre: Escape the Flood is the first game about the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood.

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Wow! We had a great day today, bringing us to 81% of our goal! Thank you all so much for our support (including our first international backer)!

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Just got in some tests proofs for the stickers for our campaign. They are super cheap and help us reach our goal of making the game. Thank you all for your support!

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Our trip to Massachusetts wraps up today, but we couldn’t leave without going to see the Lizzie Borden House!

Our campaign for Molassacre: Escape the Flood has just crossed $3,000! Thank you all for your support.

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So this event was one of the first "seriously local" things I learned about after I moved to Boston. I was at a bar in the North End and was learned about it from an exuberant student at a local trade school (that has since moved). Also, the game looks sweet.

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Day three found Molassacre at Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, where it caught some waves! This time, of course, it was water instead of molasses!

We are 56% of the way to our goal! Thank you all for your support so far. It is really heartwarming!

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Molassacre: Escape the Flood is the first card game about the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood, in which two million gallons of molasses flooded the streets of Boston. It is a real historical event and now a game!

Our Kickstarter for this project is live now!

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We are down to 2 days left until we launch our Kickstarter campaign for Molassacre: Escape the Flood on June 19th.

Join us in our quest to make a game about the 1919 Boston Molasses Flood!

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