Comments on: The Slushie that Ate New York

By: Doctor Memory

Doctor Memory — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:42:30 +0000

For what it’s worth, the incident was a very localized one: my SO works on the opposite corner of Union Square, and neither she nor her co-workers saw or heard anything to suggest that there was a problem going on. I suspect that if you weren’t standing on the corner of 17th and Union Square East at exactly the moment of meltdown, you’d never have noticed it happening if the papers hadn’t covered it.

Makes great copy though.

By: bi

bi — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:13:12 +0000

Grrr. Grrr. Grrr. Guinness must die. Die. Die! DIEEEEEEEEEEE!

Ever since there was such a thing as a Guinness Book of World Records, people from all over the world have been doing all sorts of stupid useless things. The Book of World Records is a grievous crime against humanity.

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 06:50:13 +0000

So what’s the reference of the “just broke the water pitcher” category?

By: M. Gordon

M. Gordon — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 17:46:23 +0000

Another tragic example of Death at Low Reynolds Number

By: Joshua W. Burton

Joshua W. Burton — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 17:36:11 +0000

Bah.

NYC Snapple spill of 2005: 17.5 tons.

Boston molasses explosion of 1919: 10000+ tons, 21 killed, 150+ injured, and you could still smell it on hot days through the 1940s.