Stephen Clougherty and 21 others
Tidal wave of molasses in 1919
In Boston, a tanker filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses ruptured, and spilled its contents all over the street. According to reports, the tidal wave was 25 feet high and hit speeds of 35+ mph.
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Catshark 4 year s ago
#12. Franz Reichelt. Tried to use a parachute coat in 1912.
There is a video of this on YouTube (honest). You can tell he was afraid to jump, but his handlers kept telling him it was too late to back out.
So all the way down, when he knew he was going to die, at least he had the satisfaction of being able to yell "I told you so!"
There is a video of this on YouTube (honest). You can tell he was afraid to jump, but his handlers kept telling him it was too late to back out.
So all the way down, when he knew he was going to die, at least he had the satisfaction of being able to yell "I told you so!"
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Offspring 4 year s ago
my grandson was talking about this the other night but didn't know the mans name and i remembered the story from years ago. i'm going to foward this to him
There is a video of this on YouTube (honest). You can tell he was afraid to jump, but his handlers kept telling him it was too late to back out.
So all the way down, when he knew he was going to die, at least he had the satisfaction of being able to yell "I told you so!"