August 16, 2013

The Science of the Great Molasses Flood

Molasses-flood-physics-science_1In 1919 a wave of syrup swept through the streets of Boston. Fluid dynamics explains why it was even more devastating than a typical tsunami.A wave of molasses does not behave like a wave of water. Molasses is a non-Newtonian fluid, which means that its viscosity depends on the forces applied to it, as measured by shear rate. [More]
Aug 16, 2013 9:18:15 PM | Food History, Food Physics

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