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For lunch today: well dressed asphalt!

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 1:36 am
by eslapion
A mixture of salad dressing and mayonnaise trickled out of a transport truck following a rollover...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/s ... -1.3685774

Bon appétit!

Re: For lunch today: well dressed asphalt!

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 2:09 am
by Gyro Gearloose
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Re: For lunch today: well dressed asphalt!

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 3:44 pm
by eslapion
From the looks of it, "trickled" is not exactly the right word for that.

It's more like "thousands of gallons poured right down on the pavement"...

Re: For lunch today: well dressed asphalt!

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 2:02 am
by Gyro Gearloose
Bah, try two million gallons of molasses:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood

Re: For lunch today: well dressed asphalt!

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 2:23 am
by xenomachina
a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 miles per hour (56 kilometers per hour), killing 21 and injuring 150
Hence the expression "as fast as molasses".

Re: For lunch today: well dressed asphalt!

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:08 pm
by eslapion
Something like that would be more interesting...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood

Re: For lunch today: well dressed asphalt!

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 2:48 am
by Gyro Gearloose
Meh, beer is just scotch that hasn't grown up yet.

This is a tragedy:

http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Hi ... d-of-1906/


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Re: For lunch today: well dressed asphalt!

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 4:35 am
by eslapion
@Gyro Gearloose
It was mixed with the malt refuse!! Yuk!!

Re: For lunch today: well dressed asphalt!

Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 11:22 am
by eslapion
Here's another fine mess which occurred at San Jose airport.

A nice little lake of fire retardant foam!
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In the news:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/foam-blob- ... -1.3858637

Re: For lunch today: well dressed asphalt!

Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2016 1:57 pm
by Gyro Gearloose
Guess the guy who did this

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Now works for civilians...