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Oooh! This is the 10th deadliest bridge disaster that we know of! I've been obsessed with disasters since I was a little girl, and it's gross how some of the top 10 were caused by corporate greed...
Don't even get me started on deadliest factory incidents or mining disasters. I could go on forever.
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I was surprised when I heard about a sugar factory exploding. I had no idea if there was enough sugar particles in the air then it could ignite.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Georgia_Imperial_Sugar_refinery_explosion
You can do a super fun science experiment at home (custard powder is commonly used but icing sugar might work) to demonstrate this.
Oh neat. I might regret finding out about that later. 😂
How do you feel about molasses?