Ep 250: Taylor's Goriest Episode - The Halifax Explosion
About this episode
The episode discusses the Halifax Explosion, the third largest man-made explosion in history, caused by a collision between two ships in 1917.
Let's talk about the 3rd biggest man-made explosion ever (only eclipsed by the nuclear bombs). In 1917, ships were zooming back and forth between North America and Europe - bringing men (boys), supplies, ammunition, you name it, to the efforts of WWI. In December, a French ship called the SS Mont-Blanc is filled to the brim with the most explosives imaginable, when they get to Halifax and an empty Norwegian ship, the Imo, sails on the wrong side of the harbor. The slow (like 6mph) collision has insane consequences you have to hear to believe!
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