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Need a source on this, please. It sounds real at first look, but I cant find any links and it's very similar to the boston molasses flood of 1918 story, especi

Need a source on this, please. It sounds real at first look, but I cant find any links and it's very similar to the boston molasses flood of 1918 story, especially that last bit - "The event entered local folklore and residents reported for decades afterwards that the area still smelled of molasses on hot summer days." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood

cduzz 3y ago
It's 100% made up. It's an attempt to make fun of people who would consider it unlikely that anyone would ever stack cheese as a way to mitigate safety risks.
- unbalancedevh 3y ago
  'I can't find the wiki link" was a good clue. I'll have to remember that line next time I'm kidding someone!
throwup238 3y ago
Fondue can't cause a flood like the Great Molasses Flood because it's not capable of truly fully laminar flows. Fondue is a colloidal suspension of cheese solids in a mixture of wine and melting agents and it shows complex rheological behavior. Unlike Newtonian fluids, where viscosity remains constant regardless of the applied shear rate, fondue demonstrates non-Newtonian features, especially shear-thinning. As the shear rate increases, its viscosity decreases, a phenomenon attributed to the alignment of colloidal particles in the direction of flow, interfering with the fluid and preventing it from filling every nook and cranny like a flood would. Fondue's inability to achieve truly laminar flow is rooted in its viscoelastic properties. When subjected to stress, fondue exhibits both viscous and elastic characteristics, a behavior modeled by the Maxwell model in rheology. This model combines a viscous damper and an elastic spring to describe the material's response to applied stress. As fondue is subjected to shear stress, its structure becomes disrupted, leading to a breakdown in its ability to maintain a cohesive flow front. This disruption manifests as a turbulent flow, preventing the formation of a flood-like scenario similar to that caused by molasses.

cduzz 3y ago

It's 100% made up. It's an attempt to make fun of people who would consider it unlikely that anyone would ever stack cheese as a way to mitigate safety risks.

unbalancedevh 3y ago
'I can't find the wiki link" was a good clue. I'll have to remember that line next time I'm kidding someone!

throwup238 3y ago

Fondue can't cause a flood like the Great Molasses Flood because it's not capable of truly fully laminar flows. Fondue is a colloidal suspension of cheese solids in a mixture of wine and melting agents and it shows complex rheological behavior. Unlike Newtonian fluids, where viscosity remains constant regardless of the applied shear rate, fondue demonstrates non-Newtonian features, especially shear-thinning. As the shear rate increases, its viscosity decreases, a phenomenon attributed to the alignment of colloidal particles in the direction of flow, interfering with the fluid and preventing it from filling every nook and cranny like a flood would. Fondue's inability to achieve truly laminar flow is rooted in its viscoelastic properties. When subjected to stress, fondue exhibits both viscous and elastic characteristics, a behavior modeled by the Maxwell model in rheology. This model combines a viscous damper and an elastic spring to describe the material's response to applied stress. As fondue is subjected to shear stress, its structure becomes disrupted, leading to a breakdown in its ability to maintain a cohesive flow front. This disruption manifests as a turbulent flow, preventing the formation of a flood-like scenario similar to that caused by molasses.