Portland's exploding Liberty Bell (2020) (opens in new tab)

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69 pointsfewgrehrehre1y ago8 comments

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fewgrehrehreOP1y ago

If you love a niche blog and some quality writing, I would strongly recommend!

edoceo1y ago

Portland, Oregon, USA

ruined1y ago

where else would a liberty bell explode

D-Coder1y ago

Portland Maine?

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y-curious1y ago

Cool story! Note to future readers: there is no satisfying conclusion to the mystery found in the article. I definitely got baited

blamazon1y ago

I was hoping for a zany “trapped stress” material science explanation but this did not come to pass.

fewgrehrehreOP1y ago

Ah, yeah, a note that it remains unsolved might help with reader expectations. I didn't find that it affected my experience that much, but I can understand why it would.

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8 comments

fewgrehrehreOP1y ago

If you love a niche blog and some quality writing, I would strongly recommend!

edoceo1y ago

Portland, Oregon, USA

ruined1y ago

where else would a liberty bell explode

D-Coder1y ago

Portland Maine?

1 more reply

y-curious1y ago

Cool story! Note to future readers: there is no satisfying conclusion to the mystery found in the article. I definitely got baited

blamazon1y ago

I was hoping for a zany “trapped stress” material science explanation but this did not come to pass.

fewgrehrehreOP1y ago

Ah, yeah, a note that it remains unsolved might help with reader expectations. I didn't find that it affected my experience that much, but I can understand why it would.

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