Boom Juice

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of The Wild Wild Death, we uncover the story of how an ordinary day at the Wells Fargo office took a sudden turn when a curious team of employees decided to investigate a leaky crate. What they discovered inside set off a chain of events that literally shook San Francisco. Join us as we explore how one small crate proves that sometimes, curiosity really can be explosive.If you'd like to read more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, try these links: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tcrr-nitroglycerin/https://railroad.lindahall.org/essays/black-powder.htmlhttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna53197053https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1866/05/13/79805983.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/man-who-invented-nitroglycerin-was-horrified-dynamite-180965192/https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/n/nitroglycerin.htmlhttp://cprr.org/Museum/Newspapers/Nitroglycerine.htmlKELYWORDS:Explosive eventSan Francisco disasterLeaky crate mysteryOffice investigationCuriosity gone wrongWells Fargo incidentMysterious crateUncovering secretsHistorical mysteryUnexpected discoveryChain reactionTrue story unravelingOffice thrillerShock in San FranciscoUnusual office day