EPISODE · Apr 25, 2026 · 9 MIN
Sodium, Triangulation, and the Periodic Table of Death and Mystery
from Periodic Table of Death and Mystery · host Carol Potenza's monthly podcast, hosted by Laura Haas
In this episode, we’re going “back to the salt mines”—literally. From Roman salarium and Egyptian natron to a Louisiana lake that suddenly drained itself into a salt dome, we’re talking sodium, salt, and how one triangulation error nearly swallowed an entire drilling operation—and 55 miners—with it.
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In this episode, we’re going “back to the salt mines”—literally. From Roman salarium and Egyptian natron to a Louisiana lake that suddenly drained itself into a salt dome, we’re talking sodium, salt, and how one triangulation error nearly swallowed an entire drilling operation—and 55 miners—with it.
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