April 8, 2007: Red road in Massachusetts

Undertoad · 04-08-2007, 10:52 AM

Kind of a fun one. There was a bit of an accident with red dye in Littleton, MA last week.

You know how some mulch is a kind of red color that doesn't match nature, exactly? That mulch doesn't start red; it is dyed. They color it so that it can match your landscaping, or offset it, I guess. Because some people feel that the outdoor is not pretty enough without sharply delineated lines of colors that nature doesn't normally spit out.

Turns out a truck lost four barrels of the dye used to color that mulch, and three of the barrels burst open. Which wouldn't be so bad except that the barrels were 400 gallons each: thus putting 1200 gallons of red mulch dye onto I-495.

It happened at 10 at night, but the whole thing was still a mess in the morning.

Some cars found they were picking up the color and had to be washed using a through soaking, but luckily it isn't permanent.

Of course some photographers couldn't resist running out and turning up their color saturation.

milkfish · 04-08-2007, 11:54 AM

Quick, someone register the domain dyedyedye.com and profit!

piercehawkeye45 · 04-08-2007, 12:26 PM

That actually looks really cool.

Trilby · 04-08-2007, 02:46 PM

red roads. can rivers red (with blood!) be far behind?!

freshnesschronic · 04-08-2007, 04:23 PM

See movie The Reaping for details.

Hoof Hearted · 04-08-2007, 09:17 PM

Now I know what "blood alley" looks like.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-08-2007, 10:01 PM

Was that last picture from Al-Jazeera?

Trilby · 04-08-2007, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Was that last picture from Al-Jazeera?

Kagen4o4 · 04-09-2007, 01:02 AM

they should do that on purpose with other colours as well. why cant a road be colourful? who care if its distracting and causes accidents

SPUCK · 04-09-2007, 07:02 AM

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who care if its distracting and causes accidents

Yes! Yes! And that will cause even more color!

Sheldonrs · 04-09-2007, 10:28 AM

Looks like another case of road rouge.

barefoot serpent · 04-09-2007, 11:14 AM

uh oh, wait'll Christo sees this...

ferret88 · 04-09-2007, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

Looks like another case of road rouge.

Hime · 04-09-2007, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

Looks like another case of road rouge.

That was a good one.

duck_duck · 04-09-2007, 02:55 PM

It looks like a nightmare road full of blood.

04-08-2007, 10:52 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	April 8, 2007: Red road in Massachusetts Kind of a fun one. There was a bit of an accident with red dye in Littleton, MA last week. You know how some mulch is a kind of red color that doesn't match nature, exactly? That mulch doesn't start red; it is dyed. They color it so that it can match your landscaping, or offset it, I guess. Because some people feel that the outdoor is not pretty enough without sharply delineated lines of colors that nature doesn't normally spit out. Turns out a truck lost four barrels of the dye used to color that mulch, and three of the barrels burst open. Which wouldn't be so bad except that the barrels were 400 gallons each: thus putting 1200 gallons of red mulch dye onto I-495. It happened at 10 at night, but the whole thing was still a mess in the morning. Some cars found they were picking up the color and had to be washed using a through soaking, but luckily it isn't permanent. Of course some photographers couldn't resist running out and turning up their color saturation.

04-08-2007, 11:54 AM	#2
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	Quick, someone register the domain dyedyedye.com and profit! __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams

04-08-2007, 02:46 PM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	red roads. can rivers red (with blood!) be far behind?! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-08-2007, 09:17 PM	#6
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	Now I know what "blood alley" looks like. __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

04-08-2007, 10:01 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Was that last picture from Al-Jazeera? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-08-2007, 12:26 PM	#3
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	That actually looks really cool.

04-08-2007, 04:23 PM	#5
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	See movie The Reaping for details.

04-09-2007, 01:02 AM	#9
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	they should do that on purpose with other colours as well. why cant a road be colourful? who care if its distracting and causes accidents __________________ something we both can enjoy??

04-09-2007, 10:28 AM	#11
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Looks like another case of road rouge. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

04-09-2007, 11:14 AM	#12
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	uh oh, wait'll Christo sees this... __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

04-09-2007, 02:55 PM	#15
duck_duck Soul Duck Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: over here Posts: 485	It looks like a nightmare road full of blood.

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