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Jan 26 2012

How Floods Work

33 min 6 movies discussed
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Floods happen when more water is introduced to an area than can be quickly removed. That's about it, but there's more to floods, what causes them and the havoc they can wreak. Join Josh and Chuck in this super-saturated episode of Stuff You Should Know.

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In this episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating and sometimes terrifying world of flooding. They explore the hydrological cycle, explaining how the same water has been circulating around Earth for eons through evaporation, precipitation, and everything in between. The hosts discuss various types of floods - from seasonal monsoons that historically nourished civilizations along the Nile to catastrophic events like the 1889 Johnstown flood and devastating flash floods that can appear out of nowhere, washing away cars and lives in mere moments.


Movies Discussed

Grease
Grease
1978 1h 50m
★ 7.4
"You can travel there via the movie Greece — Josh mentions Greece when talking about LA's concrete flood relief channels and the LA River Basin." — Josh
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
1972
★ 7.9
"Mash was in Malibu for God's sake — Chuck mentions MASH as an example of Hollywood's use of different locations for filming, noting it was filmed in Malibu." — Chuck
Poltergeist
Poltergeist
1982 1h 54m
★ 7.2
"the dial up sound like poltergeist — Referenced in an advertisement segment comparing AOL dial-up sound to something from Poltergeist."
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 2h 17m
★ 8.1
"It's in T2 — Chuck references T2 when discussing the LA River Basin as a filming location." — Chuck
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
1989
★ 8.0
"Like remember the Simpsons? They never mentioned where they were going — Josh references The Simpsons when discussing trademark restrictions around using the Super Bowl name." — Josh
Them!
Them!
1954 1h 34m
★ 6.8
"It's in the movie Them — Josh mentions the movie Them as another film that used the LA River Basin as a location." — Josh

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