Video: What would it take to turn Boston harbor into tea?
On December 16, 1773, the Boston tea party protestors threw more than 340 chests full of tea鈥攖he equivalent of about 18 and a half million teabags鈥攊nto the harbor.
Would that be enough to turn the harbor into a giant cup of tea?
In this video, Reactions considers the math:
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