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Video: Gowanus Canal's Latest Gross Out
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Jen Carlson
Published Sep 27, 2010
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The Brooklyn tornado took out a lot of trees earlier this month, but did you know it also transformed the Gowanus Canal into a flowing body of raw sewage? Check it out below, it's just like the chocolate river in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory except—strike that, reverse it—it is not at all like the chocolate river in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. [Warning: You may want to watch this after lunch.]
First gonohorrea, and now this. Superfund: Activate! [via Brownstoner]
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