Nov 25, 2023
Okay puzzler time everyone.
This one is short. And historic. And also automotive. So, hopefully you like this one.
Here it is.
Some years ago, there was a natural disaster in the United States that took human life and destroyed considerable property. The effects of this catastrophe were experienced by people hundreds of miles away from the devastation site.
Because of this disaster, motor vehicles became inoperable.
However, people who went out and bought pantyhose were able to continue driving.
So, the puzzler is this.
What was the disaster and why did women's hosiery become important?
Good luck.
So what was the disaster, years ago, that caused considerable property damage and casualties.
Because of this disaster, motor vehicles became inoperable. But here's the interesting twist. People who went out and bought pantyhose are able to continue driving.
And the question was very simply, what was the disaster? And why did women's hosiery become important?
Answer.
It was the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State in 1980. The volcanic ash was so fine that it would go right through your car's air filter and plug up the carburetor, which all cars had in those days pretty much. And pantyhose were fine enough, they had a fine enough weave to them, that the ash in the air could not get through them.
Good one!
