10 Tiny Mistakes That Caused Massive Disasters

10 Tiny Mistakes That Caused Massive Disasters

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Interactive Video

Social Studies, History

11th Grade - University

Hard

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Wayground Content

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The video discusses ten historical mistakes that led to disasters, including a nuclear test error with lithium isotopes, NASA's metric vs imperial units mix-up, Hannibal's avalanche-triggering impatience, a ship collision causing the Halifax Explosion, the Bay of Pigs invasion failure due to a time zone error, a spy's mistake leading to public outcry, a signal fire causing a massive wildfire, an accidental announcement leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall, a New York blackout caused by a switch error, and a B-2 bomber crash due to moisture.

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