When battle plans backfire
Engineering errors that made history
Lost in translation and calculation
Ecological and nature backfires
In 1628, why did the Swedish warship Vasa sink just minutes into its maiden voyage?
schopenhauer Engineering errors in history
The math failed, the bridge swayed, it fell down.
schopenhauer Construction of the famous bell tower begins on soft, shifting clay, causing its iconic lean.
In 1980, what human activity accidentally drained the entire freshwater Lake Peigneur in Louisiana?
What type of mine lay beneath Lake Peigneur before the 1980 drilling disaster?
Engineering oops: The Leaning Tower of Pisa actually leaned the opposite direction at one point after builders tried to correct the angle.
schopenhauer A drilling accident drains Lake Peigneur into an underground salt mine
schopenhauer A Texaco oil drill accidentally pierces a salt mine, swallowing an entire freshwater lake.
Which Swedish king ordered the extra heavy cannons that caused the warship Vasa to sink?
How deep was the original foundation laid for the Leaning Tower of Pisa in 1173?
Heavy material placed low in a vessel to improve its stability. In 1628, insufficient ballast caused the Swedish warship Vasa to capsize on its maiden voyage.
schopenhauer The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed during a windstorm in Washington state.
In 2000, why did London's Millennium Bridge have to close just days after opening?
schopenhauer Balance the wobbly bridge to learn how a design flaw caused a famous historical blunder.
What physical phenomenon caused the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to collapse in 1940?