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20 Catastrophic Engineering Mistakes That Shocked the World
Swipe through to discover 20 catastrophic design flaws that shook history!
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Swipe through to discover 20 catastrophic design flaws that shook history! 
20. The Silver Bridge Eyebar Fracture 
19. The Millennium Bridge Lateral Wobble 
18. The Aon Center Marble Bowing - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
17. The John Hancock Window Failure 
16. The Walkie-Talkie Solar Death Ray 
15. The Citicorp Center Quartering Wind Hazard 
14. The Leaning Tower Shifting Subsoil - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
13. The Teton Dam Internal Erosion Burst 
12. The Great Boston Molasses Rupture 
11. The Challenger O-Ring Cold Embrittlement 
10. The Sampoong Store Punching Shear - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
9. The Quebec Bridge Cantilever Overload 
8. The Vasa Warship Maiden Capsizing 
7. The St. Francis Dam Foundation Dissolution 
6. The Aloha Flight 243 Multi-Site Fatigue - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
5. The I-35W Bridge Gusset Plate Flaw 
4. The Deepwater Horizon Seal Blowout 
3. The Hindenburg Hydrogen Airship Inferno 
2. The Chernobyl Reactor 4 Graphite Flaw - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
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A single calculation error, an unverified bolt, or a miscommunicated unit of measurement can bring down colossal structures. These twenty engineering oversights cost billions and changed modern design forever.
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