We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids Ride in Australia. A failing pump caused a fatal accident on what was supposed to be a family friendly ride. Original Air Date: June 26, 2022 Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_River_Rapids_Ride https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/641830/10545784-final-dreamworld-draft-6-for-upload.pdf Ways to get in ...
Jan 28, 2024•17 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the DOT-105 Rail Car Chlorine Gas Leak. An old rail car and ineffective maintenance procedures led to the release of 81,000kg of chlorine gas along the Ohio River valley. Original Air Date: June 12, 2022 Episode Sources https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/HZM1901.pdf Ways to get in touch with us Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Website - www.fa...
Jan 21, 2024•15 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Millenium Tower in San Francisco, which has been sinking and leaning since it was completed in 2009. Original Air Date: May 29, 2022 Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Tower_(San_Francisco) https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/millennium-tower-now-tilting-3-inches-per-year-according-to-fix-engineer/3101278/?_osource=SocialFlow...
Jan 14, 2024•24 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Minnesota Metrodome. A combination of a pressurized structure and a fabric roof requires a lot of maintenance to keep the roof up there doing roof things. Otherwise it collapses like it did in Minneapolis. Original Air Date: May 15, 2022 Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome roof collapse video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_uscBJn...
Jan 07, 2024•16 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about Apollo 1. What was meant to be a non-hazardous test for the first crewed mission to the Moon, turned out to be a devastating event for NASA and space travel in general. Like all the engineering failures we’ve covered on this show, and as tragic as it was, there is a lot to learn from not only how the fire started, but how it spread and how the rescue was mishandled. Engineer...
Dec 31, 2023•40 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Kursk Submarine (4:30); a Russian Submarine that sank during a naval training exercise (13:40). The recovery of the ship was less than optimal (16:30) and there were many things to blame, some real and some conspiracy (23:10). Engineering News https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210427085752.htm Kursk https://engineering-channel.com/kursk-submarine-disaster/ Ku...
Dec 24, 2023•41 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Seattle Kingdome. A venue that had design issues from the start; poor design, leaks, and some really bad baseball and basketball teams are the legacy that remains for the Kingdome. Episode Sources ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdome Ways to get in touch with us Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Website - www.failurolog...
Dec 17, 2023•14 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the London Beer Flood. A giant wall of beer smashed the brewery wall and sent a huge wave of beer down London streets. Episode Sources ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood Ways to get in touch with us Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Website - www.failurology.ca
Dec 10, 2023•13 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Boston Molasses Flood. Over 100 years ago, A wave of molasses flooded the streets of North End in Boston and took out everything in its path. Lessons were learned and new regulations were added to prevent this type of incident from happening again. Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood Ways to get in touch with us Twitter - https://twitter.co...
Dec 03, 2023•17 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Kankaria Amusement Park Ride Accident in western India. This accident occurred when the cable connecting the counterbalance with the shaft, and the shaft itself, snapped midair while 30+ people were on the ride. Like pretty much all of the ones we cover on this show, it was preventable and the lives lost and injuries suffered could have been avoided had the ride been pro...
Nov 26, 2023•13 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Tous Dam in Spain. Four years after the dam was completed, heavy rainfall overtopped the dam and flooded low lying areas downstream. Episode Sources ● https://damfailures.org/case-study/tous-dam-spain-1982/ ● https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/generate_chart_e.html?StationID=50430&month=6&day=7&Year=2013&timeframe=2&type=bar&MeasTypeID=tot...
Nov 19, 2023•19 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Standard Oil Building in Chicago. During construction, a section of the exterior marble cladding fell off the building, leading to a complete recladding in the early 90s. Episode Sources ● https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/two-buildings-two-cities-one-problem/article17996906/ ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aon_Center_(Chicago) ● https://en.wikipedia.org...
Nov 12, 2023•21 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Land O Lakes Sinkhole in Florida. In July 2017 a sinkhole swallowed two houses and condemned many nearby houses. Episode Sources ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_o%27_Lakes,_Florida ● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_nVB1RDIcw ● https://www.winknews.com/2017/08/12/geologists-study-massive-land-o-lakes-sinkhole/ ● https://www.theledger.com/story/news/state/2017/08/12...
Nov 05, 2023•15 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Cleveland East Ohio Gas Explosion. On October 20, 1944, a gas leak at Cleveland gas storage facility led to an explosion and fires in a nearby residential area. Episode Sources ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_East_Ohio_Gas_explosion ● https://case.edu/ech/articles/e/east-ohio-gas-co-explosion-and-fire ● https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/East_Ohio_Gas_Company_Exp...
Oct 29, 2023•18 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Mars Climate Orbiter. Due to unit conversion errors, a space probe crashed into the Martian surface, a really, expensive mistake, setting back Mars data collection for years. Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/mars-climate-orbiter/in-depth/ Ways to get in touch with us Twitter - https://twitter.com/fai...
Oct 22, 2023•13 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Gimli Glider. Units are hard, but important. What was thought to be a full refuel was only 45% of the required fuel load, leading to an emergency landing at former RCAF Station Gimli. Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider#Aftermath https://simpleflying.com/gimli-glider/ Ways to get in touch with us Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - th...
Oct 15, 2023•27 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Knickerbocker Theatre Collapse in Washington, DC. One really bad snow storm, resulted in the collapse of a crowded theatre. Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knickerbocker_Theatre_(Washington,_D.C.) Ways to get in touch with us Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Website - www.failurology.ca
Oct 08, 2023•14 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Big Blue Crane Collapse at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Episode Sources • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXr1IeWbP10 • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Blue_Crane_collapse • https://www.taproot.com/collapse-of-big-blue/ • https://blog.thinkreliability.com/case-study-the-day-big-blue-fell • https://www.jsonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2019/07/12/crane-collapse-during-mill...
Oct 01, 2023•16 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Cantara loop disaster, which still ranks as the largest hazardous chemical spill in California. Episode Sources ● https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=17248 ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunsmuir,_California ● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUCWoziQnSY Ways to get in touch with us Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@gm...
Sep 24, 2023•16 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the CIS Insurance Building in Manchester. To stop the mosaic tiles from falling off the building, they installed photovoltaic panels. Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIS_Tower Ways to get in touch with us Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Website - www.failurology.ca
Sep 17, 2023•10 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Walkie Talkie Building in London, UK. The building that can melt a car and knock over pedestrians. Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_Fenchurch_Street https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_edQZF8-FEo Ways to get in touch with us Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Website - www.failurology.ca
Sep 10, 2023•13 min
We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about Lake Peigneur. The entire lake drained into a salt mine in a matter of minutes. Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Peigneur Mine Safety Report - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822029061140&view=1up&seq=13&skin=2021 Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_iZr2-Coqc Ways to get in touch with us Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurolo...
Sep 03, 2023•8 min
This week’s engineering episode is about earthquakes (4:50). Seismic engineering has progressed over time to make sure we’re prepared (13:40) for earthquakes and the tsunamis (21:25) they cause. Check out our Patreon page for Mini Failure bonus episodes - https://www.patreon.com/failurology Photos/Sources/Summary from this episode - https://www.failurology.ca/ Ways to get in touch Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Linked In - https://www.linkedin.c...
Aug 27, 2023•30 min
This week’s engineering failures are from our mini failure library. We’re talking about PFOA Contamination (2:00) and the Sudbury Effect (16:05). Episode Sources ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos ● https://www.asbestos.com/asbestos/ Check out our Patreon page for Mini Failure bonus episodes - https://www.patreon.com/failurology Photos/Sources/Summary from this episode - https://www.failurology.ca/ Ways to get in touch Twitter - https://twitt...
Aug 13, 2023•30 min
This week’s engineering failures are from our mini failure library. We’re talking about the Bhopal Gas Leak (1:40) and Asbestos (16:05). Episode Sources ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos ● https://www.asbestos.com/asbestos/ Check out our Patreon page for Mini Failure bonus episodes - https://www.patreon.com/failurology Photos/Sources/Summary from this episode - https://www.failurology.ca/ Ways to get in touch Twitter - https://twitter.com/fa...
Jul 30, 2023•32 min
This week’s engineering failures are from our mini failure library. We’re talking about the Love Canal (1:45) and the Minamata (15:00). Episode Sources ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamata_disease ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamata,_Kumamoto ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Big_Pollution_Diseases_of_Japan Check out our Patreon page for Mini Failure bonus episodes - https://www.patreon.com/failurology Photos/Sources/Summary from this episod...
Jul 16, 2023•26 min
Engineering News – Underwater LIDAR Prototype (1:20) This week’s engineering failure is the Lac Megantic (5:10). 10 years ago, a train traveling from Montreal (9:40) derailed in downtown Lac Megantic and changed the town forever (22:20). Check out our Patreon page for Mini Failure bonus episodes - https://www.patreon.com/failurology Photos/Sources/Summary from this episode - https://www.failurology.ca/ Ways to get in touch Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@g...
Jul 02, 2023•37 min
Engineering News – Fluid Based Light Filtering Technology (0:40). This week’s engineering failure is the Surfside Condo Collapse (4:25). We get into the construction of the tower and all the factors that led to the collapse (17:00). Check out our Patreon page for Mini Failure bonus episodes - https://www.patreon.com/failurology Photos/Sources/Summary from this episode - https://www.failurology.ca/ Ways to get in touch Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail....
Jun 18, 2023•32 min
Engineering News – Balance Beam Robot (5:10) This week’s engineering failure is the Motorsport Safety Pt 2 (7:55). In the second episode of this two part series, we discuss pitlane safety (15:00) and the HANS device (21:10). Check out our Patreon page for Mini Failure bonus episodes - https://www.patreon.com/failurology Photos/Sources/Summary from this episode - https://www.failurology.ca/ Ways to get in touch Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Link...
Jun 04, 2023•31 min
Engineering News – NASCAR is Going To The Moon (1:50) This week’s engineering failure is the Motorsport Safety Pt 1 (5:55). In the first episode of this two part series, we discuss early motorsport safety (15:35) and some significant safety upgrades that have been implemented over the years (19.45). Check out our Patreon page for Mini Failure bonus episodes - https://www.patreon.com/failurology Photos/Sources/Summary from this episode - https://www.failurology.ca/ Ways to get in touch Twitter - ...
May 21, 2023•32 min
