30 examples when failure is too costly (31 photos)

“Expensive” is a very relative concept. Those who live in abundance have a completely different understanding of what is expensive than a person living from paycheck to paycheck. But there are things whose value is clear even without context.





1. In 2003, a technician forgot to log that during the assembly of the Noaa-19 satellite he unscrewed 24 bolts, which led to the fall of the device and damage of 135 million dollars



2. The pickup truck is so tall that the driver simply did not notice the Porsche in front.





3. When I started drilling without checking the presence of underground cables



4. When transporting paint, make sure the can is securely closed. Especially if you're driving a $90k Maserati



5. A bus crashed into a train station in Hamburg, Germany.



6. When you live in Svalbard, Norway and forget to close the office window



7. Giant bee hive under the roof



8. Collapse of a shopping center under construction



9. In the state of Georgia, USA, a tractor with a dump semi-trailer crashed into an overpass and moved it almost 2 meters



10. Fire on a yacht in Torquay, UK



11. Logistics company DHL's plane broke into two parts after leaving the runway in San Jose, Costa Rica.



12. The boat was hurrying to the water



13. “Discovered that my porcelain countertop was actually tempered glass.”



14. Mclaren and Hurricane Ian in Miami



15. Flood is to blame



16. Bear attack



17. Tree vs BMW



18. I feel sorry for the yacht



19. Expensive mistake



20. The ladder damaged the plane



21. US World War II destroyer Sullivans partially sank at Buffalo Naval Park



22. Road in Hatay, Türkiye, after the earthquake



23. Pilots and mechanics of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) crashed a brand new Airbus A340 during ground testing.



24. Incident at the warehouse



25. Unexpected place to park an airplane



26. The helicopter was seriously damaged



27. “Saw this in the Mojave Desert today.”



28. A US Navy F-35 fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea while landing on the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier.



29. Terrible accident



30. Replacing the clutch on a Ferrari F50