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FAILUROLOGY

Nicole Imeson & Brian Moynihan

A case study on engineering failures

science physics

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Ep 115 Mini Failure 29 Minamata

FAILUROLOGY ·

2024/04/07

We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.This week’s Mini Failure is about Minamata Disease. How one small Japanese town suffered from decades of mercury poisoning. Original Air Date: October 30, 2022 Episode Sources 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 Ways to get in touch with us Email -

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Ep 114 Mini Failure April Fools Bonus - Airplane!

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2024/03/31

We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.Based on the movie Airplane!, this week’s mini failure is a bonus episode about the harrowing events of Trans American Flight 209. Trans American Flight 209 from Los Angeles to Chicago made a miraculous landing in Chicago after the flight crew was incapacitated by food poisoning and a former Air Force Pilot along with a flight attendent were successful in bringing the aircraft to the ground. Original Air Date:

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Ep 113 Mini Failure 28 Love Canal

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2024/03/24

We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Love Canal. After a decade of dumping toxic waste, the location was a bad spot to put a school. Even the chemical company knew it, but it would take years for the school board to understand the consequences of their decision. Original Air Date: October 16, 2022 Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal Ways to get in touch with us Email -

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17:59

Ep 112 Mini Failure 27 Exxon Valdez

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2024/03/17

We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.This week’s Mini Failure is about the Exxon Valdez. The second worst oil spill in US waters that took decades to clean up. Original Air Date: October 2, 2022 Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill Ways to get in touch with us Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Website - www.failurology.ca

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19:09

Ep 111 Mini Failure 26 SS Sultana

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2024/03/10

We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the SS Sultana. A steamship that exploded and sank on the Mississippi River in 1865, claiming the title of the worst US maritime disaster. Original Air Date: September 18, 2022 Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultana_(steamboat) Ways to get in touch with us Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Website - www.failurology.ca

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Ep 110 Mini Failure 25 Gretna Rail Disaster

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2024/03/03

We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.This week’s Mini Failure is about the Gretna Rail Disaster. Too many trains, some of them knowingly unsafe, water cooler chatter about the war, and an unofficial shift change led to the the worst rail disaster in British history. Original Air Date: September 4, 2022 Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintinshill_rail_disaster Animation -

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Ep 109 Mini Failure 24 Texas Padre Ocean Tower

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2024/02/25

We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus.This week’s Mini Failure is about the Ocean Tower. It was a 31 storey luxury condo tower that was demolished in 2009 after finding significant structural concerns. Original Air Date: August 21, 2022 Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_voluntarily_demolished_buildings Ways to get in touch with us Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Website -

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20:54

Ep 108 Mini Failure 23 Ronan Point

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2024/02/18

We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about Ronan Point. A bad fitting and a lit match led to the collapse of the SE corner of this tower block in east London, UK. Original Air Date: August 7, 2022 Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronan_Point Ways to get in touch with us Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Website - www.failurology.ca

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Ep 107 Mini Failure 22 Johnstown Flood

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2024/02/11

We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Johnstown Flood AKA that Great Flood of 1889. After heavy rainfall, the poorly maintained South Fork Dam failed, greatly impacting the unsuspecting residents downstream. Original Air Date: July 24, 2022 Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnstown_Flood Ways to get in touch with us Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Website - www.failurology.ca

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Ep 106 Mini Failure 21 Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire

FAILUROLOGY ·

2024/02/04

We’re releasing episodes from our mini failure library while we’re on production hiatus. This week’s Mini Failure is about the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire. A completely preventable fire that took the lives of hundreds and changed the shape of public assembly fire protection and life safety regulations. Original Air Date: July 10, 2022 Episode

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Ep 105 Mini Failure 20 Dreamworld’s Thunder River...

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2024/01/28

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

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Ep 104 Mini Failure 19 DOT-105 Rail Car Chlorine Release

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2024/01/21

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 -

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23:44

Ep 103 Mini Failure 18 Millenium Tower

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2024/01/14

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

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Ep 102 Mini Failure 17 Minnesota Metrodome

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2024/01/07

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

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Ep 101 Re-release Apollo 1

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2023/12/31

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. Original Air

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Ep 100 Re-release Kursk Submarine

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2023/12/24

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). Original Air Date: August 1, 2021 Engineering News https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210427085752.htm

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Ep 99 Mini Failure 16 Seattle Kingdome

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2023/12/17

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. Original Air Date: May 1, 2022 Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdome Ways to get in touch with us Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email -

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12:51

Ep 98 Mini Failure 15 London Beer Flood

FAILUROLOGY ·

2023/12/10

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. Original Air Date: April 17, 2022 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

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Ep 97 Mini Failure 14 Boston Molasses Flood

FAILUROLOGY ·

2023/12/03

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. Original Air Date: April 3, 2022 Episode Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood Ways to get in touch with

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Ep 96 Mini Failure 13 Kankaria Amusement Park Ride...

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2023/11/26

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

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