10 Times The World Almost Ended By Accident

10 Times The World Almost Ended By Accident

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Social Studies

11th Grade - University

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The video explores ten instances where the world nearly ended due to human error or oversight. These include the Cuban Missile Crisis, a biotech mishap, NORAD simulation errors, the Kola Superdeep Borehole, flu research oversights, CFC environmental impacts, the Large Hadron Collider, a computer chip incident, and a Norwegian rocket test. Each event highlights the potential for disaster due to miscommunication, scientific experimentation, or technological failures.

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What event is widely remembered as the closest the world came to nuclear war?

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What did the Cuban Missile Crisis reveal about the tensions between the US and USSR?

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How did the German biotech firm plan to utilize plant waste?

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What was the consequence of the bacteria created by the German biotech firm?

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What was the cause of the false alarm during the NORAD simulation in 1979?

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What was the potential consequence of the USSR's drilling project to the center of the Earth?

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What was the main issue with the flu strain created by Yoshihiro Kawaoka in 2011?

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