The Terrifying Fulton "Skyhook"
Direct Link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hVzWOCsbAYA
You might already have seen the Fulton Recovery System in action in, o...
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The Mississauga Miracle
This was a surprisingly enjoyable story to research. Not that the event was enjoyable, at all, but there are lots of vivid and interesting accounts available online to draw from. Here are two sources that I found particularly interesting.
The Catacombs Beneath Paris
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mGNRIjWW4yo
I came across plenty of stories about people getting lost or doing strange thin...
2022-12-23 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster
As always, here are just a few of the notes and errata I accumulated while researching this story...
Naming the Sunshine Skyway
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge was very nearly given a different name. I mention in the video ...
2022-12-20 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Truth About Laika
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3whwLfg1Bi0
Although her time was brief, Laika really did capture the hearts of people all ...
2022-12-16 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Piper Alpha Disaster
There’s a lot to this story, and I couldn’t by any means fit everything into the video. Here are two of the stranger tangents I found while researching.
Piper Alpha Monopoly
Back in 2018, a PR firm came up with the...
2022-12-13 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostIs Lucid Decapitation Real?
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YWVEmEoX-lg
The idea of lucid decapitation has fascinated and horrified me for quite a long...
2022-12-09 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Vajont Dam Disaster
While researching this video, I came across some interesting errata about the way this disaster is remembered.
The grave markers
In the video I showed an image of the graveyard where many of the victims of this disaste...
2022-12-06 11:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe Deadliest Toys (Part Three)
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BL7OwRMAK9E
Here's an image I found that I didn't end up including in the video. It shows s...
2022-12-02 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Mystery of Flight 823
Here are a couple of extra notes from my research into this story.
Memorial services
It's been many years since this disaster took place, but there are still often memorial services each year in the town closest to whe...
2022-11-29 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Story of Anthrax Island
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UTqs2cJLus4
It's odd to think about Britain experimenting with biological weapons during Wo...
2022-11-25 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Dive Boat Conception
Here are a couple of interesting notes on this story, including an extra photo from the NTSB report.
The escape hatch
In the video I show a couple of pictures of the escape hatch on board the Conception - one ...
2022-11-22 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Shortest Search and Rescue
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/otfoaRZJLyc
This was a story that particularly resonated with me when I first came across i...
2022-11-18 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe 1900 Big Game Disaster
It was quite difficult to find information on this relatively forgotten disaster, but nonetheless I came across some interesting errata while reading up on it.
The Story of TJ Parker
The Man With a Plant In His Lung
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CdNzlDcUoz8
A seed surviving and sprouting inside the human lung is an extraordinarily rare...
2022-11-11 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostJuliane Koepcke and the LANSA Disaster
While making this video, I read Juliane's autobiography, When I Fell From The Sky. It contains a wealth of details that I couldn't fit into the video. Here are two of the most interesting.
Werner Herzog
Even b...
2022-11-08 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostMad Hatter Disease
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CUf1ua6NWbg
The medical name for mad hatter disease is erethism, and thankfully it's very r...
2022-11-04 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostA Brief History of Hazing (Part One)
This is a video I've been wanting to make ever since I read about the KDND Hold Your Wee for a Wii accident, which included a reference to a hazing death. Here are...
2022-11-01 11:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Most Terrifying Film Ever Made
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E--rA9mAoUk
I really can't recommend Threads highly enough. It's an incredibly pow...
2022-10-28 10:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe Amagasaki Derailment
Here are a couple of side notes from this story, including a bit more on "Dayshift Education".
"Dayshift Education"
Some reports of things that went on as part of JR West's re-education program are really quite shockin...
2022-10-25 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Origin of Roller Coasters
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JVKFSNYCcg8
Russian mountains were every bit as popular with the aristocracy as they were w...
2022-10-21 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Stockline Plastics Disaster
There were a few interesting errata for this story. Here's a little bit about each of them.
Student risk assessment
In the video I mention that risk assessments were carried out... but missed the hazard of the buried p...
2022-10-18 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Chernobyl Elephant's Foot
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wStH9jDk5aA
One of the best resources on the Elephant's Foot of Chernobyl is 2022-10-14 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire
Here are a couple of footnotes from this episode, concerning the Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters
I thought it would be worth mentioning some of the other work of the International Br...
2022-10-11 10:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Secret of Pirates of the Caribbean
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-aGmcAAPHiA
Like many of Disneyland's older rides, Pirates of the Caribbean has had an inte...
2022-10-07 10:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostPoganica Bay: A Cave Diving Disaster
There are a couple of sources I have to highlight when it comes to this strange and fascinating story.
The statement of Tomáš Sládek
Archived on an old website dedicated to diving, you can find 2022-10-04 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Crow Funerals
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AAJ7rVlVkZk
It probably doesn't come as a surprise that crows are my favourite animal, give...
2022-09-30 10:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Mount Erebus Disaster
Here are a few notes on things I couldn't quite find space for in the video, but which truly fascinated me nonetheless...
The recovery operation
I mention the recovery operation that took place on the slopes of Mount E...
2022-09-27 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostEurope's Hidden Hunger Stones
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dLezJB8LU8U
Hunger stones aren't the only thing which recent severe droughts have revealed....
2022-09-23 10:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Harrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash
There's a wealth of information available about this historic accident, and so it was inevitable that I couldn't fit everything into the video. Here are a couple of my favourite errata...
What happened to Gilbert Powell?
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