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Old 07-23-2008, 10:27 PM   #1381 (permalink)
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best "epic fail" video i've seen in a while... hilarious on so many levels...
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Old 07-24-2008, 12:01 AM   #1382 (permalink)
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best "epic fail" video i've seen in a while... hilarious on so many levels...
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Airplane Mechanic Causes $100M Damages After Pushing Wrong Button

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Jul 23rd 2008 at 2:00PM
Mechanic Pushes Button, Destroys Three Planes
Maybe this airline mechanic at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport was hopped on DayQuil earlier this week -- after all, "they" do say to take caution if operating heavy machinery. Whatever the cause, a mechanic at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport accidentally pressed a starter switch on a commuter airplane she was cleaning, which immediately sent the craft into full-fledged take-off mode -- right into two other planes inside the same hangar.

All three planes were destroyed, ultimately causing $100,000,000 in damages, not to mention nearly killing herself and 14 other workers, according to a report from Baton Rouge's WAFB-TV.

The entire incident took all of about five seconds according to witnesses, who are still dumbfounded as to how the whole hanger wasn't sent up in flames.

We all make mistakes, but we're pretty sure this woman will soon be out of a job. [Source: WAFB]
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Old 07-24-2008, 06:26 AM   #1384 (permalink)
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I'd say it also qualifies as an epic fail in systems design as well... pushing one button on a stationary aircraft puts it into "full-fledged take-off mode"?
Is anyone else a bit skeptical that this is all that happened?
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Not surprisingly there's a little more to the story...


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OK, now that's an epic fail!

And the reporter in the first version deserves an epic fact fail...
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<a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=39125 375">WATCH OUT</a><br/><object width="425px" height="360px" ><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="movie" value="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=39125375,t=1,mt=video"/><embed src="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=39125375,t=1,mt=video" width="425" height="360" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>
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Holy sh!#, Man I hope that guy was not alone.

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best "epic fail" video i've seen in a while... hilarious on so many levels...
I guess being a stripper isn't so easy!


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Crap! I just spilled coffee on myself. video watching FAIL
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Daaaamn! I saw this car at SEMA (it was just a couple of booths away from Randy's ChaseCam booth) and it was stunning.
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damn WTF happened?
Let's see... wrecked Carrera GT in the middle of a parking lot/loading dock with nothing around... left side wheels cracked...

A little impromptu auto-x? Did the left side meet that curbing in the background?
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