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France’s Expensive Train Bungle

Year: 2014Location: FranceCompany: RFF gave the wrong dimensions to SNCFEstimated Damage Value: $68 million* Companies like American Airlines might be busy ruling the skies, but what about the rails? Railways and the Metro are heavily used in France, so when the train operator SNCF decided to invest in a new transportation project it seemed like a good idea atContinue reading “France’s Expensive Train Bungle”

Fall of the Lotus Riverside Apartment Complex

Year: 2009Location: ShanghaiCompany: Shanghai Meidu Real Estate DevelopmentEstimated Damage Value: $2,000 per square meter* In 2009, developers were building the Lotus Riverside Apartment Complex in China when an entire block toppled over on its side. It was eventually put down to the construction of a parking garage underneath the building. While workers were removing dirt, they wereContinue reading “Fall of the Lotus Riverside Apartment Complex”

This Insane Place I’m In

Can’t fly back to my countryCompletely out of luckFlights are banned from enteringThis insane place, I’m stuck We’re running out of oxygenRunning out of testsBurning bodies everywhereDon’t know what to do best? They let us gather, thousandsWithout the need of masksThis is insane governingNot mandating masks Lining up at polling boothsSocial distancingJust goes out theContinue reading “This Insane Place I’m In”

Neighbourhood Built on an Abandoned Mine

Year: 2020Location: South Dakota, AmericaCompany: Dakota Plaster CompanyEstimated Damage Value: $10-15 million* When purchasing a home, you may want to double-check with the realtor that it’s not built on a large, cavernous, abandoned mine. A group of South Dakota residents didn’t check when they shelled out a fortune for their gorgeous, newly-built houses back in 2014. OneContinue reading “Neighbourhood Built on an Abandoned Mine”

Spain’s Expensive Submarine Bungle

Year: 2013Location: SpainCompany: NavantiaEstimated Damage Value: $2.2 billion* You don’t have to be a certified genius to know that a submarine has to do one thing above all else: float. Despite paying over $2.2 billion to create a new, state-of-the-art Isaac Peral Submarine back in 2013, the Spanish government didn’t even end up using it because ofContinue reading “Spain’s Expensive Submarine Bungle”