Cracked: Five Tiny Computer Glitches That Caused Huge Distasters

#5. Google Accidentally Blocks the Internet

When preparing their block list, to keep spammers out of search results, a Google employee accidentally added the whole internet. 

#4. Sometimes the Error Messages Are There for a Reason

A company that made radiation dosage machines for cancer patients did not document the 60 something errors it produced. Employees utilizing these machines never read the errors resulting in several deaths.

#3. The Navy Tries to Divide by Zero

The navy outfitted a submarine with Windows NT based computers and tried to divide by zero. This created a buffer overflow error and left the boat stranded in the ocean.

#2. System Operator Avoids Hassle, America Loses Power

So moron took a shortcut and took out the power for a lot of people

#1. The Date Line Beats 12 F-22 Raptors

Some hyper expensive F-22 Raptors where not given the proper code to handle crossing the dateline, which crippled the planes and almost resulted in calamity.

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