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No Man’s Sky
Digital Disasters 5/9/20 Digital Disasters 5/9/20

No Man’s Sky

“The worst game of the year”, “Biggest lie of 2016”, “Disappointment of the year”

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McDonald's - Arch Deluxe
Bad Taste 5/9/20 Bad Taste 5/9/20

McDonald's - Arch Deluxe

McDonald’s introduced a new hamburger with a more adult taste.

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Pacemaker - pocket dj
So Close And Yet 5/9/20 So Close And Yet 5/9/20

Pacemaker - pocket dj

A portable DJ device that could mix tracks, beat match, and crossfade.

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Teleguide - Swedish Minitel
So Close And Yet 5/9/20 So Close And Yet 5/9/20

Teleguide - Swedish Minitel

With the French Minitel as a model, this major investment was expected to be a huge success

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Bofors toothpaste
Medical Mishaps 5/9/20 Medical Mishaps 5/9/20

Bofors toothpaste

Nothing fosters confidence in dental care like a brand specializing in weapons. In the 1960s...

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Nintendo Virtual Boy
The Future Is Not Now 5/9/20 The Future Is Not Now 5/9/20

Nintendo Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy was a big disappointment...

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IKEA a.i.r.
What Were They Thinking 5/8/20 What Were They Thinking 5/8/20

IKEA a.i.r.

In the ‘80s, IKEA tried something that turned out to be full of hot air.

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NHS National Programme for IT
Digital Disasters 5/8/20 Digital Disasters 5/8/20

NHS National Programme for IT

An integrated digital patient record system would reform the way that the NHS uses information technology.

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Thalidomide disaster
Medical Mishaps 5/8/20 Medical Mishaps 5/8/20

Thalidomide disaster

Thalidomide was a pharmaceutical innovation that caused severe birth defects.

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Theranos
Medical Mishaps 5/8/20 Medical Mishaps 5/8/20

Theranos

Theranos promised to make blood-testing easier, cheaper and less painful.

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Hysteria and its treatment
Medical Mishaps 5/8/20 Medical Mishaps 5/8/20

Hysteria and its treatment

Do you sometimes feel nervous, irritable or sad? If you are a woman, then you might suffer from hysteria.

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Orbitoclast - lobotomy tools
Medical Mishaps 5/8/20 Medical Mishaps 5/8/20

Orbitoclast - lobotomy tools

A lobotomy was a surgical procedure to treat psychiatric symptoms by destroying brain tissue in the prefrontal cortex.

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Synthetic Trachea
Medical Mishaps 5/8/20 Medical Mishaps 5/8/20

Synthetic Trachea

The artificial trachea did not work. Macciarini was convicted of clinical misconduct and research fraud. The scandal cost many people their lives

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iBOT Wheelchair
Failure in Motion 5/8/20 Failure in Motion 5/8/20

iBOT Wheelchair

This is not a wheelchair. This is an extraordinary machine that will liberate millions of people.

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Psychological debriefing
Medical Mishaps 5/8/20 Medical Mishaps 5/8/20

Psychological debriefing

Psychological debriefing was a new form of psychological treatment introduced to prevent these psychological problems.

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New Coke
Bad Taste 5/8/20 Bad Taste 5/8/20

New Coke

In 1985 and launched what was called New Coke. Coca-Cola consumers were furious that the recipe had been changed.

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Facit - calculator
Failure to innovate 5/7/20 Failure to innovate 5/7/20

Facit - calculator

Although Facit’s management new big changes were happening, they did not invest in development and innovation.

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Sinclair C5 - electric scooter
Failure in Motion 5/7/20 Failure in Motion 5/7/20

Sinclair C5 - electric scooter

The C5 was a commercial flop. It had poor battery life, lack of weather- proofing and was frustratingly slow.

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Segway - people mover
Failure in Motion 5/7/20 Failure in Motion 5/7/20

Segway - people mover

The expectations for the Segway were huge: »Segway will be to the car, what the car was to horse and cart.«,

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Itera - plastic bicycle
Failure in Motion 5/7/20 Failure in Motion 5/7/20

Itera - plastic bicycle

The bike was launched with the slogans »We’re pedalling out of the Iron Age!«

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