Failure Analysis

NTSB investigating near midair collision at Chicago O’Hare

A supervisor in the air traffic control tower at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago likely prevented a low-altitude midair collision this past Monday morning.

Published 05/19/2011

Funeral slide show leads to child porn charge

The funeral director expected the thumb drive to contain photos of the deceased. Instead it contained …

Published 05/10/2011

AP, USA Today fall for GE press release hoax

On April 13, both the Associated Press and USA Today reported that General Electric planned to “gift” $3.2 billion to the U.S. Treasury on Tax Day. Sounds too good to be true, right?

Published 04/13/2011

Google April Fools 2011: Blimp Ads

Google has gone to new heights with its latest April Fools' joke.

Published 04/01/2011

Report: Faulty Design Caused Blowout Preventer Failure

The blowout preventer (BOP) that could have stopped the BP oil spill failed because of faulty design and a bent piece of pipe, said a testing firm in a 551-page report that appears to shift some blame away from British Petroleum.

Published 03/23/2011