. . . and all for the want of a horseshoe nail

[MrNatural]

A fascinating twist on the old poem, demonstrating how fragile a complex civilization truly is. Don't stop prepping.

http://eatonrapidsjoe.blogspot.com/2016/12/falling-pianos-part-ii.html

Summary: One guy (unintentionally) essentially shuts down a major metropolitan area with a single box of nails. It is fictional, but fascinatingly plausible.

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[Sgt Nambu]

Beware the chain reaction, the daisy chain, and the cluster fArk!

 

[Stomper]

You forgot FUBAR....

 

[mjbskwim]

The butterfly effect

 

[Camelfilter]

...and these days the snowflake meltdown...

 

[308]

We don't need nails in Portland, just a light dusting of snow. But there are literally thousands of ways to reproduce that scenario in that blog...I'm suprised our so-called enemies have not done so.

 

[Certaindeaf]

The hands up oh f my pants fell down effect.

 

[Stomper]

That's because our enemies own Starbucks and they're too busy making a KILLING at the cash register.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

...and these days the snowflake meltdown...

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