The Story of Protect and Survive
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gSU2OSLcmSA
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The Collapse of the Hotel New World
As usual, I want to highlight a couple of sources I used to make this episode. If you're interested in learning more about this disaster, these are definitely great starting points...
The National Archives of Singapore
The Ramstein Air Show Disaster
There are two pieces of interesting trivia that I want to share about this disaster, neither of which really fit into the video.
The connection with the band Rammstein
The first is that the heavy metal band Rammstein <...
2022-09-06 10:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Deadliest Toys (Part Two)
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Cc4guvt8kGo
Magnetix were a fairly high profile case... but there have been a good number o...
2022-09-02 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Empress of Ireland
While the loss of the Empress of Ireland never attracted as much attention as the loss of the Titanic just two years earlier, it certainly didn't go unnoticed.
National Museums Liverpool (the Empress often sailed from Liver...
2022-08-30 10:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostGustave the Crocodile
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qEBTlCf862c
Before researching this story, I never realised just how big crocodiles could b...
2022-08-26 10:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe KDND "Wee for a Wii" Contest
As an addendum to this story, I wanted to share a link which allowed me to fill in a lot of details in this story, and gave me a bit of an idea what kind of content the KDND Morning Rave tended to put out.
The Village of Scarecrows
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QG0skE196tc
I came across this story after a recent trip to Ireland, where I noticed someth...
2022-08-19 10:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
I was very lucky with the sources for this story, as there are some fantastic, well-organised, well-maintained and thorough archives online relating to the fire.
2022-08-16 10:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Nightmare Fish
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4pLb_TvAHMU
One thing I don't mention in this video is the size and scale of a typical angl...
2022-08-12 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Thredbo Landslide
When researching a story about a historic disaster, I often find it interesting to take a look at what remains on the site today, if anything. In this case that's a very easy task, thanks to the 2022-08-09 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Iron Harvest
Just in case the video above doesn't play, here's a direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S4q1Fxgo8G4
Unexplode...
2022-08-05 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Apollo One Disaster
There are two pictures that I wanted to share with you that I didn't get a chance to include in the video. Both show a bit of a different side to being part of the space race in the 1960s.
This first one shows the Apollo One astronauts relax...
2022-08-02 10:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe Makeup That Killed
Just in case the video above doesn't play, here's a direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KF98V3SRIq4
There are...
2022-07-29 10:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Moorgate Tube Crash
The rescue operation for this accident was incredibly difficult... with lots of unpredictable factors making things more complicated. Here are a few that I couldn't quite fit in the video.
Firstly: the temperature. Not only was it a stifling...
2022-07-26 10:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Pear of Anguish
Just in case the video above doesn't play, here's a direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vmZgQ-DTZSM
There are actually quite...
2022-07-22 10:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Texas City Disaster
One source I used for this video contained a few little things that I just couldn't verify with any other source. Perhaps someone native to Texas City might have some insight?
The Deadliest Toys (Part One)
Just in case the video above doesn't play, here's a direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wWVyf9lUvRw<...
2022-07-15 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Versailles Wedding Hall Disaster
At the end of this video, I touch on how long it has taken to identify and repair buildings that were built using the Pal Kal method. It's quite a complicated task. 2022-07-12 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire
With this story, I wanted to nudge you toward one of my sources. It's this one, which concerns the actions of Pierlucio T...
2022-07-05 10:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Camelford Poisoning
There's a lot of material out there about the Camelford Poisoning, much of it conflicting. The accident is held up both as an example of how local authorities can bodge the handling of public health disasters, and of the results of mass hysteria.<...
2022-06-28 10:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Unluckiest Survivor
Patreon may have sorted out the glitch with shorts... but just in case the video above still isn't showing, here's a direct link to it on YouTube: 2022-06-24 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Union Carbide Gas Leak
While looking for stock footage to accompany this video, I came across this. It's a training film made by Union Carbide...
2022-06-21 10:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe SS Noronic
One detail that I didn't include in this video concerns the history of the SS Noronic. Interestingly, the day she was due to leave on her maiden voyage was a day of unprecedented storms on the Great Lakes - storms which claimed many other...
2022-06-14 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Story Of Brian Robson
There should be a video displaying above... but Patreon doesn't seem to like shorts. I've gotten in touch with Patreon support and they say that it's a problem on their end, and that they're working on it, but that they have no idea wh...
2022-06-10 10:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Knox Mine Disaster
In this video, I mention Amedeo Pancotti, who saved numerous lives by climbing up an abandoned air shaft and calling rescuers over to where his fellow miners were trapped.
2022-06-07 10:15:00 +0000 UTC
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The Knickerbocker Theater Collapse
In case I haven't said so before, the Library of Congress in the US is a fantastic resource. As well as an archive of hundreds of thousands of historical images (many of which are free to use) it also compiles excellent resources 2022-05-31 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Fate of Harry Houdini
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2022-05-27 10:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostTwo Accidents At Disneyland
Whenever I'm writing a script about an accident that took place on a ride, I always try to find a complete video of the ride in operation, so that I can see what it looks like during a normal run.
Here's a 2022-05-24 10:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The Vital British Boiling Vessel
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