Corporations can invest a ton in engineering feats. Many top-notch brains can work on one project for companies that are backed by something as big as United Airlines. However, there’s always a possibility that something might go wrong. From billion-dollar submarines which aren’t able to resurface to one-of-a-kind guitars mistakenly thrashed by Hollywood actors, expensive mistakes do happen and they cost companies as much as billions of dollars. A simple email could have easily saved some of these projects but the others were actually doomed from the start.
Mistakes That Cost These Businesses A Ton Of Money
The Submarine Which Can’t Float
A submarine that cannot float is practically useless. Even though the Spanish government paid more than $2.2 billion for the creation of a state-of-the-art submarine in 2013, they didn’t end up using it due to this very costly mistake. Apparently, the submarine was too heavy to float properly. Engineers figured out that there was a miscalculation but thankfully, the manufacturing of the vessel hadn’t started yet. Nevertheless, the government still spent a staggering amount of money. Numerous news outlets, such as Fox, featured the hiccup.
The Submarine Which Can’t Float
Trains That Are Too Big
If the skies are ruled by companies like American Airlines, what about the rails? In France, the Metro and railways are heavily used, so the train operator SNCF’s decision to invest in a transportation project seemed like a good idea. However, there is always the possibility of a plan being shoddily executed. In this case, 2,000 new trains which cost over $20.5 billion hit the railways in 2014. However, there was a hitch – the trains were far too wide to safely pass each other on the rails. This mistake cost SNCF nearly $70 million.
Trains That Are Too Big
