WeirdAlex03 , 4 days ago (edited 4 days ago)

Explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2950:_Situation

tl;dr references

These are all infamous disasters now used as case studies for how NOT to do things

• Ocean liner: Titanic
• Airship: Hindenburg
• Reactor: Chernobyl
• Bridge: Tacoma Narrows
• Rocket (alt text): Challenger

More details at the link