Failures Flops and Fiascos
Just two INTP’s trying to figure out life and what makes it fail.
Episodes
Is American Airlines really “going for great” with this lifetime pass? Or was it a mistake that cost a fortune?
Tim and Jordan discuss.
We’ve got a bad feeling about these recent Star Wars episodes.
I can promise you…this was not a palace atmosphere.
Ooh, ooh, ooh- it ain’t true.
Do they really do the rest? Or was it a flash in the pan?
What goes up must come down. Even if it was 1.5 million balloons.
There's a belly flop. There's also a betamax flop.
- Williams, Nate (August 7, 2023) “The Real Reason Betamax Failed Spectacularly”. History Computer. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- Williams, Nate (August 7, 2023) “The Real Reason LaserDisc Failed Spectacularly”. History Computer. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- Weber, Jeff (January 4, 2021) “What is a Betamax (Beta) video cassette tape? Heirloom Cloud. Retrieved January 15, 2024. <...
This episode will deflate your confidence in humanity.
Hint: Yu don't go.
1. Kacher, Georg (2023, March 23) “What to Buy: 1986-1992 Yugo” Car and Driver. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
2. Furchgott, Roy (2021, June 15) “They Love the Car That People Love to Hate.” The New York Times. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
3. Phillips, John (2018, June 6) “Book Review: A Quick Look at the Yugo, the Worst Car in History” Car and Driver. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
4. Hawley, Dustin (2022, Octobe...
"Yes, I'll take a hoverboard. Hold the hover, and add second degree burns on the side, thank you."
The Power Glove? What was it and why? Tim and Jordan discuss this forgotten piece of gaming technology.
Disco was not stayin' alive on this baseball field.
SOURCES:
Lapointe, Joe (July 4, 2009). “The Night Disco Went up in Smoke” The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
Lynskey, Dorian (September 22, 2023). “The 1979 riot that ‘killed’ disco” BBC.Retrieved November 27, 2023.
Petridis, Alexis (July 19, 2019). “Disco Demolition: the night they tried to crush black music”The Guardian. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
What was behind Crystal Pepsi's failure? Tim and Jordan discuss.
What happened to Google Glass? Tim and Jordan discuss.
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