This video explores four tragic catastrophes, each showcasing the consequences of human error. It begins with the Tenerife Airport Disaster, the deadliest aviation accident in history, where two jumbo jets collided on the runway due to miscommunication and fog, killing 583 people. Next is the Victoria Hall disaster of 1883, where over 180 children were crushed to death in a stampede triggered by a locked exit door after a performance in England. The video then addresses the Kyshtym nuclear disaster, a massive explosion at a Soviet power plant in 1957 that released radioactive waste, hidden from the public for decades. Lastly, it covers the horrifying story of the Verrückt waterslide in Kansas City, which led to the death of a young boy due to serious safety oversights. Each case is a chilling reminder of how negligence can lead to catastrophe.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

01:35 Tenerife Airport

12:55 Victoria Hall

30:45 Kyshtym Nuclear Disaster

40:55 Verrückt Waterslide

Do you want to give back? Our charity this week is the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund- with so much of this episode centered around the unfair death of children, it’s important to remember those children actively being harmed in a genocide as we speak. This charity has a 95 on charity navigator. Click below to donate or to learn more.

https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/931057665

This episode discusses both past and modern day home invasion crimes, starting with celebrity home invasions, highlighting cases involving the Beckhams, Sandra Bullock, Kim Kardashian, Harry Styles, and Miranda Cosgrove. It then shifts to the Hinterkaifeck murders, an unsolved 1922 case in rural Germany where six members of a family were brutally killed on their isolated farm, leaving behind chilling clues. This video emphasizes the vulnerability that can come with isolation and public exposure.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Introduction

03:50 Celebrity Home Invasions

30:50 Hinterkaifeck Murders

Want to help out? The National Center for Victims of Crime Inc is a non-profit with the goal to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. They are a transparent charity, with a 96 on Charity Navigator. Click the link below if you would like to donate.

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This chapter dives into the eerie topic of medical malpractice, including the origins of lobotomies, a controversial procedure once used to treat mental illness by severing connections in the brain’s prefrontal lobe, often leaving patients severely impaired. It delves into the Little Albert experiment, a 1920s study in which a baby was conditioned to fear white rats, raising major ethical concern. Finally, it discusses the wrongful death of Brian Sinclair, an Indigenous man who died in a Canadian hospital waiting room after being ignored for 34 hours, highlighting systemic racism.

This chapter showcases the immense impact of medical malpractice and the importance of accountability in medicine.

TIMESTAMPS

Baby Albert - 5:48

Lobotomies - 19:35

Brian Sinclair - 30:48

Want to Make a Difference?

You can donate to the VAHS, a dental service for Canadian aboriginal people. Dental health is often one of the most ignored but most important aspects of health.

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/vancouver-aboriginal-health-society/

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https://news.berkeley.edu/2016/04/27/neurophysiologist-and-philosopher-walter-freeman-dies-at-89/

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Digdon, Nancy; Powell, Russell A.; Harris, Ben (November 2014). "Little Albert's alleged neurological impairment: Watson, Rayner, and Historical Revision". History of Psychology.

Bartlett, T. (June 2, 2014). "The Search for Psychology's Lost Boy: In 2009 the Decades-old Mystery of 'Little Albert' was Finally Solved... or Was It?". The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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