Most Expensive Mistakes Ever Made

Costliest Mistakes in History Radiocity By Radiocity Team Published Jul 16, 2025 [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

NASA’s Metric Mix-Up – 1250 Crore A unit mismatch between metric and imperial systems caused the $170 million Mars Climate Orbiter to crash into the planet. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill – 33,000 Cr This 1989 spill devastated Alaska’s coast, with cleanup and lawsuits costing Exxon tens of thousands of crores. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Yahoo Rejecting Google – Lost Trillions Yahoo had the chance to buy Google for under 400 crore in the early 2000s. Today, that missed deal is worth trillions in regret. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

The Titanic – 5100 Crore (Today`s Value) The ship`s builders ignored iceberg warnings. The result? A luxury liner lost, and one of history’s most iconic tragedies. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Chernobyl Disaster – 11 Lakh Crore Due to flawed reactor design and human error, the Chernobyl explosion led to enormous health, cleanup, and global costs. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

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