{"id":296,"date":"2025-11-24T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duckpi.com\/software\/?p=296"},"modified":"2025-11-24T08:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:00:43","slug":"25-crazy-software-bugs-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duckpi.com\/software\/?p=296","title":{"rendered":"25 crazy software bugs explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Iq_r7IcNmUk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Find all the best dev content at https:\/\/daily.dev\/fireship<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s explore 25 crazy software bugs that changed the world. Including funny bugs like the Facetime Eavesdropping, mostly harmless bugs like the Morris Worm, and deadly bugs like Therac-25. <\/p>\n<p>0:00 It&#8217;s not a bug, it&#8217;s a feature<br \/>\n0:54 Z2K9<br \/>\n1:37 Pentium FDIV<br \/>\n2:24 Facetime Eavesdropping<br \/>\n3:21 Chase Free Money Glitch<br \/>\n4:38 Network Switch Cascade<br \/>\n5:24 OBOGS Hypoxia<br \/>\n6:05 Heathrow Hell<br \/>\n6:41 Vancouver Rounding Error<br \/>\n7:18 Norris Worm<br \/>\n8:15 NASA Mars Orbiter<br \/>\n8:36 Ariane 5 Rocket<br \/>\n9:03 Prius Brake Delay<br \/>\n9:31 Shitibank&#8217;s Bad UI<br \/>\n10:09 Y2K Fakeout<br \/>\n10:42 Knight Capital Money Burn Speed Run<br \/>\n11:21 Heartbleed<br \/>\n12:03 Toyota Full Send<br \/>\n12:42 Crowdstrike BSOD<br \/>\n13:10 North Eastern Blackout<br \/>\n13:44 Chinook Overflow<br \/>\n14:12 Therac-25<br \/>\n14:51 Patriot Clock<br \/>\n15:20 Aegis Combat UI<br \/>\n15:43 737 Max Disaster<\/p>\n<p>#programming #hacking #humor <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcac Chat with Me on Discord<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/discord.gg\/fireship<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 Resources<\/p>\n<p>Programming Iceberg https:\/\/youtu.be\/pEfrdAtAmqk<br \/>\nFirefox Zero Day Exploit https:\/\/youtu.be\/2RmUMmUj3u8<br \/>\nCrowdstrike Disaster https:\/\/youtu.be\/4yDm6xNeYas<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd25 Get More Content &#8211; Upgrade to PRO<\/p>\n<p>Upgrade at https:\/\/fireship.io\/pro<br \/>\nUse code YT25 for 25% off PRO access <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa8 My Editor Settings<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Atom One Dark<br \/>\n&#8211; vscode-icons<br \/>\n&#8211; Fira Code Font<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd16 Topics Covered<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; What happened with Therac-25?<br \/>\n&#8211; Most expensive software bugs in history<br \/>\n&#8211; How do hackers exploit software bugs?<br \/>\n&#8211; Memes about software engineering<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find all the best dev content at https:\/\/daily.dev\/fireship Let\u2019s explore 25 crazy software bugs that changed the world. 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