A king slaps a sail on a fortified armoire, and births an important lesson in engineering. What went wrong on the inaugural sail of the infamous warship Vasa? .... Pretty much everything.

Terran Schackor ~ The Vasa Shipwreck: You’re Doing it Wrong

Odd Salon SHORTS "Mistakes Were Made"
Tales of accident and error, serious slip-ups, major misunderstandings, and brilliant blunders.

Curated by Amy Widdowson
Odd Salon: SHORTS! Five, five-minute stories from the odd corners of history, science, art, and adventure. www.oddsalon.com
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ODD SALON: Expert talks on odd topics; odd talks on everything else.

Odd Salon presents live cocktail hour lectures, featuring short talks from the odd corners of history, science, art, and adventure, on stage, over cocktails. We invite experts and amateurs alike to have a drink with us and share inspiring and strange tales so we can all learn something new.

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