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Worst Software Bugs in History

In 1945, engineers found a moth in Panel F, Relay #70 of the Harvard Mark II computer system, which caused errors in its math functions. The moth was removed and taped into the computer's logbook with the words: "first actual case of a bug being found."

There have, of course, been many more computer bugs since, although usually in a less literal sense. Computer bugs can cause problems ranging from the trivial to the deadly. Wired examines their effects on our lives by listing the ten worst software bugs of all time.

The list includes:

The Mariner I Space Probe

A formula written on paper in pencil was incorrectly transcribed into computer code, causing a miscalculation the rocket's trajectory. It went off-course and had to be destroyed.

The Soviet Gas Pipeline

A bug in a Canadian computer system purchased to control the trans-Siberian gas pipeline caused the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. The bug may have been deliberately planted by the CIA.

The Therac-25 Medical Accelerator

A radiation therapy device malfunctioned, delivering lethal radiation doses at several medical facilities. At least five patients died; others were seriously injured.

The Kerberos Random Number Generator

An error in the security system's random number generator meant that for eight years, it was trivially easy to break into any computer relying on Kerberos for authentication.

The Intel Pentium Floating Point Divide

A silicon error caused Intel's highly promoted Pentium chip to make mistakes in certain division problems. Although the bug affected few users, it became a public relations nightmare, and ultimately cost Intel $475 million to replace the chips.

Ariane 5 Flight 501

A bug in an arithmetic routine caused a series of computer crashes, affecting the rocket's engines and causing it to disintegrating 40 seconds after launch.

National Cancer Institute, Panama City

A bug in radiation therapy planning software, activated when it was used in a nonstandard


way, caused it to recommend twice the necessary radiation exposure. At least eight patients died, while another 20 received overdoses likely to cause significant health problems. The physicians, who were legally required to double-check the computer's calculations by hand, were indicted for murder.

Wired News November 8, 2005Wired News November 11, 2005

Dr. Mercola's Comment:As much as I love technology, there are downsides to innovation. And some of them occur in places you least expect them, until they happen.

Computer software is now intermingled with every facet of your life; when the software that drives your computers, cars, mobile phones and medical devices goes bad in an instant, unexpectedly and without warning, the effects can be disastrous.

It's interesting to note that two of the "top" 10 bugs on the Wired list were in the field of medicine, involving radiation therapy. It's an important reminder those kinds of mistakes can often be the fatal ones.

Sometimes, it really is better to stick to the simple old-fashioned natural methods. When it comes to your health, your body evolved over thousands of years to be healthiest under conditions that didn't involve computers or advanced technology. The best way to sidestep the tech bugs and the human errors that are bound to creep up is to take responsibility for it by following these proven guidelines:
  • Eat the right foods for your body's unique metabolic type.
  • Cut down, with the plan of eliminating, grains and sugars from your daily diet.
  • Start exercising today.
  • Take a high quality fish or cod liver oil daily.
  • Consume raw foods as often as you can.


About the author:

This article is reprinted from Mercola.com, the world's #1 most visited and trusted natural/alternative health website. For a limited time only, you can take the FREE "Metabolic Type Test" to help you learn the right foods for your particular body type so you can achieve optimal fitness & health. Just go to http://www.mercola.com/forms/mt_test.htm right now to take this quick test!

 

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