The video discusses the most expensive mistakes in history, part 2. It highlights several examples, including:
1. The Oneplus ship, a cargo ship that lost 1,900 containers and incurred a loss of $200 million due to a storm.
2. Braskem, a company that caused the destabilization of an underground area, affecting 60,000 people and resulting in a compensation of 3 billion reais.
3. A sunless beach in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, caused by the construction of buildings that blocked sunlight.
4. A programmer who bought 7,000 bitcoins in 2011 but lost the password to access them, resulting in a loss of over 1 billion reais.
5. The purchase of Alaska by the United States from Russia for $7.2 million, which proved to be a great investment due to the discovery of gold and oil deposits.
6. A calculation error in the construction of the Citigroup tower in New York, which could have caused a tragedy but was discovered by a civil engineering student.
7. A Lamborghini that was damaged in a flood in São Paulo, resulting in a loss of 1 million reais.
8. A luxury swimming pool in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, that collapsed, causing a loss of 1 million reais.
9. A valuable guitar from 1870 that was destroyed during the filming of The Hateful Eight, resulting in a payment of $40,000 to the museum.
These examples highlight the importance of attention to detail and careful planning to avoid costly mistakes.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The Oneplus ship is a cargo ship built in 2019 that sails under the flag of Japan.
2. The ship measures 364 meters long and 51 meters wide and has a capacity to load around 14,000 containers in a single trip.
3. In November 2020, the ship hit a storm on a trip from China to Long Beach, USA, causing 1,900 containers to be damaged.
4. The damage resulted in a loss of $200 million.
5. In 2018, a rock salt exploration carried out by the company Braskem in the Pinheiro neighborhood caused the destabilization of the underground area, affecting around 60,000 people.
6. Braskem will pay around 3 billion reais to compensate and relocate the residents.
7. A construction project in a tourist complex began in 2014 with an initial investment of $200 million, but the company declared bankruptcy in 2018.
8. Around 736 identical castles were under construction, and 587 were ready to be inhabited when the company went bankrupt.
9. A programmer bought around 7,000 Bitcoins in 2011, which are now valued at over a billion reais.
10. However, the programmer lost the password to his digital wallet and was unable to access his Bitcoins.
11. Alaska was sold to the United States by Russia in 1870 for $7.2 million.
12. The purchase was initially considered a bad investment, but the discovery of gold and oil deposits later made it a profitable one.
13. Today, Alaska's GDP is over $40 billion per year.
14. A civil engineering student discovered a calculation error in the structure of the Citigroup building in Manhattan that could have caused a tragedy.
15. The error was corrected, and the building was reinforced to prevent a disaster.
16. Heavy rains in São Paulo caused flooding in a luxury building's garage, damaging several cars, including a Porsche and a Lamborghini.
17. The total loss was estimated at 100 million reais, but the Lamborghini was not insured.
18. The Lamborghini was being prepared for modification and auction, with the proceeds going to charity.
19. A luxury swimming pool in a condominium in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, collapsed on April 22, 2021, causing an estimated 1 million reais in damage.
20. During the filming of "The Hateful Eight," a valuable 1870 guitar was accidentally broken by actor Kurt Russell.
21. The production team had to pay $40,000 to the museum for the damage.