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Some ideas have shaped our world and moved forward humankind. Others have been epically bad. This series looks at the latter.

When Mark Zuckerberg launched the metaverse it was going to revolutionise our lives. Except it didn’t. How Zuck made the embodied internet so uninspiring.

Nothing Else Metas

The metaverse was supposed to revolutionise our lives. Except it didn’t. And it was really uninspiring.

A major luxury brand equipping children with BDSM teddies in its new collection? Not a good idea.

Balenciaga

It's 2021, you're sitting in front of your PS4, the download is almost complete. And it's finally here: Cyberpunk 2077. Only 10 years in development by a renowned studio, incredible promises and 8 million pre-orders. What could possibly go wrong...?

The Worst Release in Gaming History

Only 10 years in development by a renowned studio, incredible promises and 8 million pre-orders. What could possibly go wrong...?

Super Fails: Cyberpunk 2077

The Segway revolutionised our world, right?  After incredible hype around its launch in 2001, many quickly realised that an expensive, unreliable, and arguably dangerous mode of transport wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.

Death on Two Wheels

The segway was supposed to be the invention of the millennium, but it just wasn’t that great.

Super Fails: Anyway but Segway

In 2021, something incredible happened: modest private investors took on the powerful Wall Street hedge fund giants. Their weapons: a financial YouTuber in a cat jumper, a toxic subreddit and an ever-growing following.

The GameStop Short Squeeze

They were going to take down the whole financial system, but it didn’t quite work out.

Germany: beer, sausages, and Volkswagen? When the German car maker wanted to build a clean diesel engine to conquer the US market, they didn’t.  Instead they cheated on the emissions tests.

The VW Scandal for Dummies

When the German car maker wanted to build a clean diesel engine to conquer the US market, they didn’t. Instead they cheated on the emissions tests.

Super Fails: Dieselgate

When Adidas made its partnership with Kanye West official in 2016, the brand hoped to redefine the future of sneakers and beat sworn enemy Nike. But at the time, who could have known that Kanye would go off the rails?

The Fall of Adidas and Kanye West

Adidas and Kanye West should have been a match made in heaven. Who could have known that Kanye would go off the rails?

Super Fails: Yeezy-gate

Sam Bankman-Fried was living the American Dream, becoming a billionaire from his cryptocurrency exchange company, FTX. But then he was charged for multibillion dollar fraud. Oh dear.

Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX

SBF got filthy rich through his cryptocurrency company, FTX. But then he was charged for multibillion dollar fraud. Oh dear.

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It’s 2013 and Barack Obama is visiting Berlin. And we’ve just learned that the American have been spying on Germany and other allies on an industrial scale. What will Merkel say?

Angela Merkel Discovers the Internet

When the USA wiretaps Germany and Angela Merkel discovers the Internet.

This is the story of two guys who find that the tampons in their flatmate's bathroom bin smell too bad. So they invent disposable pink gloves with built-in bin liners and call them Pinky Gloves.

If Mansplaining Were a Product

This is the story of two guys who find that the tampons in their flatmate's bathroom bin smell too bad.Great idea, right?

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Nothing Else Metas

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Balenciaga

Super Fails: Cyberpunk 2077

The Worst Release in Gaming History

Super Fails: Anyway but Segway

Death on Two Wheels

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The GameStop Short Squeeze

Super Fails: Dieselgate

The VW Scandal for Dummies

Super Fails: Yeezy-gate

The Fall of Adidas and Kanye West

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Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX

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Angela Merkel Discovers the Internet

Super Fails: Pinkgloves

If Mansplaining Were a Product