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The Guardian - UK
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Ever made a small mistake with huge consequences?

We've all heard the idea that a butterfly flapping his wings on one side of the world can create a hurricane on the other – the smallest of actions sometimes having earth-shattering consequences.

When a 75-year-old woman from Georgia foraging for copper accidently sliced through an underground cable, the ramifications were no less significant, and rather more direct: she cut off all internet services to Armenia and parts of Georgia and Azerbaijan.

Have you ever made a small mistake that's had massive consequences? Or have you been on the receiving end of a minute mishap?

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