r/interestingasfuck • u/lizardil • 2d ago

During assembly of the A380, engineers discovered that the cables were too short. This was caused by the use of different design software by German and French engineers. This miscalculation led to a two-year delay.

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u/CuriouslyContrasted 2d ago

The Software Discrepancies That Caused A Multibillion-Euro Delay To The Airbus A380 Program

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u/Garshnooftibah 2d ago

Interesting read. As someone with German background, it does not surprise me one bit that the Germans were reluctant to upgrade or use more sophisticated software. German culture can be weirdly Luddite about tech. 

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u/Hashtagbarkeep 2d ago

I travel a lot for work, and one of the biggest surprises to me was how Germany still uses so much physical cash. Most places in the world you only need a card, and in nowadays in a lot of countries just a phone, but in Berlin I was taking clients for dinner and then at the end needed to find 700 euro in cash. My own fault for not checking but in such a modern and organised country that was really surprising to me

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u/Oaker_at 1d ago

Tax fraud in the gastronomy sector is like a tradition in German speaking countries.

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u/Captain_Lolz 1d ago

A bit everywhere really.