The Failed Experiment That Broke The Internet

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On November 2, 1988, a strange creature paralyzed the internet. Ten percent of all computers connected at the time suddenly stopped working. It was an inexplicable phenomenon, but the truth soon came to light: this was a failed experiment by a university student.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:43 The Brilliant Project
7:04 The Worm
16:52 RTM
21:42 Salutary Lesson

Credits:
Producer: Josh Murphy
Writer: Clara Martinez Naranjo
Video Editing & Animation: Marius Mažeika
Sound Design: Nikolaj Polujanov
Thumbnail Design: Domantė Janulevičiūtė
Creative Lead: Ieva Morkūnaitė
Content Production Lead: Kristė Oster
Narration: Ben Mitchell
Supervising Producer: Ignas Žadeikis

Special thanks:
Gene Spafford

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-IrOJjDTFnaM3KxoMeB3oAzs1tx-ffTGUKWTtHqYQr4/edit?usp=sharing

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