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How one tiny seal can doom a space shuttle

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The O-ring theory of development argues that highly complex tasks are entirely dependent on their weakest link. You can have the most advanced engines and brilliant astronauts, but if a fifty-cent rubber seal fails, the entire billion-dollar spacecraft disintegrates. It beautifully explains why some intricate industries completely fail in developing regions.

How one tiny seal can doom a space shuttle
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