[0:00]When the alarm went off, the cleaner flipped a switch to silence it, but this cut power to the entire freezer, which contained countless research samples inside.
[0:11]Now, the researchers spent 25 years carefully collecting each one.
[0:18]So they posted giant signs saying, "Do not unplug," and even locked the outlet to be safe.
[0:25]But the cleaner turned off the breaker box instead.
[0:29]Overnight, the freezer warmed up by almost 100°, destroying almost all of the samples inside.
[0:37]The researchers were horrified and sued the cleaning company for over a million dollars, all thanks to a single flipped switch.
