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11 times the Windows blue screen of death struck in public
Emily Wong
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This blue screen of death at a shopping centre in Thailand creates a sort-of beautifully disgusting effect on the computer screens that make up the spiral advertising columns. Picture: Imgur/KmlkmljklCredit: Imgur/Kmlkmljkl This blue screen of death in what is believed to be Kursk in Russia was, naturally, blamed on "mallware" Picture: Imgur/KmlkmljklCredit: Imgur/Kmlkmljkl Those new computerised advertising boards are nice, but the old analogue ones never did this. This error message on the motorway in Berkeley, California, is the BIOS boot menu, rather than the blue screen of death. Picture: Imgur/jtspetersenCredit: Imgur/jtspetersen These blocks clearly make up part of one Windows display, so when it goes wrong, you only see part of the blue screen Picture: Imgur/KmlkmljklCredit: Imgur/Kmlkmljkl Nine Inch Nails' intricate light displays at one of its concerts were put on hold when Windows decided it didn't get on with them Picture: Imgur/ki11a11hippiesCredit: Imgur/ki11a11hippies A blue screen of death at New York's 57th Street Station Picture: Imgur/juuularCredit: Imgur/juuular Another instance where the older technology would probably have got on just fine, this blue screen of death knocked out a Coca-Cola dispensing machine Picture: Imgur/KmlkmljklCredit: Imgur/Kmlkmljkl Either someone played this game way too hard, or Windows managed to crash itself, once again Picture: Imgur/RichardG867Credit: Imgur/RichardG867 This airport information screen failed to yield much of interest Picture: Imgur/MarqhuitannesCredit: Imgur/Marqhuitannes Not what you expect when you enter a drive-through, but there are several examples of McDonalds' blue screens of death Picture: Imgur/profnitsudCredit: Imgur/profnitsud And finally, in a wonderful metaphor for Windows Vista, this display unit decided to BSOD Picture: Imgur/juuularCredit: Imgur/juuular