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Have you ever noticed that the runway on a U.S. Aircraft Carrier isn't straight? It’s actually crooked.

Back in World War 2, carriers had straight decks, but this was a disaster. If a pilot missed the hook, they would crash straight into the parked planes at the front. Missing the wire is called a 'Bolter', and on a straight deck, it meant game over—costing lives and millions in equipment.

So, engineers angled the landing strip 9 degrees to the left. Now, if a pilot misses the wire, they simply go to full afterburner and fly off the side to try again, completely missing the crew. It’s a simple geometry hack that turned a death trap into a floating airport.

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