Pioneer
It was a miracle that no one died when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed in 1940 after 40MPH winds caused uncontrollable oscillations that tore it apart, although a Cocker Spaniel named Tubby was believed to be the tragedy’s only fatality. That didn’t stop Pioneer from using the infamous black and white film footage from just before the bridge’s collapse in a clever commercial to sell sound systems, where the bridge’s violent oscillations are revealed to be instead caused by a driver with his music playing too loud.
