Brandon Runnels, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, often kicks off his undergraduate mechanics course by showing images from engineering disasters.

The Famous Antikythera Mechanism Was a Mechanical Disaster, New Research Suggests Researchers simulated the device's ancient gear system to find out whether the contraption actually worked.

On Sunday afternoon, tragedy struck as the team was returning to campus after a close loss to conference foe Northern Kentucky. The team's bus suffered a mechanical issue, causing it to catch fire.