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小小錯誤Minor Errors

On September 1, 1983, Korean Airlines Flight 007 departed from Anchorage, Alaska, for Seoul, South Korea. The flight plan called for a direct route, but the aircraft’s computer contained a one-and-a-half degree routing error. The navigation system was therefore inaccurate --a deadly problem for the crew and passengers.

As the plane flew over the Pacific Ocean, it increasingly strayed from its proper course. In time, KAL Flight 007 violated Soviet air space, and was shot out of the sky by a Soviet fighter jet. All aboard lost their lives, because of a “minor error.”

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一九八三年九月一日韓國航空公司007班機從阿拉斯加的安克拉治飛往南韓的首爾。飛行計畫要求的是直飛，但機上電腦含有一度半的路線偏差，使得導航系統不準確，這是機員和旅客致命的問題。

當飛機越過太平洋上空時，已經越來越偏離正常航道，最後，韓航007班機入侵了俄國領空，被蘇俄噴射戰鬥機擊落。機上全體人員罹難，都因為一個「小小的錯誤」。

思考與應用
1. 這個「小小的錯誤」是誰的責任？
2. 我是否在某些地方(如飲食，作息，品格，習慣等等)有所偏差，導致後來嚴重的問題？

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