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catastrophic success 

An event or product that attracts so much interest and attention that it exceeds its own sustaining capacity, resulting in the inability of the organization to respond to demand.
The new product was such a hit that the store ran out, resulting in angry crowds destroying the mall. It was a catastrophic success for the company.
catastrophic success by ohlms March 10, 2009

Catastrophic Fail 

Failure that approaching epic level proportions. Usually as a result of dumbass antics
Person :1 I hope this trick works

(Rides bike off a set of stairs and faceplants)

Person 2: This is what happens when you attempt something you shouldn't. This isn't epic, but you get a catastrophic fail

catastrophic sexual transmutation 

When for some reason (weather, virus, fungus, shortage of partners)a plant or animal changes its sex. eg: Corn (it is suspected this is how modern corn came to be), frogs
Hey julie, guess what, you know our tank of all female frogs? well one of the girl frogs became a boy frog!

wow sandra, thats an example of catastrophic sexual transmutation!!

catastrophic failure

A sudden and total failure of some system from which recovery is impossible. The affected system not only experiences destruction beyond any reasonable possibility of repair, but also frequently causes injury, death, or significant damage to other, often unrelated systems.
No matter how much she wanted to deny it, she was a catastrophic failure.

Catastrophic Organ Fail 

-"Success! I know have enough money for petrol!"

-"Really? What did you do?"

-"I sold my car!"

-"...catastrophic organ fail."

catastrophic dump 

The mother of all bowel movements
Dave: Don't go into the toilet, I just had a catastrophic dump
catastrophic dump by Eldonko January 1, 2012