Call centres can introduce equipment such as headphones which extract any potential causes of acoustic shock to protect the worker's hearing.

BBC: NEWS | Health | Call centre staff 'hearing risk'

Pension funds and insurers, previously seen as shock-absorbers, were revealed as potential sources of systemic risk.

ECONOMIST: What regulators should do now

And the single biggest reason for this lamentable and potentially calamitous culture shock is that so many of our potential leaders are coming of age in fatherless homes.

FORBES: The Missing Elephant in the Bedroom

This market, which is an early-warning system for global credit defaults, has been growing at a 50% annualized rate without the proper infrastructure to ensure against the potential risk of a nasty and disorderly shock.

FORBES: Dangers Abound In Hedge Fund Trading

After all, those moments have the potential to be gripping, powerful bits of gameplay that shock us out of our reverie as we gaze in wonder at the lovely architecture of Columbia.

FORBES: [Spoilers follow.]

And not only will there be a potential shortage of cash during the Olympics, ATM lines are likely to grow along with British sticker shock and currency confusion for tourists.

FORBES: Bring Your Own Money To London, The Great Olympic Cash Crunch Is On

The potential threat to the economy may hinge on how well Americans have adapted in the wake of the oil shock of 2007-08.

ECONOMIST: Bad news for more than motorists