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A pyramid is very stable because of having a large base
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A pyramid is very stable because of having a large base compared to its height

A pyramid is very stable because of having a large base compared to its height

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A pyramid is very stable because of having a large base
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compared to its height.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:09
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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Movie Summary

A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
S01 • E05 Constructing it on giant flexible pads - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Constructing it on giant flexible pads
S01 • E01 This simplest of all inventions - Ancient Engineering 00:06
This simplest of all inventions
S01 • E02 What the computer enables you to do - Ancient Engineering 00:10
What the computer enables you to do
S01 • E05 When a quake strikes, the isolators vibrate - Ancient Engineering 00:07
When a quake strikes, the isolators vibrate
S01 • E03 It's a structure that as long as you expand the base - Ancient Engineering 00:11
It's a structure that as long as you expand the base
S01 • E01 Today, road transport operates on a gigantic scale. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Today, road transport operates on a gigantic scale.
S01 • E04 If you're sailing up the Thames, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
If you're sailing up the Thames,
S01 • E01 Around 335 million commercial vehicles, - Ancient Engineering 00:15
Around 335 million commercial vehicles,
S01 • E02 Working at the limits of the possible, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Working at the limits of the possible,
S01 • E05 Incredibly, a similar solution was developed - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Incredibly, a similar solution was developed
S01 • E03 Their stable form explains - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Their stable form explains
S01 • E02 If you get it wrong, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
If you get it wrong,
S01 • E05 They designed a bracket system called dougong - Ancient Engineering 00:07
They designed a bracket system called dougong
S01 • E04 The tower was a high security base - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The tower was a high security base
S01 • E02 These mind-bending modern structures - Ancient Engineering 00:06
These mind-bending modern structures
S01 • E03 Djoser's step pyramid launched an engineering arms race - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Djoser's step pyramid launched an engineering arms race
S01 • E01 And possibly the longest delivery route in the world - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And possibly the longest delivery route in the world
S01 • E05 The dougong is a masterpiece of joinery, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The dougong is a masterpiece of joinery,
S01 • E04 The White Tower had a very key feature - Ancient Engineering 00:14
The White Tower had a very key feature
S01 • E02 But they're follow in the footsteps - Ancient Engineering 00:06
But they're follow in the footsteps