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Ancient Engineering

Lead from the roof melted and ran down the building like water

Lead from the roof melted and ran down the building like water

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Lead from the roof melted
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and ran down the building like water.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:01
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E01 And when widening the roads, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And when widening the roads,
S01 • E01 Yet it wasn't until the latter part - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Yet it wasn't until the latter part
S01 • E02 This mixture of clay, lime and rice - Ancient Engineering 00:08
This mixture of clay, lime and rice
S01 • E03 But elsewhere their story was only just beginning. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
But elsewhere their story was only just beginning.
S01 • E04 Throughout history, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Throughout history,
S01 • E05 At around 8:00 PM, the Spire collapsed. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
At around 8:00 PM, the Spire collapsed.
S01 • E03 In a burst of creativity around the eighth century BC, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
In a burst of creativity around the eighth century BC,
S01 • E01 And it was a British engineer, John McAdam, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And it was a British engineer, John McAdam,
S01 • E05 400 firefighters tackled the blaze - Ancient Engineering 00:10
400 firefighters tackled the blaze
S01 • E04 In May, 1945, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
In May, 1945,
S01 • E02 The wall was an epic production line of quarrying, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The wall was an epic production line of quarrying,
S01 • E03 Few people realize there are more than twice - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Few people realize there are more than twice
S01 • E01 He was convinced that massive stone slabs were unnecessary - Ancient Engineering 00:11
He was convinced that massive stone slabs were unnecessary
S01 • E04 However, in the Pacific, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
However, in the Pacific,
S01 • E05 The weight to falling water would cause collapse. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The weight to falling water would cause collapse.
S01 • E02 Some sections ran across mountain ranges, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Some sections ran across mountain ranges,
S01 • E03 But Sudan's pyramids - Ancient Engineering 00:04
But Sudan's pyramids
S01 • E05 Instead they risked their lives to tackle the fire from - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Instead they risked their lives to tackle the fire from
S01 • E01 McAdam actually said, "We don't need those big lumps - Ancient Engineering 00:11
McAdam actually said, "We don't need those big...
S01 • E03 Their angle of incline is far, far steeper - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Their angle of incline is far, far steeper