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Quite often you get this battle of form versus function
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Ancient Engineering

Quite often you get this battle of form versus function

Quite often you get this battle of form versus function

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Quite often you get this battle of form versus function.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:10
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 The Tacoma Bridge had a fatal engineering flaw. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The Tacoma Bridge had a fatal engineering flaw.
S01 • E03 Speculation continues - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Speculation continues
S01 • E05 And as engineers, we're obviously trained - Ancient Engineering 00:10
And as engineers, we're obviously trained
S01 • E04 The wall within the wall at Crac was highly influential - Ancient Engineering 00:18
The wall within the wall at Crac was highly influential
S01 • E01 Shortly after its construction, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Shortly after its construction,
S01 • E02 Now, if you came galloping in across the Gobi, - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Now, if you came galloping in across the Gobi,
S01 • E03 Pyramids are so extraordinary - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Pyramids are so extraordinary
S01 • E05 11 months after opening a section of roof collapsed - Ancient Engineering 00:05
11 months after opening a section of roof collapsed
S01 • E03 And their perfection - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And their perfection
S01 • E02 Beyond the desert sections, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Beyond the desert sections,
S01 • E01 The frequency of the wind, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The frequency of the wind,
S01 • E05 The disaster killed four people and injured more. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The disaster killed four people and injured more.
S01 • E01 And just like a tuning fork, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And just like a tuning fork,
S01 • E02 So the Qin emperor, he took these sections of old wall - Ancient Engineering 00:11
So the Qin emperor, he took these sections of old wall
S01 • E03 With some suggesting that there's something else going on. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
With some suggesting that there's something else going...
S01 • E04 (soft music) - Ancient Engineering 00:15
(soft music)
S01 • E05 An investigation revealed the main roof beam - Ancient Engineering 00:10
An investigation revealed the main roof beam
S01 • E03 People when faced by the pyramids, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
People when faced by the pyramids,
S01 • E01 It soon acquired the nickname Galloping Gertie. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
It soon acquired the nickname Galloping Gertie.
S01 • E01 And just four months after opening, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And just four months after opening,