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The way they use fire to undermine structures
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Ancient Engineering

The way they use fire to undermine structures is by basically destroying the foundation...

The way they use fire to undermine structures is by basically destroying the foundation that the structure is built upon and once the foundation has gone and you get a weak point in the structure, then the structure has no substance to stand on

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The way they use fire to undermine structures
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is by basically destroying the foundation
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that the structure is built upon
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and once the foundation has gone
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and you get a weak point in the structure,
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then the structure has no substance to stand on.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:34
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E02 The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest
S01 • E05 You create some interesting architecture, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
You create some interesting architecture,
S01 • E03 They were provided with the cans of beer and bread - Ancient Engineering 00:05
They were provided with the cans of beer and bread
S01 • E01 These works have guaranteed his place - Ancient Engineering 00:06
These works have guaranteed his place
S01 • E03 And some of the tombs even have inscriptions on them - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And some of the tombs even have inscriptions on them
S01 • E02 This manmade mountain took wall building - Ancient Engineering 00:05
This manmade mountain took wall building
S01 • E05 And what I really like about places like the Pompidou Center - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And what I really like about places like the Pompidou Center
S01 • E04 Amazingly, even after the collapse - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Amazingly, even after the collapse
S01 • E01 Vitruvius says that when we design something, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Vitruvius says that when we design something,
S01 • E02 Standing nearly 600 feet tall and 1.4 miles long, - Ancient Engineering 00:17
Standing nearly 600 feet tall and 1.4 miles long,
S01 • E03 The tombs provide strong evidence - Ancient Engineering 00:13
The tombs provide strong evidence
S01 • E04 In the end, it's hunger that does for them, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
In the end, it's hunger that does for them,
S01 • E05 Groundbreaking engineering sets trends - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Groundbreaking engineering sets trends
S01 • E01 Waterproof concrete - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Waterproof concrete
S01 • E04 The fall of Rochester - Ancient Engineering 00:13
The fall of Rochester
S01 • E05 And in 12th century Europe, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And in 12th century Europe,
S01 • E03 They may have been willing workers, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
They may have been willing workers,
S01 • E02 Other gigantic engineering projects - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Other gigantic engineering projects
S01 • E03 To build something like the pyramids, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
To build something like the pyramids,
S01 • E04 And tunneling has remained a military tactic - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And tunneling has remained a military tactic