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Engineering Catastrophes

A crane was liftinga floor supporting beam towards the sixth floorwhen things went...

A crane was lifting
a floor supporting beam towards the sixth floor
when things went terribly wrong

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A crane was lifting a floor supporting beam
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towards the sixth floor when things went
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terribly wrong.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
9
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:53
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
9
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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Movie Summary

With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
S06 • E06 [narrator] And like flatpack product, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] And like flatpack product,
S06 • E04 I was employed to keep the plant running and producing malt. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
I was employed to keep the plant running and producing malt.
S06 • E02 Eventually, somebody saw our flares - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Eventually, somebody saw our flares
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Sunday, January 10th, 2016, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: Sunday, January 10th, 2016,
S06 • E09 More than 3,000 tons of parking garage pancake to the ground. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
More than 3,000 tons of parking garage pancake to the ground...
S06 • E10 [narrator] January 24th, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
[narrator] January 24th, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas.
S06 • E04 It was like, that was it. No more work there. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It was like, that was it. No more work there.
S06 • E07 The first half of a new bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The first half of a new bridge
S06 • E09 It was really apparent that the situation was really dire. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
It was really apparent that the situation was really dire.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Their quick thinking and inspired use - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] Their quick thinking and inspired use
S06 • E06 When I put this together and twist it together, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
When I put this together and twist it together,
S06 • E03 [narrator] A city bus crossing the bridge dropped into the Danube. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
[narrator] A city bus crossing the bridge dropped into th...
S06 • E01 I went to go investigate what the smell could be coming from. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
I went to go investigate what the smell could be coming f...
S06 • E04 [narrator] But this building wasn't going down without a fight. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[narrator] But this building wasn't going down without ...
S06 • E07 For Mayor Richard Harvey, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
For Mayor Richard Harvey,
S06 • E06 So threaded connections are used for alignment as well as for strength. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
So threaded connections are used for alignment as well as fo...
S06 • E07 Uh, come home from church, and I was sitting down, having - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
Uh, come home from church, and I was sitting down, having
S06 • E09 I was in my office doing a briefing, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
I was in my office doing a briefing,
S06 • E04 In Redbank, Australia, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:35
In Redbank, Australia,
S06 • E01 So I follow the hissing sound, I see this massive hole in front of me. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So I follow the hissing sound, I see this massive hole in fr...