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Engineering Catastrophes

But you can imagineif I start tipping forwardat that point, if I pull back,I still...

But you can imagine
if I start tipping forward
at that point, if I pull back,
I still collapse

Full Transcript

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But you can imagine if I start tipping forward at that point,
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if I pull back, I still collapse.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:11
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
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 • E07 Like this disaster in Canada, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Like this disaster in Canada,
S06 • E06 Ultimately, this was beyond the point of no return. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
Ultimately, this was beyond the point of no return.
S06 • E04 Once you fall into this river, your chances of survival are minuscule. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Once you fall into this river, your chances of survival are ...
S06 • E07 A section of the bridge lifted almost two feet into the air. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
A section of the bridge lifted almost two feet into the air.
S06 • E03 For many, the removal of the second tower - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
For many, the removal of the second tower
S06 • E09 That's important that we remember the lives lost, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
That's important that we remember the lives lost,
S06 • E02 Nine million people more or less - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Nine million people more or less
S06 • E05 but as the name suggests, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
but as the name suggests,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: A critical link gone in the blink of an eye. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
NARRATOR: A critical link gone in the blink of an eye.
S06 • E04 [narrator] While the road remained closed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] While the road remained closed,
S06 • E07 We were cut off from all of the necessary amenities that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
We were cut off from all of the necessary amenities that
S06 • E08 It caused quite a lot more movement at the corner that failed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
It caused quite a lot more movement at the corner that faile...
S06 • E10 [narrator] But engineers knew they might not be so lucky - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] But engineers knew they might not be so lucky
S06 • E06 [narrator] After the tragedy, the wrecked crane - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] After the tragedy, the wrecked crane
S06 • E02 The Queen Isabella Causeway opened in 1974. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The Queen Isabella Causeway opened in 1974.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: And a race against time to find - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: And a race against time to find
S06 • E09 This tragedy is a reminder of the massive - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
This tragedy is a reminder of the massive
S06 • E02 Today, it's the second longest bridge in Texas, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Today, it's the second longest bridge in Texas,
S06 • E07 The reality was is if that bridge were - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
The reality was is if that bridge were
S06 • E04 We're able to get 50,000 pounds of steel plates - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
We're able to get 50,000 pounds of steel plates