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Engineering Catastrophes

But, intense heatand contamination can cause it to become increasingly unstable. There was...

But, intense heat
and contamination can cause it to become increasingly unstable. There was one other
very unlikely substance that could have lit the fuse
and that is water

Full Transcript

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But, intense heat and contamination can cause it
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to become increasingly unstable.
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There was one other very unlikely substance
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that could have lit the fuse and that is water.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:39
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
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 • E09 NARRATOR: With the creek bed heavily eroded, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
NARRATOR: With the creek bed heavily eroded,
S06 • E08 So the ground shakes, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So the ground shakes,
S06 • E06 And the jib head actually has a set of wheels - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And the jib head actually has a set of wheels
S06 • E10 [narrator] As investigators dug deeper, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] As investigators dug deeper,
S06 • E03 The steel and the concrete play different roles. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The steel and the concrete play different roles.
S06 • E08 Now there's quite a large distance - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Now there's quite a large distance
S06 • E02 [narrator] Bridge engineers are constantly battling - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] Bridge engineers are constantly battling
S06 • E06 You have this two-block long creature, more or less. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
You have this two-block long creature, more or less.
S06 • E03 So it's crucial to have the right amount of both. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
So it's crucial to have the right amount of both.
S06 • E07 The last pile is the mixture of sawdust - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The last pile is the mixture of sawdust
S06 • E01 Ammonium nitrate is the salt, it will absorb water - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Ammonium nitrate is the salt, it will absorb water
S06 • E03 [Nehemiah] Get it wrong, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
[Nehemiah] Get it wrong,
S06 • E08 So, what that does is really increases the displacements around this corner. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
So, what that does is really increases the displacements aro...
S06 • E05 You know, they performed admirably. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
You know, they performed admirably.
S06 • E07 So as you can see, this will - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So as you can see, this will
S06 • E09 What happens at that point is, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
What happens at that point is,
S06 • E05 That was definitely a big event. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
That was definitely a big event.
S06 • E03 [narrator] And that's what happened here. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] And that's what happened here.
S06 • E07 If there is a lot of fuel, as in the case of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
If there is a lot of fuel, as in the case of
S06 • E02 Like this catastrophe in Texas. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
Like this catastrophe in Texas.