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Engineering Catastrophes

But as residents waitedfor the smoke to clear, word began to spread thatthe whole city had...

But as residents waited
for the smoke to clear, word began to spread that
the whole city had come close
to total annihilation

Full Transcript

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But as residents waited for the smoke to clear,
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word began to spread that the whole city
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had come close to total annihilation.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:32
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
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 It's a monstrous thing. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
It's a monstrous thing.
S06 • E04 [Adel] If you look at the map of the US, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[Adel] If you look at the map of the US,
S06 • E10 [narrator] With the route ahead blocked, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] With the route ahead blocked,
S06 • E02 They were actually taking a skid steer - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
They were actually taking a skid steer
S06 • E08 It felt like it was going to collapse, pancake even more. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
It felt like it was going to collapse, pancake even more.
S06 • E09 The railroad car itself actually - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The railroad car itself actually
S06 • E05 But here, when the cutter-head pierced the pipe, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But here, when the cutter-head pierced the pipe,
S06 • E03 [narrator] In Jacksonville, Florida, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] In Jacksonville, Florida,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: After a fire at a Winston-Salem - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: After a fire at a Winston-Salem
S06 • E06 When a crane, especially of this magnitude, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
When a crane, especially of this magnitude,
S06 • E01 He just wrapped his arms around his two year old brother and froze. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
He just wrapped his arms around his two year old brother and...
S06 • E09 It has a deck, it has steel girders, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
It has a deck, it has steel girders,
S06 • E04 [narrator] A team of engineers was immediately sent out - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] A team of engineers was immediately sent out
S06 • E01 And I continued running across the parking lot, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
And I continued running across the parking lot,
S06 • E02 [narrator] This wasn't the only strange thing to occur. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] This wasn't the only strange thing to occ...
S06 • E05 The amount that was released, was about 6,000 barrels of liquid propane. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The amount that was released, was about 6,000 barrels of liq...
S06 • E06 [narrator] The impact had damaged more than just the streets, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] The impact had damaged more than just the streets...
S06 • E07 The facility was intended to store flammable chemicals. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The facility was intended to store flammable chemicals.
S06 • E09 So they were able to just remove the wheels - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
So they were able to just remove the wheels
S06 • E07 So one key question was why had - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So one key question was why had