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Engineering Catastrophes

Even a minor miscalculationcan lead to a major disaster

Even a minor miscalculation
can lead to a major disaster

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Even a minor miscalculation can lead to a major disaster,
Duration
7 seconds
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13
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:18
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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 The reservoir created a huge pressure in the pipe. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The reservoir created a huge pressure in the pipe.
S06 • E03 [narrator] A storied bridge doomed by the elements. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] A storied bridge doomed by the elements.
S06 • E09 If any gaps appeared, water would - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
If any gaps appeared, water would
S06 • E05 In this case, we are using extra weight - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
In this case, we are using extra weight
S06 • E09 And it was only a matter of time until the whole thing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
And it was only a matter of time until the whole thing
S06 • E07 Like this catastrophe in northern Europe, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Like this catastrophe in northern Europe,
S06 • E05 And you see that during operation, there is no problem. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
And you see that during operation, there is no problem.
S06 • E10 [Sean Khorsandi] Problems escalate as we keep amplifying - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Sean Khorsandi] Problems escalate as we keep amplifying
S06 • E09 BAKER: When water flows downhill, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
BAKER: When water flows downhill,
S06 • E05 {\an8}Heavy weights and strong pile connections - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
{\an8}Heavy weights and strong pile connections
S06 • E01 [narrator] With the structur stripped and lessons learned - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] With the structur stripped and lessons learned
S06 • E06 [narrator] In big engineering, designers try to leave - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] In big engineering, designers try to leave
S06 • E07 Instead, it literally kept them apart. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Instead, it literally kept them apart.
S06 • E10 And if the issues are not solved here they escalate and amplify. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
And if the issues are not solved here they escalate and ampl...
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Ultimately, the remoteness - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: Ultimately, the remoteness
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: An engineering tale of two cities - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: An engineering tale of two cities
S06 • E04 [narrator] With the war on drugs ongoing, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:44
[narrator] With the war on drugs ongoing,
S06 • E03 [narrator] Niagara Falls. One of the world's most iconic locations. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] Niagara Falls. One of the world's most ic...
S06 • E09 BAKER: Obviously, this dam being so far up - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
BAKER: Obviously, this dam being so far up
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: And a seemingly straightforward calculation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: And a seemingly straightforward calculation