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Engineering Catastrophes

Everything was justa mess, but you couldn't tellwhat it was that made it do this

Everything was just
a mess, but you couldn't tell
what it was that made it do this

Full Transcript

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Everything was just a mess, but you couldn't tell what it was
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that made it do this.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:14
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 • E02 [Bracken] Debris is going t go everywhere. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[Bracken] Debris is going t go everywhere.
S06 • E08 Uh, because often once one thing fails, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Uh, because often once one thing fails,
S06 • E04 [narrator] The bridge inspector's swift action likely saved lives. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:37
[narrator] The bridge inspector's swift action likely s...
S06 • E09 The foundations were built in actually a sandy type of soil - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The foundations were built in actually a sandy type of soil
S06 • E07 If it went off, the devastation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
If it went off, the devastation
S06 • E01 [narrator] Investigators focused on the chemicals - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] Investigators focused on the chemicals
S06 • E06 A normal building or a bridge has a foundation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
A normal building or a bridge has a foundation
S06 • E03 And then several days later, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
And then several days later,
S06 • E09 The columns that hold up the bridge at the bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
The columns that hold up the bridge at the bridge
S06 • E07 {\an8}I don't think that anybody had any clue at all. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
{\an8}I don't think that anybody had any clue at all.
S06 • E08 [narrator] The first clues came from eyewitnesses - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] The first clues came from eyewitnesses
S06 • E05 It turned out that the exact location of the pipe - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
It turned out that the exact location of the pipe
S06 • E07 {\an8}NARRATOR: In Texas, just 50 tons of ammonium nitrate - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
{\an8}NARRATOR: In Texas, just 50 tons of ammonium nitrate
S06 • E03 [narrator] Studying the wreckage, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] Studying the wreckage,
S06 • E02 There were no safety measures, there were no barriers to protect him. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
There were no safety measures, there were no barriers to pro...
S06 • E07 So what had prevented - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So what had prevented
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: But between 1967 and 1995, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: But between 1967 and 1995,
S06 • E02 [narrator] While the city of Miami was left reeling, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] While the city of Miami was left reeling,
S06 • E06 And the taller the crane, the more sideways force - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
And the taller the crane, the more sideways force
S06 • E10 So, if you're gonna join two bridges - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
So, if you're gonna join two bridges