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Engineering Catastrophes

Everything on this sideof the blockwas totally crushed. More than 100 tonsof metal were...

Everything on this side
of the block
was totally crushed. [narrator] More than 100 tons
of metal were lying in a twisted mess
on the streets of Manhattan

Full Transcript

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Everything on this side of the block was totally crushed.
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[narrator] More than 100 tons of metal were lying
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in a twisted mess on the streets of Manhattan.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:21
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 • E05 [narrator] In an oil terminal, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] In an oil terminal,
S06 • E09 The pressure was on to get the interstate up and running - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The pressure was on to get the interstate up and running
S06 • E07 I mean, just walking outside in our area was brutal. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
I mean, just walking outside in our area was brutal.
S06 • E09 Engineers came up with an ingenious solution to build - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Engineers came up with an ingenious solution to build
S06 • E08 [narrator] In Christchurch, New Zealand, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] In Christchurch, New Zealand,
S06 • E02 It can be used for everythin from heavy lifting to digging trenches, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
It can be used for everythin from heavy lifting to diggin...
S06 • E01 Um, down the stairs and I screamed as loud - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
Um, down the stairs and I screamed as loud
S06 • E07 But as residents waited for the smoke to clear, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
But as residents waited for the smoke to clear,
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 • E06 It's a monstrous thing. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
It's a monstrous thing.
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 • 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 • E06 When a crane, especially of this magnitude, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
When a crane, especially of this magnitude,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: After a fire at a Winston-Salem - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: After a fire at a Winston-Salem
S06 • E09 It has a deck, it has steel girders, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
It has a deck, it has steel girders,