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For all its hubris, Hitler's regime had gotten the math wrong
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Engineering Catastrophes

For all its hubris,Hitler's regime had gottenthe math wrong, dooming their fantasy...

For all its hubris,
Hitler's regime had gotten
the math wrong, dooming their fantasy city
from the start

Full Transcript

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For all its hubris, Hitler's regime had gotten the math wrong,
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dooming their fantasy city from the start.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:27
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 • E09 And I've been - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
And I've been
S06 • E05 {\an8}Once material like soil is heavily waterlogged... - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}Once material like soil is heavily waterlogged...
S06 • E07 Engineers factored the difference into - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Engineers factored the difference into
S06 • E09 That's -- the whole project loses its punch. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
That's -- the whole project loses its punch.
S06 • E05 Unless it's exposed to the air, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Unless it's exposed to the air,
S06 • E07 The only problem was they went the wrong way, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The only problem was they went the wrong way,
S06 • E06 [Ryan] This is where Germania began and ended. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Ryan] This is where Germania began and ended.
S06 • E04 The earth embankment shifted to the, to the left. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The earth embankment shifted to the, to the left.
S06 • E10 Deflection in a truss is essentially sagging. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Deflection in a truss is essentially sagging.
S06 • E02 Because engineers were still trying to figure it ou - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Because engineers were still trying to figure it ou
S06 • E09 The obelisk was gifted to the people of Madrid, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The obelisk was gifted to the people of Madrid,
S06 • E10 Every truss is expected to sag a little bit, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:46
Every truss is expected to sag a little bit,
S06 • E04 So, I believe that sequence - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
So, I believe that sequence
S06 • E01 As things get harder, it becomes more brittle - Engineering Catastrophes 00:51
As things get harder, it becomes more brittle
S06 • E09 Running costs and maintenance would - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Running costs and maintenance would
S06 • E06 The water table in Berlin is very shallow - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
The water table in Berlin is very shallow
S06 • E05 [narrator] Geotechnical engineer - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] Geotechnical engineer
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Instead of raising the level on - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
NARRATOR: Instead of raising the level on
S06 • E02 Every petal has to be perfectly balanced, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
Every petal has to be perfectly balanced,
S06 • E09 The problem wasn't the construction, which, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
The problem wasn't the construction, which,