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Engineering Catastrophes

I started looking around,thinking, "Where is this humming noisecoming from?" And I wasn't...

I started looking around,
thinking, "Where is this humming noise
coming from?" And I wasn't the only one. [humming] And we looked up,
and we thought, "It's Beetham Tower

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I started looking around, thinking,
00:00:02.201 --> 00:00:04.634
"Where is this humming noise coming from?"
00:00:04.701 --> 00:00:06.000
And I wasn't the only one.
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[humming]
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And we looked up, and we thought,
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"It's Beetham Tower.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:28
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
8
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 • E03 It folded just like a carpenter's ruler. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
It folded just like a carpenter's ruler.
S06 • E10 A detailed investigation was launched - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
A detailed investigation was launched
S06 • E01 These welds were effectively all that was holding - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
These welds were effectively all that was holding
S06 • E04 [narrator] The interchange below ground to a halt - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] The interchange below ground to a halt
S06 • E03 And then it swam down in the ice, creating a spume of ice up in the air. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And then it swam down in the ice, creating a spume of ice up...
S06 • E02 For a city to get a championship game for any sport, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
For a city to get a championship game for any sport,
S06 • E06 And for tolerances, they were willing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
And for tolerances, they were willing
S06 • E07 So the level can be different depending on where you take - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So the level can be different depending on where you take
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: The moving monument that residents had - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: The moving monument that residents had
S06 • E08 It must be coming from there." - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
It must be coming from there."
S06 • E03 [narrator] Onlookers were staggered by the destruction. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] Onlookers were staggered by the destruction.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Concerned fans were clamoring to know what had caused the delays. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] Concerned fans were clamoring to know what had...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Here, this variation led to - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: Here, this variation led to
S06 • E10 [narrator] In fact, on the day of the collapse - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] In fact, on the day of the collapse
S06 • E09 It was -- it was -- it was interesting to see how - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It was -- it was -- it was interesting to see how
S06 • E08 If you live in the city, imagine how you're feeling - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
If you live in the city, imagine how you're feeling
S06 • E03 [narrator] But even its cutting edge design couldn't save the bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] But even its cutting edge design couldn't...
S06 • E09 All these golden stripes moved up and down, up and down, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
All these golden stripes moved up and down, up and down,
S06 • E07 WALKER: They might be neighbors, but Germany uses the North Sea - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
WALKER: They might be neighbors, but Germany uses the North ...
S06 • E05 One of the most common, is excess water. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
One of the most common, is excess water.