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Engineering Catastrophes

I went to go investigate what the smell could be coming from. On closer inspection, it...

I went to go investigate what the smell could be coming from. [narrator] On closer inspection, it was clear this was more than just a leaky pipe. I went into the backyard,
then I could hear
a hissing sound

Full Transcript

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I went to go investigate what the smell could be coming from.
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[narrator] On closer inspection, it was clear this was more
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than just a leaky pipe.
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I went into the backyard, then I could hear a hissing sound.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:08
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 • E04 [narrator] But this building wasn't going down without a fight. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[narrator] But this building wasn't going down without ...
S06 • E07 For Mayor Richard Harvey, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
For Mayor Richard Harvey,
S06 • E06 So threaded connections are used for alignment as well as for strength. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
So threaded connections are used for alignment as well as fo...
S06 • E07 Uh, come home from church, and I was sitting down, having - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
Uh, come home from church, and I was sitting down, having
S06 • E09 I was in my office doing a briefing, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
I was in my office doing a briefing,
S06 • E04 In Redbank, Australia, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:35
In Redbank, Australia,
S06 • E01 So I follow the hissing sound, I see this massive hole in front of me. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So I follow the hissing sound, I see this massive hole in fr...
S06 • E06 [narrator] By 2011, the construction crews were making rapid progress, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] By 2011, the construction crews were making rapid...
S06 • E09 At 11:41, we were notified via 911 of a significant event. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
At 11:41, we were notified via 911 of a significant event.
S06 • E02 Offer them flotation devices and life jackets - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Offer them flotation devices and life jackets
S06 • E01 It's probably 15 feet across and I fell backwards. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It's probably 15 feet across and I fell backwards.
S06 • E05 [narrator] The same apparatus Jose had spent three years watching, night after night, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] The same apparatus Jose had spent three years wat...
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: While Jeff and dozens of other - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: While Jeff and dozens of other
S06 • E08 And what lowers them is allowing the water in the cavity to escape. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
And what lowers them is allowing the water in the cavity to ...
S06 • E10 [narrator] Her street was closed off, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] Her street was closed off,
S06 • E07 Just 42 days after opening, a section on the western end of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Just 42 days after opening, a section on the western end of
S06 • E01 [narrator] As news of the disaster spread, photographer Brad McClenney - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] As news of the disaster spread, photographer B...
S06 • E02 [narrator] Of the 11 people that went down with the bridge, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] Of the 11 people that went down with the bridg...
S06 • E08 [narrator] Water is piped in from the bottom of the lake. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:50
[narrator] Water is piped in from the bottom of the lake.
S06 • E06 February 14th, 2011, in San Antonio, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
February 14th, 2011, in San Antonio,