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Engineering Catastrophes

It was gut-wrenching. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the mighty bridge wobble and begin to...

It was gut-wrenching. [narrator] Eyewitnesses reported seeing the mighty bridge wobble and begin to slip. We saw the remains
of the post on one side
of the bridge, uh, the remains of the pylons
on the other

Full Transcript

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It was gut-wrenching.
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[narrator] Eyewitnesses reported seeing the mighty bridge wobble
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and begin to slip.
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We saw the remains of the post on one side of the bridge,
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uh, the remains of the pylons on the other.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:50
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
3
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 • E01 [narrator] Gainesville, Florida, October 22nd, 2020 - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] Gainesville, Florida, October 22nd, 2020
S06 • E05 [narrator] Jose's instinct was right. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
[narrator] Jose's instinct was right.
S06 • E09 A crane was lifting a floor supporting beam - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
A crane was lifting a floor supporting beam
S06 • E06 [narrator] And like flatpack product, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] And like flatpack product,
S06 • E04 I was employed to keep the plant running and producing malt. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
I was employed to keep the plant running and producing malt.
S06 • E02 Eventually, somebody saw our flares - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Eventually, somebody saw our flares
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Sunday, January 10th, 2016, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: Sunday, January 10th, 2016,
S06 • E09 More than 3,000 tons of parking garage pancake to the ground. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
More than 3,000 tons of parking garage pancake to the ground...
S06 • E10 [narrator] January 24th, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
[narrator] January 24th, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas.
S06 • E07 The first half of a new bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The first half of a new bridge
S06 • E04 It was like, that was it. No more work there. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It was like, that was it. No more work there.
S06 • E09 It was really apparent that the situation was really dire. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
It was really apparent that the situation was really dire.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Their quick thinking and inspired use - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] Their quick thinking and inspired use
S06 • E06 When I put this together and twist it together, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
When I put this together and twist it together,
S06 • E03 [narrator] A city bus crossing the bridge dropped into the Danube. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
[narrator] A city bus crossing the bridge dropped into th...
S06 • E01 I went to go investigate what the smell could be coming from. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
I went to go investigate what the smell could be coming f...
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