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Engineering Catastrophes

It was quite funny whenit didn't fall down. A buildingdetermined to stand strong. A...

It was quite funny when
it didn't fall down. [narrator] A building
determined to stand strong. [narrator] A building
determined to stand strong. Safe to say, this demolition
didn't go according to plan

Full Transcript

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It was quite funny when it didn't fall down.
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[narrator] A building determined to stand strong.
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[narrator] A building determined to stand strong.
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Safe to say, this demolition didn't go according to plan.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:20
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
4
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 NARRATOR: With a growing number of students - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: With a growing number of students
S06 • E01 Our home's not here anymore - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Our home's not here anymore
S06 • E07 It is identified as one of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
It is identified as one of
S06 • E09 As you can imagine, since they have so many - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
As you can imagine, since they have so many
S06 • E06 [narrator] San Antonio, Texas, a city with a rich history, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
[narrator] San Antonio, Texas, a city with a rich history,
S06 • E07 If that bridge were catastrophically lost, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
If that bridge were catastrophically lost,
S06 • E10 There's a famous saying in the Lone Star State. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:35
There's a famous saying in the Lone Star State.
S06 • E01 We've processed things, we've grown. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
We've processed things, we've grown.
S06 • E05 And they had to do it twice over. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
And they had to do it twice over.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: In February 2012, construction began - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: In February 2012, construction began
S06 • E06 Lucia Garcia is a lifelong resident. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
Lucia Garcia is a lifelong resident.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: From the 1970s, the nation relied - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
NARRATOR: From the 1970s, the nation relied
S06 • E04 [narrator] Brisbane is Australia's third largest city - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] Brisbane is Australia's third largest city
S06 • E08 [narrator] An idyllic lakeside retreat turned into a dried up wasteland. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] An idyllic lakeside retreat turned into a dried u...
S06 • E03 This was the solution, built in the 1930s, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
This was the solution, built in the 1930s,
S06 • E09 The goal was to open this 1,800-space structure - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The goal was to open this 1,800-space structure
S06 • E01 [narrator] Building big requires a balance between - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] Building big requires a balance between
S06 • E08 [narrator] And a community's determination - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] And a community's determination
S06 • E06 [narrator] For over a decade, this Texas slice of paradise has been growing by the day. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] For over a decade, this Texas slice of paradise h...
S06 • E09 Once the foundations were poured, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Once the foundations were poured,