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Engineering Catastrophes

It's the sort of placethat attracts dropouts and artistsand original thinkers

It's the sort of place
that attracts dropouts and artists
and original thinkers

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It's the sort of place that attracts dropouts
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and artists and original thinkers.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:05
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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] And left engineer in a never ending battle - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] And left engineer in a never ending battle
S06 • E08 It's something like 18 feet lower now - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
It's something like 18 feet lower now
S06 • E10 [narrator] New Zealand's Southland region. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] New Zealand's Southland region.
S06 • E06 [narrator] But nonconformity and free thinking - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] But nonconformity and free thinking
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With iconic structures, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: With iconic structures,
S06 • E04 [narrator] A catastrophic failure - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] A catastrophic failure
S06 • E08 [narrator] Despite this disastrous start, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] Despite this disastrous start,
S06 • E09 But sometimes, that ambition comes at a cost. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
But sometimes, that ambition comes at a cost.
S06 • E01 [narrator] Auckland, on New Zealand's north islan - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] Auckland, on New Zealand's north islan
S06 • E03 Heavy loads that the new bridge would have to be able to carry. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
Heavy loads that the new bridge would have to be able to ...
S06 • E10 And right at the far southern tip, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
And right at the far southern tip,
S06 • E04 [narrator] This disaster left residents reeling. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[narrator] This disaster left residents reeling.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: By 2003, it was clear that the old customs bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: By 2003, it was clear that the old customs bridge
S06 • E09 Like this story in Madrid that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Like this story in Madrid that
S06 • E04 We saw the highway and the whole structure just fall. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
We saw the highway and the whole structure just fall.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Brothers, Paul and Charlie Cross - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Brothers, Paul and Charlie Cross
S06 • E10 [narrator] This includes Invercargill, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] This includes Invercargill,
S06 • E06 And he wanted to remake the entire place - Engineering Catastrophes 00:41
And he wanted to remake the entire place
S06 • E08 [narrator] The Transcona elevator - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] The Transcona elevator
S06 • E09 This monument was designed to make waves, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
This monument was designed to make waves,