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KWAMI: The dam was forced to hold back
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Engineering Catastrophes

The dam wasforced to hold back hundreds of thousandsof tons of mud, rocks, and water it...

KWAMI: The dam was
forced to hold back hundreds of thousands
of tons of mud, rocks, and water it had never
been designed to handle

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KWAMI: The dam was forced to hold back
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hundreds of thousands of tons of mud,
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rocks, and water it had never been designed to handle.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:43
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
9
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 • E07 NARRATOR: Any moisture inside a wooden frame building - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: Any moisture inside a wooden frame building
S06 • E01 [narrator] Rather than the bold colors of Gaudi, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] Rather than the bold colors of Gaudi,
S06 • E06 Roadway separated from the docks, and that was horrendous. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Roadway separated from the docks, and that was horrendous.
S06 • E05 And the rest of the crane went right over the top of the building. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
And the rest of the crane went right over the top of the bui...
S06 • E05 [narrator] The giant crane had laid itself across the apartment building, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] The giant crane had laid itself across the apartm...
S06 • E07 SZULGIT: Timber is strong, durable, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
SZULGIT: Timber is strong, durable,
S06 • E04 [narrator] As rescue workers frantically searched through the devastation, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] As rescue workers frantically searched through th...
S06 • E03 Forty-eight hours later, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
Forty-eight hours later,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: For nearly 20 minutes, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: For nearly 20 minutes,
S06 • E06 {\an8}And there was a gap of about, I would say, one and a half, two feet. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
{\an8}And there was a gap of about, I would say, one and a h...
S06 • E02 [narrator] Many saw the excavator as a clue. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] Many saw the excavator as a clue.
S06 • E09 Former reporter and resident Dave Thomas knew - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Former reporter and resident Dave Thomas knew
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In Wellington, inspections of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: In Wellington, inspections of
S06 • E05 Is it gonna fall in at any point? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Is it gonna fall in at any point?
S06 • E10 [narrator] Upon completion, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:41
[narrator] Upon completion,
S06 • E09 THOMAS: I realized we're gonna hit downtown Estes Park with - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
THOMAS: I realized we're gonna hit downtown Estes Park ...
S06 • E06 [narrator] But just along the coast, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] But just along the coast,
S06 • E04 And it was one of the most horrific tragedies to happen in Miami. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
And it was one of the most horrific tragedies to happen in M...
S06 • E05 [narrator] But it soon became clear that this disaster, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:35
[narrator] But it soon became clear that this disaster,
S06 • E07 There was enough evidence from their expert - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
There was enough evidence from their expert