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Engineering Catastrophes

Luckily, everything is bigin Manhattan. Luckily, everything is bigin Manhattan. And that...

Luckily, everything is big
in Manhattan. Luckily, everything is big
in Manhattan. And that includes the cranes. [Josh] These cranes
are massive, often taller than the building
that they're building. You have a crane that's three
or four blocks long, brought in
on large tractor trailers and then they're assembled
here on site

Full Transcript

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Luckily, everything is big in Manhattan.
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Luckily, everything is big in Manhattan.
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And that includes the cranes.
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[Josh] These cranes are massive,
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often taller than the building that they're building.
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You have a crane that's three or four blocks long,
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brought in on large tractor trailers
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and then they're assembled here on site.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:28
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
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 What we do is we embed steel rods in the concrete, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
What we do is we embed steel rods in the concrete,
S06 • E08 Some people screamed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
Some people screamed.
S06 • E09 That's what I'm showing here is we've got, again, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
That's what I'm showing here is we've got, ag...
S06 • E04 The weight of that truck will transfer using these cables - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
The weight of that truck will transfer using these cables
S06 • E03 Depending on the thickness, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
Depending on the thickness,
S06 • E07 January 31st, 2022. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
January 31st, 2022.
S06 • E10 October 17th, 1989. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
October 17th, 1989.
S06 • E01 So, a lot of volunteer firefighters had their pager on. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So, a lot of volunteer firefighters had their pager on.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Albert noticed something was wrong. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[narrator] Albert noticed something was wrong.
S06 • E07 At approximately 8 p.m., - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
At approximately 8 p.m.,
S06 • E04 And at the same time, the truss will try to open - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
And at the same time, the truss will try to open
S06 • E09 So even if this concrete is cracked, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
So even if this concrete is cracked,
S06 • E01 That was a pet peeve of min and we had just came back from a break. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
That was a pet peeve of min and we had just came back fro...
S06 • E06 [narrator] To hoist the cooling units - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] To hoist the cooling units
S06 • E02 This is very unorthodox. Normally you'd clear the are - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
This is very unorthodox. Normally you'd clear the are
S06 • E04 The only thing that's preventing them from opening is that tie girder, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The only thing that's preventing them from opening is t...
S06 • E09 There's also steel bars that are running through - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
There's also steel bars that are running through
S06 • E08 It was really noisy. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
It was really noisy.
S06 • E05 The huge explosion rocked the port. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
The huge explosion rocked the port.
S06 • E07 My partner wakes me up to tell me that there is a situation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
My partner wakes me up to tell me that there is a situation