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Engineering Catastrophes

Most of them could be anywhere and you'd cling onto that. As multiplerescue efforts...

Most of them could be anywhere and you'd cling onto that. [narrator] As multiple
rescue efforts continued, residents were left reeling,
their city in ruins. [Macbeth] It's a very strange
sad, sad thing to walk through the city
that you've spent
your whole life in

Full Transcript

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Most of them could be anywhere
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and you'd cling onto that.
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[narrator] As multiple rescue efforts continued,
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residents were left reeling, their city in ruins.
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[Macbeth] It's a very strange sad, sad thing
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to walk through the city that you've spent your whole life in.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:09
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
8
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 I believe it took us five or six days, something like that. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
I believe it took us five or six days, something like that.
S06 • E04 [narrator] Allowing heavy semis and other vehicles - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] Allowing heavy semis and other vehicles
S06 • E03 [narrator] Given the extreme danger and with time ticking away, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
[narrator] Given the extreme danger and with time ticking ...
S06 • E05 All you need is one spark to ignite that highly combustible mixture. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
All you need is one spark to ignite that highly combustible ...
S06 • E07 So the chemicals, from what I understand, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So the chemicals, from what I understand,
S06 • E09 We wanted to be there and work as hard - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
We wanted to be there and work as hard
S06 • E05 [narrator] The dredge increased its power, in an attempt to swing away. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] The dredge increased its power, in an attempt to ...
S06 • E07 Doing the research, I saw that they weren't required to have - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Doing the research, I saw that they weren't required to...
S06 • E10 The earthquake was one of the worst disasters - Engineering Catastrophes 00:33
The earthquake was one of the worst disasters
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: While the temporary bridge was being built, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: While the temporary bridge was being built,
S06 • E08 And for every single thing you look at to be broken. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
And for every single thing you look at to be broken.
S06 • E06 In Manhattan, a massive crawler crane - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
In Manhattan, a massive crawler crane
S06 • E08 [narrator] Across Christchurch, more than 180 people died, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:38
[narrator] Across Christchurch, more than 180 people died,
S06 • E01 You know, it's just, it's just amazing what the volunteer does - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
You know, it's just, it's just amazing what the vo...
S06 • E07 But there was another outstanding mystery. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
But there was another outstanding mystery.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: In California, a crucial bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: In California, a crucial bridge
S06 • E07 At the time, the plant was heavily stocked with - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
At the time, the plant was heavily stocked with
S06 • E03 [narrator] Nearly 48 hours after the collapse, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] Nearly 48 hours after the collapse,
S06 • E09 An investigation was underway to understand why it failed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
An investigation was underway to understand why it failed.
S06 • E02 [narrator] And with a blowdown, that control is key. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] And with a blowdown, that control is key.