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Engineering Catastrophes

Addingaluminum edges to the side of the paneshelped reduce the problem, and although in...

[narrator] Adding
aluminum edges to the side of the panes
helped reduce the problem, and although in extreme winds
of over 70 miles an hour the sound still rings out, residents have learned to live
with the humming high-rise. [humming] [Parkinson] You know,
I'd miss it if it went away. It's musical. Manchester's
famous for its music

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[narrator] Adding aluminum edges
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to the side of the panes helped reduce the problem,
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and although in extreme winds of over 70 miles an hour
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the sound still rings out,
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residents have learned to live with the humming high-rise.
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[humming]
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[Parkinson] You know, I'd miss it if it went away.
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It's musical. Manchester's famous for its music.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:26
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 • E06 {\an8}[narrator] In 1995, the Schwerbelastungskorper - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
{\an8}[narrator] In 1995, the Schwerbelastungskorper
S06 • E02 They'd been talking about i all year on TV, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
They'd been talking about i all year on TV,
S06 • E05 {\an8}[narrator] Today, the new and improved retaining wall - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
{\an8}[narrator] Today, the new and improved retaining wall
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: For now, the centerpiece of this square - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: For now, the centerpiece of this square
S06 • E03 [narrator] Three years afte the catastrophe, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] Three years afte the catastrophe,
S06 • E07 {\an8}Mistakes can happen, but there's - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}Mistakes can happen, but there's
S06 • E09 Personally, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Personally,
S06 • E01 It's still going to be a critical length. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
It's still going to be a critical length.
S06 • E04 {\an8}And I really do expect we're going to end up with a roadway - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
{\an8}And I really do expect we're going to end up with...
S06 • E09 Even though I tried, and I looked at it again and again, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Even though I tried, and I looked at it again and again,
S06 • E07 {\an8}MABRY: The lesson here is simple, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
{\an8}MABRY: The lesson here is simple,
S06 • E06 {\an8}This bleak building shows the length that this regime - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
{\an8}This bleak building shows the length that this regime
S06 • E05 {\an8}No matter how hard we try, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
{\an8}No matter how hard we try,
S06 • E01 Basically, by making the roads better, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Basically, by making the roads better,
S06 • E02 Not just in highlight on the professional football schedule, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Not just in highlight on the professional football schedule,
S06 • E10 I wouldn't swap it for anything. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
I wouldn't swap it for anything.
S06 • E09 MABRY: Whatever anyone might think of it, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
MABRY: Whatever anyone might think of it,
S06 • E01 And here, this bridge seems to have proven that theory - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
And here, this bridge seems to have proven that theory
S06 • E08 Now we just need a couple more buildings, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Now we just need a couple more buildings,