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Engineering Catastrophes

After the investigation, construction beganon a new parking garage. This timewith lessons...

[narrator]
After the investigation, construction began
on a new parking garage. This time
with lessons learned. I would guarantee you
that when they built this I would guarantee you
that when they built this new and improved version,
everything was inspected very carefully
and that no elements
of the design were left out. [narrator]
More than a decade later, the new and improved
north prow still provides the people of San Antonio
with essential
hospital parking. If there's one lesson
that can be taken from this, it's that
whether you're building
flatpack furniture or a seven-story
parking garage, you really do need to follow
the instructions

Full Transcript

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[narrator] After the investigation,
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construction began on a new parking garage.
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This time with lessons learned.
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I would guarantee you that when they built this
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I would guarantee you that when they built this
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new and improved version, everything was inspected
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very carefully and that no elements of the design were left out.
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[narrator] More than a decade later,
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the new and improved north prow still provides
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the people of San Antonio with essential hospital parking.
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If there's one lesson that can be taken from this,
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it's that whether you're building flatpack furniture
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or a seven-story parking garage,
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you really do need to follow the instructions.
Duration
43 seconds
Views
55
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:26
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 • E05 [narrator] The weight of the bridge's materials - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] The weight of the bridge's materials
S06 • E09 The key is to identify them - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The key is to identify them
S06 • E03 [narrator] With big infrastructure, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] With big infrastructure,
S06 • E07 They would push the raised section back - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
They would push the raised section back
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With big construction, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
NARRATOR: With big construction,
S06 • E08 They've been underwater since the late 20s. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
They've been underwater since the late 20s.
S06 • E07 {\an8}Crews used brute force and more than 100 - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
{\an8}Crews used brute force and more than 100
S06 • E04 [narrator] A disaster that rained down wreckage on the people below. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] A disaster that rained down wreckage on the peopl...
S06 • E05 In the months that followed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
In the months that followed,
S06 • E03 ...like this disaster in Spain, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
...like this disaster in Spain,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Less than 24 hours after the disaster, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
NARRATOR: Less than 24 hours after the disaster,
S06 • E01 The whole of Florida sits on this type of limestone landscape - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The whole of Florida sits on this type of limestone lands...
S06 • E09 Like this catastrophe in Colorado - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Like this catastrophe in Colorado
S06 • E02 [narrator] From epic structures to towering cities, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] From epic structures to towering cities,
S06 • E04 Oh, my God. There's people in there. Just how bad is this? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
Oh, my God. There's people in there. Just how bad is th...
S06 • E08 And my guess is over time the vibration of those pins without being replaced - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
And my guess is over time the vibration of those pins withou...
S06 • E01 So, there's really no gettin away from this problem. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
So, there's really no gettin away from this problem.
S06 • E09 THOMAS: I could tell that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
THOMAS: I could tell that
S06 • E10 [narrator] For engineers, pushing the boundaries - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
[narrator] For engineers, pushing the boundaries
S06 • E05 {\an8}[speaking Spanish] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
{\an8}[speaking Spanish]