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[narrator] Analyzing the onboard computer
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Engineering Catastrophes

Analyzingthe onboard computer, the investigation discoveredthat the boom the...

[narrator] Analyzing
the onboard computer, the investigation discovered
that the boom the investigation discovered
that the boom was lowered five degrees
further than expected, and long before the jib
was anywhere near the ground,
the crane lost balance. With massive,
carefully balanced machines like this,
even a gust of wind that we might barely feel
can make all the difference. In the grand scheme of things, five degrees
might not seem a lot, but here this small amount
likely proved catastrophic

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[narrator] Analyzing the onboard computer,
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the investigation discovered that the boom
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the investigation discovered that the boom
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was lowered five degrees further than expected,
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and long before the jib was anywhere near
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the ground, the crane lost balance.
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With massive, carefully balanced machines
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like this, even a gust of wind that
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we might barely feel can make all the difference.
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In the grand scheme of things,
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five degrees might not seem a lot,
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but here this small amount likely proved catastrophic.
Duration
35 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:31
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 A massive piece of structure dropped on to the valley floor below. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
A massive piece of structure dropped on to the valley floor ...
S06 • E04 As welds cool, they give off hydrogen. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
As welds cool, they give off hydrogen.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: There is hope that a change in - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: There is hope that a change in
S06 • E09 So even though they had designed the bridge for scour, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So even though they had designed the bridge for scour,
S06 • E07 The solution is taking legacy industrial plants, like this, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
The solution is taking legacy industrial plants, like this,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With the cause known, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: With the cause known,
S06 • E02 [narrator] South Padre islan sits on the Gulf of Mexico. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] South Padre islan sits on the Gulf of Mexico.
S06 • E10 And all of it was pinned in on an electrical substation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:45
And all of it was pinned in on an electrical substation
S06 • E08 The feature of this one here is it only had 6 millimeter spiral. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The feature of this one here is it only had 6 millimeter spi...
S06 • E03 [narrator] For more than a decade, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] For more than a decade,
S06 • E09 This time, changes would be made - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
This time, changes would be made
S06 • E01 [narrator] That explained the cause of the blast, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] That explained the cause of the blast,
S06 • E08 So it's a very thin wire, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
So it's a very thin wire,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Big infrastructure can be key - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: Big infrastructure can be key
S06 • E04 {\an8}And with over 20 million vehicles a year testing the welds, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
{\an8}And with over 20 million vehicles a year testing the w...
S06 • E09 One of the things that is going to prevent this - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
One of the things that is going to prevent this
S06 • E08 Essentially, the columns weren't up to the job that they were designed for, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Essentially, the columns weren't up to the job that the...
S06 • E07 But when trouble strikes, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
But when trouble strikes,
S06 • E06 Just as the crane starts tipping, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Just as the crane starts tipping,
S06 • E05 [narrator] On the southern edge of Spain, along the Costa Tropical, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] On the southern edge of Spain, along the Costa Tr...