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[narrator] And yet the city still held its breath
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Engineering Catastrophes

[narrator] And yet the city still held its breath

[narrator] And yet the city still held its breath. The failure had left the world famous Hanging Houses on uncertain ground. The houses held firm for now but the cliff side road that stood for centuries was destroyed. [speaking Spanish]

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[narrator] And yet the city still held its breath.
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The failure had left the world famous Hanging Houses
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on uncertain ground.
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The houses held firm for now
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but the cliff side road that stood for centuries was destroyed.
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[speaking Spanish]
Duration
20 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:35
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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] When Ian arrived, the scale of the catastrophe, became disturbingly clear, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] When Ian arrived, the scale of the catastrophe, b...
S06 • E03 [narrator] Homes and businesses were at risk of total collapse. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] Homes and businesses were at risk of total col...
S06 • E10 [narrator] But allowing the wind to blow through - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] But allowing the wind to blow through
S06 • E04 Later on, my mom has always told me that my dad, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Later on, my mom has always told me that my dad,
S06 • E09 KWAMI: The dam was forced to hold back - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
KWAMI: The dam was forced to hold back
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Any moisture inside a wooden frame building - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: Any moisture inside a wooden frame building
S06 • E01 [narrator] Rather than the bold colors of Gaudi, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] Rather than the bold colors of Gaudi,
S06 • E06 Roadway separated from the docks, and that was horrendous. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Roadway separated from the docks, and that was horrendous.
S06 • E05 And the rest of the crane went right over the top of the building. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
And the rest of the crane went right over the top of the bui...
S06 • E05 [narrator] The giant crane had laid itself across the apartment building, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] The giant crane had laid itself across the apartm...
S06 • E07 SZULGIT: Timber is strong, durable, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
SZULGIT: Timber is strong, durable,
S06 • E04 [narrator] As rescue workers frantically searched through the devastation, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] As rescue workers frantically searched through th...
S06 • E03 Forty-eight hours later, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
Forty-eight hours later,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: For nearly 20 minutes, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: For nearly 20 minutes,
S06 • E06 {\an8}And there was a gap of about, I would say, one and a half, two feet. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
{\an8}And there was a gap of about, I would say, one and a h...
S06 • E02 [narrator] Many saw the excavator as a clue. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
[narrator] Many saw the excavator as a clue.
S06 • E09 Former reporter and resident Dave Thomas knew - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Former reporter and resident Dave Thomas knew
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In Wellington, inspections of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: In Wellington, inspections of
S06 • E05 Is it gonna fall in at any point? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Is it gonna fall in at any point?
S06 • E10 [narrator] Upon completion, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:41
[narrator] Upon completion,