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[narrator] At first sight, some believe the culprit
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Engineering Catastrophes

At first sight,some believe the culprit was the weightof the 57 carsparked on the roof....

[narrator] At first sight,
some believe the culprit was the weight
of the 57 cars
parked on the roof. They accumulated more cars
that just created more load
on top of the roof, which was one
of the contributing factors
to the building collapsing. [Brendan] While there's little
doubt what triggered
the collapse, a parking lot is designed
to hold cars, {\an8}whether it's on the ground
or up on the roof

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[narrator] At first sight, some believe the culprit
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was the weight of the 57 cars parked on the roof.
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They accumulated more cars that just created more load on top of the roof,
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which was one of the contributing factors to the building collapsing.
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[Brendan] While there's little doubt what triggered the collapse,
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a parking lot is designed to hold cars,
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{\an8}whether it's on the ground or up on the roof.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:53
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
4
Genres
Production
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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.