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[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
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
00:00:03.499 --> 00:00:08.999
was the weight
of the 57 cars
parked on the roof.
00:00:08.001 --> 00:00:12.633
They accumulated more cars
that just created more load
on top of the roof,
00:00:12.007 --> 00:00:16.002
which was one
of the contributing factors
to the building collapsing.
00:00:16.002 --> 00:00:18.833
[Brendan] While there's little
doubt what triggered
the collapse,
00:00:18.009 --> 00:00:21.233
a parking lot is designed
to hold cars,
00:00:21.003 --> 00:00:21.373
{\an8}whether it's on the ground
or up on the roof.
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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.