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Engineering Catastrophes

Building big requires a balance between the needs of the environmen and engineering....

[narrator] Building big requires a balance between the needs of the environmen and engineering. Upsetting that balance can trigger a catastrophe. Like this disaster in Florid where a neighborhood began to disappear. This looks just like
a bottomless pit opening up

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[narrator] Building big requires a balance between
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the needs of the environmen and engineering.
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Upsetting that balance can trigger a catastrophe.
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Like this disaster in Florid where a neighborhood
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began to disappear.
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This looks just like a bottomless pit opening up.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:42
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
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 • E08 [narrator] And a community's determination - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] And a community's determination
S06 • E06 [narrator] For over a decade, this Texas slice of paradise has been growing by the day. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] For over a decade, this Texas slice of paradise h...
S06 • E09 Once the foundations were poured, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Once the foundations were poured,
S06 • E07 HARVEY: They recognized this as being a critical infrastructure - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
HARVEY: They recognized this as being a critical infrastruct...
S06 • E08 [upbeat guitar music playing] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[upbeat guitar music playing]
S06 • E04 To the north and south, you have the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
To the north and south, you have the Sunshine Coast and the ...
S06 • E02 We stopped fishing and we started looking around - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
We stopped fishing and we started looking around
S06 • E03 [narrator] But this Imperial Bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:42
[narrator] But this Imperial Bridge
S06 • E09 The construction involved cast-in-place - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
The construction involved cast-in-place
S06 • E05 [narrator] In this case, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] In this case,
S06 • E06 Definitely a place that is fast growing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Definitely a place that is fast growing
S06 • E01 [narrator] A gaping sinkhol that kept growing, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] A gaping sinkhol that kept growing,
S06 • E10 [narrator] This is one of those subdivisions - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] This is one of those subdivisions
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: One major challenge was to achieve the necessary - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: One major challenge was to achieve the necessary
S06 • E06 [narrator] As the population boomed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] As the population boomed,
S06 • E09 Crews can keep moving forward with construction on site while - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Crews can keep moving forward with construction on site whil...
S06 • E01 I see this massive hole in front of me. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
I see this massive hole in front of me.
S06 • E09 It's kind of like a factory line - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It's kind of like a factory line
S06 • E02 At this point we, literally, think that we're under attack. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
At this point we, literally, think that we're under att...
S06 • E08 Veteran journalist Eileen Pace knows this quaint town well. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Veteran journalist Eileen Pace knows this quaint town well.