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NARRATOR: But it was in the last part
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Engineering Catastrophes

But it was in the last part of the plan that thingsbegan to unravel

NARRATOR:
But it was in the last part of the plan that things
began to unravel

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NARRATOR: But it was in the last part
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of the plan that things began to unravel.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:13
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
7
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 [humming] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
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S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Making the obelisk both shorter and lighter - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: Making the obelisk both shorter and lighter
S06 • E05 [narrator] With Denver's traffic in a jam, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:41
[narrator] With Denver's traffic in a jam,
S06 • E07 In the designing stage, it was taken into account that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
In the designing stage, it was taken into account that
S06 • E06 [narrator] The huge concrete cylinder would weigh over 13,000 tons. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] The huge concrete cylinder would weigh over 13,00...
S06 • E09 Just before Christmas 2009, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Just before Christmas 2009,
S06 • E08 I started looking around, thinking, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
I started looking around, thinking,
S06 • E07 {\an8}Sea level is the base level for measuring elevation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
{\an8}Sea level is the base level for measuring elevation
S06 • E03 It folded just like a carpenter's ruler. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
It folded just like a carpenter's ruler.
S06 • E01 These welds were effectively all that was holding - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
These welds were effectively all that was holding
S06 • E10 A detailed investigation was launched - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
A detailed investigation was launched
S06 • E04 [narrator] The interchange below ground to a halt - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] The interchange below ground to a halt
S06 • E03 And then it swam down in the ice, creating a spume of ice up in the air. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And then it swam down in the ice, creating a spume of ice up...
S06 • E02 For a city to get a championship game for any sport, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
For a city to get a championship game for any sport,
S06 • E06 And for tolerances, they were willing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
And for tolerances, they were willing
S06 • E07 So the level can be different depending on where you take - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So the level can be different depending on where you take
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: The moving monument that residents had - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: The moving monument that residents had
S06 • E08 It must be coming from there." - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
It must be coming from there."
S06 • E03 [narrator] Onlookers were staggered by the destruction. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] Onlookers were staggered by the destruction.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Concerned fans were clamoring to know what had caused the delays. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] Concerned fans were clamoring to know what had...