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[narrator] For engineers, pushing the boundaries

Engineering Catastrophes

For engineers,pushing the boundaries to create iconic structures means taking big risks....

Engineering Catastrophes • S06E10 • 2018

[narrator] For engineers,
pushing the boundaries to create iconic structures means taking big risks. But sometimes, the risks
can outweigh the rewards. Like this story in New York. A pioneering skyscraper
that hit the headlines. There were reports
of a creaking, like a ship at sea. [narrator] An iconic structure plagued by
unanticipated issues

Full Transcript

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[narrator] For engineers, pushing the boundaries

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to create iconic structures

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means taking big risks.

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But sometimes, the risks can outweigh the rewards.

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Like this story in New York.

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A pioneering skyscraper that hit the headlines.

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There were reports of a creaking,

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like a ship at sea.

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[narrator] An iconic structure

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plagued by unanticipated issues.

Duration

28 seconds

Views

13

Timestamp in Movie

00:23:00

Uploaded

Oct 28, 2025

Season

6

Episode

10

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.