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[narrator] In fierce heat, this compound can go throug
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Engineering Catastrophes

In fierce heat, this compound can go throug a process known as thermal decomposition,...

[narrator] In fierce heat, this compound can go throug a process known as thermal decomposition, rapidly releasing gases, including nitrogen oxide and water vapor. And this rapid release of volatile gas can produce devastating results. With the combination of the oxygen, the water, the fire,
and the ammonium nitrate, the ammonium nitrate
then exploded

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[narrator] In fierce heat, this compound can go throug
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a process known as thermal decomposition,
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rapidly releasing gases, including nitrogen oxide
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and water vapor.
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And this rapid release of volatile gas
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can produce devastating results.
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With the combination of the oxygen, the water,
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the fire, and the ammonium nitrate,
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the ammonium nitrate then exploded.
Duration
30 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:15
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Sudden destructio on a massive scale. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] Sudden destructio on a massive scale.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Ultimately, the columns were far more exposed - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: Ultimately, the columns were far more exposed
S06 • E07 MERLE: Ammonium nitrate should be pure. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
MERLE: Ammonium nitrate should be pure.
S06 • E08 [narrator] The main columns were 16 inches wide - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] The main columns were 16 inches wide
S06 • E02 [narrator] And a shocking tragedy - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] And a shocking tragedy
S06 • E07 It should be stored on its own, in a well-ventilated area, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
It should be stored on its own, in a well-ventilated area,
S06 • E03 [narrator] It took eight months to clear the ruins of the garage, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] It took eight months to clear the ruins of the...
S06 • E09 ABBOT: Seventeen feet of scour, or of the ground level dropping - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
ABBOT: Seventeen feet of scour, or of the ground level dropp...
S06 • E06 [narrator] Analyzing the onboard computer, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:35
[narrator] Analyzing the onboard computer,
S06 • E05 A massive piece of structure dropped on to the valley floor below. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
A massive piece of structure dropped on to the valley floor ...
S06 • E04 As welds cool, they give off hydrogen. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
As welds cool, they give off hydrogen.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: There is hope that a change in - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: There is hope that a change in
S06 • E09 So even though they had designed the bridge for scour, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So even though they had designed the bridge for scour,
S06 • E07 The solution is taking legacy industrial plants, like this, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
The solution is taking legacy industrial plants, like this,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: With the cause known, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: With the cause known,
S06 • E02 [narrator] South Padre islan sits on the Gulf of Mexico. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] South Padre islan sits on the Gulf of Mexico.
S06 • E10 And all of it was pinned in on an electrical substation - Engineering Catastrophes 00:45
And all of it was pinned in on an electrical substation
S06 • E08 The feature of this one here is it only had 6 millimeter spiral. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
The feature of this one here is it only had 6 millimeter spi...
S06 • E01 [narrator] That explained the cause of the blast, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] That explained the cause of the blast,
S06 • E09 This time, changes would be made - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
This time, changes would be made