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Engineering Catastrophes

In Wellington,inspections of the 11-storyapartment building revealed that it, too,...

NARRATOR: In Wellington,
inspections of the 11-story
apartment building revealed that it, too, was
suffering from rotting wood

Full Transcript

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NARRATOR: In Wellington, inspections of
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the 11-story apartment building
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revealed that it, too, was suffering from rotting wood.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:01
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 • E05 Is it gonna fall in at any point? - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Is it gonna fall in at any point?
S06 • E10 [narrator] Upon completion, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:41
[narrator] Upon completion,
S06 • E09 THOMAS: I realized we're gonna hit downtown Estes Park with - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
THOMAS: I realized we're gonna hit downtown Estes Park ...
S06 • E06 [narrator] But just along the coast, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] But just along the coast,
S06 • E04 And it was one of the most horrific tragedies to happen in Miami. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
And it was one of the most horrific tragedies to happen in M...
S06 • E05 [narrator] But it soon became clear that this disaster, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:35
[narrator] But it soon became clear that this disaster,
S06 • E07 There was enough evidence from their expert - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
There was enough evidence from their expert
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: As this grainy camcorder footage shows, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: As this grainy camcorder footage shows,
S06 • E03 [narrator] Thankfully, no bystanders were injured, either. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
[narrator] Thankfully, no bystanders were injured, either...
S06 • E01 [Corina] This was a highly skilled and painstaking process. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:52
[Corina] This was a highly skilled and painstaking proces...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The rot was discovered near - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
NARRATOR: The rot was discovered near
S06 • E06 Like the Embarcadero, the Marina District - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
Like the Embarcadero, the Marina District
S06 • E09 When that water is curving right through - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
When that water is curving right through
S06 • E04 And you start to think about things like that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
And you start to think about things like that
S06 • E03 [narrator] As the dust settl everyone wanted to know, "why had this happened?" - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] As the dust settl everyone wanted to know, &qu...
S06 • E02 [narrator] Five centuries ago, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] Five centuries ago,
S06 • E04 [narrator] Engineer John Pistorino, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Engineer John Pistorino,
S06 • E07 MAJEVADIA: Cantilever balconies have no built-in redundancy. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
MAJEVADIA: Cantilever balconies have no built-in redundancy.
S06 • E09 I could see the floodwater going directly inside one of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
I could see the floodwater going directly inside one of
S06 • E10 Some of the biggest issues were water damage. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:54
Some of the biggest issues were water damage.