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Engineering Catastrophes

Kevin and his colleagueswere unaware that the west endof the buildingwas now a pile of...

[narrator]
Kevin and his colleagues
were unaware that the west end
of the building
was now a pile of rubble. [Kevin] Somebody said,
"Clear the building." So we all raced out
and it was like something
you'd never seen before

Full Transcript

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[narrator] Kevin and his colleagues were unaware
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that the west end of the building was now a pile of rubble.
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[Kevin] Somebody said, "Clear the building."
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So we all raced out and it was like something you'd never seen before.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:43
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
4
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 • E09 Initially, campers thought the noise was wind - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Initially, campers thought the noise was wind
S06 • E01 [narrator] With more than 20 years' experience, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] With more than 20 years' experience,
S06 • E07 You have beams anchored inside the building that jut out, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
You have beams anchored inside the building that jut out,
S06 • E08 It could go to be distributed to Europe. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
It could go to be distributed to Europe.
S06 • E10 The base is the size of just two basketball courts, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
The base is the size of just two basketball courts,
S06 • E09 They had heard the sound of the Lawn Lake - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
They had heard the sound of the Lawn Lake
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: For more than a decade, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: For more than a decade,
S06 • E04 [narrator] Just minutes ago, 57 confiscated cars had been parked on the roof. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] Just minutes ago, 57 confiscated cars had been pa...
S06 • E05 [narrator] But shortly after 12:00 pm, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] But shortly after 12:00 pm,
S06 • E07 But this award-winning building in the world's - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But this award-winning building in the world's
S06 • E02 [narrator] In the debris, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] In the debris,
S06 • E05 The next minute I hear is a big, massive bang! - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The next minute I hear is a big, massive bang!
S06 • E09 The amount of water gushing through this breach was insane. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The amount of water gushing through this breach was insane.
S06 • E05 [narrator] The 230-foor tower crane had collapsed suddenly. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] The 230-foor tower crane had collapsed suddenly.
S06 • E09 Some estimates say it was an Olympic-size swimming pool - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
Some estimates say it was an Olympic-size swimming pool
S06 • E06 The Bay Area was shaken by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
The Bay Area was shaken by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake.
S06 • E04 [Kevin] You're looking at this building with a caved-in roof - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Kevin] You're looking at this building with a caved-in...
S06 • E07 April 2014, and across New Zealand, wooden buildings - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
April 2014, and across New Zealand, wooden buildings
S06 • E08 It could handle all the prairie grain that was coming - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
It could handle all the prairie grain that was coming
S06 • E05 It was a real shock. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
It was a real shock.