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[narrator] One of nature's grandest creations
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Engineering Catastrophes

One of nature's grandest creations, the falls have enraptured residents and visitors for...

[narrator] One of nature's grandest creations, the falls have enraptured residents and visitors for generations. Sherman Zavitz is a local historian. I've lived here, what,
62 years, I guess?
Most of my life

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[narrator] One of nature's grandest creations,
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the falls have enraptured residents and visitors for generations.
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Sherman Zavitz is a local historian.
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I've lived here, what, 62 years, I guess? Most of my life.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:02
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
3
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 • E06 [narrator] An evil empire with a twisted engineering design. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[narrator] An evil empire with a twisted engineering design.
S06 • E10 The truth is, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The truth is,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: This disaster triggered inspections of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: This disaster triggered inspections of
S06 • E01 [narrator] Opened once again Valencia's Opera House - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] Opened once again Valencia's Opera House
S06 • E06 It was meant to make the individual feel small and the state feel very large. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
It was meant to make the individual feel small and the state...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The Rhine is one of Europe's most important - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
NARRATOR: The Rhine is one of Europe's most important
S06 • E10 If architects didn't try, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
If architects didn't try,
S06 • E05 But sometimes, a problem runs deeper than it first appears. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
But sometimes, a problem runs deeper than it first appears.
S06 • E09 BAKER: One of the first things the National Park did was to - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
BAKER: One of the first things the National Park did was to
S06 • E05 Like this disaster in Colorado. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
Like this disaster in Colorado.
S06 • E03 And I'm always thrilled to see all the people who have come to see them as wel - Engineering Catastrophes 00:42
And I'm always thrilled to see all the people who ha...
S06 • E09 Three other dams were also in rough shape, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Three other dams were also in rough shape,
S06 • E10 [narrator] When building big, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] When building big,
S06 • E02 [narrator] A technical flaw that had designers working overtime. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] A technical flaw that had designers working ov...
S06 • E07 On one side lies the German town of Laufenburg, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
On one side lies the German town of Laufenburg,
S06 • E04 But when you start to think back to this incident, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
But when you start to think back to this incident,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: As part of the program, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: As part of the program,
S06 • E06 [narrator] Berlin, Germany. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
[narrator] Berlin, Germany.
S06 • E02 [narrator] Leaving fans worried - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] Leaving fans worried
S06 • E01 [narrator] With big structures, engineers try to prepare - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] With big structures, engineers try to prepare