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[narrator] Seemingly small mistakes that had a tragic impact
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Engineering Catastrophes

It was like nothing I had seen before. This structure was doomedto collapse

[narrator] Seemingly small mistakes that had a tragic impact. [William Bracken] It was like nothing I had seen before. This structure was doomed
to collapse

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[narrator] Seemingly small mistakes that had a tragic impact.
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[William Bracken] It was like nothing I had seen before.
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This structure was doomed to collapse.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:36
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 • E07 NARRATOR: Lives on the line as fire raged out of control. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: Lives on the line as fire raged out of control.
S06 • E06 [narrator] A tragedy where mammoth engineering - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] A tragedy where mammoth engineering
S06 • E02 [narrator] A devastating sce that ended in tragedy. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] A devastating sce that ended in tragedy.
S06 • E04 [narrator] A busy Mississippi bridge with a perilous crack. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] A busy Mississippi bridge with a perilous crack.
S06 • E09 Water was hitting that wall. It became very turbulent. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Water was hitting that wall. It became very turbulent.
S06 • E07 There were people sleeping in their homes - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
There were people sleeping in their homes
S06 • E10 And it was just shaking itself apart. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
And it was just shaking itself apart.
S06 • E01 I've never seen anything in my life like that. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
I've never seen anything in my life like that.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: A perfect storm with tragic consequences. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
NARRATOR: A perfect storm with tragic consequences.
S06 • E06 Ultimately this was beyond the point of no return - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
Ultimately this was beyond the point of no return
S06 • E02 This is like the building being cut off at the knees. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
This is like the building being cut off at the knees.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: With an entire town facing total obliteration. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: With an entire town facing total obliteration.
S06 • E08 You couldn't have imagined what shape it was, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
You couldn't have imagined what shape it was,
S06 • E09 You couldn't tell the bridge wasn't there, because the water - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
You couldn't tell the bridge wasn't there, because...
S06 • E03 [narrator] Jacksonville, Florida, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:23
[narrator] Jacksonville, Florida,
S06 • E07 Every bit of ingredient for - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Every bit of ingredient for
S06 • E05 [narrator] Corpus Christi, Texas. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:24
[narrator] Corpus Christi, Texas.
S06 • E04 Extremely not good. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Extremely not good.
S06 • E07 MABRY: This could have been the biggest land-based - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
MABRY: This could have been the biggest land-based
S06 • E02 [narrator] Miami Beach, Florida. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] Miami Beach, Florida.