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[narrator] Sometimes, this historic cityscape
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Engineering Catastrophes

Sometimes,this historic cityscape needs a helping handto meet the needsof a modern day...

[narrator] Sometimes,
this historic cityscape needs a helping hand
to meet the needs
of a modern day metropolis. [Josh] Over time,
there are different factors at play, like being
more environmentally friendly, retrograding them
for energy efficiency. But overall,
as long as these buildings are upkept and taken care of,
there's no time limit on them

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[narrator] Sometimes, this historic cityscape
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needs a helping hand to meet the needs of a modern day metropolis.
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[Josh] Over time, there are different factors
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at play, like being more environmentally friendly,
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retrograding them for energy efficiency.
00:00:15.005 --> 00:00:17.633
But overall, as long as these buildings
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are upkept and taken care of, there's no time limit on them.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:10
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
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 • E01 [narrator] And every farmin community needs fertilizer. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] And every farmin community needs fertilizer.
S06 • E09 Urban legend says that engineers were told to look for - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Urban legend says that engineers were told to look for
S06 • E10 For example, when we take this bridge out of service, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
For example, when we take this bridge out of service,
S06 • E04 More of it passes through Tennessee than any other state. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
More of it passes through Tennessee than any other state.
S06 • E09 All the produce that we harvest in the Huron area - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
All the produce that we harvest in the Huron area
S06 • E10 [narrator] And there's much more to the Bay Bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] And there's much more to the Bay Bridge
S06 • E07 John Merle is an associate professor of chemistry. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
John Merle is an associate professor of chemistry.
S06 • E03 [narrator] By 2007, the second tower was underwa - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] By 2007, the second tower was underwa
S06 • E02 One is to implode the building, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
One is to implode the building,
S06 • E07 MERLE: So ammonium nitrate is a great nitrogen source. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
MERLE: So ammonium nitrate is a great nitrogen source.
S06 • E08 This caught everyone off-guard. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
This caught everyone off-guard.
S06 • E07 Probably the most important use is in fertilizing plants. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Probably the most important use is in fertilizing plants.
S06 • E01 Over the years, the city essentially grew up - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Over the years, the city essentially grew up
S06 • E07 SZULGIT: The problem is nitrogen is highly soluble, so it's - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
SZULGIT: The problem is nitrogen is highly soluble, so it�...
S06 • E10 A western part, where we are right now, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
A western part, where we are right now,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Although the valley is fertile, it's also hot and dry. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: Although the valley is fertile, it's also hot...
S06 • E06 [narrator] Maintaining these aging giants - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] Maintaining these aging giants
S06 • E05 {\an8}with a ferocious looking toothed cutter-head on the end, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:43
{\an8}with a ferocious looking toothed cutter-head on the en...
S06 • E04 [narrator] This busy waterway is subject to major floods, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] This busy waterway is subject to major floods,
S06 • E09 So when rain comes, flash floods - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So when rain comes, flash floods