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Engineering Catastrophes

This coastal capital This coastal capitalmight be popular, but it's the windiest cityon...

NARRATOR: This coastal capital
might be popular, NARRATOR: This coastal capital
might be popular, but it's the windiest city
on Earth

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NARRATOR: This coastal capital might be popular,
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NARRATOR: This coastal capital might be popular,
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but it's the windiest city on Earth.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:59
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 • E09 BAKER: In Colorado, we have very few natural lakes, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
BAKER: In Colorado, we have very few natural lakes,
S06 • E06 [narrator] Today, warehouses have given way to trendy cafes. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] Today, warehouses have given way to trendy cafes.
S06 • E05 {\an8}with new residential developments springing up nearby. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}with new residential developments springing up nearby.
S06 • E09 It was an ideal location to make - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It was an ideal location to make
S06 • E05 [narrator] As the town grew, the construction industry boomed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] As the town grew, the construction industry boome...
S06 • E03 So, they used a mixture of blasting and digging to create short sections - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
So, they used a mixture of blasting and digging to create sh...
S06 • E07 {\an8}We frequently have winds of a 120, 140 K. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
{\an8}We frequently have winds of a 120, 140 K.
S06 • E10 So all along 57th St., - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
So all along 57th St.,
S06 • E01 With six futuristic structur hosting everything - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
With six futuristic structur hosting everything
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: To increase the lake volume, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: To increase the lake volume,
S06 • E07 {\an8}NARRATOR: Wild weather isn't the only thing rocking Wellington. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}NARRATOR: Wild weather isn't the only thing rocki...
S06 • E06 I knew that this was something that the locals wanted - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
I knew that this was something that the locals wanted
S06 • E03 [narrator] Crews hoped that the technique would deliver rock solid results. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Crews hoped that the technique would deliver r...
S06 • E04 [Francisco] So once the DEA set up the operations, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
[Francisco] So once the DEA set up the operations,
S06 • E09 At the eastern end, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
At the eastern end,
S06 • E05 How to build big, new structures in a old, crowded city. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
How to build big, new structures in a old, crowded city.
S06 • E02 [narrator] With solid rock foundations - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] With solid rock foundations
S06 • E07 PENNINGTON: Because of the fault lines that come - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
PENNINGTON: Because of the fault lines that come
S06 • E04 And they basically, when they would, you know, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
And they basically, when they would, you know,
S06 • E01 [narrator] The crowning glor was this, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] The crowning glor was this,