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NARRATOR: To increase the lake volume
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Engineering Catastrophes

To increase the lake volume, engineers, with only handtools, dug earth and gravel...

NARRATOR:
To increase the lake volume, engineers, with only hand
tools, dug earth and gravel embankments along
the existing shore line

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NARRATOR: To increase the lake volume,
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engineers, with only hand tools, dug earth and gravel
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embankments along the existing shore line.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
10
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:14
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
9
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 {\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,
S06 • E06 So definitely very lucky to get this beautiful location. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
So definitely very lucky to get this beautiful location.
S06 • E10 [narrator] This tower on the south east corner of Billionaire's Row - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] This tower on the south east corner of Billionair...
S06 • E08 [narrator] When engineers build big, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] When engineers build big,
S06 • E06 With its long working history, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:51
With its long working history,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: New Zealanders discovered long ago that, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: New Zealanders discovered long ago that,
S06 • E09 The 3-foot-wide pipe was key to a reliable water supply for - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
The 3-foot-wide pipe was key to a reliable water supply for
S06 • E05 [narrator] The solution, seen in cities all over the world, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] The solution, seen in cities all over the world,
S06 • E02 Hewn into the rock - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
Hewn into the rock
S06 • E04 [narrator] But the DEA's war on drugs - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] But the DEA's war on drugs
S06 • E03 [narrator] As the top half is dug out, the exposed rock is covered - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] As the top half is dug out, the exposed rock i...