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[narrator] When engineers innovate
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Engineering Catastrophes

When engineers innovate, every last detail is crucia because sometimes pioneering...

[narrator] When engineers innovate, every last detail is crucia because sometimes pioneering structures can bite back. Like this building in Spain that was coming apart at the seams. Hatches were starting
to fold out

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[narrator] When engineers innovate,
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every last detail is crucia because sometimes
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pioneering structures can bite back.
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Like this building in Spain
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that was coming apart at the seams.
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Hatches were starting to fold out.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:38
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
1
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 • E03 Montse Espanol is a local journalist. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Montse Espanol is a local journalist.
S06 • E08 And she asked me, "Grandpa, you're gonna fix it, right?" - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
And she asked me, "Grandpa, you're gonna fix it, r...
S06 • E10 [narrator] New York City, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] New York City,
S06 • E04 And the reason I say that is because this place - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
And the reason I say that is because this place
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: When building big, engineers must always consider - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: When building big, engineers must always consider
S06 • E08 [narrator] For residents like Larry and Harry, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] For residents like Larry and Harry,
S06 • E04 But at the same time, there's a lot of people trying to come up - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
But at the same time, there's a lot of people trying to...
S06 • E02 [narrator] Cuenca in Southern Spain. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] Cuenca in Southern Spain.
S06 • E07 Any vulnerability, and the outcome could be devastating. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Any vulnerability, and the outcome could be devastating.
S06 • E09 Every morning, I wake up and take a look out my window, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Every morning, I wake up and take a look out my window,
S06 • E03 [narrator] This tightly-pack and growing city - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] This tightly-pack and growing city
S06 • E05 Like this catastrophe in the UK, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Like this catastrophe in the UK,
S06 • E01 Nobody in their wildest drea expected problems like this - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Nobody in their wildest drea expected problems like this
S06 • E07 Like this disaster in New Zealand that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Like this disaster in New Zealand that
S06 • E09 SZULGIT: With more than 60 mountains over 12,000 feet tall, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
SZULGIT: With more than 60 mountains over 12,000 feet tall,
S06 • E08 You know, we got to do something to help ourselves - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
You know, we got to do something to help ourselves
S06 • E05 Then I seen the crane on top of the building. The severe shock. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Then I seen the crane on top of the building. The severe sho...
S06 • E07 A minor leak can turn into a major disaster. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
A minor leak can turn into a major disaster.
S06 • E09 The towering peaks and stunning landscape - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
The towering peaks and stunning landscape
S06 • E05 [narrator] A sudden crane collapse - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
[narrator] A sudden crane collapse