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[narrator] With solid rock foundations
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Engineering Catastrophes

With solid rock foundations the houses could be built tall and slim making maximum use of...

[narrator] With solid rock foundations the houses could be built tall and slim making maximum use of their footprint. These Hanging Houses
are prototype sky scrapers

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[narrator] With solid rock foundations
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the houses could be built tall and slim
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making maximum use of their footprint.
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These Hanging Houses are prototype sky scrapers.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:23
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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 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 • 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 • 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 • 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...
S06 • E07 And today, like in many countries, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
And today, like in many countries,
S06 • E08 Like this disaster in Canada - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Like this disaster in Canada
S06 • E10 You can have lots of things in New York - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
You can have lots of things in New York
S06 • E07 {\an8}Timber is one of the oldest construction materials, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
{\an8}Timber is one of the oldest construction materials,
S06 • E04 Monday morning, August 5, 1974, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
Monday morning, August 5, 1974,
S06 • E05 And with tower cranes that means being firmly fixed to the ground. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
And with tower cranes that means being firmly fixed to the g...
S06 • E09 This dam was vital for the future, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
This dam was vital for the future,