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NARRATOR: Within decades, the tobacco industry was booming
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Engineering Catastrophes

Within decades, thetobacco industry was booming, and farmers needed to ensurethey could...

NARRATOR: Within decades, the
tobacco industry was booming, and farmers needed to ensure
they could keep up with the demand for raw ingredients,
and fertilizer was key to making that happen

Full Transcript

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NARRATOR: Within decades, the tobacco industry was booming,
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and farmers needed to ensure they could keep up with
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the demand for raw ingredients, and fertilizer was key to
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making that happen.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:43
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 • E10 [narrator] This gargantuan feat of engineering - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] This gargantuan feat of engineering
S06 • E06 They did that with the intent of kind of showcasing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
They did that with the intent of kind of showcasing
S06 • E09 It's all thanks to the ultra-rich soil, which has - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
It's all thanks to the ultra-rich soil, which has
S06 • E05 That's enough gas to fill the tanks of over three million automobiles. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
That's enough gas to fill the tanks of over three milli...
S06 • E01 [narrator] With a populatio of less than 3000, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] With a populatio of less than 3000,
S06 • E04 [narrator] For many travelers coming to honor the Memphis musical legacy, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] For many travelers coming to honor the Memphis mu...
S06 • E03 [narrator] In 2002, construction began on a waterside development - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] In 2002, construction began on a waterside dev...
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: And key to moving this great bounty is the nearby - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: And key to moving this great bounty is the nearby
S06 • E07 Much of it came from this plant - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Much of it came from this plant
S06 • E05 [Pierre] Since Corpus is a part of Texas-- - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[Pierre] Since Corpus is a part of Texas--
S06 • E08 In the early hours of September 4, 2010, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
In the early hours of September 4, 2010,
S06 • E09 I-5 is one of the nation's most vital interstates, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
I-5 is one of the nation's most vital interstates,
S06 • E07 It serviced the tobacco farms in the surrounding counties - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
It serviced the tobacco farms in the surrounding counties
S06 • E04 also known as the I-40 Mississippi Crossing. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
also known as the I-40 Mississippi Crossing.
S06 • E06 We have buildings that are 100, 150 years old that are still standing today. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
We have buildings that are 100, 150 years old that are still...
S06 • E01 They start you young as it is very land and animals. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
They start you young as it is very land and animals.
S06 • E02 So when it comes to demolition, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
So when it comes to demolition,
S06 • E05 [narrator] In 2019, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] In 2019,
S06 • E06 [narrator] Sometimes, this historic cityscape - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] Sometimes, this historic cityscape
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: For the next 80 years, the plant produced - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: For the next 80 years, the plant produced