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Engineering Catastrophes

Work began in 201 but the retractable roof was about to prove a real eye opener for...

[narrator] Work began in 201 but the retractable roof was about to prove a real eye opener for engineers

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[narrator] Work began in 201
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but the retractable roof was about to prove a real eye opener
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for engineers.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:13
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 • E06 Nevertheless, Hitler was still determined - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
Nevertheless, Hitler was still determined
S06 • E08 At one point, that was the biggest skyscraper - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
At one point, that was the biggest skyscraper
S06 • E03 Estimates put the ice at up to 60 feet thick. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Estimates put the ice at up to 60 feet thick.
S06 • E03 Stretching from the foot of Niagara Falls all the way to the Honeymoon Bridge. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Stretching from the foot of Niagara Falls all the way to the...
S06 • E05 [narrator] Five days later, the retaining wall supporting the road, gave way. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] Five days later, the retaining wall supporting th...
S06 • E07 {\an8}This was an early Christmas present - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}This was an early Christmas present
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: But long before the unique obelisk could move, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: But long before the unique obelisk could move,
S06 • E10 It was just terrible. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:26
It was just terrible.
S06 • E03 [narrator] The ice had reach the masonry abutments at the bridge's foundations - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] The ice had reach the masonry abutments at the...
S06 • E02 In Atlanta, construction on a billion dollar football stadium - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
In Atlanta, construction on a billion dollar football sta...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: So how had a bridge built by two countries with - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: So how had a bridge built by two countries with
S06 • E04 March 25, the town of Bellmawr was recovering - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
March 25, the town of Bellmawr was recovering
S06 • E05 Like they had popped out or fallen down, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Like they had popped out or fallen down,
S06 • E08 But while this cutting-edge tower - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
But while this cutting-edge tower
S06 • E01 And they connected to the bottom - Engineering Catastrophes 00:54
And they connected to the bottom
S06 • E03 A man who crossed the bridge on a daily basis left the American side, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
A man who crossed the bridge on a daily basis left the Ameri...
S06 • E07 The mistake, it seems, could be traced - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The mistake, it seems, could be traced
S06 • E06 And Germania, Hitler's vision for a world capital, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And Germania, Hitler's vision for a world capital,
S06 • E05 {\an8}Witnesses reported that seeing the collapse - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}Witnesses reported that seeing the collapse
S06 • E04 [narrator] Despite the weather, work continued on the new ramp - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] Despite the weather, work continued on the new ra...