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Engineering Catastrophes

One is to implode the building, which is where you're going to use explosiv and bring it...

One is to implode the building, which is where you're going to use explosiv and bring it down all at onc The other is to demolish the building where you're gonna take it apart in pieces. [narrator] In a busy neighborhood, lined with condos, implosion was firmly off the table. [Bracken] To bring a buildin like that down, in that spac you have
environmental concerns, you have
adjacent property concerns, using explosives in a dense urban city center An implosion permit that is that close
to the neighboring buildings, just is not practical
and you wouldn't see it
in a city like Miami

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One is to implode the building,
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which is where you're going to use explosiv and bring it down all at onc
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The other is to demolish the building
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where you're gonna take it apart in pieces.
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[narrator] In a busy neighborhood, lined with condos,
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implosion was firmly off the table.
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[Bracken] To bring a buildin like that down, in that spac
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you have environmental concerns,
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you have adjacent property concerns,
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using explosives in a dense urban city center
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An implosion permit
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that is that close to the neighboring buildings,
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just is not practical and you wouldn't see it in a city like Miami.
Duration
36 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:21
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 MERLE: So ammonium nitrate is a great nitrogen source. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
MERLE: So ammonium nitrate is a great nitrogen source.
S06 • E08 This caught everyone off-guard. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
This caught everyone off-guard.
S06 • E07 Probably the most important use is in fertilizing plants. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Probably the most important use is in fertilizing plants.
S06 • E01 Over the years, the city essentially grew up - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Over the years, the city essentially grew up
S06 • E07 SZULGIT: The problem is nitrogen is highly soluble, so it's - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
SZULGIT: The problem is nitrogen is highly soluble, so it�...
S06 • E10 A western part, where we are right now, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
A western part, where we are right now,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Although the valley is fertile, it's also hot and dry. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: Although the valley is fertile, it's also hot...
S06 • E06 [narrator] Maintaining these aging giants - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] Maintaining these aging giants
S06 • E05 {\an8}with a ferocious looking toothed cutter-head on the end, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:43
{\an8}with a ferocious looking toothed cutter-head on the en...
S06 • E04 [narrator] This busy waterway is subject to major floods, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] This busy waterway is subject to major floods,
S06 • E09 So when rain comes, flash floods - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So when rain comes, flash floods
S06 • E01 [narrator] The large facilit didn't just supply the surrounding area. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] The large facilit didn't just supply the ...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Although vital for healthy crops, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: Although vital for healthy crops,
S06 • E09 The valley might look relatively flat, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
The valley might look relatively flat,
S06 • E06 If you go downtown, specifically the financial district area. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
If you go downtown, specifically the financial district area...
S06 • E04 {\an8}The ends of the curved arch are held together under tension - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
{\an8}The ends of the curved arch are held together under te...
S06 • E08 [narrator] By early 2011, life was returning to normal. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[narrator] By early 2011, life was returning to normal.
S06 • E07 It should be stored on its own in a well-ventilated area. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It should be stored on its own in a well-ventilated area.
S06 • E06 This is the old part of the city. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:35
This is the old part of the city.
S06 • E02 [Corina] Contractors were granted a demolition permit - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Corina] Contractors were granted a demolition permit