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Engineering Catastrophes

So there was one instancein which a resident was stuckfor more than an hour. Getting stuck...

So there was one instance
in which a resident was stuck
for more than an hour. [Shini Somara]
Getting stuck in an elevator is some people's
worst nightmare. Imagine that happening
80 stories up in a super skinny skyscraper

Full Transcript

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So there was one instance in which a resident was stuck for more than an hour.
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[Shini Somara] Getting stuck in an elevator
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is some people's worst nightmare.
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Imagine that happening 80 stories up
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in a super skinny skyscraper.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:35
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Season
6
Episode
10
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 • E02 [narrator] As the soil absorbed the water and expanded, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] As the soil absorbed the water and expanded,
S06 • E06 For the buildings on top, like the Embarcadero, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
For the buildings on top, like the Embarcadero,
S06 • E07 There is a problem with the cladding, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
There is a problem with the cladding,
S06 • E03 [narrator] For two days, the ground became more and more unstable, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] For two days, the ground became more and more ...
S06 • E08 [Dr. Goldsborough] I'm sure they thought it was just gonna - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[Dr. Goldsborough] I'm sure they thought it was just go...
S06 • E05 [narrator] Searching through the rubble and devastation, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
[narrator] Searching through the rubble and devastation,
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: In the world's windiest city, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: In the world's windiest city,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: After Lawn Lake Dam failed - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: After Lawn Lake Dam failed
S06 • E01 [narrator] Worse was to come - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Worse was to come
S06 • E08 [narrator] Twelve nerve-racking hours later, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] Twelve nerve-racking hours later,
S06 • E07 PENNINGTON: With the combination of wind and rain, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
PENNINGTON: With the combination of wind and rain,
S06 • E10 [narrator] In Manhattan, one of the world's tallest towers - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] In Manhattan, one of the world's tallest tow...
S06 • E06 [narrator] But there's another weakness lurking - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[narrator] But there's another weakness lurking
S06 • E09 In the wreckage, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
In the wreckage,
S06 • E05 ...was, was, "Get him out as quick as possible." - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
...was, was, "Get him out as quick as possible."
S06 • E03 [narrator] The cause was identified. The sinkhole was definitively man-made. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] The cause was identified. The sinkhole was def...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Water getting inside the building was only - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: Water getting inside the building was only
S06 • E02 [narrator] After a historic Spanish road collapsed, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] After a historic Spanish road collapsed,
S06 • E09 Dam safety engineer Mark Baker knows the case. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Dam safety engineer Mark Baker knows the case.
S06 • E08 [narrator] Despite sinking deep into the prairie, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] Despite sinking deep into the prairie,