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Engineering Catastrophes

So they were able to justremove the wheels of these rail cars, and then you can build...

So they were able to just
remove the wheels of these rail cars, and then you can build new
supports for them, and that can now
span your gap

Full Transcript

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So they were able to just remove the wheels
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of these rail cars,
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and then you can build new supports for them,
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and that can now span your gap.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:56
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
9
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 • E07 So one key question was why had - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So one key question was why had
S06 • E05 As soon as the pipeline broke, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
As soon as the pipeline broke,
S06 • E08 [narrator] Paul and the team began extracting survivors. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
[narrator] Paul and the team began extracting survivors.
S06 • E10 [narrator] The World Series caused traffic to be light, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] The World Series caused traffic to be light,
S06 • E07 Although the investigation is ongoing, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Although the investigation is ongoing,
S06 • E06 We knew we had to evacuate. It was obvious. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
We knew we had to evacuate. It was obvious.
S06 • E04 So, we knew that time was of the essence to get this resolved. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
So, we knew that time was of the essence to get this resolve...
S06 • E01 [narrator] Luckily, the two boys and their babysitter survived. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] Luckily, the two boys and their babysitter sur...
S06 • E02 Why they were doing this, we have no clue. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
Why they were doing this, we have no clue.
S06 • E05 You might say, symphony halls worth of gas. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
You might say, symphony halls worth of gas.
S06 • E08 Most of them could be anywhere - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
Most of them could be anywhere
S06 • E04 [narrator] Allowing heavy semis and other vehicles - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] Allowing heavy semis and other vehicles
S06 • E09 I believe it took us five or six days, something like that. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
I believe it took us five or six days, something like that.
S06 • E03 [narrator] Given the extreme danger and with time ticking away, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
[narrator] Given the extreme danger and with time ticking ...
S06 • E05 All you need is one spark to ignite that highly combustible mixture. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
All you need is one spark to ignite that highly combustible ...
S06 • E07 So the chemicals, from what I understand, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So the chemicals, from what I understand,
S06 • E09 We wanted to be there and work as hard - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
We wanted to be there and work as hard
S06 • E05 [narrator] The dredge increased its power, in an attempt to swing away. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] The dredge increased its power, in an attempt to ...
S06 • E07 Doing the research, I saw that they weren't required to have - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Doing the research, I saw that they weren't required to...
S06 • E10 The earthquake was one of the worst disasters - Engineering Catastrophes 00:33
The earthquake was one of the worst disasters