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Engineering Catastrophes

The lights flickered. It went dark for a little bit,and then the lightscame back on and we...

The lights flickered. It went dark for a little bit,
and then the lights
came back on and we were all trying
to figure out what the heck
had happened

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.499
The lights flickered.
00:00:02.499 --> 00:00:06.499
It went dark for a little bit, and then the lights came back on
00:00:06.499 --> 00:00:08.008
and we were all trying to figure out what the heck had happened.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
10
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:33
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
4
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 • E05 [narrator] But big engineering can't be rushed without risking disaster. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
[narrator] But big engineering can't be rushed without ...
S06 • E06 {\an8}As the city grew, the hulls were swallowed up - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
{\an8}As the city grew, the hulls were swallowed up
S06 • E01 By using broken tile fragments, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
By using broken tile fragments,
S06 • E03 [narrator] By early 2005, construction was progressing smoothly, - Engineering Catastrophes 01:00
[narrator] By early 2005, construction was progressing sm...
S06 • E09 There were some campers up there - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
There were some campers up there
S06 • E08 [narrator] Dr. Gordon Goldsborough is from - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] Dr. Gordon Goldsborough is from
S06 • E07 Projecting, or cantilevered balconies, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Projecting, or cantilevered balconies,
S06 • E04 [narrator] Kevin and his colleagues were unaware - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
[narrator] Kevin and his colleagues were unaware
S06 • E09 Initially, campers thought the noise was wind - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
Initially, campers thought the noise was wind
S06 • E07 You have beams anchored inside the building that jut out, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
You have beams anchored inside the building that jut out,
S06 • E01 [narrator] With more than 20 years' experience, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] With more than 20 years' experience,
S06 • E08 It could go to be distributed to Europe. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
It could go to be distributed to Europe.
S06 • E10 The base is the size of just two basketball courts, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
The base is the size of just two basketball courts,
S06 • E09 They had heard the sound of the Lawn Lake - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
They had heard the sound of the Lawn Lake
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: For more than a decade, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: For more than a decade,
S06 • E04 [narrator] Just minutes ago, 57 confiscated cars had been parked on the roof. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] Just minutes ago, 57 confiscated cars had been pa...
S06 • E05 [narrator] But shortly after 12:00 pm, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] But shortly after 12:00 pm,
S06 • E07 But this award-winning building in the world's - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
But this award-winning building in the world's
S06 • E02 [narrator] In the debris, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] In the debris,
S06 • E05 The next minute I hear is a big, massive bang! - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
The next minute I hear is a big, massive bang!