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Engineering Catastrophes

The obeliskwas going to be like the top of the cake ofthis square

The obelisk
was going to be like the top of the cake of
this square

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The obelisk was going to be like
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the top of the cake of this square.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:34
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 • E08 Bradley Harris is a local journalist. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Bradley Harris is a local journalist.
S06 • E10 [narrator] At 10:45, as the snow fell faster, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] At 10:45, as the snow fell faster,
S06 • E06 In 1930s Berlin, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
In 1930s Berlin,
S06 • E08 Huge skyscrapers are popping up - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Huge skyscrapers are popping up
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The bridge wouldn't be unifying anything as it - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: The bridge wouldn't be unifying anything as i...
S06 • E09 The outside would feature 42 vertical stripes made - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
The outside would feature 42 vertical stripes made
S06 • E08 Some people are describing this place as "Mancattan," - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
Some people are describing this place as "Mancattan,&qu...
S06 • E03 Now ice bridges are common here during the winter, late winter especially. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
Now ice bridges are common here during the winter, late w...
S06 • E05 Joshua Laply was chief engineer - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Joshua Laply was chief engineer
S06 • E07 The inspection discovered that the Swiss side was - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
The inspection discovered that the Swiss side was
S06 • E02 [narrator] The new state-of-the-art stadium would stand 30 stories tall - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] The new state-of-the-art stadium would stand 3...
S06 • E01 That's having been said, the trajectory of growth - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
That's having been said, the trajectory of growth
S06 • E09 What made this monument so special was that all - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
What made this monument so special was that all
S06 • E03 With the river still flowin underneath us. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
With the river still flowin underneath us.
S06 • E05 [narrator] For safety, the road was quickly shut down. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
[narrator] For safety, the road was quickly shut down.
S06 • E06 {\an8}So to build heavy structures in Berlin is a difficult undertaking. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
{\an8}So to build heavy structures in Berlin is a difficult ...
S06 • E07 {\an8}The two ends were out almost two feet. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}The two ends were out almost two feet.
S06 • E01 So, the engineers went for something much more radical. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:41
So, the engineers went for something much more radical.
S06 • E10 [narrator] But this was no hurricane. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] But this was no hurricane.
S06 • E05 [Joshua] Closing a road is not something to be taken lightly. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[Joshua] Closing a road is not something to be taken lightly...