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The obelisk's crowning glory
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Engineering Catastrophes

The obelisk's crowning glory, the more than400 hydraulically-powered moving ribs,stop...

The obelisk's crowning glory, the more than
400 hydraulically-powered moving ribs,
stop moving

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The obelisk's crowning glory,
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the more than 400 hydraulically-powered
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moving ribs, stop moving.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:16
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 • E04 [Marie] Just seeing that collapse has made everybody fearful - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[Marie] Just seeing that collapse has made everybody fearful
S06 • E02 [narrator] One of the petal would be equipped with a ca - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] One of the petal would be equipped with a ca
S06 • E03 Now, if ice was let loose gradually, it's not a proble - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
Now, if ice was let loose gradually, it's not a probl...
S06 • E05 [John] While it was under construction, back in 2013, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[John] While it was under construction, back in 2013,
S06 • E10 [narrator] The cause was tracked back - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] The cause was tracked back
S06 • E04 [narrator] Although the investigation is ongoing, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] Although the investigation is ongoing,
S06 • E06 For all its hubris, Hitler's regime had gotten the math wrong, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
For all its hubris, Hitler's regime had gotten the math...
S06 • E05 And they didn't channel the water off of the soil - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
And they didn't channel the water off of the soil
S06 • E09 And I've been - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
And I've been
S06 • E07 Engineers factored the difference into - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Engineers factored the difference into
S06 • E05 {\an8}Once material like soil is heavily waterlogged... - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}Once material like soil is heavily waterlogged...
S06 • E09 That's -- the whole project loses its punch. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
That's -- the whole project loses its punch.
S06 • E05 Unless it's exposed to the air, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Unless it's exposed to the air,
S06 • E07 The only problem was they went the wrong way, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The only problem was they went the wrong way,
S06 • E06 [Ryan] This is where Germania began and ended. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Ryan] This is where Germania began and ended.
S06 • E04 The earth embankment shifted to the, to the left. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The earth embankment shifted to the, to the left.
S06 • E10 Deflection in a truss is essentially sagging. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Deflection in a truss is essentially sagging.
S06 • E09 The obelisk was gifted to the people of Madrid, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
The obelisk was gifted to the people of Madrid,
S06 • E02 Because engineers were still trying to figure it ou - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Because engineers were still trying to figure it ou
S06 • E10 Every truss is expected to sag a little bit, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:46
Every truss is expected to sag a little bit,