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Engineering Catastrophes

This was so complex, that calibratingall eight bogeys to deliver exactlythe right amount...

This was so complex, that calibrating
all eight bogeys to deliver exactly
the right amount of power, could take 40 days. [narrator] But for the peopl of Atlanta, 40 straight days without a stadium was not an option So construction was planned around events. Spreading the necessary 40 days over six months. Finally, in June 2018, the new stadium roof opened for the first time under its own power. [Patrick] The first game I went to when the stadium opened, I was like a kid in a candy store. I couldn't wait to get inside
and see how this thing looked

Full Transcript

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This was so complex,
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that calibrating all eight bogeys
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to deliver exactly the right amount of power,
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could take 40 days.
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[narrator] But for the peopl of Atlanta,
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40 straight days without a stadium was not an option
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So construction was planned around events.
00:00:21.052 --> 00:00:24.958
Spreading the necessary 40 days over six months.
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Finally, in June 2018,
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the new stadium roof opened for the first time
00:00:32.016 --> 00:00:34.358
under its own power.
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[Patrick] The first game I went to when the stadium opened,
00:00:36.072 --> 00:00:38.558
I was like a kid in a candy store.
00:00:38.633 --> 00:00:41.358
I couldn't wait to get inside and see how this thing looked.
Duration
42 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:50
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
2
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 People pay a lot of money to live in this city center, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
People pay a lot of money to live in this city center,
S06 • E06 [narrator] In the end, Hitler's defeat prevented - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] In the end, Hitler's defeat prevented
S06 • E03 [narrator] Four decades late nature had other ideas, and the ice, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
[narrator] Four decades late nature had other ideas, and ...
S06 • E09 A ball joint is a critical element for construction, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
A ball joint is a critical element for construction,
S06 • E04 The eroded embankment collapsed like a landslide, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:34
The eroded embankment collapsed like a landslide,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Ultimately, it seems the problem is that this - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
NARRATOR: Ultimately, it seems the problem is that this
S06 • E05 And then we put Styrofoam blocks in, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
And then we put Styrofoam blocks in,
S06 • E10 [narrator] The 2010 collapse - Engineering Catastrophes 00:35
[narrator] The 2010 collapse
S06 • E01 [narrator] In 2021, authorities admitted - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
[narrator] In 2021, authorities admitted
S06 • E06 Now overgrown by nature, it's another memory of a long, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
Now overgrown by nature, it's another memory of a long,
S06 • E08 That worked really well, but then it blew off later, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
That worked really well, but then it blew off later,
S06 • E09 Probably the systems now are already - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Probably the systems now are already
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: With the mistake corrected, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:15
NARRATOR: With the mistake corrected,
S06 • E05 It's the perfect solution. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
It's the perfect solution.
S06 • E03 Well out of reach of any moving ice. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
Well out of reach of any moving ice.
S06 • E08 [narrator] Adding aluminum edges - Engineering Catastrophes 00:27
[narrator] Adding aluminum edges
S06 • E06 {\an8}[narrator] In 1995, the Schwerbelastungskorper - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
{\an8}[narrator] In 1995, the Schwerbelastungskorper
S06 • E02 They'd been talking about i all year on TV, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:20
They'd been talking about i all year on TV,
S06 • E05 {\an8}[narrator] Today, the new and improved retaining wall - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
{\an8}[narrator] Today, the new and improved retaining wall
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: For now, the centerpiece of this square - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: For now, the centerpiece of this square