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Engineering Catastrophes

Urban legend says thatengineers were told to look for mustard plants to know wherethe...

Urban legend says that
engineers were told to look for mustard plants to know where
the roads should be built

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Urban legend says that engineers were told to look for
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mustard plants to know where the roads should be built.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:12
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
9
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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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 More of it passes through Tennessee than any other state. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
More of it passes through Tennessee than any other state.
S06 • E09 All the produce that we harvest in the Huron area - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
All the produce that we harvest in the Huron area
S06 • E10 [narrator] And there's much more to the Bay Bridge - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] And there's much more to the Bay Bridge
S06 • E07 John Merle is an associate professor of chemistry. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
John Merle is an associate professor of chemistry.
S06 • E03 [narrator] By 2007, the second tower was underwa - Engineering Catastrophes 00:21
[narrator] By 2007, the second tower was underwa
S06 • E02 One is to implode the building, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
One is to implode the building,
S06 • E07 MERLE: So ammonium nitrate is a great nitrogen source. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
MERLE: So ammonium nitrate is a great nitrogen source.
S06 • E08 This caught everyone off-guard. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
This caught everyone off-guard.
S06 • E07 Probably the most important use is in fertilizing plants. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
Probably the most important use is in fertilizing plants.
S06 • E07 SZULGIT: The problem is nitrogen is highly soluble, so it's - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
SZULGIT: The problem is nitrogen is highly soluble, so it�...
S06 • E01 Over the years, the city essentially grew up - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
Over the years, the city essentially grew up
S06 • E10 A western part, where we are right now, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:36
A western part, where we are right now,
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Although the valley is fertile, it's also hot and dry. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: Although the valley is fertile, it's also hot...
S06 • E06 [narrator] Maintaining these aging giants - Engineering Catastrophes 00:18
[narrator] Maintaining these aging giants
S06 • E05 {\an8}with a ferocious looking toothed cutter-head on the end, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:43
{\an8}with a ferocious looking toothed cutter-head on the en...
S06 • E04 [narrator] This busy waterway is subject to major floods, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] This busy waterway is subject to major floods,
S06 • E09 So when rain comes, flash floods - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So when rain comes, flash floods
S06 • E01 [narrator] The large facilit didn't just supply the surrounding area. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] The large facilit didn't just supply the ...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: Although vital for healthy crops, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: Although vital for healthy crops,
S06 • E09 The valley might look relatively flat, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
The valley might look relatively flat,