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Engineering Catastrophes

We knew we had to evacuate.It was obvious. While buildingsescaped largely unscathed,...

We knew we had to evacuate.
It was obvious. [narrator] While buildings
escaped largely unscathed, three people were injured
in the disaster,
including the crane operator. And tragically,
one passer by was killed. As the city reeled, New Yorkers wanted to know
why had this crane crashed to the ground
so catastrophically. to the ground
so catastrophically

Full Transcript

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We knew we had to evacuate. It was obvious.
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[narrator] While buildings escaped largely unscathed,
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three people were injured in the disaster, including the crane operator.
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And tragically, one passer by was killed.
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As the city reeled,
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New Yorkers wanted to know why had this crane crashed
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to the ground so catastrophically.
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to the ground so catastrophically.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:05
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
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 So, we knew that time was of the essence to get this resolved. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
So, we knew that time was of the essence to get this resolve...
S06 • E01 [narrator] Luckily, the two boys and their babysitter survived. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:30
[narrator] Luckily, the two boys and their babysitter sur...
S06 • E02 Why they were doing this, we have no clue. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
Why they were doing this, we have no clue.
S06 • E05 You might say, symphony halls worth of gas. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
You might say, symphony halls worth of gas.
S06 • E08 Most of them could be anywhere - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
Most of them could be anywhere
S06 • E04 [narrator] Allowing heavy semis and other vehicles - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] Allowing heavy semis and other vehicles
S06 • E09 I believe it took us five or six days, something like that. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
I believe it took us five or six days, something like that.
S06 • E03 [narrator] Given the extreme danger and with time ticking away, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:32
[narrator] Given the extreme danger and with time ticking ...
S06 • E05 All you need is one spark to ignite that highly combustible mixture. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
All you need is one spark to ignite that highly combustible ...
S06 • E07 So the chemicals, from what I understand, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
So the chemicals, from what I understand,
S06 • E09 We wanted to be there and work as hard - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
We wanted to be there and work as hard
S06 • E07 Doing the research, I saw that they weren't required to have - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
Doing the research, I saw that they weren't required to...
S06 • E05 [narrator] The dredge increased its power, in an attempt to swing away. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] The dredge increased its power, in an attempt to ...
S06 • E10 The earthquake was one of the worst disasters - Engineering Catastrophes 00:33
The earthquake was one of the worst disasters
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: While the temporary bridge was being built, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
NARRATOR: While the temporary bridge was being built,
S06 • E08 And for every single thing you look at to be broken. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
And for every single thing you look at to be broken.
S06 • E06 In Manhattan, a massive crawler crane - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
In Manhattan, a massive crawler crane
S06 • E08 [narrator] Across Christchurch, more than 180 people died, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:38
[narrator] Across Christchurch, more than 180 people died,
S06 • E01 You know, it's just, it's just amazing what the volunteer does - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
You know, it's just, it's just amazing what the vo...
S06 • E07 But there was another outstanding mystery. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
But there was another outstanding mystery.