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Mysteries of the Abandoned

This experiment proves that if he could geta big enough explosion just below the...

[Claire]
This experiment proves that if he could get
a big enough explosion just below the waterline, you could blow
the masonry apart and then use the pressure
of the water built up behind the dam,
use all of that energy to tear apart
the structure itself

Full Transcript

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[Claire] This experiment proves that
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if he could get a big enough explosion
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just below the waterline,
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you could blow the masonry apart
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and then use the pressure of the water built up
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behind the dam, use all of that energy
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to tear apart the structure itself.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:30
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
9
Episode
8
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

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Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E12 [narrator] On the afternoon of November 9th, 1881, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
[narrator] On the afternoon of November 9th, 1881,
S09 • E01 During that storm, a bridge down in the valley, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
During that storm, a bridge down in the valley,
S09 • E13 [Amma] Many of the residents never made it to the new town. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[Amma] Many of the residents never made it to the new town.
S09 • E17 because I survived the cluster bomb. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
because I survived the cluster bomb.
S09 • E22 They knew it would look bad and it did. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
They knew it would look bad and it did.
S09 • E10 Uh, we want it to continue to be a functional resource. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
Uh, we want it to continue to be a functional resource.
S09 • E19 Became a firing position for Taylor's rag tag army. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
Became a firing position for Taylor's rag tag army.
S09 • E20 [narrator] He followed the Minister to a park. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[narrator] He followed the Minister to a park.
S09 • E16 The hotel that they run - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
The hotel that they run
S09 • E18 Therefore the Channel Islands must wait to be liberated. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
Therefore the Channel Islands must wait to be liberated.
S09 • E09 [narrator] Today, the sovereignty of Sealand remains an open question. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:22
[narrator] Today, the sovereignty of Sealand remains an open...
S09 • E07 By 1943, there were over 1,200 water treatment plants, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
By 1943, there were over 1,200 water treatment plants,
S09 • E10 [Michele] With the activism done to dismantle segregation, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[Michele] With the activism done to dismantle segregation,
S09 • E03 [narrator] The 500-acre site - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:40
[narrator] The 500-acre site
S09 • E06 [narrator] Today, the mines upper levels are open to visitors, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:17
[narrator] Today, the mines upper levels are open to visitor...
S09 • E05 And so, when he came upon this food, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:20
And so, when he came upon this food,
S09 • E14 Those living down the road - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
Those living down the road
S09 • E04 Here you have a luxury tower - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
Here you have a luxury tower
S09 • E19 [narrator] Liberia's second civil war was finally brought to an end in 2003 - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:15
[narrator] Liberia's second civil war was finally broug...
S09 • E01 [Sascha] It's simply too isolated - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[Sascha] It's simply too isolated