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Mysteries of the Abandoned

No fighter plane had the capability to carrya bomb that was big enough to blast the...

[Steven]
No fighter plane had the capability to carry
a bomb that was big enough to blast the dams
from the air. So, Barnes Wallace started by experimenting
with naval torpedoes. But the Germans had
already thought of this, and they had assembled an array of underwater nets to protect these dams
from just this risk

Full Transcript

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[Steven] No fighter plane
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had the capability to carry a bomb that was big enough
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to blast the dams from the air.
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So, Barnes Wallace
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started by experimenting with naval torpedoes.
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But the Germans had already thought of this,
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and they had assembled
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an array of underwater nets
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to protect these dams from just this risk.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:32
Uploaded
Jul 08, 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 • E19 [Auerbach] Trained rebels invaded Liberia - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[Auerbach] Trained rebels invaded Liberia
S09 • E06 So they became the second state to own an atomic bomb. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
So they became the second state to own an atomic bomb.
S09 • E09 Even the pilot had a revolver in his jacket, you know. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
Even the pilot had a revolver in his jacket, you know.
S09 • E13 in a new city built just down the hill. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
in a new city built just down the hill.
S09 • E06 So in many ways, all of this secretive mining - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
So in many ways, all of this secretive mining
S09 • E04 Great big brawl and fight broke out, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
Great big brawl and fight broke out,
S09 • E17 [narrator] In October, 1991, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[narrator] In October, 1991,
S09 • E01 In the end, he assembled an army of 11,000 men, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
In the end, he assembled an army of 11,000 men,
S09 • E16 [narrator] Business was good, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[narrator] Business was good,
S09 • E12 [narrator] But while Boyle tried to erase the past, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[narrator] But while Boyle tried to erase the past,
S09 • E14 In the 1950s, a series of flash floods - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
In the 1950s, a series of flash floods
S09 • E11 [Jim] People could be manning artillery guns miles from the front, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[Jim] People could be manning artillery guns miles from the ...
S09 • E13 [Dominic] Not a single house was built until 1976, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[Dominic] Not a single house was built until 1976,
S09 • E10 [Michele] In 1925, they built - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:20
[Michele] In 1925, they built
S09 • E19 [narrator] Taylor, a sacked government worker, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[narrator] Taylor, a sacked government worker,
S09 • E09 And this big "boom." - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:25
And this big "boom."
S09 • E01 [narrator] 1741, battle commenced. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
[narrator] 1741, battle commenced.
S09 • E17 Croatian troops were holed up inside, as the Yugoslav military advanced. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
Croatian troops were holed up inside, as the Yugoslav milita...
S09 • E20 [narrator] These new buildings included large wards - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[narrator] These new buildings included large wards
S09 • E06 They exported about 200 tons of pure uranium. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
They exported about 200 tons of pure uranium.