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S1.E1 ∙ Doomed from the Start
Fri, Oct 8, 2021Italy suffers one of the worst engineering disasters when the Morandi bridge suddenly collapses; examining what failures of a Brazilian dam, a Manila high rise, and a building in Jerusalem reveal about the collapse.
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S1.E2 ∙ Hidden Flaws
Fri, Oct 15, 2021A DC-10 airplane explodes mid-flight and the quick-thinking pilot crash-lands, saving 184 passengers; the connection between the infamous Concorde crash, a fatal British skyscraper fire, and a North Dakota train derailment.
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S1.E3 ∙ Overloaded
Fri, Oct 22, 2021In the heart of Minneapolis, the busy I-35 bridge collapses at the peak of rush hour traffic. As the city reels, the question on everyone's mind: how did an enormous steel bridge fail without warning? The mystery is unlocked through clues from other disasters--from a bridge in Florida, to a collapsing crane in Wisconsin--these moments reveal a remarkable tale of fatal miscalculations, and sheer bad luck.
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S1.E4 ∙ Ripple Effect
Fri, Oct 29, 2021A state-of-the-art high-speed train catastrophically crashes in Spain; an out of control cruise liner in Venice, a military air crash in Afghanistan, and the Deepwater Horizon tragedy uncovers information about this deadly disaster.
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S1.E5 ∙ Man vs. Machine
Fri, Nov 5, 2021A Boeing 777 crash-lands into the San Francisco Airport with no warning, leaving everyone baffled; as engineers race to figure out what happened, they turn to other disasters to unveil the complicated relationship between humans and machines.
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S1.E6 ∙ House of Cards
Fri, Nov 12, 2021In downtown new Orleans, an under-construction high-rise hotel suddenly crashes to the ground. As the dust settles, engineers try to figure out how this could have happened.