Episode 6

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A floor slab collapses in the middle of a build, pancaking every single floor beneath. What happens when human creativity is added to lawnmower machinery? An amusement park ride goes up in flames and a transit system has trouble opening its doors. What makes one of the world’s most popular metals toxic? And what happens when trucks lose their balance? A hurricane destroys a stadium roof and a historic factory fire destroys lives, changing safety in the workplace forever. But what happens when your workplace is a collapsed tunnel?

The Port of Baltimore’s main bridge suddenly collapses, and brings the harbour to an abrupt standstill. Soccer stadiums across Holland somehow keep falling down but Glasgow’s Red Road Flats refuse to…

Turkish engineers turned to new technology to reduce earthquake damage, but buildings still collapsed like pancakes. So, what went wrong? In South Korea, an explosion that could have been prevented…

Flames snarl Philly’s I-95 as concrete cracks under heat. Arecibo’s mighty eye comes crashing down. NYC’s 432 Park Ave towers above Billionaire’s Row but brings hidden headaches, proving…

Sixteen days after launch, a spacecraft disintegrates as it re-enters the atmosphere. What went wrong? Hotels: what happens when these buildings topple while you sleep? When China’s…

Lightning leaves destruction behind—but can buildings protect themselves? Venice fights rising seas while Chicago battles shifting ground. Solutions exist, but will they last? A cooling tower…

A floor slab collapses in the middle of a build, pancaking every single floor beneath. What happens when human creativity is added to lawnmower machinery? An amusement park ride goes up in flames and…