← Massive Engineering Mistakes

Season 2

12 episodes · 2020

  1. 1Episode 1

    26 Sep 2020 · 44 min

    In 1973, the Aon Center became the tallest marble-clad building in the world. Years later, Chicago's extreme weather would turn its beautiful exterior into a death-trap.

  2. 2Episode 2

    26 Sep 2020 · 44 min

    In 2015, workers began to renovate the Queen Juliana Bridge in the Netherlands. But the decision to use two cranes would have devastating consequences.

  3. 3Episode 3

    26 Sep 2020 · 45 min

  4. 4Episode 4

    03 Oct 2020 · 44 min

  5. 5Episode 5

    03 Oct 2020 · 44 min

    In Florida, homes are swallowed whole as a giant sinkhole opens up. And in the Netherlands, why did a brand-new airport parking garage suddenly collapse?

  6. 6Episode 6

    03 Oct 2020 · 44 min

    An epic crane catastrophe wrecks a Milwaukee ballpark. A bridge in Washington State sinks like a ship, and a stadium roof collapses in Connecticut.

  7. 7Episode 7

    10 Oct 2020 · 44 min

    A bridge in Washington State plummets into a river. In the north of England, a television tower collapses. And, a building full of priceless relicts is completely destroyed.

  8. 8Episode 8

    10 Oct 2020 · 44 min

    A Chicago skyscraper hides a deadly flaw. A fuel storage depot goes up in a fiery inferno, and a championship stadium suffers a devastating collapse.

  9. 9Episode 9

    10 Oct 2020 · 44 min

    In Boston, MA, a deadly flaw brings traffic to a screeching halt. A river crossing collapses in Wales, and a dam collapse in Spain changes the course of history for one town.

  10. 10Episode 10

    17 Oct 2020 · 44 min

    Catastrophe strikes a major interstate in Connecticut. In Montreal an Olympic stadium turns into an epic disaster, and a huge levee fail floods a town in the Netherlands.

  11. 11Episode 11

    17 Oct 2020 · 44 min

    A revolutionary floating bridge in Washington sinks into the bottom of a lake. And, an engineering disaster in the Gulf of Mexico causes a global crisis.

  12. 12Episode 12finale

    17 Oct 2020 · 44 min

    In Montreal, a vital highway crossing collapses, with tragic consequences. And, an engineering catastrophe hits a legendary space mission more than 300,000km from earth.