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When Big Things Go Wrong

When Big Things Go Wrong

Thanks to major strides in technology, engineers are able to build such massive structures as giant tankers, mammoth skyscrapers and breathtaking bridges. With such enormous size come equally daunting risks, and when big things go wrong, they go seriously wrong. Woven together through innovative graphics, eyewitness accounts and expert knowledge, the series unravels the mystery behind these destructive moments and their lasting worldwide impact. From the I-35 bridge collapse in the heart of Minneapolis to a high-speed train crash in Spain, "When Big Things Go Wrong" delves into some of the world's most devastating disasters.
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Season 16 of 6 Episodes

  • Clues from other disasters are used to solve how the I-35 bridge in the heart of Minneapolis collapsed without warning at the peak of rush hour traffic.

  • A 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.

  • A 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.

  • Italy 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.

  • A 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.

  • In busy downtown New Orleans, a high-rise hotel under construction unexpectedly comes crashing to the ground; as the dust settles, the question on everyone's lips is why?
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Thanks to major strides in technology, engineers are able to build such massive structures as giant tankers, mammoth skyscrapers and breathtaking bridges. With such enormous size come equally daunting risks, and when big things go wrong, they go seriously wrong. Woven together through innovative graphics, eyewitness accounts and expert knowledge, the series unravels the mystery behind these destructive moments and their lasting worldwide impact. From the I-35 bridge collapse in the heart of Minneapolis to a high-speed train crash in Spain, "When Big Things Go Wrong" delves into some of the world's most devastating disasters.

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Daniel Dickrell, Robert Glenister, Mocean Melvin, Luke Bisby, Sian Proctor, Rose Metcalf

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