Modern Marvels Season 10 Episode 68 Inviting Disaster 4, Building Failures 2003
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Based on the popular book, this episode explores historical building collapses–from ancient pyramids to the Cathedral at Beauvais to Kansas City’s Hyatt Regency–and demonstrates that clear warning signs often existed, but were ignored. We also examine the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York. Author Jim Chiles believes that designers and engineers must better prepare for all potential disasters–by understanding existing risks, they can prepare for the unknown, like terrorism.
- Released: 2003-11-04
- Runtime: 44 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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1. Trans-Siberian Railroad 2003-01-01
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2. Castles & Dungeons 2003-01-07
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3. Ice Road Truckers 2003-01-30
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4. Winter Warriors 2003-01-31
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5. Booby Traps 2003-02-04
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6. The Alcan Highway 2003-02-11
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7. Twin Towers of the East 2003-03-04
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8. The Mackinac Bridge 2003-03-05
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9. Bullet Trains 2003-03-11
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10. Non-Lethal Weapons 2003-03-13
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11. Space Stations 2003-03-14
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12. Army Corps of Engineers 2003-03-18
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13. Black Hawk: Night Stalker 2003-03-26
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14. Japanese Guns of WWII 2003-03-26
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15. Titanic Tech 2003-04-01
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16. Coal Mines 2003-04-02
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17. Secrets of the Acropolis 2003-04-10
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18. Machine Guns 2003-04-30
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19. Ball Turret Gunners 2003-05-01
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20. U.S. Guns of World War II 2003-05-08
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21. MiG 15 2003-05-10
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22. T-34: Russian Victory 2003-05-10
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23. Tank Crews 2003-05-15
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24. Harley-Davidson 2003-05-21
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25. Torture Devices 2003-05-22
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26. Cosmodrome 2003-05-26
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27. Exterminator 2003-06-03
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28. Million Dollar Guns 2003-06-07
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29. High Voltage 2003-06-24
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31. Dangerous Cargo 2003-06-25
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32. Gunslingers 2003-06-26
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33. More Engineering Disasters 2003-07-02
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34. Engineering Disasters 4 2003-07-02
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35. Nature Tech: Tsunamis 2003-07-08
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36. Logging Tech 2003-07-09
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37. Breaking the Sound Barrier 2003-07-16
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38. Car Crashes 2003-07-23
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39. Sandhogs 2003-07-23
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40. Convertibles 2003-07-24
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41. Loading Docks 2003-07-30
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42. Terror Tech: Military 2003-08-05
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43. Nature Tech: Tornadoes 2003-08-05
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44. Military Movers 2003-08-06
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45. Police Guns 2003-08-07
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46. Terror Tech: Defending the Highrise 2003-08-12
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47. Bullets 2003-08-13
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48. Aircraft Carrier 2003-08-15
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49. The Gunboats of Vietnam 2003-08-18
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51. Landmines 2003-08-21
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52. Space Shuttle Columbia 2003-08-26
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53. Overseas Highway 2003-09-03
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54. Terror Tech: Civilian 2003-09-08
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55. Machu Picchu 2003-09-24
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56. The PT Boats 2003-09-24
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57. The Battleships 2003-09-24
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58. Early Machine Guns 2003-09-26
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59. Smart Bombs 2003-09-30
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60. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway 2003-10-15
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61. Inviting Disaster 1: Three Mile Island 2003-10-21
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62. The Luftwaffe 2003-10-22
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63. Panzers 2003-10-22
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64. U-Boats 2003-10-25
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65. Inviting Disaster 2: The Kursk 2003-10-28
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66. FBI's Crime Lab 2003-10-29
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68. Inviting Disaster 4, Building Failures 2003-11-04
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69. Shipyards 2003-11-05
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70. Guns of the Sky 2003-11-07
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71. Extreme Trucks 2003-11-12
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72. Guns of Infamy 2003-11-17
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73. ET Tech 2003-11-25
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74. Million Dollar Cars 2003-11-26
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75. The Technology of Lewis and Clark 2003-04-28
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76. B-52: Stratofortress 2003-11-28
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77. Extreme Sports Gadgets 2003-12-02
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78. Rolls Royce 2003-12-02
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79. Tailgating 2003-12-03
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80. Wheel Estate 2003-12-03
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81. Sports Cars 2003-12-04
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82. Technology of Kitty Hawk 2003-12-17
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83. Egyptian Pyramids 2003-12-18
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84. The Berlin Wall 2003-12-19
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86. Engineering Disasters 5 2003-12-30
