Overview
In this hour, we examine a massive oil tanker explosion that killed nine; a subway tunnel cave-in that swallowed part of Hollywood Boulevard; a freighter plane crash that destroyed an 11-story apartment building; an historic molasses flash flood; and a freeway ramp collapse that buried construction workers in rubble and concrete. Investigators from NTSB, Cal/OSHA, and Boeing, structural and geo-technical engineers, and historians explain how so much could have gone wrong, costing so many lives. And aided by computer graphics, footage and photos of the disasters, and visits to the locations today, we show viewers what caused these catastrophes and what design experts have done to make sure they never happen again.
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11 - 1Guns of the Russian Military January 16, 2004 -
11 - 2The F-15 January 17, 2004
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11 - 3The Submarines January 22, 2004
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11 - 4Pacific Coast Highway February 04, 2004 -
11 - 5Gangster Guns February 12, 2004 -
11 - 6Ship of Gold February 13, 2004
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11 - 7Racetrack Tech February 18, 2004
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11 - 8Oil Fire Fighting March 03, 2004 -
11 - 9Command Central March 17, 2004 -
11 - 10Front Line Reporting March 19, 2004
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11 - 11Nature's Engineers March 31, 2004 -
11 - 12Bible Tech April 07, 2004 -
11 - 13The Power Grid April 14, 2004
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11 - 14Bathroom Tech April 21, 2004 -
11 - 15Engineering Disasters 6 April 28, 2004 -
11 - 16F-18 Hornet April 30, 2004
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11 - 17Hydraulics May 12, 2004 -
11 - 18The Subs of WWII May 20, 2004
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11 - 19Plane Crashes May 26, 2004 -
11 - 20D-Day Tech June 03, 2004 -
11 - 21A-10 Tankbuster June 07, 2004 -
11 - 22Rubber June 09, 2004
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11 - 23City Water June 15, 2004
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11 - 24Greatest Movies Gadgets June 17, 2004
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11 - 25Robots July 06, 2004 -
11 - 26Nuclear Tech July 08, 2004
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11 - 27Apollo 11 July 21, 2004 -
11 - 28World War I Tech July 30, 2004 -
11 - 29Distilleries August 04, 2004 -
11 - 30Oil Tankers August 11, 2004
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11 - 31Athens Subway August 18, 2004 -
11 - 32Extreme Aircraft August 25, 2004 -
11 - 33Engineering Disasters 7 August 31, 2004 -
11 - 34George Washington Bridge September 01, 2004
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11 - 35Building a Skyscraper: The Skeleton September 07, 2004
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11 - 36Building a Skyscraper: The Exterior September 06, 2004
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11 - 37Building a Skyscraper: The Human Environment September 07, 2004 -
11 - 38Building a Skyscraper: The Arteries September 07, 2004 -
11 - 39The Sears Tower September 08, 2004
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11 - 40St. Lawrence Seaway September 15, 2004
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11 - 41Guns of WWII September 17, 2004
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11 - 42St. Lawrence Tech September 22, 2004
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11 - 43Police Pursuit September 22, 2004 -
11 - 44SOS Tech September 28, 2004
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11 - 45More of the World's Biggest Machines September 29, 2004 -
11 - 46Firefighting: The Arson Detectives September 30, 2004 -
11 - 47Guns of Israel October 01, 2004
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11 - 48Engineering Disasters 8 October 05, 2004 -
11 - 49Harvesting October 06, 2004 -
11 - 50Engineering Disasters 9 October 12, 2004 -
11 - 51Guns of the Civil War October 15, 2004
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11 - 52Engineering Disasters 10 October 19, 2004 -
11 - 53Presidential Movers October 20, 2004 -
11 - 54Gas Tech October 20, 2004 -
11 - 55Engineering Disasters 11 October 26, 2004 -
11 - 56The World's Longest Bridge October 27, 2004
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11 - 57Japanese Sub at Pearl Harbor October 28, 2004
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11 - 58M1 Abrams Supertank! October 29, 2004
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11 - 59Engineering Disasters 12 November 09, 2004 -
11 - 60Surveillance Tech November 10, 2004
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11 - 61Engineering Disasters 13 November 16, 2004 -
11 - 62Submarine Disasters November 17, 2004
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11 - 63Engineering Disasters 14 November 23, 2004 -
11 - 64Movie Theaters November 24, 2004
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11 - 65Washington Monument December 01, 2004
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11 - 66Engineering Disasters 15 December 08, 2004 -
11 - 67Snack Food Tech December 16, 2004 -
11 - 68More Dangerous Cargo! December 21, 2004 -
11 - 69Commercial Fishing December 22, 2004 -
11 - 70Ancient Discoveries (1) December 22, 2004
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11 - 71Ancient Discoveries (2) December 22, 2004
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11 - 72Ancient Discoveries (3) December 22, 2004
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11 - 73Engineering Disasters 16 December 23, 2004 -
11 - 74Doomsday Tech December 28, 2004
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11 - 75More Doomsday Tech December 28, 2004 -
11 - 76The Computer December 29, 2004