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Engineering Disasters - Airplanes (4:04)
In this video from Modern Marvels, we reflect on a fateful airplane crash. A DC-10 plane going to Chicago with almost 200 passengers on board had its hydraulic system fail. With no hydraulics the pilot had no control over the plane. Learn what happened.
Engineering Disasters (6)
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Engineering Disasters - Airplanes
Engineering Disasters - AirplanesVideo Clip (4:04)
Video Clip (4:04)
In this video from Modern Marvels, we reflect on a fateful airplane crash. A DC-10 plane going to Chicago with almost 200 passengers on board had its hydraulic system fail. With no hydraulics the pilot had no control over the plane. Learn what happened.
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Engineering Disasters - Challenger
Engineering Disasters - ChallengerVideo Clip (2:21)
Video Clip (2:21)
In this video from Modern Marvels, we learn about the Challenger disaster. The Challenger spaceship was launched on January 28, 1986. The temperature was only 36 degrees and for safety reasons you aren't supposed to launch until it is 56 degrees.
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Engineering Disasters - Hubble
Engineering Disasters - HubbleVideo Clip (2:06)
Video Clip (2:06)
In this video from Modern Marvels, we learn about the Hubble space telescope. The Hubble mirrors, and some other things became distorted when they hit no gravity in space. They had to send a crew to fix the Hubble in space.
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Engineering Disasters - Early Disasters
Engineering Disasters - Early DisastersVideo Clip (3:06)
Video Clip (3:06)
In this video from Modern Marvels, we learn about some early disasters. In this Code of Hammurabi the first building codes included death for the constructor of a house, if the house he had built collapsed.
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Engineering Disasters - Teton Dam
Engineering Disasters - Teton DamVideo Clip (3:02)
Video Clip (3:02)
In this video from Modern Marvels, we learn about the Teton Dam in Idaho. The Teton Dam was supposed to be the greatest dam ever built. They wanted to build the dam quickly and get it over with. The dam soon collapsed under its own weight.
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Engineering Disasters - Titanic
Engineering Disasters - TitanicVideo Clip (2:45)
Video Clip (2:45)
Find out how an iceberg ripped through the skin of the Titanic's body. From Engineering Disasters.
