Top 10 Most Shocking Engineering Disasters

Unfortunately engineering disasters are a relatively common occurrence. Buildings collapse, bridges fall and dams break… but sometimes engineering catastrophes happen that are so shocking they are hard to wrap your head around. This list looks at 10 of these. A warning, this list is significantly darker than many of the previous videos on this channel… if that’s not for you, sit this one out and check back next week for a significantly more upbeat video. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Schlitterbahn Waterslide Tragedy - Kansas City, USA 3:04 - Cologne City Archives Collapse - Cologne, Germany 4:48 - Aquadom Tank Collapse - Berlin, Germany 6:00 - Aggie Bonfire Collapse - College Station, USA 7:07 - Boston Molasses Disaster - Boston, USA 8:45 - Chicago Porch Collapse of 2003 - Chicago, USA 9:50 - Thanksgiving Day Disaster of 1900 - San Fransisco, USA 11:25 - Vaal Reefs Gold Mine - Orkney, South Africa 13:10 - Mecca Crane Collapse - Mecca, Saudi Arabia 14:25 - Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse - Kansas City, USA