From molasses tsunamis to space shuttle tragedies, here are some of history’s most infamous engineering disasters.Ep 20 - Part 2: Oh The Humanity!!! - The HindenburgA luxury airship explodes mid-air in front of a live radio broadcast. Hydrogen, hubris, and horrific design come together in one fiery crash.Ep 26 - Part 1: Under Pressure - The Byford Dolphin & The Titan SubmersibleWhat happens when pressurization systems fail under extreme ocean depths? People don’t just die—they implode.Ep 61: Engineering Disasters Part 1 - The 1981 Kansas City Hyatt Skywalk CollapseTwo walkways, a design shortcut, and one horrific ballroom disaster. A case study in load-bearing failure and engineering denial.Ep 65 - Engineering Disasters Part 2: Tragedy in BhopalA leak at a pesticide plant in India became one of the worst industrial disasters in history—with long-term effects still felt today.Ep 69 - Click in and Buckle up: Roller Coaster AccidentsWhen thrill rides go wrong, it’s never a fun ending. We ride through the history of bolts, brakes, and very bad decisionsEp 72 - Shopping for Disaster - The Sampoong Department Store CollapseA luxury mall built on shaky shortcuts. Spoiler: it literally collapses during a shopping day.Ep 93 - Disaster at Shift's End: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory FireLocked doors. No fire escapes. Young women burned alive while trying to flee. A disaster that sparked labor reform—at a horrific cost.Ep 96 - Doomed to Sink: The Olympic Class Ships of The White Star LineThe Titanic wasn’t the only one. The whole fleet was a floating disaster factory, with design flaws and bad luck baked in.Ep 126 - A Sticky Situation: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919Yes, a 15-foot wave of molasses tore through Boston’s North End. It sounds funny—until you realize how many people it drowned.Ep 132 - Swimming in the Sub-Basement: The Great Chicago Flood of 1992A forgotten utility tunnel, a slow leak, and a very flooded downtown. Oops.Ep 130 - Come One, Come All!: The Hammond Circus Train WreckTwo trains, one sleepy engineer, and a whole circus trapped in a fireball. This one’s as tragic as it is surreal.Ep
From molasses tsunamis to space shuttle tragedies, here are some of history’s most infamous engineering disasters.Ep 20 - Part 2: Oh The Humanity!!! - The HindenburgA luxury airship explodes mid-air in front of a live radio broadcast. Hydrogen, hubris, and horrific design come together in one fiery crash.Ep 26 - Part 1: Under Pressure - The Byford Dolphin & The Titan SubmersibleWhat happens when pressurization systems fail under extreme ocean depths? People don’t just die—they implode.Ep 61: Eng...