Science Shows: Oceans, Engineering etc

[auntjess]

I want to a place for us to talk about Drain the Oceans, Engineering Catastrophes, specials on sinkholes, etc.

[Raja]

The specialty ships episodes are my favorite ones of Mighty Ships over the cruise ships and warship ones.

[auntjess]

I haven't seen many of those, except for the sunken ones in Drain the Ocean. 

[auntjess]

I've seen some of the Engineering Disasters  shows recently, where they were demolishing buildings, and crowds gathered around, and things didn't go as planned.
A LOT of dust and particles from the buildings escaped--on expert said they hadn't "wrapped" the building properly on one--and the crowd breathed a good bit of it.
Wouldn't building demolition dust, from 60s and 70s construction, contain asbestos?  These we 10 or so story buildings, and I keep thinking of the 9/11 people, who died in subsequent years from asbestos inhalation.

[Jeeves]

Oh-kay. I'm watching, on DVR, S1:E8 of Sinkholes: Swallowed Alive, "When Florida Attacks."

Holy carp! I ruled out Florida as a retirement location because I hate humidity and bugs. Now I can breathe easier knowing I've dodged sinkholes too. 

Edited April 21, 2019 by Jeeves
added link

[auntjess]

I'm in Florida as a transplant, alas.
I remember the one where the man in bed was killed.  It was so sad, they could hear him for a while, but there was no secure place for the rescue people to set up any crane or whatever, to reach him.
Florida and parts of the UK, with old mines underneath, seem to be the worst, although cities with collapsing drains and mains and tunnels are in the mix too.

[Jeeves]

1 hour ago, auntjess said:

I'm in Florida as a transplant, alas.
I remember the one where the man in bed was killed.  It was so sad, they could hear him for a while, but there was no secure place for the rescue people to set up any crane or whatever, to reach him.
Florida and parts of the UK, with old mines underneath, seem to be the worst, although cities with collapsing drains and mains and tunnels are in the mix too.

I know, that one where the man died was so awful and sad. 

Here in the Denver metro area we've had an occasional street sinkhole, but nothing like the things I saw on that show. AFAIK they were caused by failed water pipes under the roadway, not old mine shafts or subterranean limestone collapse or gypsum being washed away.

As urban infrastructure ages, I'm sure there will be more sinkholes around here from failed underground pipes. I just hope the state and local governments have a grip on where the old mines are and don't ignore them when land is being developed.

I ended up watching a few more episodes of the show on demand. I got irritated because they reused tons of footage from one episode to another. I mean, really padding the episodes with repeated content. Bah. 

[auntjess]

Does anyone know if Shark Week will ever end, and are we in Shark Century?
I want my Drain (the Oceans, et al) shows.
 

 

[patty1h]

A&E started a new show called "When Big Things Go Wrong", which plays like a repackaging of their other show "Engineering Catastrophes".  I watched the first two episodes and it's more bridges falling, roads crumbling, trains derailing, etc. in a format where they describe the disaster, then count down the seconds to the actual event.   It also relies on various talking head "experts" who tell the audience what failure(s) lies behind the big boom.   It also reminds me of the old show "Seconds to Disaster".   

So, no new ground is uncovered, but it still piques my (morbid?) interest. 

EDIT:  I mixed up my channels - History Channel airs WBTGW, and Science Channel airs EC.

Edited October 20, 2021 by patty1h

[auntjess]

Yes, saw the train crash, and have next episode set to record.
Also saw the SF 1989 earthquake, which showed more carnage.

[auntjess]

Mayday: Air Disaster doesn't seem to have its own file, so I'll post this here for any followers.
This is a database of cockpit voice recordings
https://tailstrike.com/database/

 

Edited March 4 by auntjess