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8 Incredible Record-Breaking Bridges
All across the world people need to get from one place to another. And sometimes to get to that other place we need bridges. Here are eight bridges that are extraordinary in their own way, from standing the test of time to handling...
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4 Ways Ancient Infrastructure Can Prepare Us for the Future
Ancient civilizations developed clever solutions to their unique challenges and environments, and learning from those engineers can help us build a greener world today.
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TED-Ed: Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge | Alex Gendler
Stretching 227 meters tall, two towers were assembled to support California's Golden Gate Bridge. They were just one of the challenges facing engineers Charles Ellis and Joseph Strauss. Even before construction began, many thought the...
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8 Incredible Record-Breaking Bridges
All across the world people need to get from one place to another. And sometimes to get to that other place we need bridges. Here are eight bridges that are extraordinary in their own way, from standing the test of time to handling...
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How To Build a Sheet Fort!
Want to learn how to make a super secret hide-out? Jessi shows you how a bedsheet, some books -- and a little bit of science -- can be used to make an awesome fort!
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What Makes Bridges So Strong?
A SciShow Kids viewer wrote us to ask how bridges are strong enough to carry cars and trucks! Jessi and Squeaks can explain -- with blocks!
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Big Ideas - Episode 11 - Bridges of the World
Building bridges has long been a Big Idea, and many ancient examples still stand today. Recently Prague residents celebrated the 600th anniversary of the laying of the first stone of their famous Charles Bridge. The University of...
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Bristol: Clifton Suspension Bridge
Why was the bridge needed? What challenges occured at the start of its construction? Why was this bridge special to Brunel?
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MS Shot of Boats on sunny day in Portland Oregon near Hawthorne bridge with downtown behind them / Portland, Oregon, United States
MS Shot of Boats on sunny day in Portland Oregon near Hawthorne bridge with downtown behind them / Portland, Oregon, United States
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MS View of Millau viaduct spaning Tarn Valley / Millau, Aveyron, France
MS View of Millau viaduct spaning Tarn Valley / Millau, Aveyron, France
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B/W 1940's bridge buckling + swaying in wind / Galloping Gertie / Tacoma Narrows Bridge / SOUND
B/W 1940's bridge buckling + swaying in wind / Galloping Gertie / Tacoma Narrows Bridge / SOUND
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B/W 1940's low angle of Tacoma Narrows Bridge / SOUND
B/W 1940's low angle of Tacoma Narrows Bridge / SOUND
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B/W 1940's bridge twisting, swaying + buckling in wind / Galloping Gertie / Tacoma Narrows Bridge /
B/W 1940's bridge twisting, swaying + buckling in wind / Galloping Gertie / Tacoma Narrows Bridge /
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B/W 1940's high angle of destroyed bridge / Tacoma Narrows Bridge / SOUND
B/W 1940's high angle of destroyed bridge / Tacoma Narrows Bridge / SOUND
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B/W 1940's low angle of collapsed bridge / Tacoma Narrows Bridge / SOUND
B/W 1940's low angle of collapsed bridge / Tacoma Narrows Bridge / SOUND
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B/W 1940's low angle of bridge supports / Tacoma Narrows Bridge / SOUND
B/W 1940's low angle of bridge supports / Tacoma Narrows Bridge / SOUND
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B/W 1940's close up PAN of destroyed bridge / Tacoma Narrows Bridge / SOUND
B/W 1940's close up PAN of destroyed bridge / Tacoma Narrows Bridge / SOUND
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The Tacoma Narrows Bridge twists and buckles in high winds.
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge twists and buckles in high winds.