This Skyscraper Was Days From Collapsing And No One Knew

How a single phone call from a student helped uncover a flaw that nearly toppled Citicorp. Download Saily app or go to Correction: From construction images of Citicorp, sharp-eyed viewers might see that the mid-V...

34 min - Engineering & Megastructures - Veritasium

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