{"id":798,"date":"2026-05-07T13:49:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pink-trout-275153.hostingersite.com\/episode\/massive-engineering-mistakes-s5e2-bay-area-bridge-of-mayhem\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:13:34","slug":"masveida-inzeniertehniskas-kludas-s5e2-haosa-tilts-lica-zona","status":"publish","type":"vsei_episode","link":"https:\/\/viasatexplore.eu\/lv\/episode\/massive-engineering-mistakes-s5e2-bay-area-bridge-of-mayhem\/","title":{"rendered":"Milz\u012bgas in\u017eenieru k\u013c\u016bdas - S5E2 - Bay Area Bridge of Mayhem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vsei-meta\"><span><b>Series:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/viasatexplore.eu\/lv\/serija\/milzigas-inzenieru-kludas\/\">Milz\u012bgas in\u017eenierijas k\u013c\u016bdas<\/a><\/span><span><b>Season:<\/b> 5<\/span><span><b>Episode:<\/b> 2<\/span><span><b>Production year:<\/b> 2021<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Synopsis<\/h2>\n<p>A devastating earthquake wreaks havoc on an iconic San Francisco bridge; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a weakened expansion joint caused by catastrophic shockwaves.<\/p>\n<h3>About the series<\/h3>\n<p>From the extraordinary to the ridiculous, this series uncovers the epic fails and near misses engineers would rather not talk about. 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