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Death on the Dance Floor

2022/3/25

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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旁白: 1981年，堪萨斯城凯悦酒店发生天桥坍塌事故，造成重大人员伤亡。事故调查显示，天桥设计存在缺陷，且项目管理中存在沟通不畅、责任不明确等问题，最终导致灾难性后果。事故发生后，救援人员紧急展开救援，但仍造成大量人员伤亡。此事件成为工程设计领域的重要案例，警示人们重视设计细节和流程管理。 Mark Williams: 事故发生时，Mark Williams被困在天桥下，但他保持冷静，安慰其他被困人员，并最终获救。他的经历展现了在灾难面前，人类顽强的生命力和互助精神。 Jack Gillum: 作为凯悦酒店的结构工程师，Jack Gillum对事故负有责任。他承认设计图纸存在缺陷，并反思了项目管理中存在的问题。他将事故的教训总结为17个因素，包括项目进度紧迫、缺乏外部审核、人员变动以及外包工作等。他希望通过讲述事故的经过，警示其他工程专业人员，避免类似悲剧再次发生。旁白: 事故发生后，救援人员紧急展开救援，但仍造成大量人员伤亡。此事件成为工程设计领域的重要案例，警示人们重视设计细节和流程管理。

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The episode begins with the description of the Hyatt Regency hotel in Kansas City, where a catastrophic event occurred. The narrative shifts to the night of the disaster, detailing the atmosphere and the events leading up to the collapse of the skywalks.

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With its splendid modern architecture, the Hyatt Regency was* the* place to be seen in Kansas City in 1981. Beneath space-age walkways, guests drank, laughed and danced... not realizing that the 60 tons of of glass, concrete and steel hanging above their heads was about to come crashing down.

One hundred and fourteen people died. But why? Was it cheap materials? Shoddy construction? Or a tiny error that seemed so insignificant that no one paid it any attention?

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Death on the Dance Floor