Modern Marvels
Skyscrapers; Empire State Building; Sears Tower; World Trade Center.
Skyscrapers; Empire State Building; Sears Tower; World Trade Center.
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Episode explores the science and technology of building and operating a base in a war zone.
Humans adapt to extreme environments from desert to space and physiological responses to danger.
Experts design materials that can catch gunfire.
Episode counts down a list of the top ten technological innovations of the last generation.
Water bottle designers; bubble wrap makers share secrets; packaging the world's largest crane.
Chocolate-covered bacon; red and white Starlight Mints; Lemonheads' key ingredient; Mike and Ikes.
The science of convenience stores gets customers in and out quickly by design.
How Jelly Belly creates jellybeans; Adam Richman explores Blue Apron's 495,000 square foot facility.
Some machines built for sheer spectacle.
Mankind makes use of lead, a versatile but toxic metal, for 6,000 years.
Salt is a versatile substance with 14,000 known uses; visiting a salt mine under Lake Erie.
All life-forms and modern technology are built on a foundation of carbon.
In 1947, young test-pilot Chuck Yeager becomes the first to smash through the sound barrier.
The assembly and surprising history behind the airboat; a big-tired swamp buggy; local delicacies.
Episode explores the science and technology of building and operating a base in a war zone.
Humans adapt to extreme environments from desert to space and physiological responses to danger.
Experts design materials that can catch gunfire.
A look at boys' toys and what relationship they have had on the development of young minds.
The episode explores the fight against ferocious weather and floods.
Hurricane Katrina flooded 80% of New Orleans due to levee failures and old pumping systems.
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